this mansion looks great! but with a few changes it can be even better! you won't be disappointed

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Dear Modern

Dear Modern

4 ай бұрын

remember that you spend alot of time in your home, so how your home makes you feel or function will have a material affect on your wellbeing.
if you are spending millions to build a house it's important to get it right before you start, of course it is not easy to know what is right. so it's important to understand you and how spaces affect you psychologically.
Feng Shui is the understanding of energy and flow within spaces and if we blend this with environmental psychology it becomes obvious how your spaces would feel before it's too late.
today we will use this mansion, ready to be constructed as an exercise to see how such changes can make a difference.
note how the previous home had disjointed common spaces with little connection to the outside space and in the after, the home now flows much more naturally and we even gained a whole living room from nothing, it's almost magic!
*Please note that while this is an actual project for an actual client, I did simplify some things and dramatized the commentary for the purpose of this video to some extent, so please don't be too mean to the original architects, they did a good job just needed some adjustments! The project will start construction soon, and we are preparing for a very large family. The clients do appreciate that they are fortunate and plan for this to be their forever home for their extended family:)

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@DearModern
@DearModern 4 ай бұрын
This is an actual client for an actual project! Thank you for giving me permission to post it! Also the upper floors are now even better with the staircase change!😊
@NJ-Cathie
@NJ-Cathie 4 ай бұрын
You did a beautiful job revising the floor plan.
@ericl29
@ericl29 4 ай бұрын
Great job and you increased the amount of the living and storage space. Would you show us the 2nd floor of this home? Thank you.
@LadyHawke1973
@LadyHawke1973 4 ай бұрын
Who else is desperate to see the before and after of the 2nd floor now?!?!?!
@redepatestodialo
@redepatestodialo 4 ай бұрын
Please take permission for the other floor too. I am begging.
@kaela420
@kaela420 4 ай бұрын
PLS SHOW THE OTHER FLOOR! 😭
@claytonharting9899
@claytonharting9899 4 ай бұрын
It went from ritzy useless showpiece to a livable welcoming family home, well done!!
@krizdeep
@krizdeep 3 ай бұрын
Agree !!!
@zikrikamarulzaman3435
@zikrikamarulzaman3435 4 ай бұрын
Excellent. Will put this to use when designing my Sims luxury mansion
@Oneirio
@Oneirio 4 ай бұрын
me fr 🥲
@AKA_Studios
@AKA_Studios 4 ай бұрын
The overlap between Dear Modern and Sims fans grows every day
@missyblissy90
@missyblissy90 4 ай бұрын
Can we send our sims builds in for review lol@@AKA_Studios
@miklimecat9636
@miklimecat9636 4 ай бұрын
Yesss, love the Sims and Dear Modern, both.☺️
@timeytimes
@timeytimes 4 ай бұрын
Same!
@iankunx
@iankunx 4 ай бұрын
This is infinitely better and also fixes a huge problem not mentioned: The original layout had no rooms suitable for keeping an eye on kids playing in the back from. The living room was on the other side of the house. Now tired parents can relax on the sofa but still look out back and keep an eye on the kids and make sure they aren't falling in the pool or anything. A lot safer.
@YamiKisara
@YamiKisara 2 ай бұрын
You do realize a person wealthy enough to build a mansion definitely has staff to watch their kids 24/7, right? And that the staircase leads to the upper floor? Chances are they have their personal living room up there, with the lower stuff just being for meeting guests, as was traditionally the case in such big houses.
@ketaminepoptarts
@ketaminepoptarts Ай бұрын
​@@YamiKisara okay? thats all just a hypothetical based on them being rich, and its not like theyre going to just ignore the fact that their kids exist until they turn 18
@Landis963
@Landis963 Ай бұрын
​@YamiKisara Maybe, but I for one would be a lot more comfortable in that position if I can glance out a window every so often and see that things are OK, regardless of staff presence.
@LOLWAAHH
@LOLWAAHH 27 күн бұрын
@@YamiKisaralots of unfounded and frankly wrong assumption you just made
@bluestreak711
@bluestreak711 15 күн бұрын
@@YamiKisara But if they are the kind of family who doesn't want to flash it, maybe they don't want a staff. Maybe they just want to have a staff and be hands on like any other family.
