We got floor plans! And they were almost perfect! But not quite.
Fortunately, one of the reasons we chose Lane is that while he's a talented designer, he seems pretty low-ego. These are not expressions of his architectural splendor. These are homes for people. He's very pragmatic, and invited lots of feedback. Basically his vibe was 'tell me what you want and I'll make it work'.
Here's the ground floor:
I want a bigger courtyard and we don't need such a big family room, so that was an immediately obvious fix. My office can be much smaller. The elevator is only for the mother-in-law unit, so that can move. And most of all we like friendly front entrances. Not some tucked away secret front door, or a cavernous driveway tucked under a big overhanging bulky house. We want an old fashioned door onto the street - especially on what we think and hope is a friendly street.
So we suggested these changes:
The second floor was pretty spot on except we don't want a deck off the master - they get about as much use as the roof deck. This is good as it means we can avoid some of the overhang in the front which makes for a friendlier house.
And the top floor was about right except that - hurrah! as we had just discovered - we don't need a roof top deck.
It's super exciting to see plans on paper, and even more exciting to take a red pen out and make the plans reflect just the way we want to live in this house.
Fortunately, one of the reasons we chose Lane is that while he's a talented designer, he seems pretty low-ego. These are not expressions of his architectural splendor. These are homes for people. He's very pragmatic, and invited lots of feedback. Basically his vibe was 'tell me what you want and I'll make it work'.
Here's the ground floor:
I want a bigger courtyard and we don't need such a big family room, so that was an immediately obvious fix. My office can be much smaller. The elevator is only for the mother-in-law unit, so that can move. And most of all we like friendly front entrances. Not some tucked away secret front door, or a cavernous driveway tucked under a big overhanging bulky house. We want an old fashioned door onto the street - especially on what we think and hope is a friendly street.
So we suggested these changes:
And the top floor was about right except that - hurrah! as we had just discovered - we don't need a roof top deck.
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