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Mike,
They are just ideas, floor plans and such, and of course would necessitate adjustment for the conditions like you mentioned roof and opening windows. One big roof like Blake has in mind and a different floor plan to fit under said roof. Dreaming, ideas they are so fun.
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Mella I have encountered these before but thank you for bringing them up as it has been a while. I agree with Mike that there is certainly something appealing about these designs. It is a shame they had to cease operations. Several of them I saw are similar in nature to what we have been thinking about with the glass doors opening up the back to a deck. I agree that dreaming and designing is fun stuff.
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Originally posted by Blakeyboy1... I agree that dreaming and designing is fun stuff.
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Before we moved over here, we planned to build a B&B house on our property. Over a 6-month period, we used a computer program to design about 15 totally different structures. Every time we'd send a design to our potential builder, we'd get the same reply: "This is a great design for the mainland, but it would never work here..." In the process we learned the value of cross ventilation, open floor plans, extended roof lines etc. In the end, we abandoned the B&B business plan when the economy tanked, but all the lessons we learned in the design process helped us immensely when we decided to buy an existing house around the corner from our proposed B&B site. Dreaming and designing is indeed fun stuff -- and it can be very educational too!
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Aloha Rich. I got your email today. Give me a few days to respond as we have been quite busy!
I think that peoples comments on the blog have convinced us that we need something in those open walls... doors but doors that allow the space can still be open. There are so many options available but luckily I enjoy shopping ;-)
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Aww rats! You're gonna put up walls? So now how do we decide who wins the pool about whether bugs, mildew, wild pigs or escaped convicts were gonna make you crack first? Geez...you take the fun out of everything!
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Blake,
There is a very interesting home in Seaview which was built in an open format. I was really impressed with it. Essentially they had a few detached rooms, some single story some two story, with connecting raised decks and walkways. Around all this they had walled the compound. It resembles from the outside a tiny Thai village.
Check it out.
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Rich... LOL... yeah I know...
Rob... I love what you describe. We have often considered building "pod" style which is very similar with different rooms in different structures connected by paths or decks. It's not the cheapest way to build though!
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The "cheapest" way to build is actually often the most expensive over time. Expensive is when you pay more for something than it is worth. It is what you get for your money that counts.
But seriously, you should check out the mini Thai village house.It's on the western loop in Seaview.
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I am familiar with the area and will check it out. And for now I am going to see if I can find it on Google Maps ;-)
-Blake
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