@Serule
@Serule 4 ай бұрын
It's cool to see the updated blueprints with all of the feedback included!
@user-gt2yf5tr8j
@user-gt2yf5tr8j 4 ай бұрын
All the background info is made up. The story is done as publicity for potential clients
@alisoncummins2726
@alisoncummins2726 4 ай бұрын
@@user-gt2yf5tr8jHe says it’s an actual client and thanks them for giving him permission to share it. (Pinned comment at top.) How do you know he’s lying?
@ANinjasEerierEnemy
@ANinjasEerierEnemy 4 ай бұрын
But why didn't he update the spelling of Dining? 😊 Maybe it does double duty as a music room.
@cclayton1316
@cclayton1316 4 ай бұрын
Only note they didn't take was on Bedroom 2 he said not to go through the walk in closet to get to the toilet but that layout was kept
@KwehShiro
@KwehShiro 4 ай бұрын
​@@cclayton1316the entry changed! It still from the walk in but it is at the entry of the room, instead of the very end of it. The energy was concentrated all at the end of the room instead of flowing smoothly from the entrance, it also made the flowing redundant because it started from the entrance, went to the end of the room, then back up to access the bathroom. Imagine you just need a quick bathroom break when you were in the living room 😅
@NJ-Cathie
@NJ-Cathie 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for revising the floor plan. The original house was nothing more than a salute to staircases!
@justjuniorjaw
@justjuniorjaw 4 ай бұрын
When the staircase is the main character, and the family is the side characters.
@PaintingandExercise
@PaintingandExercise 4 ай бұрын
Ha ha. So true.
@qymrmz
@qymrmz 4 ай бұрын
And now is a salute to the corridor...
@sherryleigh1966
@sherryleigh1966 4 ай бұрын
My father had always called our little room off the foyer the "date inspection room." Sure enough, 15 years later, that is exactly what it was used for! 😊
@count-duckula-v
@count-duckula-v 4 ай бұрын
Guest Room 1 is very important- that’s where the parents will move into as Senior Citizens. Also where family members may stay when sick or recuperating. So nice that it got extended in the improved layout.
@SN-sz7kw
@SN-sz7kw 2 ай бұрын
My thoughts, too. 👍
@amysmiles9751
@amysmiles9751 2 ай бұрын
I try explaining that to my husband, and he doesn't want to look that far in the future. 😅
@serenityf.6234
@serenityf.6234 2 ай бұрын
@@amysmiles9751 try to explain it with e.g. a possible broken leg (if you want to avoid stairs) or a heavy cold etc (my dad was sleeping on the living room floor when he was coughing through the whole night) ^^
@booyamoon05
@booyamoon05 Ай бұрын
Yes! We’ve also built our guest bedroom in the first floor thinking about the future when my parents or in-laws need to be taken care of and move in with us. It has also been great for family and friends staying over so we can keep our privacy at night, or when my husband has been sick or had very early mornings.
@Mara_1337
@Mara_1337 15 күн бұрын
Usually true, my mother also built the bathroom downstairs for a time when she can't walk up the stairs anymore (and she'd have a bed in the living room, it's a small houe). There is just a toilet upstairs. HOWEVER! This family literally has a lift, so it doesn't matter 😂😅 Unless it's only a laundry/luggage lift but I don't think so
@TheDragon07
@TheDragon07 4 ай бұрын
I’ve worked on a home that had grand central staircases like the first blueprints. I always felt like it was a ton of wasted dead space.
@XIIchiron78
@XIIchiron78 3 ай бұрын
All that money just to end up feeling like you live in a hotel lobby
@TheQuark6789
@TheQuark6789 3 ай бұрын
If you have the money and land to make the house arbitrarily large, there’s no such thing as wasted space
@Mara_1337
@Mara_1337 15 күн бұрын
​@@XIIchiron78 tbh the hotel lobby might be an argument. But generally, I think a staircase like that is pretty. I wouldn't mind one haha but for example in the case of this family, it makes more sense the way he designed it.
@aprilm9551
@aprilm9551 11 күн бұрын
I know, my eyes always roll when I see a home like that.
