How to Design a House?

Location

• Where is the House?
• Is the house situated in Town?
• Is the house situated out of Town?
• At which distance of the nearest settlement is it?
• Is it easy to find?
• Can it be seen from the road?
• Do you need to be a local to find it?

• In which kind of Environment is is it situated?
• Is it surrounded my mountains?
• Is it surrounded my valleys?
• Is is near a wood?
• Is it near a river?
• Is it facing the sea?

• How much Pollution is there?
• What kind of pollution is there?
• Is it Light?
• Is it Noise?
• Is it Gaz?
• Is there a waste nearby?
• Is there a factory?
• Is there a dump nearby?
• Was it there before the House was built?
• Was it created afterwards?

Gardens

• Are there Gardens?
• Are they on the Front?
• Are they on the Back?
• Do they surround the house?

• How are the Gardens decorated?
• What are the dominant Colors?
• What kind of plant can you find?
• What kind of flower can you find?
• What kind of fruits can you find?

• Are there statues?
• What do they represent?
• Are they related to the house?
• Is there a Shrine or a Reliquary?

• Is there Water?
• In the form of a Pond?
• What’s in the Pond?
• In the form of a River?
• What’s in the River?

• What kind of Animals can you find?
• What kind of Insect is there?
• What kind of Bird is there?
• Are there fishes?
• Are there frogs?

Form & Size

• Form
• Is the House Square-Based?
• Is it a Dome?
• Is it Cylindrical?
• It is a Tower?
• How many Stories/Floors are there?

• Multiple Buildings
• What is the Main Building like?
• What are the Peripheral Buildings like?
• What’s the distance between each building?
• How are they linked?
• By simple roads?
• By fully-fledged corridors?

• Owner
• Is the Owner of the House known?
• Are there multiple ones?
• Did this person build the house?
• How does the House translate her sense of Fashion?
• How does the House reveal her Taste?
• What information does it give us on her Income?
• What information does it give us on her Status?
• Does she enjoy the place she live in?

Entry

• Light & Color
• How much Light is there?
• Where is the light coming from?
• What are the sources of light?
• What are the dominant Colors?
• What do they inspire?

• What are the Materials used in the Entry?
• Are there different from the ones used in the other rooms?
• How are the Walls?
• How is the Floor?
• Is there any Furniture?
• Is there a Gueridon?
• Is there a Shoe cabinet?

Living Room

• Light & Color
• How much Light is there?
• Where is the light coming from?
• What are the sources of light?
• What are the dominant Colors?
• What do they inspire?

• How Welcoming is the Room?
• How large is the Room?
• Do people enjoy their stay here?
• Do they want to discover more of the house?
• Do they consider staying for the night?
• How can we Entertain the guests?

• How is the Living Room built?
• What are the Materials used?
• How are the Walls?
• How is the Floor?
• Are there Large Windows?
• How many doors are there?
• On which other rooms does it open?

• How is the Furniture?
• Are there Sofas?
• Are there Chairs?
• Are there Benches?
• Are there tables?
• Which kind of tables?
• Is there a library?
• What kind of books are exposed in it?

• Are there other Decorations?
• Are there Carpets?
• Are there Paintings?
• Are there Statues?
• Are there Sculptures?

Dinning Room

• Interconnection
• How are the Living room & the Dining room connected?
• How are the Kitchen & the Dining room connected?
• Are the Kitchen & the Dining room connected?
• Are they 2 different rooms?

• Light & Color
• How much Light is there?
• Where is the light coming from?
• What are the sources of light?
• What are the dominant Colors?
• What do they inspire?

• How Welcoming is the Room?
• How large is the Room?
• Do people enjoy their stay here?

• How is the Table?
• Is it an old table?
• In which material is it made?
• Is is a large table?
• How many people does it fit?
• How many tables are there?
• Is there a table for children?
• Is there a table?
• Do you eat by the floor?

• Is it Dressed?
• How is it dressed?
• Are there napkins?
• Are they assorted to the table Runner?
• Is there a table Runner?
• What are the dominant colors?
• What are the main patterns?
• How can we Entertain the guests?

• Accesories
• How is the silverware?
• How is the glassware?
• What kind of tools are used to eat?
• Are there any tools?
• Are there unusual tools?

