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CHECKLIST
1. Located in a sub-urban area or a beach
2. Big back-yard with a swimming pool
3. 2 stories
4. Front porch
5. Nice facades
6. Coherent interior distribution: spaces well located


HOUSE PLAN SELECTED The Edgefield -- [ Plan # W-199 ]

http://www.dongardner.com/plans/details.asp?PlanID=261&PlanGraphicID=720


Analysis
The circulation outside the house is simple. To approach to it you have to pass through a stone and curved driveway to get to the stairs of the front porch. The front porch acts like an artificial shelter, like a group of trees that gives comfort and shadow to the entrance of the building. The interior of the house is nice and coherent. The interior spaces are separated from the outside by the porch which acts like a transition area. The public spaces are in the front of the first plan, and in the back are the family spaces, like the kitchen and the family room. The personal spaces are in the second plan. The kind of rhythm used was the repetition of spaces and shapes.