Final steps with the Design

Our architect presented us with a revised roof line, given our concerns about how the "double butterfly" would allow a lot of light to enter all three bedrooms, as we like dark bedrooms for sleeping and do not want have to devise window coverings for angled windows. To help us consider this roof line and also the overall look of the house footprint, P. elected to build a rough model so we could move into three dimensions before we locked down this decision.




As can be seen, this still has the sloping roof elements at each end but a flat roof in the middle. So while the living/dining area on the left-side roof will have clerestory windows on three sides, the only clerestory windows in the right-side roof area will be over the garage, so none in the rear over the master bedroom area. We agreed that this would work for us and still give the house its "feature roof."

So the last steps in this phase are for our architect to provide us with the final floor plan and to develop a list that will help builders/GC's ballpark some prices.