Kitchen

• Light & Color
• How much Light is there?
• Where is the light coming from?
• What are the sources of light?
• What are the dominant Colors?
• What do they inspire?

• Modulation
• Has it been redone recently?
• How has it been modified?
• Are there any noticeable parts?
• Are there modular parts?
• What kind of tiling is used for the walls?
• What kind of tiling is used for the floor?
• What kind of tiling is used for the space around the oven?

• The Ideal Kitchen
• Are there Large Windows?
• Are there Large Tables?
• Are they made to cook on?
• Are they made to eat on?
• How is the Oven?
• Is it a convection oven?
• Does the cook use Blue Flame or Plaque heaters?
• Can we Entertain the guests in the Kitchen?
• How?
• A cooking show?

• How is the Stash?
• Is it large?
• Is it accessible to everyone?
• Who has access to it?
• Is it underground?
• Is it easily re-suppliable?
• What is stored there?

Bedrooms

• Light & Color
• How much Light is there?
• Where is the light coming from?
• What are the sources of light?
• What are the dominant Colors?
• What do they inspire?

• Accessibility
• How are the Bedrooms accessed?
• How are the doors?
• Are they heavier than the other doors?
• Are the locks different?
• Are there Large Windows?
• Are there Bay Windows?
• Is there a Terrace?
• How is the Terrace?
• How is the view?
• On what does the Terrace open?

• Interconnectivity
• Are they connected to the Living Room?
• Are they connected to the Kitchen?
• Are they connected to the Dining room?
• Are they on the 1st floor?
• Are there some rooms underground?

• Beds
• What is the color of the Beds?
• What is the smell of the Beds?
• Are there different types of Bedrooms?
  • House owner
  • Children
  • Personnel
  • Guests
• Are there different types of Beds?
  • Cradle
  • Divan
  • Four-poster bed
  • Futon
  • Sofa bed/Sleeper sofa
  • Hammock
  • Loveseat
• How many people fits in them?

• How are the bed decorated?
• How are the bedsheets?
• How are the pillows & cushions?
• How is the drapery?
• How are the valences?
• Is there a Chaise Longue by the bed?

• Furniture & Decorations
• How is the Wardrobe?
• Which kind of clothes are in it?
• Is there a boudoir?
• Does it have a mirror?
• Are there vases?
• Are there paintings?
• Are there tables?
• Are there wall hangings?
• Is there a Chest?

Bathrooms

• Light & Color
• How much Light is there?
• Where is the light coming from?
• What are the sources of light?
• What are the dominant Colors?
• What do they inspire?
• Are there Mirrors?
• How large are the Mirrors?
• Is there a cabinet?

• How is the Bath?
• How deep is it?
• How comfortable is it?
• Are there water mattresses in it?
• Does is have an Unusual shape?
• Are there Unusual accessories in it?
• How many person does it fit?

• How is the Shower?
• Are they Shower trays flat?
• Is it a walk-in shower?
• Does it have the same flooring as the rest of the bathroom?
• How is the flooring?
• How are the tiles?
• Has it been Redone recently?
• How is the Shower stall?
• How are the Towels?
• What is the Soap fragrance & color?

• Are there Separated Toilets?
• Where are they situated?
• Are there regular toilets?

Guests

• Are there Guest Rooms?
• Light & Color
• How much Light is there?
• Where is the light coming from?
• What are the sources of light?
• What are the dominant Colors?
• What do they inspire?
• What are the Materials used in this house?
• Are there different from the ones used in the Main House?
• How are the Walls?
• How is the Floor?
• How is the Furniture?
• How are the Rooms?
• Accessibility
• How are the Room accessed?
• Is it a multiple-parts room?
• As a small house encapsulated in the Main House?

• Is there a Guest House?
• Light & Color
• How much Light is there?
• Where is the light coming from?
• What are the sources of light?
• What are the dominant Colors?
• What do they inspire?
• What are the Materials used in this house?
• Are there different from the ones used in the Main House?
• How are the Walls?
• How is the Floor?
• How is the Furniture?
• How are the Rooms?
• Accessibility
• How is the House accessed?

• Is it a Multi-Room Ensemble?
• Is it a Hotel?
• Is it a Motel?
• Are there Commercial floors?
• Are there Office floors?