Spring 2016-May 2017
Julie Rowe is nothing if not a planner. Well before we broke ground for this house, owned the land, or even sold our previous home, Julie had in mind what our new house might look like. After exhausting Buncombe County Public Library's supply of home design and building books (garnering a look of disdain from our favorite West Asheville Public Library librarian) and scouring the interwebs for fitting layouts, Julie found this:
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| The narrow lot we ended up buying would pretty much eliminate any hope for a garage. |
Julie Rowe is nothing if not economical. After hours (and hours) of research, Julie put together a layout that would make the most use of space and materials. Creating a square house without a lot of hallways gave us larger rooms with less roofing and foundation (build up and not out). Furthermore, simple shapes are easier and cheaper to frame and roof. Also, building up uses less of your lot, leaving more room for a yard for hooligans to run amuck.
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| Keep in mind that Julie completed this sketch before our architect drew anything. Booyah. |
