# Home Design

# Links
https://www.prettygoodhouse.org/

## Search for Land
- https://www.landwatch.com/south-carolina-land-for-sale/greenville-county
- https://www.landcentury.com/search/south-carolina/greenville

## Properties of interest
- https://www.landwatch.com/greenville-county-south-carolina-homes-for-sale/pid/424762699

# Requirements
- Rooms
    - 2 bedroom (master and guest)
    - 1 Shared Office
    - 1 Living Room (Light airy, TV not main focus)
    - 1 Media Room (To house comfy sofa and 100" TV) (Min 10 x 12 ft)
    - 2 Full Bathrooms (Shower only in en-suite, bath in primary)
    - Mechanical room (Separate closet for server rack/media enclosure)
    - Mud room 
    - Laundry Room (large sink?)
    - Kitchen with medium sized breakfast nook (Seats 4, but can expand to 6 when hosting)
    - Screened porch area
- Ideally ~2000 Sqft
- Master bedroom and living room (Lots of windows) should be on the back of the house
- Outdoor space has linked together areas (eg, patio, fire pit, hot tub etc)
- Prefer a 10 foot ceiling
- Crawl space must be fully encapsulated (With access from only inside the house)
- Not lattice windows (Picture window in US?)
- Kitchen - Preferably galley, but would also accept an triangle (Optimised for cooking efficiency)
- Master bedroom
    - Walk in closet big enough for both our clothes, shoes, etc
    - En-suite must has double vanity
    - Bedroom should not be oversized (Will only have bed, dresser and nightstands)
    - Wall for head of bed must not have a window
    - Must be able to make pitch black and silent
- Front Door
    - Nice oversized front door
    - Covered front door area (But don't want a whole front porch)
    - Both like the idea of a side entry to the house
    - With an area for delivery to be sigh obscured from the road
- Foyer (Entry from front door)
    - Prefer not to enter directly into a giant room
    - Have some small organisation stuff for guests (coat-hooks etc)
    - Tiled floor (Victorian cool designs?)
- Car port
    - To fit 2 cars side-by-side
    - Would prefer it to be linked to the house
    - Could also double as a covered walkway to a detached garage/workshop
- 3 Car Garage 
    - Space to be divided between mechanical space and woodwork/craft space 
    - Storage loft
    - Must be insulated
- Office
    - Is a shared space so must be large enough for both of us
    - Leave additional space for new hobbies (Sim rigs?)
- Metal roof on all buildings
- Large overhangs on roofs to protect siding and prevent sun from hitting glass and heating home
- Fireplace not wanted
- Each bathroom should have a small linen closet
- Bookcases in living room
- Consider sun portals in bathroom

## Thoughts to Discuss
- HVAC vent location
    - Ceiling vents more efficient for cooling.
    - Ducting will go in attic space (Less options for vaulted ceilings)
- Type of foundation?
    - Crawl space
    - Slab on grade
    - ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms
    - Concrete block and beam
    - If crawl space is encapsulated do we need to worry about rot and pests?