How can I design a 3,000 square foot house?
White Hat
Your house must have at least bedrooms.
Your house must have at least two bathrooms.
Your house must have a kitchen, dining room and living room.
Red Hat
What feeling do you want your client to evoke when they entire your house?
Happy, sophisticated, excited, luxurious, practical, etc.
I want my client to feel luxurious!
Black Hat
How can you get all the essentials of a house with the lowest cost?
How can you include most of the features of the house to satisfy your client?
Blue Hat
What is the goal of the project?
What are your client's must haves?
Green Hat
Will the house have an open floor plan or rooms?
How big will the bedrooms be? What different configurations can you use in your house to get a house of 3,000 square feet?
Will the house have 1 floor, 2 floors or more? Will it have a basement?
Yellow Hat
Will the house have high ceilings? How can you give your client the most for the money?
How does the house benefit people with diverse needs?
Is it wheelchair accessible?