Residential Interior Design: A Guide To Planning Spaces, 3rd Edition

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Sloping sites usually offer the best views and unique opportunities for architectural design, but always make sure to consider cost vs benefits. Imagine opening the front door of your house and having a series of points of interest that draw your eyes along the travel route within the house. The use of natural barriers like trees and shrubs helps control solar heat gain during the summer months and provides privacy to the sleeping areas facing the front of the lot. SINGLE-LINE SCHEMATIC FLOOR PLAN After you define the traffic pattern, you can start creating a single-line schematic floor plan to scale. The use of focal points also defines how the furniture is placed in the room and how you are going to use and circulate in the space.

DESIGN 2 Efficient layout as in design 1 but with a larger footprint and an “L” shaped type of flow. ONLY WINDOWS OPENED When it comes to ventilating a bedroom, most people only open the window with the bedroom door closed. The overscaled roof shape does not relate to the existing terrain and increases the mass of the proposed building, making it look monolithic and out of proportion. MEDITERRANEAN Resmbling the aesthetics of Mediterranean villas, this style became popular in warm weather locations like Florida and Califronia between 1918 and 1940. It is also very convenient if two bathrooms share the same plumbing wall, but don’t make this a non-negotiable; make sure to understand the priorities in your design.In some cases, washers and dryers are located in an empty basement or a garage, and these spaces end up being neglected and not maximized.

This diagram provides easy access to the stairs that are located between the living and kitchen areas. As floor plans evolve, room sizes and arrangements will change to accommodate exterior requirements. This style places the three workstations in a single file, mounting the appliances and cabinets on one wall.Always remember that a big part of the designer's job is to satisfy the needs of the client, but always make sure to communicate how these changes are going to impact their quality of life in the long run. In this layout, the circulation path right in the middle of the living room divides the space into two areas. IDEAL DIMENSIONS FOR A SIX PERSON DINING TABLE TO ENJOY A LARGE MEAL Sharing big meals for special occasions or having large family gatherings means that you need a large table. The location of the toilet is not visually appealing, but the overall layout works well with extra counter space.

KITCHEN AREA TYPICAL KITCHEN LAYOUTS “L” SHAPED WITH ISLAND In general, kitchens with islands are the ones that require the most space, since you need to have minimum space around the island depending on how many cooks are going to use the kitchen. RANCH Originally from California, this style became popular in most suburban areas of North America after World War II, between 1945 and 1970. Symmetry and the use of an architectural feature combined with textures and colors helps to emphasize that specific area. She measured to the millimeter the dimensions that everything had to have to minimize the number of steps you take to complete each task.

I created this book to answer common questions that clients ask during the early stages of the design process, such as 'Why is an open concept floor plan so expensive? Below are the most common types of staircases used in residential projects, and like any other design decision, all of them have their pros and cons. The cost is also elevated due to the quantity of finishes for a large bathroom and the types of plumbing fixtures you will be using.

Concepts App helps me to express these design ideas through digital sketches, allowing me to instantly make changes while talking to a client, and helping me to explain ideas that are easier to understand through a drawing. USE OF ROOF OVERHANGS Sometimes we undervalue the importance of roof overhangs as a functional part of the design of a new house. Good design is not accomplished when you provide your own vision and what you think is best for your client. Interior design is a fundamental component of a residential space, and a required skill for architecture and design professionals. The main idea of the “Frankfurt Kitchen” was to separate the cooking area in one single space based on contemporary theories about efficiency, hygiene, and workflow.

WALL MOUNT THROUGH WALL If your kitchen is located on the first level and you have a second floor above, running ducts through your roof may not be possible, and you will need to vent through an exterior wall. The first gas stoves were developed in the 1820s, but it wasn't until the early 20th century that they became widespread on the European Continent and in the United States. DESIGN 4 We can transform how we feel, the space by just switching the layout and the seating from design 3.