By Pepper Parr December 5, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. Shelley Raymond had a problem – both her parents were at that point in their lives when they needed a level of care she had not had to provide…
Modern beach house design consists of a light source, circulation, spacious room, and the right furniture to create the best summer holiday refuge.
It's cuter than any hobbit house.
In my many years as a custom home designer, spatial design and floor plan trends aren’t lost on me. What’s interesting about the whole process is that they are client driven. Of course there are lot’s of outside influences that direct clients in establishing what they want to include in the design o
Celebrities and athletes swear by the health-boosting effects of home infrared saunas. But are they worth the investment?
Энн Катрин и Гордан проживают с пятью сыновьями в деревенском доме в Хорватии. Деревня находится в долине Винодол, в нескольких километрах от приморского курорта Crikvenica на Средиземном море.
Crafting well designed floor plans is not unlike the editing process a written document goes through. As the design of custom floor plans move along the continuum from schematic design all the way through to the completion of the construction documents, the plans get edited and revised until they
Bet Harry Potter wishes his cupboard looked this good. See the rest right here.
Dipping temps and red-tinged leaves mean we’ve got cabin fever. But in this case, that’s a good thing.
We generally don't see round houses built by the major home construction companies. Many of us think that only ancient Mongols used to live in strange-looking circular houses called Yurts many centuries ago. Nowadays we
To illustrate that bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better, for this post I’m sharing the isolated floor plans of both the initial and current design for the great room, kitchen and dining room for comparison purposes. In reviewing the floor plans side by side, here’s a list of the differences betwee
On Canada's Vancouver Island you will find this [www.naturalhomes.org/winckler.htm] a beautiful example of storybook architecture built by two creative natural builders, Timothy and Daniel [www.lindcroft.com]. The cottage was built with local douglas fir, logged and cut with a portable sawmill. The roof is cedar shingles (shakes) hand split and steamed to make them supple enough to follow the curves of the roof.
Sweden's Naturhus, a house-within-a-greenhouse concept, offers energy savings, exotic gardening opportunities and plenty of visual wow.
Coy Yiontis creates a steeply pitched contemporary home for a mature couple to enjoy into their retirement.
We all feel it when we walk into a room for the first time and it catches our breath. It's called "wow factor"...and boy, does this room holler Wow! With cathed
Inspired by classic New England architecture, this design pays tribute to the past while welcoming a fresh and new future. Imagined with the eccentric in mind, distinct features like the entry courtyard and an exterior fireplace embellish the home with a special and eclectic character. A simple layout provides practicality, while a premium master suite offers a touch of extravagance. Take the first step towards building your dream home and investing in your future with our customizable, high-end architectural plans. Designed for discerning homeowners with a passion for sophisticated living, our handcrafted plans provide the perfect blueprint for creating a home that's as unique as you are. With instant downloads and expert support, we make it easy to start building your luxury lifestyle today.
Wood-lined meeting areas that imitate the living room of a house are intended to create a sense of "hyggeligt" or coziness in this office building in Copenhagen, designed by Danish practice Henning Larsen.
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Elegance, sophistication, grace – there’s not enough superlatives to describe this state-of-the-art designer home. Featuring 4 bedrooms with to die for ensuite and walk in master, 3 bathrooms, immaculate kitchen/living/dining area, rumpus, theatre, swimming pool with alfresco area – the Trentham is made for five-star living.
Tankwa Karoo National Park is a Scientific National Park in South Africa . On Blaauwheuvel, a farm 70km from Sutherland near the Tankwa Kar...
These ladies make the retirement years look really good.
The 30A corridor of Florida’s panhandle is hot. No, not just because it’s July on the Gulf Coast. It’s because this area’s beach real estate market continues to set new design standards. It began with the picturesque ‘New Urban Development” of Seaside in the mid 1980s. Rosemary Beach quickly followed …
In my many years as a custom home designer, spatial design and floor plan trends aren’t lost on me. What’s interesting about the whole process is that they are client driven. Of course there are lot’s of outside influences that direct clients in establishing what they want to include in the design o
In my many years as a custom home designer, spatial design and floor plan trends aren’t lost on me. What’s interesting about the whole process is that they are client driven. Of course there are lot’s of outside influences that direct clients in establishing what they want to include in the design o
Ground Floor Plan Second Floor Plan Co-housing Manor is a design exercise looking at a different form of housing for today's Baby Boomer generation that wants to downsize and simplify from the large homes they raised their families in. In many ways they still need the large homes after their kids have grown and moved away. They need the number of bedrooms for when the next generation comes to visit. They need the large kitchen and entertaining areas for family celebrations and holidays. The three car garage also has become a large project or hobby space that is difficult to give up when downsizing. And often an adult kid may need to come back to live at home when economic hardship or divorce happens. Family members often like to be in closer proximity to each other. Like in the case of an elderly relative that needs to watched over, or the need to take care of a house while someone is traveling for extended periods. The expense of gas and frustration of traffic at certain times of the day can limit the ability of family members to travel across town or between cities to be supportive of each other. Families today also are comprised of close friends that they feel the same level of care for as actual relations and are an integral part of their lives. Co-Housing Manor is a way for a close group of people to live together in a supportive way and still maintain a level of privacy and autonomy. It is five independent living units that share larger common amenities that are difficult to give up when moving to smaller homes, as well as allow the supportive family environment that close proximity allows. There are five living units ranging from 638 to 1729 square feet. The total building area is 8900 square feet giving an average of 1,800 sf per unit. So it allows you to downsize to about 1,500 sf yet retain the large public areas that would be common in a house of 8 to 10 thousand square feet. There is a 19' by 32' Great Hall that can be used for large entertaining such as holidays or family celebrations like birthdays or weddings. It can also be available to invite the wider neighborhood in for community interaction. There is a likewise large outdoor covered gathering space for more casual or impromptu socializing. Supporting both spaces is a large central kitchen which can have larger capacity appliances for use of residents and offers more space than in their private units for projects that need larger layout counters. There is a guest suite attached to the common area to accommodate visitors that allows both they and you privacy that is difficult when you have downsized to a condominium. There is a separate garage that can be set up for a shop or be used for extra storage of sports equipment or hobbies that would not fit within the single garage provided each unit. There are five two story townhouses at each corner separated by garages so they are very private and there is no chance of noise transmission through common walls. The rooms are on the small side, but there are large master baths and walk in closets normally found in larger homes. There is a second space that can be used for home office, guest room or media center. A studio apartment on the second floor can be rented out or used for an adult child that has moved back, or for a person that can act as a caretaker for the complex. Click here to see exterior views. Click here to see interior views. Click here to see another Co-housing Design Concept
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If you’re someone who is of the mind of no way, no how will I ever place a TV above the fireplace, hear me out. Especially if you have a symmetrically designed great room, primary bedroom, snug, study, etc. where the fireplace will be located smack dab in the middle of the space, with either boo
