@Mike-Amos LOL

@Mike-Amos Thank you

Thank you

Old sketch of a beach house from when I first started using Sketchup many years ago

@tuna1957 Thank you very much!

@L-i-am Thank you, no I do not render, I guess I am a Sketchup purist, I feel that if I render the sketch stops being 100% mine.

Haven't posted in here is a few years, this was a design exercise to fit my friends city lot in St Pete FL, two car garage has been split into two separate spaces, a one car garage in front and a one car carport on the rear accessible from a rear alley, carport also doubles as a covered entertainment space, house sits to the far right of the lot, that moves the back yard to the side of the house for better use, there are two office spaces, one in the front for the husband who is an landscape architect and the second office space/ guest room for the wife, a realtor, the style of the house compliments the 1920s bungalows in the neighborhood.
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I am trying to recover the images of my first post on Sketchucation but they are no longer visible, can anyone help me with this.

Concrete 2 bedroom 2 1/2 bath house

@gd3design said:

Very cool design. I have to close this window before my wife sees....I'm afraid if she sees she'll make me build it...

Thank you!

Thank you for all the positive comments.

This tiny house design addresses issues common to the constraints found in this type of dwelling.
Entrance is located in the middle rather than at the end walls, this allows the sofa to be placed across the end wall and eliminating the " Hallway" effect common to these floor plans.
The entrance side of the house only has clerestory windows allowing daylight in but maintaining privacy,
Too many tiny houses have kitchens that take up too much living space and are more suitable for a regular house, this design is compact with a two burner stove top ( all a single person really needs ) and a microwave/ oven above a narrow refrigerator.
The windows of the bedroom alcove consists of modules that can be taken apart allowing the roof to be flattened, this is maximum height for transport.
The entry door and deck overhangs can be dismantled and secured to the roof for transport.
NOTE
This is just an exercise, i am not a fan of tiny houses, having lived in small studio apartments ( the last being just 209 SQ FT) i know first hand the need for space and breathing room, also tiny house designs continue to get bigger in square footage and more expensive leaving behind its original purpose to make a small and inexpensive dwelling.

Nice work, would love to see this applied as skin to a building.

@pbacot said:

Good job! I think it could be "Usonian" as well.

Ah my favorite architect Frank lloyd Wright, thank you!

@hornoxx said:

@tuna1957 said:

Nice clean presentation
Yes !! why is it named "Urban Ranch" ?

Urban because it is designed for a city lot and ranch because it reminds me of the mid century ranch houses.

@mike amos said:

Agreed, a very fine piece of work.

thank you very much Mike.