and we have a winner

Eureka he said. Eureka! I think I have it. It took a stay in a holiday house to finally sort it out but I tend to agree with him I think this is it. The blade walls are a bit of a different thing but they are starting to grow on me. all we need to do now is decide on what the brick walls are going to look like. Face brick? concrete block? bagged? rendered? Tilt slab? Hmmm tilt slab. that would have to be cheaper than brick surely. ( note the cost saving train of thought there) Now that we have a design I think cost saving is going to be the next focus.
So here is the final version of the floor plan and front elevation. note the considerably larger garage.

Here is another pretty Murcutt picture for you to partake of

I would so live in this house.
One important feature to take in on this house is the detail to the barges, as in there aren't any. This is one detail that we are working on incorporating into the plan. Of course something so simple will no doubt be very expensive

Could it all be as simple as just ply???

So we had a meeting with the artichoke last night and left with our heads spinning. In the 1:15 we were sitting in his office he had pretty much thrown out the work we were there to see and redrawn it. All because Anita said "I don't like the bricks" and after calling one of his other designs a "bit to American" he was much subdued and set about altering. walls have moved a bit this way and that, ( I cant show you cause they are in the bin remember) some rooms are a little larger now including the garage WOOHOO!!! we may need to turn a corner to walk into the hall but apart from that its still basically the same house. We did however seem to fall into the trap of letting function follow form which is a bit disappointing but I'm over it now.
We left him pondering and with our heads whizzing we set off for dinner.
This morning I was bombarded with email from the architect brochures and drawings and unfortunately a progress claim but here is a new front elevation to marvel at :p

and the votes are in...

After unprecedented response to a wide spread opinion gathering mission, the overwhelming response was, Snore......

However The exciting news today is that the artichoke has requested a meeting with us. That's right folks He rang me and asked to meet. I think this means he has something exciting to show us. It is also a land mark step in his ability to instigate some communication. I'm so excited. Its gets a bit dull when you are the one trying to initiate all the time and you get knock back after knock back.... Sorry where was I ?

Ok So I am having to come to terms with the idea That I may be the only one who thinks used gal and rusty steel make good exterior cladding.. c'mon theres gota be someone out there that thinks its nice.... So that means we are going to be restricted to colourbond colours I am guessing. But do we go for the two tone effect ie. different colour on the walls to the roof? or will that just not look right? and can i remind every one that this house is suposed to be looking murcuttesk in its styling.