50

Seating for 50 at a big long table

And storage for the tables and chairs

Egress

Egress windows from the basement- 

They are cool...

Outdoor shower

I love an outdoor shower. Privacy but open air. Maybe a way to enter from the beach, shower, then go in the porch on the other side. 

Closet above a closet

Design a closet above a closet. An elevator future location maybe someday. 

Salt box roof

Cool! How tall could we go??

Books and builder

Books and builder

Bigger fan. Easy access

Just go big - not the smallest fan. And put stuff where access isn't an issue. 

Think about it

The light went out at the top of the stairs. Changing it felt like I was risking my life on a step ladder positioned 3 inches from the first riser.

Vent ducts over bed, smoke detector about stairs on ceiling that needs an 18 foot ladder. 

A ceiling fan that encourages silver fish to come down from the attic. 

Position things PROPERLY 

and seal them up. 

Rooms with door

If there is a door- to a room or closet- that door should be able to stay closed. The room has its own thermostat- in flow- and outflow. 

The temperature of a room should not be dependent on a door being open. 

Switches and lights

Each room should have a variety of light intensity options- dim mood lighting- movie watching in non-darkness- homework or book reading. 

Ceiling fans are a good thing

Switches- lights on the left, fan on the right, outlets on the right

Duct work -

Our Virginia home has AC ducts in the floors on the first floor. 

On the second floor they are above my pillow. 

Hating both! 

Plan the position of these with the house use in mind. 

Storage here is another problem. Need storage that is inside the envelope. Gold rimmed China can't go in the attic- it's too hot. 

Basement windows-

Same quality as main house. 

Egress sized for future bedroom type use. 

Natural light encourage 

And then

Washer hook ups on the left. 

Dryer on the right. 

Windows with an r value of 14

But since we are actually talking about windows its U-0.07

"Green from ground up" page 140

Foundation notes- termite barrier. 

6 inches of foundation is above grade - or more

Perimeter drain

Rigid foam insulation on the inside of footing and insulation under slab

Insulated concrete forms

Frost protected shallow foundation? 

Outside foundation - not asphalt based damp proofing. Use corrugated membrane to take water to perimeter drain

If using crawl space- 24+ inches 

Your home.gov.au

Rainwater collection ok in Rhode Island?

Yard

Possible? Musings? 

Along road side - 

Sun dial - people are the dial (like Milwaukee domes entrance) 

Tunnel for kids to crawl through

Hop scotch

Fairy garden 

Bridge

Labrynth 

Cherry tomatoes 

Mint plants

Johnny jump ups

Edible landscape

Fence and landscaping keep this separate from our PRIVATE haven. 

More yard

Red pine,

Pitch pine, 

Scotch pine, 

Eastern white pine, 

Red maple, 

Sugar maple.