@FilippaSkog
@FilippaSkog 4 ай бұрын
I imagine there are mostly bedrooms and more family oriented spaces on the second floor, so it makes sense to make the staircase more discreet. It’s for the family, not for guests. A grand staircase is great for a hotel or such, where the second floor is for guests, but it’s weird for a family home.
@raspar6
@raspar6 2 ай бұрын
Great point! Grand staircases are for making a great entrance, with guests walking up/down them to get to the party. Or sometimes a staircase can be the focal point in the room if it's a floating or clear staircase that adds to the aesthetic in a fun way. However a spiral staircase off in one corner still looks grand while also saying "family only," if all they have upstairs are bedrooms.
@DisappointedBatman
@DisappointedBatman 4 ай бұрын
Lucky kids.
@SachaBouman
@SachaBouman 4 ай бұрын
I learn so much from you. Thank you.
@deleted_handle
@deleted_handle 4 ай бұрын
fr
@bellarose6509
@bellarose6509 Ай бұрын
When I was a Freshman in high school, we moved from a split level house to a house that had no running water, no indoor plumbing, no kitchen counters, etc. It was built before the Revolution and had a larger fireplace than Valley Forge. But the first year, we all slept in one room to stay warm in the winter. I consider us luckier, because we were not coddled. We learned to build wood fires, split logs, etc. And we still went to school during the day and got our homework done at night. The first few months we used oil lamps, but then we put in about 6 outlets. It made a world of difference. Think about skill development, long range goals, self-discipline and patience. How are you going to develop that in a mansion? Please don’t say Karate or soccer….that’s just ridiculous. 🙏☮️
@LittlebellgirLau
@LittlebellgirLau 4 ай бұрын
I love the tone on "elevator" 😂😂😂
@FerretKibble
@FerretKibble 4 ай бұрын
And that storage room is now in a great spot for a mud room by the side entry!
@FerretKibble
@FerretKibble 4 ай бұрын
Also I love how accessibility seems built in (if doors are wide enough)
@jacobbaer785
@jacobbaer785 4 ай бұрын
Definitely appreciate these "deep dives" going more in depth into a single project compared to your usual content
@johnnyritenbaugh1214
@johnnyritenbaugh1214 4 ай бұрын
The new design makes so much more sense. I'd still change the sitting room, flipping the entrance to be off of the lounge, and repurpose it to be a home office/library/studio/home theater/billiard room/basically anything with an actual function.
@gandfgandf5826
@gandfgandf5826 4 ай бұрын
I'd make it into a study/technology space where everyone can charge their devices when they walk through the door. Leave their phones there. :-)
@sfowler1017
@sfowler1017 4 ай бұрын
Yes I'd definitely make that a library. And one of these ground floor bedrooms a home office.
@friedeyeball
@friedeyeball 4 ай бұрын
I wonder if the family has any business where they meet clients. I’ve known people who do therapy or painters who sell stuff, it would be handy to have a room off the front for that.
@killiansirishbeer
@killiansirishbeer 4 ай бұрын
He said the people wanted a nice environment to raise their kids. With that in mind the lounge has its purpose. Kids/teenagers can play in the lounge without disturbing other people in the house. For calmer activities or talking with guests they have the living and the lounge is far from the bedrooms and staircase. When people who live together have different schedules, it can create a lot of tensions and a negative atmosphere.
@lisadaws6191
@lisadaws6191 3 ай бұрын
I love all of the changes with the exception of the "store room" as it drives me crazy to see fancy houses with huge kitchens and no pantries. There still needs to be a store room/pantry by the kitchen.
@bootercup001
@bootercup001 23 күн бұрын
From what he said there’s an actual kitchen separate, in a building outside the kitchenette. Likely there’s a full pantry in there, or a butlers pantry between the kitchenette and main kitchen. He did say the lady of the house only needed a kitchenette (not the full kitchen) to do some occasional baking, so I’d presume what she needs would be easily stored in what he showed.
@wwaxwork
@wwaxwork 12 күн бұрын
That was addressed the cooking happens in another external kitchen. I a guessing the house is in a country were servants are cheaper and they do the cooking. That kitchen is more for serving the food and a bit of light cooking.
