Then I revived an old plan of making the current living room into a master bedroom and more. The logic of that plan is at least two-fold:
1. The current LR is perhaps the part of the structure that is most worth preserving; also it has good extra ceiling height
2. It makes a lot of sense to have that end, the eastern part, be the private part of the home, rather than the western part.
3. I like the idea of having outdoor space be in flow with the indoor space; I think this plan does it: the step down patio becomes a natural extension of the LR, and the work-out room on the NE side could potentially be a semi-enclosed structure around a SwimEx pool.
So one thought took the other and I liked the drafts that evolved. Then I happened to run into Steve and Deborah at Cafe Borrone during the holiday break, and Steve came out for an architecture chat one afternoon. He really hooked on to the idea of swapping private and public area, though I think I remember he was even more keen on addressing the entryway problem - which definitely needs some good thinking - more about that in a later post.
Here is the floor plan I have been playing around with recently (click on it to see a larger version, but be aware it takes some time to load)
