| ROOM / AREA
| NEED
| WANT
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| EXTERIOR FINISHES
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- Good insulation
- Double-paned windows
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- Organic/earthy aesthetic
- Futuristic styling (e.g. curved corners, wraparound or angled windows)
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| INTERIOR FINISHES
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- Hardwood-style floors (maybe bamboo)
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| ENTRY / FRONT PORCH
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| LIVING AREA
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- Enough room for a desk, digital piano, and a comfy chair
- A staircase to the sleeping area
- A large window with blinds or a shade
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- Enough room for an extra comfy chair or a couch
- A separate structure that allows easy access to the upper level for a cat
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| DINING AREA
| N/A (occupant will use the one in the main house)
| N/A
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| KITCHEN AREA
| N/A (occupant will use the one in the main house)
| Make it easy for someone to install a compact kitchen at a later date
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| BEDROOM
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- Enough room for a queen-size bed
- A window with blinds or a shade
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- A trapdoor, for privacy when a guest is staying the night downstairs
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| STORAGE
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- Attic storage next to the sleeping area
- A clothes closet
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- A closet for cleaning supplies
- Storage cabinets in the bathroom (probably under the sink)
- Built-in storage shelves in a corner of the living area
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| LAUNDRY ROOM
| N/A (occupant will use the one in the main house)
| N/A
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| BATHROOM
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- The obvious (shower, toilet, sink, mirror)
- Enough room for a litterbox
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- Have the sink deep enough to easily refill a water bottle
- A translucent window (to get natural light while preserving privacy)
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| ALCOVES / SPECIAL AREAS
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| SERVICES/UTILITIES
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- Run lines from the main house
- Electricity
- Water
- Sewer (unless we're really radical about graywater/composting toilet)
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- Ethernet cable from the house
- Throw in a fiber-optic cable just in case we get that type of service to the main house later
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| SITE
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- Bike shelter big enough to house 6 adult bikes, 2 kids’ bikes, a bike trailer, and a baby seat
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- Make it big enough to house 8 or more adult bikes plus the other stuff
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| DECK/PATIO/WALKWAYS
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- Covered walkway connecting to the main house
- Could make the walkway two-leveled so we can walk from the deck to the ADU roof
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| SUSTAINABLE CONCEPTS
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- If we do an unconventional toilet, we will still add plumbing in case someone wants to put in a regular toilet later
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- A green roof (possibly on the walkway as well as the ADU itself)
- Ability to install solar panels at a later date (possibly on the walkway as well as the ADU itself)
- Rainwater collection, mainly from the main house and walkway
- Graywater-using (newly legal in Portland) or composting toilet
- Ability to use graywater from the bathroom for watering the garden outside
- Under-floor radiant heating
- Passive House level insulation (would largely eliminate the need for heating)
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