Residential Interior Design: A Guide To Planning Spaces, 3rd Edition

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The orientation of the lot, the existing climate conditions, the views, and the location of your neighbor's house are all crucial factors that can impact the final design. Most contemporary designs take a lot of characteristics from modern design, emphasizing clean and simple lines. The reason for this is that the dining chairs should never go off the edge of the rug when you pull them out to sit down or stand up. Stepping floor levels to follow the natural grade minimizes large scale earth-work and helps control the bulk and mass of the building. The idea is that the total distance of the triangle's three sides (the perimeter) should measure greater than 12 feet (3.

The kitchen and living areas are close to each other, providing easy access to the sleeping areas and resulting in a "T" shape, similar to Diagram 4. Sound and temperature are also easier to control, and the high number of walls allows you to decorate the space with art and more furniture.

In this floor plan, the guest bathroom opens off the foyer area, exposing the toilet directly from the main door. To control the space of this open layout, the furniture and the placement of rugs help define the dining room and living room areas. These stairs require less space compared to the other types, but the triangular shape of the steps in the corners make them a little more difficult to navigate for kids, seniors, and people with mobility problems.

Providing a bedroom hallway to separate these spaces from your private and semi-private areas is crucial to create a sense of privacy and comfort for your family members. Obviously serving an important functional purpose, which is going from point “A” to “B”, staircases have different sizes and shapes, and they require a lot of thought when deciding which one is the most suitable for your design project.The arrangement also takes advantage of the winds coming from the south and north to provide cross ventilation through the narrowest side of the house. The latest edition of Residential Interior Design: A Guide to Planning Spaces is ideal for instructors and students in interior design programs that include interior design, residential design, or residential interior architecture courses.