A single-story, open floorplan

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Rob’s first general pass at our dreams of a ranch-style home concept came back after a week later and we opened it with eager eyes. It was pretty much perfect from the start. Sure, over the next few months we would take it through countless iterations and tweaks, but the initial concept has largely stayed the same. The general look of Rob’s plan, and his feel and concept for a floor plan was exactly right.

the final, submitted plans! scroll down to see the evolution of how we got here.

the final, submitted plans! scroll down to see the evolution of how we got here.

At this point in the process, we needed to take a trip out to San Francisco and met with Rob to walk through the design layout in-person. It was a tedious process of deliberately questioning the flow and function of every room, but I loved being able to (virtually) walk through the house and learn how to use SketchUp, a 3D modeling app. Our visit was made even sweeter with Rob and his wife’s hospitality complete with a trip to the iconic neighborhood joint, Zeitgeist, and getting to cuddle with the new litter of kittens Terri, Rob’s wife, was fostering. (Terri has fostered over 100 kittens and mama cats! For friends in the Bay Area – go check out Allie Pals Cat Rescue!)

originally, we were planning to put the house on the west side of the property

originally, we were planning to put the house on the west side of the property

the original layout of the house. It has largely stayed the same! we adjusted the flow of the master bathroom to accommodate adding a dry sauna :-)

the original layout of the house. It has largely stayed the same! we adjusted the flow of the master bathroom to accommodate adding a dry sauna :-)

Front view of the house in the sketchup app. we don’t have 3 red trucks ;-) just there for sizing reference.

Front view of the house in the sketchup app. we don’t have 3 red trucks ;-) just there for sizing reference.

rear view of the house facing north with lots of windows to bring in the views of big mountain.

rear view of the house facing north with lots of windows to bring in the views of big mountain.

And here’s where we ended up!

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a sketchup view of the floorplan. the furniture layout is not confirmed (still working on that!) but useful for reference.

a sketchup view of the floorplan. the furniture layout is not confirmed (still working on that!) but useful for reference.

view of the back of the house with hangar on the west-side of the property

view of the back of the house with hangar on the west-side of the property

detailed view of the hangar layout. future “man cave’ will have full glass walls looking into the hangar. brad might end up living here, haha.

detailed view of the hangar layout. future “man cave’ will have full glass walls looking into the hangar. brad might end up living here, haha.

and a detailed view of the back of the house, patio, and mandatory hot tub.

and a detailed view of the back of the house, patio, and mandatory hot tub.