Residential home design begins with a feeling, emotion, vision, and narrative. Architectural design is an art form that we perceive with all our senses. Like a music piece or a film score, if you will, it contains many pieces and instruments, which are presented to the building crew to bring the illusion to life. Architects work with ideas and concepts, medical professionals address health issues, and lawyers tackle legal matters. There’s a compelling theory suggesting that investing in one’s dreams may reduce the need for medical attention or a lawyer’s intervention. Every aspect of a home environment has the power to evoke a specific emotional response, including the overall design, furnishings, space, layout, and color scheme. Sometimes, individuals incorporate childhood memories into their new design, while other times, they seek something entirely new and surprising. The crucial elements are the space and flow within a home. A home must be a bit of a sculpture, a bit of a theatre, a bit of nostalgia, a bit of mystery. Some of it can be set by a form, and some of it can be achieved by smaller elements. It all depends on the personality of the individual. If one doesn’t like to stray from a convention but still likes the freedom of having his/ her individuality, an architect can find where to apply the convention and what space to create for individuality.
Below is a specific example of residential home design where a client liked the idea of convention design introduced in the exterior of the home. In this case, the American classic – Transitional.
