Floor plans

When we completed the excavation, we managed to mark out the various areas and room of the house for the outline, it really gave us a sense of how it will be.  With the levels created, we could also stand in the various 'rooms' and see what our view would be like!  We're really lucky in the site we've been given as the view is phenomenal with a panoramic view over Carlow town/county and the full range of the Wicklow Mountains in the distance.  Here is a composite of the floor-plan for each level.

 

The view is to the east and south, allowing us to maximize it with glazing that also helps us heat the house with solar gain.  But ignoring the benefit of it, we're really looking forward to being able to appreciate it daily from the various rooms.  One of the more interesting ones that we hoped for in planning is in the dining room on the middle of the plans, the curved wall will be entirely glazed.  Directly out that window (and 250m below) is Carlow town, and I think it will look great in there at night time with the sea of lights in that direction.

Naturally there are compromises in the plans, some people prefer separate rooms, others open living space etc.  This is a nice balance for us I think.  Can't wait for the walls to go up so we can really start to see it come together, hopefully completed over the next 2 months!