Hi guys, I have been living in this home for several years, and it’s a solidly built home; however, it’s poorly designed and laid out. The issue with the house other than the aesthetics is: 1.It’sDark in Winter 2. It has hard surfaces everywhere 3. is not a relaxing environment 4. It’s getting d…

To be honest, for me VRay has been a steep learning curve but I’m gradually getting better. Hope all goes well with the project. The space you have looks stunning so will keep an eye on the thread!

[image] theog: To be honest, for me, VRay has been a steep learning curve, but I’m gradually getting better. Although I do have vray, I outsource my rendering as my skill sets can be better utilized in other areas. [image] theog: The space you have looks stunning so will keep an eye on t…

[image] AndrewRubySketch: the project is becoming more of a priority which is seeing my budget for the all important man toys being reduced In addition to farming, home reparations are the best known way to get rid of all large amounts of money you have lying around. And you get the noise and…

This was my idea when it comes to the roof changes, this’ll enable me to get natural light in the living area in winter. I am still working on the internal layout and counting the dollars as I do it. It is so much easier to spend somone elses money. [sun in roof window1] I accidentally posted thi…

Just an update, work has taken me away from working on my own house. [front turret] [from driveway outdoor at rear] Still a work in progress

I am having trouble with the turret location for symmetry on the facade, in the kitchen area VS the structural implications associated with trusses inside the roof. Unfortunately, when it works structurally the aesthetics are substandard and vice versa. [adding a turret through trusses]

Isn’t that almost always the case!

Isn’t that almost always the case! Yes, it’s not so bad when you are designing from scratch instead of renovating/remodelling. I like the old school cut roofs personally, they are not reliant on compression and tension of adjoining members. I did not build this one, I purchased it. Too good to …

I’m really curious what you use the “wasted space” for….

Remodeling my home in Australia. Goal: more natural light, nicer facade, better set out

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AndrewRubySketch January 27, 2022, 7:17am 35

Just an update, work has taken me away from working on my own house.

Still a work in progress

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