Saturday, April 7, 2007

Perfecting the Design


After voicing several minor concerns about the previous plans, Paul came back with this modification and I am very thrilled by the changes.
The big change is the master bath, in which the walk-in closet and laundry room can be accessed while someone is using the bathroom. The shower is widen so there's added elbow room. The staircase is rotated, which allows a little more room to the dining room, and we now have more cabinet space for the kitchen. Also, there's added storage at the lounge upstairs.
The studio is much bigger with an easier access to the storage under the stairs.
The size of the living room is slightly reduced, which I think it's better. The interesting thing is that this floor plan is right at 1,700 sq. ft., not counting the lower level.
The master bedroom is also reduced and now, it is slightly smaller than the guest bedroom. However, if the sliding doors are open, the room doubles in size, which I think we'll do most of the time unless we have guests.
I think this design is very very close. Anything from now on will be fine tuning it, like positioning of windows, or sliding doors vs. regular doors.
I'll be meeting with the contractor on Monday, and the bank on Tuesday. It's going to be interesting see if we can actually afford to make what's on paper into reality.

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