These designs are always so beautiful yet so impractical. My parents got an A-Frame (with four-foot vertical walls) when I was seven, but my oldest brother never grew up in it. We had completely different views on the design. I loved the high ceiling and ability to throw paper airplanes off the balcony. He felt like the walls were falling in all the time. A-frames with no vertical base walls do suffer from furniture placement issues. I suspect they also have some of the same psychological issues as geodesic dome homes, which quickly faded in popularity as a design in the early 1980's when it seemed every couple who moved into one got divorced. There was also no way to put a bookshelf or any other standard furniture against an outside wall. I really love these Viron designs because you do a lot to make the slanted walls work to make the space more visually open. That said, a short base wall did a LOT for us growing up in couch, bed, cabinet, and table placement. I recall another design here with a bathtub under an angled wall, where one would pretty much have to crawl in and out while on a wet surface. Positives - A pantry directly off the garage is awesome - minimal carrying of groceries in or packaging out. The garage also respects the idea of work getting done there. Good size. The kitchen seems perfect - there is a lot to be said for the bar when interacting with your 2.5 kids or spreading out work while being within reach of a coffee maker. Negatives/easy fixes - Who wants a laundry room for their dirty underwear in the same space as their food pantry? Or to haul clothes so far from the bedrooms? With so many bathrooms, shouldn't one lead to the pool for a quick shower and change afterwards? That's as simple as swapping it to the other side of the home office. Design Aesthetic The wood grains only partially offset the brutalist subtext. Smoothing out the corners likely to send small children running randomly though the kitchen to the ER would solve much of this. An architect once said he could design a house that would cause any couple who moved there to get divorced within five years and not know why. I once lived in such a house (atomic ranch style) and the break-up happened within six months. I didn't realize the connection until I randomly met another person who lived there earlier and had the same story. It had a lot of sharp right angles at random spots in the flow of people moving that forced you to feel threatened and irritated at random points in your day subconsciously. This was magnified when family was present because you were dodging both them and the sharp edges. If the proximity of your partner is associated with threats and pain at a Pavlovian level, any subsurface discomforts eventually emerge and any comforts of their proximity are overridden while your attention focuses on dodging that sharp countertop. These designs have so much beautiful creativity. But they should also have a respect for flow and avoiding irritant points for families - no one wants to build a home to keep the family happy and safe only to have the design do the opposite.
Thanks for your in-depth comment! We really appreciate you taking the time to analyze the design from so many angles. We are always looking for feedback to improve the functionality of our designs, and your observations about flow and potential irritant points are very valuable. Some points can definitely be improved, such as the laundry and pool shower spaces. We will definitely consider these ideas as we continue to create new concepts. 😊
The large flat one story section should be included as part of the ridge of the roofs, which would provide more upstairs interior and less "flat" roofage.
Hello. I love the plan. However I would like a couple adjustments. Please give more space between fire place to furnitures. I'm afraid a lose blanket on the couch will start a fire. And can there be separate space for laundry and food pantry? Also I will add a fridge if possible, that's important for a family home! 😅 These are my humble adjustments. Thank you! Please continue to be creative! I really love that you took the opinion last time to create a foyer. 🎉
Hey!! Thank you so much for your kind words and we appreciate every suggestion from you, it helps us to improve our designs… the fridge is hidden and it’s next to the oven. And the fire place can definitely be adjusted, we will keep in mind your suggestion for the laundry space as well ☺️🙏🏻🙏🏻
Construction extérieure très originale et magnifique, quant â l'intérieur il est merveilleusement beau, grands espaces, chaleureux et cocooning.
These designs are always so beautiful yet so impractical.
My parents got an A-Frame (with four-foot vertical walls) when I was seven, but my oldest brother never grew up in it. We had completely different views on the design. I loved the high ceiling and ability to throw paper airplanes off the balcony. He felt like the walls were falling in all the time. A-frames with no vertical base walls do suffer from furniture placement issues. I suspect they also have some of the same psychological issues as geodesic dome homes, which quickly faded in popularity as a design in the early 1980's when it seemed every couple who moved into one got divorced. There was also no way to put a bookshelf or any other standard furniture against an outside wall. I really love these Viron designs because you do a lot to make the slanted walls work to make the space more visually open. That said, a short base wall did a LOT for us growing up in couch, bed, cabinet, and table placement. I recall another design here with a bathtub under an angled wall, where one would pretty much have to crawl in and out while on a wet surface.
Positives -
A pantry directly off the garage is awesome - minimal carrying of groceries in or packaging out.
The garage also respects the idea of work getting done there. Good size.
The kitchen seems perfect - there is a lot to be said for the bar when interacting with your 2.5 kids or spreading out work while being within reach of a coffee maker.
Negatives/easy fixes -
Who wants a laundry room for their dirty underwear in the same space as their food pantry? Or to haul clothes so far from the bedrooms?
With so many bathrooms, shouldn't one lead to the pool for a quick shower and change afterwards? That's as simple as swapping it to the other side of the home office.
Design Aesthetic
The wood grains only partially offset the brutalist subtext. Smoothing out the corners likely to send small children running randomly though the kitchen to the ER would solve much of this.
An architect once said he could design a house that would cause any couple who moved there to get divorced within five years and not know why. I once lived in such a house (atomic ranch style) and the break-up happened within six months. I didn't realize the connection until I randomly met another person who lived there earlier and had the same story. It had a lot of sharp right angles at random spots in the flow of people moving that forced you to feel threatened and irritated at random points in your day subconsciously. This was magnified when family was present because you were dodging both them and the sharp edges. If the proximity of your partner is associated with threats and pain at a Pavlovian level, any subsurface discomforts eventually emerge and any comforts of their proximity are overridden while your attention focuses on dodging that sharp countertop.
These designs have so much beautiful creativity. But they should also have a respect for flow and avoiding irritant points for families - no one wants to build a home to keep the family happy and safe only to have the design do the opposite.
Thanks for your in-depth comment! We really appreciate you taking the time to analyze the design from so many angles. We are always looking for feedback to improve the functionality of our designs, and your observations about flow and potential irritant points are very valuable.
Some points can definitely be improved, such as the laundry and pool shower spaces.
We will definitely consider these ideas as we continue to create new concepts. 😊
So nice!
Awesome design. Love everything 😊
So Beautiful 😍
Comme toujours magnifique ❤❤❤❤
The large flat one story section should be included as part of the ridge of the roofs, which would provide more upstairs interior and less "flat" roofage.
Hello. I love the plan. However I would like a couple adjustments. Please give more space between fire place to furnitures. I'm afraid a lose blanket on the couch will start a fire. And can there be separate space for laundry and food pantry? Also I will add a fridge if possible, that's important for a family home! 😅 These are my humble adjustments. Thank you! Please continue to be creative! I really love that you took the opinion last time to create a foyer. 🎉
Hey!! Thank you so much for your kind words and we appreciate every suggestion from you, it helps us to improve our designs… the fridge is hidden and it’s next to the oven. And the fire place can definitely be adjusted, we will keep in mind your suggestion for the laundry space as well ☺️🙏🏻🙏🏻