The Planning of a New Home from Start to Finish Continued
The Design Resolve:
The many aspects of a home like this needed to be compartmentalized and rather than take one large box an additive design was used.
This means taking the requirements or rooms that are needed and linking (adding) them together rather than taking a large box and splitting it up into compartments (divisible).
A simple bubble diagram was first used to determine the spaces required and their relationships.
You can see from the diagram below how simple an excercise it is, and you just keep reworking it until you get everyroom flowing as you want them.
It seems too simple and it is but it is a process that is often overlooked because it is simple and designers leap in and start planning the exterior look and then try and fit the rooms inside, this means that you are always going to have compromises.
Careful planning at the start of a project means that you will get the end result you desire, so don't rush it imagine tyourself moving around the bubble diagram from room to room, think about bringing the groceries home and unloading them, doing the laundry and access to the outdoors to hang it out, cooking a meal and serving it in the dining room.
Work out scenarios and see if the spaces are working as a team. It is much easier to do this at the beginning than make changes once the framing is up!
