All plans and drawings in this presentation are copyright protected by the presenters or their clients.Reproduction in part or in whole without expressed written consent is prohibited. One of the keys to successful home design is the ability to create budget and space conscious plans that still offer the right details and amenities that the market desires. This presentation explores how to "right size" homes, and will show you how to create effective and efficient design details within a given space while staying on budget. You'll walk away with best practices for creating lean homes without sacrificing the wants and needs of today's buyer.

1. Right-Sizing Your Homes: Design to Eliminate
Excess & Add Appeal
FEBRUARY 6, 2014 | 8 – 9:00 AM
Presenter(s):
Heather McCune // Bassenian/Lagoni Architects, Newport Beach, CA
Joe Digrado, CAASH, AIA // Danielian Associates, Irvine, CA
Doug Van Lerberghe // KEPHART community :: planning :: architecture, Denver, CO

2. Session Description
One of the keys to successful home design is the ability to create
budget and space conscious plans that still offer the right details and
amenities that the market desires. This session explores how to "right
size" homes, and will show you how to create effective and efficient
design details within a given space while staying on budget. You'll
walk away with best practices for creating lean homes without
sacrificing the wants and needs of today's buyer.

3. Learning Outcomes
 Understand how to make homes as lean as possible while creating
inexpensive spaces that will appeal to buyers.
 Analyze design details (interior design and architectural elements)
that buyers want.
 Explore ideas for rooms that may be eliminated or combined in order
to make the plans leaner.
 Review unique ideas for budget-conscious design options.

4. American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Continuing Professional Education
Credit(s) earned on completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA
members upon completion of the AIA/CES Session Participation Forms found in
the back of this session room and online at www.BuildersShow.com. Certificates of
Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon
request.
This course is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As
such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an
approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method
or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at
the conclusion of this presentation.

5. Post WWII Bungalow
900 SF Basement
1 Bathroom 2 Bedrooms
“RIGHT SIZE” CIRCA 1955

6. “RIGHT SIZE” TODAY
The Median Single Family
Home Started in 2012:
• 2,315 SF
• 2.5 Bathrooms
• 3 Bedrooms
Springhouse at Great Park, Irvine, CA
2-Story 2,200 SF 4 Bedrooms (One on First Floor) 3 Baths 2-Car Garage
*Per NAHB/HousingEconomics.com

8. Big Design, Small Lot
According to the AIA 2013 Home Design Trends Survey:
*Respondents include >5,000 Residential Architects
Only 3% Say
Lot Sizes are
Increasing
25% Say Lot
Sizes are
Decreasing
88% Say Square
Footage is Not
Increasing
24% Say
Volume is
Increasing

9. Exterior Materials
and Details

10. Streetscape, not “Garage-Scape”
Image
The Heights at Loma Vista
13.8 du/acre
• Wide and Shallow Site Plan for Diversity
• Staggered Garage to Enhance Elevation

11. Style and Context
“Springhouse fits the style and mission of the neighborhood.”
Phil Bodem, Southern California Division President of Taylor Morrison

12. Materials and Articulation

13. High Impact Details

14. Rich details and material variety eliminate the need for expensive masonry and stone

15. Storefront Windows

16. Mid-Century Modern
• These homes spend the
shortest amount of time on the
market
• People get their asking price
• On average they get a higher
price per square foot
---Data provided by Kentwood City Properties

19. Entry
Sequence

20. Entry Courtyards

21. Oversized Front Doors
8’ Doors
Don’t cost much
more and are a
detail people
notice!
Art niches add
interest

22. First Impressions
WOW! Entry Foyer
• Transition
Space
• View
• Windows
and Light
RS Houz: Average Foyer 79 SF Avg

23. Living & Great
Rooms

24. Formal Living Rooms…Extinct?

25. Image
1,753 SF
Family Room 355 SF Avg
Living Room 320 SF Avg
Great Room 481 SF Avg

26. Image

27. Living Large – Lots of Glass
1,547 SF
2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Study
250 SF Outdoor Living

