1. What do you like about your current home(s)?
2. What frustrates you about your current home(s)?
3. Are you interested in any particular architectural styles or would you like the architect to help guide you?
4 . How many stories do you want in your home?
5. How many years do you plan to live in this home?
6. Will you live in this home full- or part-time?
7. Do you have views you need to consider? (i.e. Mountain Views?)
8. What would you like visitors to see as they approach your home?
9. What type of roof would you like?
10. What will you want your front door to look like?
11. What role should fresh air and sunlight play in your home?
12. Do you want balconies, window seats or patios?
13. Will your ceilings be high or low?
14. What type of flooring materials will you use?
15. Will you entertain? If so, how often and how many guests? Will you be inside, outside or both?
16. Do you collect and display art? Do you have other collections you wish to display?
17. Do you want a safe for valuables?
18. What are your hobbies? Do you require special spaces, accommodations or storage for your hobby?
19. How important are fireplaces to you? Where will you want them?
20. Where do you like to read?
21. Do you have a preference of gas, propane, electric or solar?
22. Is using natural nontoxic building materials important to you?
1. Who will live in this home?
2. Will children or grandchildren be regular guests? If so, how many?
3. Will you have a nanny or in-home assistant? What type of private space will you want for that person?
4. Do any of the inhabitants have special needs that require ramps, wider hallways and doors, special door handles or provisions for the tub & shower?
5. Will an older relative live with you?
6. Do you have pets? If so, what are their needs?
1. Do you cook? How many people will be using the kitchen at one time?
2. What kind of appliances do you want in the kitchen? Do you want to hide your small appliances or have them visible?
3. How many sinks, ovens, microwaves and dishwashers do you want? Do you want them to conserve energy and water?
4. Do you want an island in your kitchen?
5. Where will you eat? How many people will sit around the kitchen table?
6. Do you want a bar or counter for informal dining?
7. Do you want a food closet or butler’s pantry?
8. Where will you store entertaining items?
9. How will you handle trash and recyclables?
10. Do you have any special food preparation needs?
11. Do you have wine-storage needs? Do you want a wet bar or temperature-controlled humidor?
12. Do you work with caterers? What special storage do you want for storage, access and service?
13. Do you want the kitchen to be part of or separate from the living space? Would you like to be able to see the family from the kitchen?
14. How will you use your dining room? How many people should you be able to sit around your table?
15. Do you want a formal dining room?
16. Do you have special furniture that you want to accommodate?
17. Will you want a “tech room” to house security/AV/phone system?
1. What activities will the family room need to accommodate? Do you want toy storage? Do you want a built-in unit for electronics?
2. Will you use a living room? What should this feel like?
3. Do you want a gym? How large should it be? Will you ventilate this space? Should the gym access the bathroom or spa?
1. What do you want the master suite to feel like?
2. Do you want book shelves or space for a desk?
3. Do you want a fireplace, seating area, or outside patio?
4. Will you store all of your clothes in one closet? Do you want more than one closet? How small or large do you want the closet(s) to be?
5. Do you want views from your closet?
6. What amenities do you want in the master bathroom? A tub with jets? A makeup table? Linen storage or laundry hamper?
7. Do you travel frequently? Do you need a special area for packing and storage of luggage?
1. Do you have children? How many bedrooms will they need? Do you want those bedrooms near or far from the master suite? Should each child have a private bath or can some bedrooms share a bath?
2. Depending on your children’s ages, will they want play space, homework space or entertainment space?
3. Will you provide space for guests? If so, will it be a room, an attached suite or a detached casita?
4. What amenities will the guest space have? Will it have a garage, patio or spa?
1. Where will you organize family schedules, bills and lists? Will you want a desk in that area?
2. Do you want an office? What kind of equipment and furniture will be in it?
3. Do you work from home? Do you want a separate entrance for clients?
4. Do you want additional storage in your laundry room? Do you want a built-in ironing station, sink or drip-dry hanging area?
5. Do you want rooms for other activities like crafts, reading, yoga or meditation?
1. Do you want automation in your home? If so, what functions do you want to automate?
Audio/Video?
Lighting?
Draperies?
Awnings or sunscreens?
Fireplaces?
Security?
Gates?
Air-conditioning and heating?
Other?
2. What kind of lighting do you want in your home?
3. How do you want to control the lighting? Do you want one button control for pre-established settings or dimmers?
4. In which rooms will you watch television? What are your viewing habits in each space?
5. Do you listen to music in certain rooms? Do you want to be able to listen to music throughout the house? What about outside?
6. Do you want to communicate on an intercom system?
7. Do you want a central-vacuum system?
8. What type of security system do you want?
9. Do you want filtered or purified water to be available throughout the house?
10. How many phone lines will you have? To access the internet, will you use dial-up, a high-speed cable connection or satellite?
11. Will you need special outlets or ceiling fans?
1. Will you dine outside? Will you grill?
2. Will you want a pool or spa?
3. Do you want access to a bathroom from outdoors?
4. What type of outdoor amenities would your children enjoy?
5. What safety precautions are necessary for children around the pool?
6. Do you play lawn games? Will you want a putting green?
7. What kinds of amenities do you want for outdoor entertaining?
8. What type of landscape will you have? Will you have a water feature? How much grass, if any, will you have?
9. What kind of outdoor furniture will you have?
10. Do you want outdoor heaters?
11. Are you a gardener? Do you want a potting area or a tool shed? Do you want a composting station?
12. What type of outdoor lighting do you want? What about landscape lighting?
13. Do you want outdoor electrical outlets for holiday or special-event lighting?
14. Will your pets need special provisions outdoors?
1. How many garages do you want?
2. Do you want attached garages?
3. What kinds of vehicles do you own? Are any of them oversized?
4. Would you like a workshop in the garage?
5. How much storage do you want in the garage?
6. Do you want the garage to be air-conditioned?
7. Where will you keep garbage and recycling?
1. Where are you from originally?
2. What are your hobbies?
3. Do you play golf, tennis, hike, bike?
4. Why have you chosen Tucson?
5. Do you have a favorite artist(s)?
6. Do you have a favorite type of music?
7. What is your favorite animal?
8. What is your favorite color?
9. What is your favorite movie?
10. What do you like most about the desert?
11. Are you aware of feng-shui, and would you like the principles applied to your home?
12. Are there any special ideas or needs that Randy should be aware of during the design process?
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