@nopenope7937
@nopenope7937 2 ай бұрын
I LOVE how you consider the family's personality, and they sound really nice, too. As someone who grew up in a house designed to present well to guests rather than be actually lived in, I LOVE the coziness and the flow of this home.
@Moingboy
@Moingboy 4 ай бұрын
My first thought is how much I love the revised floor plan, but my second thought is that it is almost exactly how I imagined a mansion described in an Agatha Christie novel 🤔
@HelioSmith
@HelioSmith 4 ай бұрын
I love how much you love white post it notes!
@acasualviewer5861
@acasualviewer5861 2 ай бұрын
most entertaining part was watching him do and redo the post it notes.
@TaurusMoon-hu3pd
@TaurusMoon-hu3pd 4 ай бұрын
You may want to buy Cliff's book! I highly recommend it. I bought it and my house and garden flow like a dream now!!! 💗💗💗
@SachaBouman
@SachaBouman 4 ай бұрын
He has a book? Now i want it💙💙 wat is the name of the book?
@TaurusMoon-hu3pd
@TaurusMoon-hu3pd 4 ай бұрын
@@SachaBouman Feng Shui Modern by Cliff Tan, Bloomsbury publisher. Yes, and it's great!💗
@SachaBouman
@SachaBouman 4 ай бұрын
@@TaurusMoon-hu3pd found it. It is even translated in dutch👍
@TaurusMoon-hu3pd
@TaurusMoon-hu3pd 4 ай бұрын
@@SachaBouman that's awesome! 💗
@twentyeight602
@twentyeight602 4 ай бұрын
​@@SachaBoumaneyy ik ben ook nederlands!
@twaoum6561
@twaoum6561 4 ай бұрын
What about the 2nd and 3rd floor!! What you waiting for?😅😘
@tareginda
@tareginda 4 ай бұрын
More longer videos please !!
@aprilm9551
@aprilm9551 11 күн бұрын
And I love the real life examples of any size, redoing a room, redoing a house, all very instructive and enjoyable.
@YogaStarGreece
@YogaStarGreece 4 ай бұрын
Great improvement- actually can’t believe this architect really thought this is a good floor plan
@FerretKibble
@FerretKibble 4 ай бұрын
Plenty of rich people just want to show off space-wasting 'luxury' and would prefer the original.
@TheStagingGuru
@TheStagingGuru 4 ай бұрын
CHANGES STILL: I’d make the sitting room an office. If there is no pool house, then the toilet should have access to the terrace for pool use. And depending where the family enters the home, a nook facing the hallway near the storage area for shoes, and book bags. Also there is no pantry in your kitchen, family homes need pantries
@marcinmrzyglocki
@marcinmrzyglocki 4 ай бұрын
Missing pantry is explained by this kitchen being a stub, with most cooking being done in another building. Not enough storage and toilets seem exclusive, guests and pool both should have an access.
@helenrichards3581
@helenrichards3581 Күн бұрын
Much depends on the location of the garage. For both safety and convenience the garage should open to the kitchen, at least in USA. There should be a good sized butlers pantry between the formal dining room and the kitchen for safe and efficient and discreet dinner service. Without that buffer, guests weirdly feel free to barge into the kitchen instead of congregating in the living room, distracting the hostess and generally getting in the way. I would line up the left side of the house with a corridor room where the breakfast area is, below that, the formal dining room, and below that, where the family room is, I would place the formal living room. The corridor would lead to the kitchen. You need a mudroom in a 4 season climate, and an outdoor kitchen in a warmer climate. The corridor could have a laundry or a powder room accessed from the swimming pool area. As the children become teens, the great room opening to the pool will become their space, and trust me, it will not sustain its formality. Agree with moving stairs, having a closed off study and downstairs bedrooms. Do not ever ever ever put a bathroom beside a kitchen or dining room. Gross. Always love your presentations. 😊
@ingang8817
@ingang8817 4 ай бұрын
I like the shape of earlier breakfast area, I would put glass windows there and chair along the window to make a book corner XD
@thebookwyrmslair6757
@thebookwyrmslair6757 4 ай бұрын
I love that little nook, too, but I would have elongated it and turned it into a library, complete with a fireplace and reading places in the window. Sometimes you just want to sit quietly and dream, right? Then again, I can't fathom a mansion without a study / library. 😂
@Tashishi0
@Tashishi0 4 ай бұрын
I did, too. Personally, I'd have made it a little bigger and turned it into a mini solarium so I could have breakfast with my plants :D
@killiansirishbeer
@killiansirishbeer 4 ай бұрын
I like those little nooks, but I agree with Dear Modern, it was not well placed. If one really wanted to keep it, then do it where he placed the new breakfast table, but in the middle of a long stretch of wall is weird.