28. Small and Dark
1,385 SF
2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Tech Niche
115 SF Outdoor Living

29. tight/dark
Before
open/light
After

30. TV Placement

31. Dining Rooms

32. How many dining
areas are needed?

33. 1,821 sf

34. La Cresta at Woodbury
Irvine, California
Plan 2 – BALA Award
Selling Price
+ $1.5 Million
No Formal Dining Room

35. Alternatives to “Crows on the Line” Seating

36. Around the
Corner Island
Seating

37. Kitchens

38. High Quality, Earth Friendly
• Space to Function
• High Quality Finishes
• Natural Materials
• Energy Efficient Appliances
• Storage
Kitchens: 270 SF Avg

39. Open Kitchens Need
To Be
Stylish

40. Open Kitchens Allow For
Custom Islands

41. Open
Storage

42. Concealed Storage

43. Concealed Storage

44. Beds & Baths

45. Master Retreat
• Provide Privacy Not Found Elsewhere in
an Open Plan Home
Master Bedroom 278 SF Avg

46. Efficient Use Of Space
V

47. Bathroom/Closet location?
-OR-
Value Proposition – perception of a bigger closet has market impact

48. Closets

49. Secondary Bedrooms
Each Room 140 SF Avg

50. Guest Rooms &
Flex Space

51. Flex Rooms
• Mud Room
• Home Office
• Upstairs Loft
• Exercise/Craft/
Play Rooms

52. Drop Zones to Control Clutter
Image
1,753 Sq. Ft.
• Tech/Mudroom Off
Garage

53. Options
Second Floor
“Grandkids Room”
Accessible by Stairs and
Elevator
The Anything Room
Hospitality & Wellness

54. Bungalow Suite
• Parents
• Adult Children

55. Detached
Home Office
Indoor / Outdoor
Adjacencies

56. Garage, Storage
& Utility

57. Never Too Much Storage
• Truss Design for Attic Storage
• Additional Garage Width
• Open Shelving
Show off your
oversized garage!
Glass Doors

58. Outdoor
Living

59. Source: NAHB tabulations of the Survey of Construction Microdata Files U.S. Census Bureau.

60. Activating Outdoor Spaces
Image
• Adjacency to Indoor Uses
• 14’ Minimum Rear Yard for Outdoor Living
1,141 Sq. Ft.
• 10’ Side Yard Via Use Easement

61. Outdoor Living

62. Accordion Wall
Continuation of flooring makes spaces feel bigger

63. Porches and Patios
Zero Lot Line
2,262 sf
370 sf outdoor living space

65. Roof Top Deck

66. 125’
ALLEY
C
C
C
125’
C
7.5’
A D
C D A
VINE STREET

67. Space Maximization
Ideas

68. Maximize
Transition
Spaces

69. Use Circulation Space

70. Home Center vs. Den
1,385 sf
2 bed, 2 bath

71. Tech Niche
1,248 sf
2 bed, 2 bath

72. Find Storage
Opportunities
Cabinets in Nook

73. Creative Storage

74. Allow For
Pre-programmed
Customization
1,750 sf

75. Right Sizing Considerations
• Design for multiple uses in one space
• Maximize views through the home and use glass to the side
and rear to expand spaces
• Open the kitchen to other living areas
• Add kitchen island to eliminate an eating space
• Don’t skimp on the design details – incorporate appropriate
details and finishes
• Storage, storage, storage
• Color!
• Give buyers flex options

76. Speaker Contacts:
Heather McCune
Joe Digrado, AIA
Doug Van Lerberghe
Bassenian/Lagoni Architects
Danielian Associates
KEPHART
949.553.9100
949.474.6030
303.832.4474
hmccune@bassenianlagoni.com
jdigrado@danielian.com
dougv@kephart.com
2031 Orchard Dr., Ste. 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
60 Corporate Park
Irvine, CA 92606
2555 Walnut Street
Denver, CO 80205