09-11-2009, 04:32 PM
nachoman Wrote:Some comments, if I may. That room is definitely a challenge. When I was consdering my layout space, I decided I needed a 2 foot pathway to get to the closet and the window (I am a thin guy). This basically meant I had to draw in a 2 foot buffer around the walls of the room, and that left a 4x8 foot rectangle. You could do the same. Is passage through this room vital to getting to other parts of the house or the patio, or to use the restroom? If so, you may want to make aisleways more generous than 2 feet. 30 inches is the standard interior door width. Will things ever need to be carried in and out of the house through this room? If that patio door is the only means by which furniture can be moved in and out of the house, you will need even more aisle room. I would start by deciding how much width you need for an aisle, and then buffer that distance from the hallway entrance, past the bathroom and window, to the sliding glass door and the closet. That will pretty much establish the maximim space you can use. It may seem like wasted space, but you don't have many other options if you don't want to block any doors or windows. You could consider some kind of moveable layout or modules.
Or hang the whole contraption on pulleys from the ceiling...
Appreciate it, nachoman.
