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    • W Offline
      watkins
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      Dear Bryan,

      One of the main problems with living in a small space is storage. There appears to be scope for a small 'loft' above the bedroom space (this assumes that you are not going full height to the roof rafters, which would be nice in the kitchen/living area.

      A small skylight would be nicer for the bathroom. There is nothing like 'sky light'to illuminate a small space. A largish skylight with low E glass and a sunshade would be good in the kitchen. The porch overhang, while providing shade in summer, might make the interior a little gloomy in winter.

      The kitchen looks too large for the likely occupancy (guest, single person etc), so a more modest kitchen would seem appropriate. Presumably, you have your washer/drier in the small, attached service room. I would consider dividing the service room in two and accessing the rear space from inside, which would be possible if the kitchen was made smaller (small door opposite the built in storage unit). I have attached an image of a very small kitchen. Being open, plan, kitchen smells will get everywhere, so a good extractor is needed above the oven hob.

      Consider making the bathroom more compact (2 metres x 2.5 metres should be enough), as one doesn't live in the bathroom.

      Could you post a few setions to illustrate the construction?

      Regards,
      Bob


      kitchen-for-very-small-spaces.jpg

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        dtrarch
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        Hi Watkins

        Really nice study and presentation. πŸ‘
        Fun to see you flesh out the details.
        Maybe an inset reveal on the columns to complement the siding dtl. but ??
        Small request.
        Good tree too and where did you find it please.
        Just nothing like the native SU to properly describe the architecture.

        Cheers πŸ‘ πŸ‘

        dtr

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        • W Offline
          watkins
          last edited by

          Dear dtrarch,

          Not mine I'm afraid, and as far as I know a photograph. I found it browsing on the web for kitchens for really small spaces, and used it to illustrate my suggestions. Perhaps someone could have a go at modelling and rendering that scene.

          My apologies for the confusion.

          Kind regards,
          Bob

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            dtrarch
            last edited by

            Hi Bob
            Thanks for getting back.

            I'll try the "Author" this time.
            Help!!!!! β˜€

            Dave

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              dtrarch
              last edited by

              Hi Bryan

              I meant to send this to you but just a little mind fade 😳 and Bob Watkins was good enough to intercede.
              SO here tiz again.

              Really nice study and presentation. πŸ‘
              Fun to see you flesh out the details.
              Maybe an inset reveal on the columns to complement the siding dtl. but ??
              Small request.
              Good tree too and where did you find it please.
              Just nothing like the native SU to properly describe the architecture.

              Cheers πŸ‘ πŸ‘

              Dave

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              • Bryan KB Offline
                Bryan K
                last edited by

                @watkins said:

                Dear Bryan,

                One of the main problems with living in a small space is storage. There appears to be scope for a small 'loft' above the bedroom space (this assumes that you are not going full height to the roof rafters, which would be nice in the kitchen/living area.

                A small skylight would be nicer for the bathroom. There is nothing like 'sky light'to illuminate a small space. A largish skylight with low E glass and a sunshade would be good in the kitchen. The porch overhang, while providing shade in summer, might make the interior a little gloomy in winter.

                The kitchen looks too large for the likely occupancy (guest, single person etc), so a more modest kitchen would seem appropriate. Presumably, you have your washer/drier in the small, attached service room. I would consider dividing the service room in two and accessing the rear space from inside, which would be possible if the kitchen was made smaller (small door opposite the built in storage unit). I have attached an image of a very small kitchen. Being open, plan, kitchen smells will get everywhere, so a good extractor is needed above the oven hob.

                Consider making the bathroom more compact (2 metres x 2.5 metres should be enough), as one doesn't live in the bathroom.

                Could you post a few setions to illustrate the construction?

                Regards,
                Bob

                Thank you Bob.

                I agree that many of the features can be more compact. The size and scale were meant to be larger than required to illustrate that the space is capable of handing them. But the larger items are not required.

                I was going to do another version using the bare min. in every area to illustrate the flexibility of the design. I just made the large scale one first. It was also a personal challenge to see if I could configure the space to accommodate the full size items.

                Also, I'm a tall guy and full size things tend to suit me better, so a bit prejudiced in that direction. πŸ˜„

                It's not shown nor have I modeled it, but there is a loft or attic space for more storage.

                The storage room was to be divided, with utilities (water heater, house heater, etc.) in one. smaller section, and storage plus a compact vertical washer dryer in the larger part. I just didn't do it either. I will probably go back to that.

                The decision on the bathroom was based on the offset space of the main living area. That, and I hate small bathrooms. πŸ˜„ But again, your suggestion is good and illustrates the other possible alternative for the overall square footage.

                Skylights are an excellent idea. I didn't even think of that. The bathroom window as modeled is to act as a fire escape.

