Assignment- 2 Manifesto - A Coach House Continued

Ok, Here is the final design, mostly in model form, but I will try to explain it as we go.

Plan above

The Front entry/door design enables the front door to function as both a large garage door for motorcycles, but also as a visitor door / front entry.

This is a view of the work area at the South of the house. It shows how the public work space located at the front. The work bench on the east wall is deep enough to put large rolling tool boxes beneath. Also the wall mounted screen is seen here above the bench. This location works for movies from the Couch, but also as a computer. A wireless key board and wall hung mac mini would do the trick. 

This view is a bit deeper into the space, Here you can make out the kitchen better. The west door leads into a shared back yard. Not shown here is the number of shelves and hooks that could be on the walls both above the work bench, and along the East wall. The West wall I would reserve for coats firewood and circulation. 

The couch cabinet would have a hard finished work top, and maybe a large pull out drawer. This would provide another working surface when the couch is not use.

This is a view from directly above the bed.  To keep the exposed rafters on the interior the exterior of the roof would be insulated. Also shown here is the recovered dormer on the west wall.

A West view without the roof showing the layout of the 2nd floor. The sleeping area is in the south, and the bathroom in the north. 

A view of the kitchen area, the wood stove and the dining table. I can't decide wether the table should be wood to isolate some of the heat from the stove, or concrete to act as thermal mass to store the heat. In the summer months most of the cooking would be done in the shared yard on the BBQ.

This is a view of work area. Lots of custom motorcycle mechanics like to have a machining drill press, a welder (could replace one of the tool boxes ) and a grind wheel (not shown) this combination allows the mechanics to: a. bring worn out parts back into tolerance, and b. allows them to make their own custom pieces.