Hi Brian ..The design is for a house with a 30x50 footprint. The basement is actually 28x48 to compensate for walls and foundation. My current basement is 14x51 if you get rid of the obstructions. Additionally I have added 5 inches for the wall between the train room and the living space. There is a staircase at the right. Elevators ... wow. Notice there a two 36 inch doors at each end of the train room plus another door at the back. This is not architect software.
A walk around would be nice, but I would have to add 4 more feet to the train room. If you look at the new design, how would you propose shrinking it to have a walk around? Modular designs are nice because they give you the flexibility to move the layout.
The laser cutting machine would be nice, but I need to justify spending the $10K+. If it just for my hobby then there is none, however if one can get into engraving, building hobby parts, etc. than there is the possibility of building a small business. I don't think I would want that in a basement, perhaps in an unattached garage. These house plans are just in the talk stage now and nothing is definite, so I will continue to concentrate on my existing layout to the degree in which those portions I am working on will be reused later in addition to the elevated structure work.
Yes I want to see your place. I know where it is. You are literally walking distance from my girlfriend's home.
