Dream House Layout - Version 1
Overview:
Basically what we have here is a 2-story with basement, 5 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath house. Features include special rooms to be used as theater, fitness, playroom, office, and pantry. Also, there is a full kitchen in the basement with a bar so the space can be used for entertaining as well as function for visitors staying for extended periods of time.
Some features that are not necessarily represented in this layout but are in the design are the following:
Orientation of the house is with the right hand side of the building facing to the north.
All doors are to be wheelchair accessible, 36" wide and all hallways are a minimum of 48" wide (although the half bath is not intended to be a practical accessible bathroom). The first floor bedroom and full bath are intended to be both accessible and elderly friendly. Special features will be built in for both baby and elderly safety such that they are permanent and as aesthetically pleasing as possible (i.e. hidden baby gates in the kitchen cabinets and stair banister).
First floor, southern facing wall of the living room area is planned to be a trombe wall, but I haven't decided the specifics of the design; however, using a full wall fish tank as a heat sink would be pretty awesome. I'm not sure if it would be practical due to wanting to maintain a certain temperature for the fish while still serving as an appropriate heat sink; I feel like it would be more effort then it would be worth.
The roof of the first story above the Southern most end of the living space will either have photovoltaic cells (PV cells)or more likely solar domestic hot water panels. The roof will be covered in a photovoltaic solar panel array with garden beds beneath, such that all light will be utilized while simultaneously incorporating functional nature into the design. The deck about the garage will also be used as a garden / PV cells space geared more toward children and set up as a place to learn about the technology and nature interface.
All the water that falls on a roof surface that is not absorbed by the garden area will be captured and sent through a gravel / sand filter. After passing through this filter the water will flow into a sedimentation tank which will overflow into the primary holding tank. The primary tank will have an aerator and a floating strainer to supply water to the house. After going through two primary filters the water will be held in a pressurization tank until needed. Any water not to be used for purposes that will come in contact with a person will branch off here to be used. Water that will come in contact with a person will be sent through either a micro filter or reverse osmosis filter and then a final UV filter.
Details for the waste water treatment haven't been figured out yet, but both grey water and black water will be treated using methods that don't heavily rely on chemicals. The goal is to incorporate nature and use bio-mimicry to preserve balance and useability of the water.
Natural lighting is going to be a key part of the house and I want to utilize it wherever possible; therefore, every room on the second floor will have a skylight and the first floor kitchen will as well. All south facing windows will have high emissivity coatings to allow for winter passive heat gain and appropriate overhang to shade in the summer, while all other windows that don't get direct sunlight will have low emissivity coatings. Large windows with triple pane windows will be used wherever possible except on the West facing wall, which will have no windows except for the turret and master bathroom.
The basement level of the garage will be a full workshop (and might grow in size once I figure out all the tools I'll want / need). There will be a car lift from the basement workshop that raises up to the first floor garage.
Side note: I'm still working on some details such as both kitchen bars and the layout in the basement kitchen.
I'm sure there is more that I have omitted, so please feel to ask questions and provide feedback on anything.
Floor Plan Layouts:
Basement
First Floor
Second Floor
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