In designing this house, other than our general requirement of having a suite on the ground floor for elderly parents; many other considerations were incorporated:
- overall house style bounded by the zoning
- maximize natural light and orientation of the lot
- low maintenance and eco material
- simplicity and openness
- maximize square footage usage
- economize construction cost
- accommodate existing furniture and decorative pieces lovingly collected over the years
- minimalistic but warm sense of style
- modern material that works for a traditional house style
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The Internet really changed the way we researched for ideas compared to when we did our renovation back in 1999! There is so much resources available for ideas and application examples of potential building materials.
Here'a short list of resources that inspired us to research our design elements down to the most minute detail. They open our eyes to all the possibilities and our house wouldn't be anywhere nearly as nice without their contribution. These sites inspire us to start our own blog so that some day... maybe, just maybe ours would be nice enough to inspire someone else. To these sites, we thank you!
Clair Rockel Realtor (she sells cool houses and posts awesome pictures of her listings)
Google Image (incredible amount of photos of design ideas googled)
Special mention to A House By The Park, if you have a good look at its content, you will know why!
