What makes good house design? I often ask that question to prospective homeowners and others interested in design, and the answer I always get is ‘beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder’ – in others words, ‘it is up to me’. This is most common in my locality, the South-West, where practicality usually take precedent over philosophy. Till now, I’m still curious to why people feel that way and I’m sure of two things. First, beauty can never lie in the eyes of the beholder on matters that require training and expertise, and second, our homes and architecture have become so ugly over the year.
Every well-designed houses and architecture should have firmness, commodity and delight. By commodity, I mean the house should fit your lifestyle. By delight, I mean the house should bring in visual pleasure to everyone looking at it – not just you.
As you can probably tell by now, I don’t believe beauty lies only in the eyes of the beholder. It is not that I don’t respect individual opinion, but it won’t really count on matters that require training and expertise. After all, you won’t contradict your surgeon in the middle of an operation? If you would – then you don’t need one.
Ultimately, I believe the real guarantee of a well-designed house lies in the subtle balance of these four principles: the location, the floorplan, the exterior elements and the details. They are not my principles nor are they new, but if you follow them, the chances for a well-designed house are much greater than if you don’t.
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