@LauraTryUK
@LauraTryUK 4 ай бұрын
Working with me and my 2-bed bungalow in July is going to _very_ different to this 🤣 But it's going to be great all the same. I really look forward to it! You are sensational! What a talent you have.
@TS_Mind_Swept
@TS_Mind_Swept 4 ай бұрын
I actually really enjoyed watching this, nice to have an overview of the entire floor plan instead of just one room for a change
@justjuniorjaw
@justjuniorjaw 4 ай бұрын
Architects goes Default, watch how this Feng Shui expert mints this floorplan!
@mrggy
@mrggy 4 ай бұрын
It's so nice to hear more background about the project! I saw your short on this project a couple days ago and was like "eh, the staircase would be a selling point for a lot of people" and didn't agree with getting rid of it. But now hearing more context about the family, I totally see why you made that choice!
@adragaidji9910
@adragaidji9910 3 ай бұрын
It would be nice to see the second-floor plan since the lift and the staircase moved. And maybe see if the living room still has the high ceiling which was the placement of the old grand useless staircase. It would be fun to know.😀 Otherwise, a really great floor plan, down to earth and practical.
@friedeyeball
@friedeyeball 4 ай бұрын
I love that we got to hear how you considered the client! I’d love for more long form stuff so we can get more of an idea of how you adapt things for different kinds of people c:
@o.o4566
@o.o4566 4 ай бұрын
I would like to see the second floor changes
@triple999fruitful
@triple999fruitful 4 ай бұрын
Brilliant! They are very fortunate to have you.
@emilys9782
@emilys9782 4 ай бұрын
Love the changes Cliff! I would make the following small adjustments: "dining" is misspelled in the revised plan, and I would maintain access to the kitchenette from the lounge.
@FireRupee
@FireRupee 4 ай бұрын
The big square shape of the new design is oddly satisfying.
@fitriaahsani1286
@fitriaahsani1286 4 ай бұрын
OOOH great analysis, i like this! The grand stairs is indeed an eyesore in that plan, it looks like luxurious grand stairs in cramped room, "too forced" 😂 Maybe the reason why the architect put toilet not on the outer side (?) of the building, because they can't put big windows for the front facade? Since it is on the first floor and you want big windows for the lounge and symmetrical front facade. If i may add, maybe you dont need full solid wall between stairs and foyer so the new grand stairs can be grand-er 😂 I really like the kitchen/dining room new layout, it is nice for mother cooking there while watching what's happening on the lounge so she wont feel excluded.
@amandamwardrop
@amandamwardrop 4 ай бұрын
yeah, tho the bathroom is better flow wise in the new plan, if it were going to be a constantly inhabited room, I wouldn't want the huge window facing forward in the bathroom. now, if it's a guest bedroom, then I wouldn't mind because then it wouldn't be used near as often
@DancingPony1966-kp1zr
@DancingPony1966-kp1zr Ай бұрын
Yes and the kids and their friends can gather there while their parents visit in the living and dining rooms.
@mariafernandez5221
@mariafernandez5221 4 ай бұрын
So much better. The family flow is soooo much more livable. That staircase space was gross before. Such wasted space and poor use of the views. Love it!💕💕
@dudeman2945
@dudeman2945 4 ай бұрын
I love how he was like “there is nothing really wrong. Then proceeded to change everything. Having said that I loved this more in depth analysis. It was so much fun seeing how everything should work… when you can afford all the space in the world.
