[ Not sure where to post this] Designing a house.
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Yes, that's what I was referring to. And then there is the size of the windows...............
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I am willing to bet many of those disappointing examples were not designed by college trained Architects. At least in my experience, the study of architecture is the examination of human needs, and the practice of applying these principles to the built environment, and that includes things like furniture, and the ability to move it in and out of the spaces.
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Of course not homes were picked from a catalogue and scattered by a developer for maximum profit. Architecture has no place in this scenario.
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I agree with all of the above. I am licensed architect for 20 years now. While there are some aspects of home design that evolve to a logical progression of spaces, no 2 of my designs are the same. There are many ways to "skin a cat"! A home is always a reflection of the challenges placed on the designer, from site characteristics to the clients program for needs. It all evolves within the process. While furniture placement is a pragmatic aspect of design, it is often overlooked and reflects poorly on designers who have not taken placement into consideration.
To determine your space needs, imagine yourself in the room, how it will take in natural light, what view may be important, how will circulation flow through the room. A successful design considers all of these elements from the inside and are reflected on the outside.
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Right, Sonder, that is an eloquent statement.
Back to chedda: I live in a home "designed" by a developer. All of the elements are there, even though there are some strained relationships with the spaces. One of the first models I did in Sketchup was this house, and in the process of modeling I discovered clear evidence of intentional reduction of square footage, because these reductions can be seen as whole sections across the house 1' thick that were removed. These reductions affected circulation in small spaces where they thought it would not matter, but these are minor daily irritations. The developer most likely saved thousands of dollars. -
I know an architect who forgot to design a staircase into a two storey house. Now that's saving on the space big time!
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@gaieus said:
I know an architect who forgot to design a staircase into a two storey house. Now that's saving on the space big time!
Well, admitedly we are not always the smartest bunch! If you ever watched Seinfeld - Architects are just people that couldn't get into Dental school
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Well, this guy is the professor of whichever architectural department at the university here. Imagine the students graduting from there!
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metric handbook is one of the best book for this check amazon.
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This reading might cast some light for you,
The shape and proportion of rooms
http://homesdesign.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/the-shape-and-proportion-of-rooms/Homes for Today and Tomorrow: more on the Parker Morris standards
http://homesdesign.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/homes-for-today-and-tomorrow-more-on-the-parker-morris-standards/ -
@gaieus said:
I know an architect who forgot to design a staircase into a two storey house. Now that's saving on the space big time!
Omg really? No... way? What did he provide a rope?
@mike lucey said:
This reading might cast some light for you,
The shape and proportion of rooms
http://homesdesign.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/the-shape-and-proportion-of-rooms/Homes for Today and Tomorrow: more on the Parker Morris standards
http://homesdesign.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/homes-for-today-and-tomorrow-more-on-the-parker-morris-standards/Thank you Ill read through it.
Update:
Im designing this house for an artist (Andrew Jones), from what I know hes lives alone, but I want to future proof the house also, thus the extra room.
Ofcourse not all toilets and bathrooms are visable, just to give a simple sense of scale, each cube you see (on the ground or on that side wall) is 3m x 3mInput?
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Ill thought Ill share this:
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