Preliminary designs and edits

So as you're probably gathering from the array of posts, there's been a lot happening over the past few weeks while I've had radio silence on my blog. Perhaps most significantly have been the first couple of rounds of designs from Bruce Carscadden Architects (BCA). After giving some input to both Ian and Bruce (rough primary instructions were: minimize cost, maximize light/storage/space, have an indoor/outdoor seamless transition, and keep the feel modern yet natural), they generated three initial layouts (or schematic design).

So....

...What do you think? I'll fill you in on our thoughts soon...