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Design a chalet house village of 10 units. You can make 1 big house or 10 small houses, each unit is around 43sqm with 2.60m height. Here some insipiration: https://pin.it/2cnBD2D location: https://earth.google.com/web/@46.77736543,11.2431423,1133.130909a,729.65335647d,35y,116.17874862h,41.37996526t,360r

We are in the planning stage for our family home which is by a beautiful lake. The firm which took on our project has created a design and plans. We are happy with the floorplan; however, the frontal elevation is just not working. The house currently looks like a strange hybrid of two separate houses and an office building. While we do want to maximize the views of the lake which are from the front of the house (north facing), we were hoping to really have something creative and beautiful that honours the nature around the house. The firm who has designed the plans is great with many build aspects, but we feel there is some creative thinking lacking. We would like to hopefully find some fresh perspective and ideas on how we can make this "weird office building double house" look like one unique home. A quick note on the plans - we're renovating (and adding) to an existing duplex, and the builder designed the house with the possibility of one day separating it into two houses with minimal build costs. You will notice this from the plans.

A concept design for a single-family home addition project consisting of four project elements: 1) Back door & Deck – Addition of a rear door to the back yard (right side if facing the house) and a deck. Door can be a maximum of 7ft 8in tall and 8ft wide. Deck can be a maximum of 22ft wide and 12ft 6in deep. Looking for a rear kid-friendly and kid-durable entertaining space concept that helps to bring the outdoors in, while promoting energy conservation. Include appropriate lighting and outdoor electrical power sources. Additional regarding of the back yard to create flat space, as able, without sacrificing existing trees. 2) Right-side Addition – Addition of a three-level addition to the right (North) side of the house (when facing house from the street). Looking for a concept that blends seamlessly into the size and style of the main structure. Addition is a maximum of 16ft wide and 32ft long, beginning at the back of the house and extending a maximum of 8ft in front of the main house structure. House sits on a sloping grade – first floor is roughly between 24in (back corner) to 40in (front corner) off ground level. Three level addition includes: a. Basement bedroom – Requires built in closet and at least one egress window. Ceiling height must be at least 8ft (presume recess lighting) b. 1st floor garage – Looking for concept large enough to accommodate an SUV plus storage, with a double door opening to the backyard. Will require steps up to back yard if additional grading is proposed (per item 1). c. 2nd floor master bedroom/bath – Looking for a concept that includes a “medium” sized master bath/en suite, and a closet large enough to serve 2+ adults 3) New Porch – Addition of a large porch extending from the left side of the new garage/addition (item 2 above) along the entire front of the house and wrapping into the new screened in porch (item 4 below). Looking for a concept that blends seamlessly into the size and style of the main structure, while presenting a level of comfort and style as its curb appeal. Porch can extend a maximum of 8ft from the front of the house. 4) Left-side Addition – Excavation of an additional below grade storage/laundry room on the left side of the house (when facing house from the street), and a wide walk out egress stairway from the basement to the back yard. Addition of a screened in porch at grade/first floor level. Below grade room/porch/egress stairs can extend a maximum of 7ft from the side of the house. Below grade room should have both a door into the basement and a separate external entrance to the back yard/egress stairway. First floor screened in porch should have an entrance from the front porch and a separate entrance into the main house. Addition should be capable of safely sustaining the weight of a future second story addition. Appropriate water mitigation measures should be included for all sub-grade components and stairways. Additional pictures and info can be provided upon request.

This is a single story - loft barn design.

I would like to get the best design to setup a lot in order to open a fried chicken franchise. The difficulty is that is a shared lot in which the back is an auto repair shop. Anything we can do to hide a little the auto repair shop will be a great plus in the design.