@TheDazza
@TheDazza 4 ай бұрын
I would love to see how the changes downstairs affects the layout upstairs.
@paulapeacock1595
@paulapeacock1595 4 ай бұрын
The baywindow area is intended to feel like outdoors with protection from weather.
@AdinaShoshanaSturman-os6tk
@AdinaShoshanaSturman-os6tk 9 күн бұрын
Major improvements both in function and flow!
@hurbig
@hurbig 4 ай бұрын
This is so fascinating. Only thing I am a little confused about is why do you need. Lounge, a living room and a sitting room? What is even the function of a sitting room?
@hodulja
@hodulja 4 ай бұрын
You're not rich enough to understand that. Nor am I.
@andymingni
@andymingni 4 ай бұрын
I'm guessing a sitting room is for like people visiting for business, but aren't close enough to be invited into the living area of the home. Or where the butler makes people wait while waiting for the owners to arrive from where ever they may be.
@michellep.7958
@michellep.7958 4 ай бұрын
Sitting room: Andymingni's explanation makes sense Lounge: functions as games room/play room/ TV room/ recreational activities room (for younger ones at home maybe)
@tareginda
@tareginda 4 ай бұрын
We are not rich enough to understand 🥲
@FerretKibble
@FerretKibble 4 ай бұрын
Sitting room is for formal/business, living room is the living room/watching the kids playing outside, lounge is where the preteens and teens watch tv with their friends.
@jpp7783
@jpp7783 9 күн бұрын
There are so many designer channels here in KZbin, but this is the only one that focuses on the most important element I’d design, being space planning. All the marble/reclaimed wood/whatever is the finish of the day is far less important than how a home works. That huge staircase was an obnoxious disaster that needed fixing. And fixing the symmetry of the house was golden, it will make the rear landscaping plan far more appealing. The only thing I’d say is that the front sitting room does seem a touch cramped, and also I’d like to see the kitchen open to that front lounge area
@dotology
@dotology 3 ай бұрын
I want to thank you for the "fix it" series. It really got into my head and it's helping me in life. I appreciate that greatly. Sending good vibes.
@Mynervas
@Mynervas 4 ай бұрын
With that new toilet extension on the top right, the back of the house is now also symmetrical which looks so much better.
@ririeranggasari
@ririeranggasari 4 ай бұрын
OMG the end result is *chef's kiss* Comfortable layout is key to comfortable living ❤
@aprilm9551
@aprilm9551 11 күн бұрын
Sooo good! Instead of a McMansion it will be a beautiful, livable large home! Thanks to the clients for allowing you to post this. It's very inspiring, and they are lucky to have found you.
@superblaster2
@superblaster2 4 ай бұрын
That Dinning Room is going to be loud! 😃
@pobvic
@pobvic 4 ай бұрын
I hope the dashed lines are sliding doors so you can enclose the space
@virginiadominguezcarrera8816
@virginiadominguezcarrera8816 4 ай бұрын
I love you work! Applying Feng Shui seems common sense when you draw it like that!
@bdhjbazekduve
@bdhjbazekduve 4 ай бұрын
I would love to see an entrance to the bedroom suites through the Walk-in-closet which would access the bedroom on one side, and the bathroom on the other. This way you don't enter directly inside the room which offers more privacy to the bed, and also makes the bedroom more quiet because one can get ready and leave the suite without bothering the other person in the bedroom.
@JennaGetsCreative
@JennaGetsCreative 3 ай бұрын
I love the changes! Now I'm very curious what's upstairs.
@stellamaxwell777
@stellamaxwell777 17 күн бұрын
I’ve designed many homes like this and I almost completely agree with all of your decisions. It’s so obvious to me. I can’t imagine the original architect is very good, as shown by that staircase. Thank you for fixing it.
@nysiafraga
@nysiafraga 4 ай бұрын
Sinceramente, ficou muito melhor do seu jeito. Menos imponência e muito mais lógica! Parabéns pelo trabalho sensacional. Seu canal tem me ensinado muitas coisas legais! ✨ Um abraço do Rio, Brasil 🇧🇷
@Agrillot6
@Agrillot6 4 ай бұрын
Oh wow, you did great, the changes are HUGE for this space.
