The idea behind the shower and the toilet room is to be able to have two people shower at the same time, it also has to do with the number of people the guest rooms can accommodate since each one can hold two full size beds. I can see how it would be more convenient to have the bathroom in a location other than the end of the hall. On the Cor ten steel, I thought i had read something where it talks about a process were the metal surface can be sealed, but i could be wrong about that. Thanks for the heads up on the front gate overheating, Oh you asked about the location, outside Palm Springs comes to mind. Thanks for your input Daniel, always appreciated.

@bryan k said: Classic. Will you eventually do renders? Would love to see some. At the moment no plans to do a render but thanks for asking.

LOL...Got it, never heard it called that before at least not in California or in Saint Petersburg Fl.

@richard said: Maybe put up your changes mate! BTW a plan is always a help to determine the workability of your solution! And not one of those ghastly 3D ones, urrrr! Nah, once I posted I released it to its owner Daniel, it's time now to move on to the next design exercise.

Thank you all for the comments.

@daniel said: Looking great, Hector. (and still working on your project) Daniel, you're alive!!!...thank you, it was surprisingly difficult to do a compact plan but I used the disciplines I have learned from you.

@daniel said: I'm game Great, I will send you a message so we can start.

@david57 said: Great work with the glass. Thank you very much.

Thank you

I like it mate! Would, like the others love to see some renders!

Looks good but isn't the garage door much too close to the edge of the wall?

Very nice! Thanks for posting these. It really makes a difference.

Cool and collected!

This is begging for a render and site placement.

I really like (love) aspects of the design mate - the only thing that jumps at me though is the spiral staircase. It seems at odds with the 99.9% rectilinear forms - sought of saying "dam I need to get up there, but now how?"!

@tinanne said: This is a very interesting concept. I am looking forward to seeing it progress. You certainly have some other interested and talented people who are giving you great advice! Thank you, anything related to architecture and design gets my attention. Input from members of this site are always welcome. Serrot

@bryan k said: I did a 3 floor 20 x 20 that was one of my first postings here, but this design looks far more interesting than mine. Would love to see a finished exterior artist rendering or photo rendering in the future. Thank you very much. Serrot

I like the approach you chose .

@bryan k said: Very cool design. I also love the sketchy style. Is that a preset style or is it custom? And where did you get the trees? Those are perfect for the style. Thank you, the style is just basic Sketchup and I got the trees from the 3D warehouse but they were round so I altered the color shape and transparency.