MINIMALIST HOUSE VERY COOL

A house which is very cool minimalist design is a house located on the beach in the middle east region. This house is very simple design, but with a simple shape, decoration, and the knick-knacks from home is what makes this house very cool ...

Viewed from the front, rear, left and right side of this house has its own uniqueness that is unique in terms of the architecture of a building that is not the shape of a house. from the upper side of this house just looks like the arrangement of the blocks are neatly

There is a very unique design of this house, which is on the roof of one side in the sprinkle of small pebbles to absorb rain water so that rain water can be utilized..

If you see this house we are able to enjoy the beautiful scenery tour of a house that is very very cool ... our eyes are pampered with the architecture of buildings that are very unique and cool ..

DESIGN LUXURY HOMES

have a luxury home is probably the dream of every person, a house with a luxurious facilities, residential comfortable and has its own pride if you have a house like this.

This house is designed like a villa which was situated at an altitude of a hill. every detail of this house has a very luxurious design, this house is a house that was very special. not everyone who can have it. very tersa luxurious design when we see a house like this, this house has three floors, each floor has its own design.

what the atmosphere is very pronounced peak when we are on the top floor, because we can look directly at the natural landscape from a height, such as looking at houses in sekeling about this luxury home.

INSPIRATION FROM A HOTEL

This type of house is a house of modern architecture featuring a luxurious buildings. elegant design is very noticeable when we Extend time looking at a building like this. Minimalist design, simple and modern is a reflection of a dwelling that special for the residents. It belongs to a mansion house if we looked at for the first time.

Comfort in this house felt if we were in a hallway on the floor above where direct sunlight into this room and create a healthy home effect.

INTERESTING JAPANESE STYLE HOUSE

Viewed from the front side of the house of this kind suitable partner if location was in the corner of the intersection. with unique design and looks like a modern-style house, this house has its own aura and make people near this house will definitely look at this house.

 Style homes like this widely available in the country of Japan. design a house like this in the interest of many people who have a desire to get satisfaction in designing the house, with a unique design and without reducing the comfort of people living in this house it is very interesting.

Home Design Ideas - Split the Garage!

At Larson Brenner Architects I am currently working a client on a new home design to be constructed in Rochester, MN.  Here we have run into a very common dilemma.  What to do with 3 1/2 cars worth of garage?   

If you put all of that garage to the side of the house you get one very wide plan.  If you put all of that garage forward of the house you get one very deep plan.  Many lots cannot accommodate either one of those plan arrangements.  So what I have proposed to do here is to split the garages into two separate structures.  The main two car garage is directly connected to the house via the mudroom zone.  The additional 1 1/2 car garage is placed on the opposite side of the lot; resulting in a nifty little entry court.  See sketches below.

Here you can see a birds eye view of the layout.  Notice the roof between the garage and house is low.  This helps to reduce the mass of the house.  Pulling the garages a bit forward of the front porch creates a nifty little courtyard.

view from street

view approaching courtyard

nice little composition

So when you develop your next house plan - please think about the impact of that garage and look for creative solutions.

Home Design Ideas - Funky Fireplace

You can learn much from studying rooms that you love. Below I have attached a living room picture from a home I designed a few years ago. This turned out to be a very calm and soothing space. I wish I were sitting there now!

A few key points:

• Windows were placed on both of the outside walls of the space. I always try to have natural lighting feeding into a space from more than one direction.
• Fireplace wall design was asymmetrical. Here form followed function. We needed a hideaway for the flat screen on one side, but not both. That left space for a cozy bench on the other side of the fireplace.
• A funky half oval shaped fireplace was used. This adds a very unique detail to an element that is normally very predictable (the rectangular fireplace box).
• Yellow walls with cream trim; natural wood floors and leather - the materials and colors are comforting.
• Dark ebony stained trim is used sparingly to cap off the fireplace and media cabinet and at the stair railing. This adds richness and sophistication to the space.
• Recessed lighting above highlights the details of the composition.

The moral of this story is - if you are looking to remodel a space in your home; find pictures of similar spaces that you love. Then study them to discover what it is about that space that makes it work so well.

Design Challenge for a 2000 SF House Plan

Lately I have been getting inquiries for modestly sized new home designs that feature main floor master bedrooms. A search of the web reveals a gazillion main floor master bedroom plans - but most are massive or ugly or both. So I decided this might be a good opportunity to design a new plan fitting this unique need, and to illustrate for you a little bit of the design process at the same time. So let's get started.

The design process I use typically involves the following phases:

• Programming
• Schematic Design
• Design Development
• Construction Documents

Today we will start with Programming. Programming really means just identifying a list of functional needs and qualities that you would like to see in your home. I'll start with a list that reflects the kinds of requests I have been receiving.

• Modest plan size - as close to 2000 square foot as possible.
• Open floor plan - Living, Dining and Kitchen spaces very connected with each other.
• Mudroom with space for hanging coats and sitting for putting shoes on.
• Laundry space should be on the main floor.
• A main floor master bedroom with walk in closet and bath. The bath should have a walk in shower, but not necessarily a tub (the days of the jacuzzi tub seem to be over).
• Spaces that are functional, but not over sized.
• A reasonable sized entry porch.
• A screen porch with spaces for eating and sitting.
• A main floor powder room.
• Possibly a den or away room - if space allows.
• An attached 2 car garage - possibly with some additional storage space.
• 2 additional bedrooms on a second floor.
• A shared bathroom for the 2 upstairs bedrooms.
• A basement that could allow future expansion space.
• Beautiful home but not overly complex. Should be reasonably economical to construct. The house plan should be simple, yet unique.

That's a pretty good list for now. But I wanted to leave room for your thoughts. So please feel free to comment. Did I miss anything? Throw your 2 cents in.

Next posting I will update the program with your relevant comments - and we'll see some initial design thoughts.