How can I shrink this house plan?!
I found a house plan that I am absolutely in love... unfortunately it is out of my budget in its current stage. If you could give and ideas or point me in the right direction that would be helpful. It is currently at 3,271 heated sq.
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Comments (32)Hi definitely remove the x bars on the deck balustrade. Landscape close to the house so it grounds the house. Trees will make it look less bare. Chose some that work for your area, that are evergreen, and are not going to grow really big. With a really plain house - dark colors will make it look better. Dark Grey, or black with a warm tone so it doesn't have a blue undertone in it. Make sure it is a warm grey or black. Use green foliage around it. Paint out the pergola in the dark grey too or white if you want a different look. Fill in the balustrade where the x is removed with plants in front of those areas. Grow a vine up the pergola that is nice....See MorePlease critique our house plan
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3 years agoIt reminds me of the house in House sitter, but way bigger. I like the way the wings stick out, an option for the angles would be to build them as pavilions but with simple connetions with straight rooflines. like five rectangles. One for the middle living area, and one for each wing at an angle, bedrooms, bathroom etc...
If you see in the housesitter house, the pavilions are just simple 'normal' rectangular houses and roof lines, its the enclosed corridors and decking that create the shape. it's not as complicated that way.
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3 years agook now I had a little play, I'm no good at computer drawing, I just don't have the patience, so its nothing special, But I think the main thing to keep is that angled arrangement to give it that similar feel. It's just a basic idea to shrink it down and I didn't even bother with measurements, you would have to have a proper sit and think about all that. I just thought there was a simple way to keep the shape but on a more reasonable scale. I think if you straighten it all out to a rectangle it's just not what was cool about the original. I think like the house sitter house, if you have main barn shaped buildings connected together with lower pitched porches, verandah and in between zones you could shrink the house right down. I think take... the overall shape, the classic pitched roof, and the colours, materials and finishes and you could have something less enormous but really nice.
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