As a big Hopper and Nighthawks fan, I am enjoying this building project immensely. Here are just some ponderings about the new proposal.
The outside stairs are a good compromise but if they are intended as second story access, rather than as, say, a fire escape, then have you tried flipping the section? That would make it so that the first steps are right next to the door, rather than the back of the first landing being there.
In otherwords, people would walk from the cafe door immediately to the entrance to the steps. Doing so might block a bit of the first storey window, which I suspect is what you wanted to avoid. But, I assume that it wouldn't make any difference on the second storey as to which window becomes the door.
I dunno. Visually it works very well as you've designed it, Myles. I was just thinking about traffic flow for your little people as an architect might. Either way I hope that you will have room in the alley for this feature.
The second thing is that I'm curious about the two kitchen doors. I haven't read through all the posts yet, so pardon me if this has been covered. I like them and they are classics. But I wonder whether they will hamper interior detailing possibilities by limiting the uninterrupted wall space that you have to work with? Of course, you may be going for the stark Hopper look -- in which case, that will be a plus. It's hard to tell from the painting whether the interior door has a window in it or a dark sign on it. If the former, it would suggest a kitchen with single egress.
I'm really impressed by the bent front that you fabricated and am looking forward to reading and seeing more.
You work amazingly fast, especially given your are also working on a boat, so this post may be moot! :-}
Thanks for the ongoing sharing.
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