design and build my own home

how do you desing yur own house on dis. x

and they all sucked. I’d like to take all my experience fixing what others have done wrong…and incorporate an intuitive design that’s all my own. I’d like to focus on space and flow…blending the form that so many people adore…with the function that makes living in a place possible.

IM BORED

My house is going to have two floors.
First floor: kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom, music room, kids play room
Second floor: four bedrooms, big bathroom, laundry room, office

Now I need the tools. I’ll check on the architecture courses in the local university.

Be inspired by nature
Unfold, organically grow and blend with the surrounds
Be an organism in itself, self-contained, self-regulated
A place I would’d enjoyed to play as a kid

Fallingwater comes to mind…and some twists of Gaudi would be awesome.

spiraljetty pointed me to this awesome place in Mexico, Las Pozas by Edward James

Well, i know this isn’t quite design and build my own home yet, but i am getting some experiance for when it does happen. I just recently bought a condo that will be built in the spring. The builder is letting me pick my flooring, cupboards, and colors, so this will give me insight when i do get to build and design an actual house!! :)

I of course will create a room specifically for the 9 foot Steinway.

When I was younger, much younger, I had trouble falling asleep. I developed a routine. Every night, as I lie in bed, I started imaginig the house I would own and build. And I would imagine the things I would do in my house.

The trick worked so well that I can now go to sleep as soon as I rest my head on the pillow. I am now famous for how easily I can go to sleep. But I still do not have the house of my dreams. So I placed this goal back on my list.

I’m looking for a decent home building site. I want something so that my husband and I can sit down and move things around, and get a feel for what we want. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.