@crvptrvp
@crvptrvp 4 ай бұрын
Wow. Literally, this just makes intuitive sense and feels so much more concentrated where similar areas share rooms. Before it was a little shaken up. Very nice work!
@dougandcandacebishop7259
@dougandcandacebishop7259 4 ай бұрын
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE your redesign! Well done!
@kaela420
@kaela420 4 ай бұрын
wow the after is great! you never fail to amaze me
@somethingsimplehere
@somethingsimplehere 4 ай бұрын
awesome!
@theSamandtheMoon
@theSamandtheMoon 4 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to be rich and have this guy design my house
@KeiPalace
@KeiPalace 4 ай бұрын
Dear Cliff, this is great! I just saw the big staircase and thought, wow that takes up most of the house, such wasted space! one day I will have you help me plan a house!
@frankiesomeone
@frankiesomeone 4 ай бұрын
I liked the breakfast room in the little sunroom on the left :(
@mysticmeadowshomestead6209
@mysticmeadowshomestead6209 4 ай бұрын
Add: fireplace, grand piano, enlarge the powder room (sacrifice the storage room). Leave the elevator where it was in original design. You cannot put guests in a bedroom that shares a wall with an elevator. A proper mansion does need a visually dramatic (read curved) staircase. Stunning views that just happen to be where anyone let in through the front door can immediately see, is precisely what is wanted. Those who come in through the front door, who are to be ushered into the reception room, are treated with upmost courtesy. This is done out of a proper respect for actual houseguests, who should not inadvertently become part of that interaction. That's why a reception room is important. I would add a drink-in wine cellar downstairs or dig a cellar just outside the mansion that has room for a stage for the musicians, plenty of cushioned seating for guests skirting around the wine walls, and a dance floor near the stage. A fountain is probably already in the design. Lots of walkways through the gardens, with lots of shaded nooks for seating and interesting focal points throughout. A pagoda, a gazebo or both.
@VanNessy97
@VanNessy97 3 ай бұрын
My sources tell me a pagoda is a multi-story Buddhist temple
@sachaehn4924
@sachaehn4924 3 ай бұрын
Your personality is so enchanting! Love it!
@olinda013
@olinda013 4 ай бұрын
Amazing! It's so much practical now
@Rich_1
@Rich_1 8 күн бұрын
I love the way you talk about your service and the value you give to your customer. as a graphic designer I’m learning so much from this!
@luciawilke5470
@luciawilke5470 2 ай бұрын
Only thing I see missing, that most would like, is a study/home office. Perhaps that front little sitting room. Not sure it's big enough without including the powder room space. But maybe powder could go somewhere else.
@JJoy-bk8yr
@JJoy-bk8yr 4 ай бұрын
Yes, much improved! So much better to ditch the movie-set staircase and add a nice living area overlooking the garden. (I take it they aren't in the US. Even mid-range new homes in the US are designed with informal "family rooms" in addition to the more formal living room, by default.)
@RuthBhmand
@RuthBhmand 4 ай бұрын
Well done. Much more pleasant living space.
@CharlieDraper
@CharlieDraper 4 ай бұрын
You're so good at this.
@quietestkitten
@quietestkitten 2 ай бұрын
After your description, I really enjoyed mentioning how the family would actually live there!
@Kamarca
@Kamarca 4 ай бұрын
You have amazing intuition about spaces.
@srqpdq6697
@srqpdq6697 19 күн бұрын
Awesome!
@paulapeacock1595
@paulapeacock1595 4 ай бұрын
I like the entryway to enter a less used room so the house looks really neat upon casual entry.
@LeCrenn
@LeCrenn 4 ай бұрын
So much better, and thank you for putting a door at the entrance of the lounge. That long hallway was giving me airport breezeway vibes.
@kk-xi8li
@kk-xi8li 2 ай бұрын
I love the changes!
@crashtestbunny6649
@crashtestbunny6649 4 ай бұрын
Thanks, my sims will love this floor plan
@kimlaoconnor1
@kimlaoconnor1 4 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@MsOkayAwesome
@MsOkayAwesome 4 ай бұрын
This was so cool! Thankd for sharing!!
