PODCAST EP 029- INTIMACY & The Custom Home

Mar 10

Intimacy in Your Custom Home

Intimacy is an essential aspect of any relationship, and the design of a home can impact the level of intimacy experienced by its occupants. Features like separate bedrooms or en suite bathrooms can provide privacy, while cozy and comfortable spaces like fireplaces or screened-in porches can encourage relaxation and conversation. The design of a home can affect the level of intimacy and connection between partners, and one should consider incorporating features that promote privacy and comfort to enhance the intimacy in your relationship.

Today's episode will focus on designing and creating a desirable custom home for all occupants. Each family member will likely have different needs and preferences regarding the design of their homes. However, by taking the time to consider each stakeholder's input carefully and finding creative solutions, it is possible to create a custom home that meets the needs of all occupants. We will explore various strategies and techniques for achieving this goal and discuss the importance of open communication and collaboration.

Here are key things to listen out for:

● Talking to your spouse to come up with a custom home fit for all parties

● Effects and budget for intimacy in your custom home

● Living privately in nature but being surrounded by people

Key Highlights

[00:00:21] Today's topic: Intimacy in your custom home

[00:06:28] Talking with your spouse to come up with the perfect custom home

[00:08:09] Design a house to maintain freedom for teenagers

[00:09:17] Effects of a custom house: The money part

[00:13:24] Being privately in nature but also around a ton of people

[00:15:39] Your own private space

[00:18:00] Talking about both intimacy and the whole home with your spouse

Notable Quotes

● When we talk about architecture, I want us to think about the whole thing, everything holistically, and how the entire home, your entire custom home, will be related to your experience of intimacy with your spouse or the person with whom you live.

● I know many people like to have glass front doors because it seems inviting, but there are architectural ways to treat the glass or the entry sequence into the home so that you can still have that inviting feeling in your home but maintain privacy.

● Architecture Interior design, landscape architecture, and civil engineering should be cohesive. And so hiring all those things piecemeal is not always conducive to providing the most cohesive environment, and that's why we try to provide our clients with a one-stop solution to doing all those things.

● If you do your landscape architecture correctly with your architecture, they'll blend so that you can maintain intimacy and privacy even in the landscape portion of your home.

● When discussing intimacy with your spouse, think about the whole home. Think about the entire home. What are the things that you want to be able to do in the house?

● One of the most beautiful parts of life is being intentionally committed to each other and loving another person. Being their lover, being their committed spouse, and continuing through that through all stages of life.