Studio North - Lifestyle Analysis

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The Big Picture

A home is a vessel to serve you and your loved ones and something that can nourish relationships, curiosity, and health. It’s something that will age with you over the course of your life and a place where stories will be imbued into the home.

Tell us about your project ambitions and aspirations, how do you see your house serving you and your family? How do you see your house benefiting your life? What do you want to make space for in your home?

A home can embody safety, comfort, and the functionality required for daily life.

Can you describe the emotions or sensations you wish to experience upon entering your home? Are you seeking a sense of pride, motivation, tranquility, warmth, or privacy?

We find inspiration in the world around us and in the stories of places and spaces that we visit.

Can you describe some of your favorite spaces? This could be a past home or a restaurant or public space that left an impression.

A home is a place to share and gather, and should be flexible in who and what it can accommodate.

How often do you host guests in your home? How many people do you typically have over and do they sleep over?

The process of designing a house is an opportunity to fine tune your environment to you and your family’s needs.

Who is this house for? How many bedrooms and what kind of spaces will you need?

Your home should tell the story of your life and shelter the things you love.

What are specific points of departure you would like the design of your home to stem from? Are there views you want to capture, important pieces of art or furniture that should find spaces in the new house?

Think about the moments when you feel most at peace or inspired in your current living space.

What elements contribute to these feelings?

Consider a behavior or activity you wish was more integral to your daily routine, something that, if nudged by your environment, could become a cherished ritual.

How do you envision your home enhancing your daily well-being and personal growth? Which activities are central to your daily life that require dedicated spaces in your home? Design of intentional spaces could facilitate these transformations into meaningful parts of your daily life? Are there certain practices you would like to be incorporated into your daily routine? This could be meditation, exercise, sauna or even a space for a hobby.

The Details

The perfect home looks different for every person and we are proud to design homes that embrace innovation while designing with our clients and context in mind. Good spaces suit the needs of today's lifestyles with timeless design and should be tailored to your vision of a perfect home.

How big of a house do you want? Do you prefer efficient and minimal spaces or grand and open rooms?

The kitchen tends to be the center of a home and a space that serves you every day while being able to transform into a point of gathering where you connect with loved ones and entertain. It can also be designed for performance.

What purpose does a kitchen serve to you? How do you want to use it and how specific should it be to your needs?

The master bedroom is a very private space, its role is for sleeping, intimacy and preparing yourself to take on each day.

How do you want to feel when you enter your room, what additional functions do you see the master bedroom having?

A garage is an extremely versatile space. Considering the garage can serve various purposes besides parking vehicles, perhaps there are other uses that you envision for this space.

Are there hobbies or activities you'd like to accommodate, like a workshop, studio, gym or storage area? These spaces could be partitioned to create rooms inside of a detached garage.

There are many tools for gathering inspiration and project precedents. Pinterest boards and other visuals can help communicate your goals and preferences.

If you have Pinterest boards or website links to projects that inspire you please share them with us here.

Site

Each site is unique. Maintaining mature trees, accentuating natural features, capturing views, and emphasizing procession help integrate a project into its site.

Do you imagine this project as starting with a clean slate or as an integration of a new design into an existing site?

Landscaping can be an extension of a home into the surrounding environment. It can take different forms and require varying levels of attention and maintenance.

What type of outdoor spaces would you like to have? A zero-maintenance landscape? A garden? Outdoor kitchen and dining? Firepit? Treehouse?

Project Parameters

Understanding budget is important. While it may sometimes seem like a constraint, it can also represent a design opportunity.

What is your target project budget and where does meeting that budget land in the project priorities? Are there specific areas of your home where you prefer to invest more, or are there elements you consider less critical that can be scaled back if necessary?Could you share how you prioritize the budget in relation to the final outcome of your home? Is adhering closely to the budget paramount, or do you have flexibility to adjust if it means achieving the ideal result for your space

Building performance will affect comfort, energy consumption and cost of construction.

How important is sustainability and building performance to you? Are you looking for a home that prioritizes energy efficiency, or are these considerations secondary to other aspects of the design.