Post Modern #2

This house design was inspired by some 1960's vintage "post-modern" designs I was able to download off the Internet. Well, I have borrowed many elements of such futuristic designs.

Update: May, 2007. This design has been "enhanced" and decorated. Check out the new rendition here.

The flat roof design of this ultra "modern" design lends itself well to an arid region. Actually, this design would look good almost anywhere. The view above shows the front entrance doors and the 1 1/2 story vaulted entry area beyond. To the right and in the back is the vaulted living and dining rooms. An exposed fireplace flue is visible behind the glass brick (there it is again!).

Let's see, what else? There are skylights in the garage and master bedroom. The roof visible in the image below is over the covered entry porch and the foyer. A dark gray band accentuates the horizontal nature of the house, and complements the wide, curing edge of the roof. All the high windows are in privacy areas, such as the master bath (in the front of the view), and the second bath, in the front right of the house.

The curved glass brick wall surrounds the sunken spa tub, which is located between the master bath and the master bedroom.

The roof view, below, shows some details that may not be apparent from any of the other views. The garage and master bedroom have pyramidal, dome-shaped skylights over them.

I chose to show the roofline against the floor plan. Otherwise, it might be difficult to visualize how this house is laid out. The colors aren't of my choosing, but this does show the basic plan.

This is the front, at night. I darkened the sky considerably, to simulate the desert at night, far from any city.

This is the left side front view, also at night.

This is from behind the garage, looking at the covered patio. The sliding doors facing us lead into the family/casual area, and the sliding doors to the right lead to the master bedroom.

The curved back wall of the dining room rises to the vaulted 12-in-12 roof above it. Another glass brick wall fronts this vault.

This is the same view as above, at night.

If you stood at the front door, what would you see? This is what you would see. That's the living room/dining room with the hardwood floors, on the right. The double doors on the left lead to the master bedroom.

This view looks toward the living room and the prefabricated metal fireplace. I liked the effect of the exposed flue (that I used in the beach house), so I used that here, as well. I think it looks fine, better than if I tried to hide it, somehow. (That seemed the only other reasonable alternative, given that this house is very technological and precise in its conception.)

Notice how the doorways in this house echo the 12-in-12 roofline. I wish I had more space to show more images of this house, since (for me) it is the most visually appealing that I've done.

Note the beams that frame the ceiling area. The glass brick ahead of us opens into the front bedroom, letting in more light while maintaining privacy. There are no doors to either of the secondary bedrooms. Instead, we rely on walls to block most of the light.

If we were looking forward to the living room, then we can definitely look back to the dining room!

Note the 12-in-12 lines of the doorways. That's the laundry room behind those louvered bi-fold doors on the right (beyond the doorway). The kitchen is in the corner, not quite visible, except for the end of one of the counters.

The kitchen in this house is very small, reflecting that it doesn't take a lot of space to microwave something for dinner. Of course, I'm being cynical. Truthfully, I don't envision the family that lives here using the kitchen for much. But, I could be wrong.

Here is that sunken spa tub. Notice that the wall behind the glass brick is also curved. That's the walk-in master closet behind those bi-fold doors to the left. The master bath is straight ahead through the 12-in-12 peaked doorway.

Here we look at the master bath. There is a fairly large shower here, since we can't always lounge in the sunken spa tub! Note, too, the vanity next to the water closet.

Here we look back toward the master bedroom, from the master bath.

The 12-in-12 peaked doorway to the front bedrooms.

A similar doorway at the other end of this hallway space.

This view shows the crossing beam, which divides the living and dining rooms.

Post Modern #2

The front

along the left side

view from the roof, showing the skylights