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Whether you are creating your first floor plan, or your fifth, designing the perfect house plan is difficult. Your architect can help you think about wants and needs, choose materials to fit your lifestyle, and create a finished house plan that will fulfill your dreams, no matter how small or large. Think about these areas when you take your ideas to your architect:Lot – Walk around your lot during different times of the day to appreciate different views. See if you can use passive heating from your southern exposure to lower energy bills. Make sure you know about any buildings such as houses or even businesses that may be built near you in the future. Are there eco features you can implement on your lot to lower your energy costs such as geothermal heating, solar panels, or building part of your home in the earth? Are there ways to minimize the disturbance of the earth while building?House Floor Plan – I’m sure you know how many bedrooms and baths you want, but start thinking about how your family will move throughout the space so you can make high traffic areas functional. Some people like laundry to be close to the bedrooms, some people however want the master bedroom away from kids rooms?Do you prefer an island or do you like appliances to be next to each other? Consider writing down what you have loved and hated about prior homes you’ve lived in. Think about the small things like placement of outlets that are often frustrating, or light switches. As you age, you may use space differently, so think ahead? Storage and clutter can be huge issues, think about how your homes design can help or cause problems.Materials – There are many choices for flooring, siding, counter tops and all the other materials that go into your home, so research them to save money. You can also research sustainable products that are friendly to the environment down to your choice of paint and caulks. Planning to use new building systems like SIPs can also impact your energy bills, so it can pay off to discuss these options with your architect.Details – The great thing about a custom house plan is that you can start from scratch, so you can include the little details that make a house a home to you. Built in bookshelves, cubbies to show off your glass vase collection, a tile back-splash made from the antique tiles you picked up in Mexico, a double shower, these details mark the home as yours.Write down your ideas, collect photos from magazines, and taking photos of your lot to pinpoint views can help your architect define your home design to capture your feelings more accurately.

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