                Again, the concept was to challenge myself to get the larger items to fit and still keep the space usable, which would mean more compact items would then obviously provide even more usable space.

                Great suggestions Bob. Thanks again for the compliments. I will probably take a break from this project for now. It's just an exercise for me.

                Oh, and sorry, no sections. πŸ˜„ I didn't put that much detail into it.

                See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                • Bryan KB Offline
                  Bryan K
                  last edited by

                  @dtrarch said:

                  Really nice study and presentation. πŸ‘
                  Fun to see you flesh out the details.
                  Maybe an inset reveal on the columns to complement the siding dtl. but ??
                  Small request.
                  Good tree too and where did you find it please.
                  Just nothing like the native SU to properly describe the architecture.

                  Cheers πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                  Dave

                  Thanks dtrarch.

                  There are actually 3 trees in the model, but one is just for creating shadows and providing foreground leaves.

                  The trees are from Rp Tree Maker
                  http://www.renderplus.com/wk/RpTreeMaker_Free_w.htm
                  FREE

                  The best way to use it to create a set of trees as a standalone SU file and then import them as needed because they consume a lot of computing resources. As an imported file is automatically made into a component, this help to control the size. But even then, they are still "heavy."

                  I'm not sure I understand about the inset reveal for the columns. The tops and bottoms of the columns are trimmed in 1/2" board. Can you show me an example?

                  Thanks again for the compliments.

                  See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                    dtrarch
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                    Bryan

                    Thanks for the link. πŸ˜„

                    See attached SU file
                    Just a fast guess about dimensions a color but you can re-size and give it a look to see it it has merit.

                    Looks like an 8x8 col with 1x over and same for top and bottom trim. ❓

                    Again really fun to see the evolution of a small project.
                    Good stuff. β˜€

                    Dave


                    COL WITH REVEAL.skp

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                      dtrarch
                      last edited by

                      Bryan

                      Here is a SU V7 version just to make sure.

                      Dave


                      COL WITH REVEAL-V7.skp

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                      • Bryan KB Offline
                        Bryan K
                        last edited by

                        Oh! Yes dtrarch! That would look nice!

                        Thanks.

                        See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                        • Bryan KB Offline
                          Bryan K
                          last edited by

                          A peek through the back window. (you need to click on it for the larger image to do it justice)

                          studioshed2q.jpg

                          See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                          • Bryan KB Offline
                            Bryan K
                            last edited by

                            A peek through the FRONT window-doors.(again, click for larger image)
                            studioshed2s.jpg

                            See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                            • Bryan KB Offline
                              Bryan K
                              last edited by

                              Thanks again to everyone for both the compliments and suggestions.

                              See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                Bryan K
                                last edited by

                                Some interiors. Note: These do not reflect the raised ceiling. I was in too deep to change the original.
                                studioshed2t.jpg
                                studioshed2u.jpg

                                Oh look what I found! Fish-eye lens! (it took me several minutes to figure out how to undo it πŸ˜† ) Now I wish I'd changed the ceiling. πŸ˜‰ And why the heck is it brown? That's gotta go!

                                studioshed2v.jpg

                                See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                • Bryan KB Offline
                                  Bryan K
                                  last edited by

                                  Added trim to wood siding and added a... studioshed2m.jpg...bathroom window.studioshed2n.jpg

                                  See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                  • Bryan KB Offline
                                    Bryan K
                                    last edited by

                                    Here's the new inset reveals on the columns as suggested by dtrarch. Also note the new access door at the far right hand, back corner for the utility room.
                                    studioshed2p.jpg

                                    See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                    • Bryan KB Offline
                                      Bryan K
                                      last edited by

                                      Here's the updates. And Bob, I did a rough sectional to show the ceiling form for storage. That red square is the access for attic storage or it can be open as an alternate design.

                                      The small HVAC sits over the main shed area and is accessible from inside the shed.

                                      The kitchen area can have a cathedral or open, finished, rafter/truss ceiling. My preference would be open rafter/truss as you could hang interesting stuff from the beams.

                                      The water heater tank/utility room is accessible from another roll-up door.

                                      You can see there is also a narrow window in the back of the kitchen.
                                      studioshedB.jpg
                                      studioshedrooflineA.jpgstudioshedrooflineB.jpg

                                      See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                        dtrarch
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi Bryan

                                        Glad it was useful. πŸ˜„
                                        Pro bono detail for just a tiny more surface development
                                        Does work for me too. πŸ‘

                                        Dave

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                                        • Bryan KB Offline
                                          Bryan K
                                          last edited by

                                          Thanks dtrarch.

                                          And again, thanks to everyone for your suggestions.

                                          See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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