After considering Eduardo’s concerns about noise from the generator (located at the far southeast corner of the overall site of the existing house) and about the need to have the new building be an addition to the house (for legal purposes), we decided that the best orientation for the new buildings would be along the east-west axis (more or less). This revisits the second design of one long building site, now with the existing house splitting the living and working facilities. Courtyards and wide porticoes connect the two new buildings to the existing house and porch. Posted are some Rhino screen shots of the how the design has developed. The top is the second design, the middle image is the third, and bottom, the forth and final design. Soon we will have more detailed drawings of the final design. A previous post included diagrams of the very first design. In the screen shots, you can see how the orientation and details of the building have changed as we have learned more about the site and addressed various field conditions.