Basicallly the first steps in house design are done in the back of my head, between 6 and 8 in the morning. That time of day seems best for undisturbed thinking and imagining. The hardest part is, to store it all in my head, and keep it there until I can handover all to my macbook. From there, the real sketching begins. So all is visualized and secured.
Now where does the basic design originate? To be honest -I don't pretend to be a God- I get my inspiration by watching other creations. I can get inspired by a good concept or by an original colour scheme.
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| The color scheme for the outside appearance |
Its no use to invent what's been invented already. Sometimes its better to take an existing plan, and morph it to perfection, to a perfect fit for the future residents.
It is, in my opinion, important to create a visual connection to different objects. I call this "a theme". The theme for this house, I got from a picture I took in a Japanese Ryokan, a few years ago. It is shown in the image below.
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| opaque glass door and standard door |
A simple design like this, can be applied to different objects in and outside the house. First of all, the theme will be used for the doors on the second floor, adding a touch of Japanese feel to the spaces. But also the staircase balustrade, or some figure in mosaic tiling in the bathroom can refer to the theme.
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| same theme, applied to tiling in shower or bathroom |
A theme like this blends the individual assets. In addition it shows a personal touch.
This emphasizes my approach to architecture: Average is never good enough.
This emphasizes my approach to architecture: Average is never good enough.
