We have made some small facade tweaks to the Avant Garage project, and we are still working hard to find a garage solution we like. We are also knocking out a few roof deck options for you, but this post is not about any of those things. Today we decided it would be great to look inside these homes and get a feel for how the split level design on the first floor is going to work.
Thanks to ISA, we have some beautiful renderings that should give you a good feel for the type of space we are trying to create in the living area. Stairs from the ground floor lead into the living area which features some big windows and lofty 12+ ft ceilings. The connecting stairs to the kitchen double as built in storage and extra seating. The kitchen itself benefits from the angled bump out in the facade, and it will be a great place to cook as you look down on others from your lofty culinary perch.
Let us know what you think of the renderings and, more importantly, the space they represent. Do it in the comments.
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Looks great. I found your website recently. It would be fun to come see some of your projects the next time we are visiting friends in Philly. We recently finished building a house with a similar split level with 8′ in the kitchen/dining and 10’6″ in the living area. You can see photos here:
http://latitude38llc.com/projects/montrose-avenue/
Joey
Happy to see you went with the stair/storage/seating option for the kitchen/living room. There will be some great parties in these houses! Does the building code in Philadelphia require a railing at the edge of the kitchen area? I think you’d have to put one up in San Francisco…
Brandon – We are investigating it now. It may actually qualify as one large stair the full width of the house. In that case, we’d need to put an additional railing on the other wall where the kitchen terminates. A bit weird, but no matter what we will find a workable solution to keep the stair/stadium/storage awesomeness in the design.
The bare bulb lighting is awesome, and lends itself naturally to LED upgrades when those bulbs become more affordable and more brighter. Those darn CFLs still take a minute to warm up and get bright.
Thanks for these renderings! I could not tell the ceiling heights before and how that would look. Looks great for entertaining with little to discourage communication between the spaces.
Feedback on the windows to the back (living room for those who do not know).
If we assume a family will be living here and is paying for one of your cool yard options… I would think they would appreciate a better view to that space (as a mother of small ones -definitely). Window(s) with the window stool closer to the floor (I am not a fan of full height glass walls) would be my recommendation.
Mid America Mom
Oh- Forgot to ask… The new exterior rendering has three windows across the front not two…. but the floor plans and these do not show it.
If you are going with them I was wondering if the refrigerator would move since it would be on top of it?
We’ve spoken before about this, but I must say as a lighting designer- You guys can do much better on the lighting. There are lots of affordable + better solutions than sockets and spring lamp CFLs. I understand the bare-bones/raw aesthetic but the quality of light, comfort & function of lighting would be rough on occupants. Please tuck those light into cans. IMHO it degrades the otherwise high quality of your work. Recessed cans are like $20 each- LED tape tasklighting in the kitchen is around $15/foot. Place an inexpensive fluorescent on top of the kitchen cabinets to uplight the ceiling…