The "ferry" sketch

I was riding on the ferry to Keystone and came up with an idea that led to this floorplan sketch.

It has a lot of the same features as the  previous floorplan. The main difference vs. is that the wet wall is not straight; it's U-shaped. There's a bathroom on either side, and the kitchen sink would be to the south. Plumbing distances are even shorter. That leaves a much smaller utility room on the north side, instead of a huge attached garage I had before. That makes the structure a bit smaller, making construction more doable for this amateur.

The house less square, which is good for solar gain (more insolation on the South) and good for getting light in to the kitchen (previously the kitchen was much further from the windows).

It could better fit a shed roof, which might be good. A shed roof here could come down very low on the North, even to 6' high, as bedrooms and bathrooms can tolerate a low ceiling, while being quite tall (hopefully elegant) in the daytime spaces. (In the past I've lived in rooms with low sloping ceilings and hated it, but 6' should be OK.)

Square is better for central radiant heat (round is even better). Square also requires less exterior wall building for a given square footage (round is again better). So that's a compromise.

It optimizes for sunlight in the daytime spaces more than the sleeping spaces.

Note the alcove entering the rooms (possible bedrooms) on the East side, creating a transition from public to private space. The Northwest bedroom still needs that.

More to ponder...