@samanthac5761
@samanthac5761 17 күн бұрын
Love the new design.
@melodypeters3661
@melodypeters3661 4 ай бұрын
Excellent changes
@bakaichigo
@bakaichigo 3 ай бұрын
this is like magic
@geneyoon6128
@geneyoon6128 4 ай бұрын
Part of the original intent was to feature the grand staircase upon entry for visual impact. I do prefer your layout, but perhaps you don’t need to close off the foyer, so the stairs are visible as you walk in. I know feng shui prohibits a staircase meeting the front door, but that rule feels a bit arbitrary in a house with as much space as this. Also, if the sweep of the turning stairs directs toward the central living room, it would redirect the energy toward the heart of the house anyway, yes?
@lilykhandker6716
@lilykhandker6716 18 күн бұрын
Your changes are VERY well thought out
@katanyajason3316
@katanyajason3316 4 ай бұрын
OMG this is SOOOOOO much better!!
@ecenker
@ecenker 2 ай бұрын
I think the second plan is better, but still I would think some things differently: 1. The small wc opens up right onto the main corridor. The entrance should have been indirect, through the sitting room maybe? 2. Foyer-staircase relationship: Try to think of the sitting room - foyer - staircase as one continous related area, using/admiring the staircase through the foyer, too. 3. Adding a whole volume on the right of the northern facade of the house with the nice view is a big move, only to use it as wc? And the ocurring storage is too big. I would think (from north to south) mini office/sitting area, WIC, WC, storage. OR at least use this storage area as a mud room+storage. 4. In the kitchen: There seems to be too much sitting space. I would either remove the stools around the cooktop, OR remove the table area by the window and make it a more pleasing/relaxed sitting area with a small desk/work space for a laptop maybe. 5. The southern wall of the living room could have a fireplace which would adorn the space, make a focus and make the place cosier. Unless specifically asked for I would remove the bar, making it into a TV-watching area making TV less of a focus in the whole space. 6. If the lounge area is meant to be messy and used daily, I would cut off its realationship to the dining area and the living room beyond and connect it to the kitchen directly. (I think this area is too big for only one function. I would talk to the family and divide it into 2-3 areas with different functions that they might prefer.) 7. I would add a door to the corridor on east side, creating a private corridor between the bedrooms. 8 . Also, I would think of a more limited/controlled passage style between the kitchen and the living room as a swinging door perhaps? Formal guests and kitchen noise do not go well together.
@iliketowatch1978
@iliketowatch1978 2 ай бұрын
That was a amazing breakdown and explanation
@sfowler1017
@sfowler1017 4 ай бұрын
I love this! Great video.
@MJ-98
@MJ-98 4 ай бұрын
i learned so much from this. wow!
@mcardnas2984
@mcardnas2984 4 ай бұрын
You're a Feng shui genius ❤
@milvsdil360
@milvsdil360 4 ай бұрын
I love it !
@audofit
@audofit 4 ай бұрын
Good job Cliff :)
@KatieB33
@KatieB33 4 ай бұрын
Excellent advice ❤
@mikemcculley
@mikemcculley 4 ай бұрын
The improved living room and lounge are much better spaces. I wonder if there's a way to make the path to the kitchen and breakfast not have to cut through the dining room though.
@YW84LUV
@YW84LUV 4 ай бұрын
So much better! I love the games room--its a room that will actually be used. The sitting room could be an office.
@yosoykibbles
@yosoykibbles Ай бұрын
Magicalll!! 🦄🦄🦄🦄✨✨✨
@mrridikilis
@mrridikilis 10 күн бұрын
Wow!
@tillfalligt1148
@tillfalligt1148 4 ай бұрын
Very good. I'm so curious about the second floor now. 😅
@girijanarayan6974
@girijanarayan6974 12 күн бұрын
Love it
@patrickkeller2193
@patrickkeller2193 4 ай бұрын
One thing I like is putting a metal and glass elevator in the center of the stair case, done right it looks even more grant and saves space.
@PomPomPlants
@PomPomPlants 2 ай бұрын
I actually like how the new staircase isn’t as show-offy, it could be easier for the kids to bring friends over if they aren’t smacked in the face with wealth.
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