We really like the round idea but I don’t think we are going to go with it. After messing around with floor plans we were able to come up with some we liked but then we started talking about building time lines and materials and realized that while it would be fun it would also take significantly longer to build. Time we don’t really want to waste.
I have been working on house plans lately it is very tricky finding something that is just right. So many considerations, one story? two stories? one and a half? balancing the trade offs between foundation and roof costs and ease of construction/heating. Should we build all at once or in stages? How many square feet do we need? How many can we afford?
The most recent question is whether to build in the round or not. Round is efficient, round is elegant, round is difficult to plan out. We are thinking maybe two round units connected, one with living area, one with bedrooms. This would allow us to build one smaller structure quickly, move in, then build the other. It would involve sleeping in the living room for a bit but that wouldn’t be the end of the world.
Previously I have shied away from building in the round because the floor plans are tricky and most things you put in a house aren’t round. But we have both always liked the look of a round house and if we are going to build our own house we should probably take advantage of the opportunity to have something really neat. Likely we will change our minds again but for now we are thinking round and I think Becky can be blamed, all her talk of yurts has me thinking outside the box.
