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Andres Duany Explains Home Expansion Principles of LifeSpan Concept
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Andres Duany Explains Home Expansion Principles of LifeSpan Concept
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" And if this was to be -- in las week you'd have to have a nice living room and Carolyn has set it up beautifully. Kind of country French a little bit right."
" Thank you Bob yes we furnished it. Being mindful of the lifespan and cons happens tongue and treated it as apartment. That could be used as such right so the furniture is all very comfy I -- to run. Thank you the rug is from design materials -- provided us with the right straight with the native Faisal oak."
" OK and then you've got some very interesting paintings that really remind me of the low country."
" Thank you those are provided by Carolina fine prints and not find your leanings. Stephen Chesley. Can he's a local artist yet ceased its."
" Very pretty and then in here we have one bedroom that again is. Set up very very simply I think that's the hallmark of much of what you've done here is the simplicity but this yellow is perfect. Very often a yellow will have too much green in it will be too bright or too dark this is just. Nice cheery color it's beautiful and that the beds again are from they're not antique right no they're from their counsel lots of time -- furniture and your talent you have done a wonderful job thanks so much thank you OK."
" Now let's meet undressed lady architect helped plan aren't aria and you of course. How about a bigger concept to talk about here than just the hospital I think -- It's beautiful first time I've seen it and one of the interesting things actually slightly different from the model because here in i'on we have a rear Alley right through the house was built with the garage in the rear back but most American houses of of course -- have front loaded Rogers and this is what this witness the now brightness in this model yeah but the theory is that you start off with just this part -- all right this is the starter house because of course is the lifespan house do throughout. This is the starter cottage. You win at the beginning of year your life as an adult you just because -- right it young person or cup. -- and can actually begin with this. As day. Get children and they need bedrooms and living rooms and so forth they can actually build the principal portion of the house this is now a three bedroom house perhaps with a fourth in here. As you get older and the kids leave you know they sometimes don't come back after college and you have an excess of house that's called the empty Nester condition. You can build a luxurious master bedroom in the first floor -- just got an enormous house too much house. At this point most you have to sell their houses leave their communities. Great discomfort emotional you know upset. But in this case by closing two doors here and here the original kernel house together with three bedrooms on top become a separate unit. That is available for the caregiver if you if you if you need somebody or you can rent it to connect you can rent it give it the next generation of the family your married kids can start out life living with Hughes network yes it would -- in perfect comfort and they have the kids can have this yard and the adults and I think it's an exciting concept and again more and more families should consider this kind of growth for the house you know and it thanks for coming --"
