This home was built with so much thought. What happens when an architect and his wife plan a home that will serve them well into retirement (other than 2013 Retirement Home of the Year)? A stunning, beautiful, well thought out plan emerges, that’s what happens! There was a wonderful article in Fine Homebuilding magazine, be sure to read that article, you won’t want to miss it! In the article, Jon explains some of the details and why he designed it like he did. Fabulous!
I love this plan. It’s not a massive home, but it’s so well thought out that it could work out better for you than a large home in many cases. There is one bedroom in this house, but there is also an Office. So if it needed to be another Bedroom, it’s a quick and easy movement of furniture. In this plan the Kitchen, Dining, Living areas are open, and look out onto a Patio. If you notice there aren’t hallways that take up space. It makes each area more roomy, here, Jon was thinking about the future, easy access is important. I’ve always wondered about hallways. They can be beautiful but they take up so much space and all you do is walk through them.
You can see how the plan is situated on the site it’s built on in an article from Fine Homebuilding Magazine.
This is the Guest House – The Guest House is not connected to the house. It can be used for guests, for long or short term rental, and in the future possibly to house a caretaker that would allow them to live independently in their homes for as long as possible.
What a dream, right?
This is the back of the house which is the perfect extension of this home. (Image from Fine Homebuilding article) – What you see in the foreground is a lap pool, then the fire pit, and just look into this house. Just beautiful! What a dream!
You can contact Jon Nystrom via his website!
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What a great house – no wasted space, and very livable. I love the materials.
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Me too Suzanne! It’s a smartly designed plan with a great layout and a sharp look!
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It is a good plan but… it is too congested in the traffic areas to allow for walkers and wheel chairs. That is an important consideration when planning long range living accommodations. Just my opinion though.
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Hello Pamela, it is a good plan, designed for aging in place, and I think it’s brilliant. Jon Nystrom talks about his design in the Fine Homebuilding article. From what I see, the major traffic areas have no walls, so it seems a simple movement of furniture possibly? Everyone is different, and an architect or designer can take a plan and tweak it to work for you and your family to make more user friendly for those who need it to be (while still keeping a sharp aesthetic!) – Hope that helps.
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