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Property Plan -
Dimensions are approximate |
 A
few of you asked about the floor plan of the property we
plan to purchase. I made this diagram which pretty much
explains everything.
Property
Gray - the road on the North side of the property
Brown - parking
Green - garden area
Yellow - rock walkway to the entry
White - dog run
1st Floor - The entry is on
the lower left. The hallway leads to the toilet on the left,
the sink in an adjacent room accessed from the
dining/kitchen (upside down DK) which then leads to the
bathtub and shower. The bedroom for all of us, until the
little dude is a bit older, (room all the way in the back) is accessed from the DK. There is a back entry from the
bedroom. From the DK there is an entry to the dining room in green which then leads to the
living room which is also in green.
2nd Floor - The stairs going up end at the
entry to what will be the science room and then out to the
veranda which will be remodeled to take advantage of the
view. The room adjacent to the
veranda shown in green will be the classroom office. The largest
room, which is also in green, will be the classroom.
Update
The outside property plan completely changed after
purchasing the house. We soon realized parking was going to
be a bitch and I completely changed everything around to
maximize the yard space for our personal use instead of
wasting it on parking. Much more about this as the house
nears completion and the pictures are uploaded. |
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Floor Plan -
Tentative |
 This
is basically the same as the property plan above except in
these diagrams the first and second floor are shown
vertically. The first set shows the room plan while the
second set shows the furniture plan.
We originally planned to use the second floor as bedrooms
and the first floor as classrooms and then realized there
was no place to entertain guests. In addition, going pee in
the middle of the night pretty much sucks when you need to
go down and back up a steep flight of stairs. The single
bedroom on the first floor will be good enough until Shai
gets a little older.
I plan to make an outside laundry space accessed from the
bedroom instead of using the second floor veranda which is
typical in Japan. Instead, we plan to use the veranda for a
relaxing spot to read, drink wine, BBQ, and take advantage
of the wonderful view. The veranda is accessed via the
Science room where I plan to install instruments to measure
daily climatic conditions. This will benefit Shai in his
science studies and the room will be used for planned
science classes in English.
The first floor living room will be the location of a wood
burning fireplace assuming we can find a kit in Japan. We
went to the building supply store but could not find the
materials we need. |
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