• Alison
  June 29, 2021, 11:48 pm

  No toilet. No privacy around shower. The kitchen counter is very long but the stove and oven aren’t built in. Two small refrigerators. I wonder why they built it this way.

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  • James D.
    June 30, 2021, 2:09 am

    Well, people sometimes have issues with the toilet being in close proximity to everything else to the point they just put it somewhere else like an outhouse, appliances are typically not built in when they either won’t be used that often or there’s a need for flexible use space and being able to put the appliances away to free up space, and location often plays a factor like being in Maui, Hawaii means this was designed for use on a island with tropical conditions, etc.

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    • Alison
      June 30, 2021, 12:52 pm

      Yeah, I just wondered if it was built for some specific purpose. The main loft is more private than many, and can be completely closed off from below. The whole design just makes me curious.

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      • James D.
        June 30, 2021, 7:01 pm

        Just go to their sale website and scroll down, there’s a section they give some description of the reasoning for their choices…

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• David Pedersen
  June 30, 2021, 2:53 am

  A kitchen with an open shower. That is not very hygienic. Vapor and bacterias, from the person showering, will get out in the entire room. There is a reason why most building codes demand bathrooms to be away from the kitchen.

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  • Alison
    June 30, 2021, 12:54 pm

    It wouldn’t be hard to build a wall to separate the shower area. But it is a curious choice, the way it is now.

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  • James D.
    June 30, 2021, 3:12 pm

    Uh, no, there’s no codes requiring a bathroom be away from the kitchen. It’s just a preference for privacy and aesthetic reasons, primarily for consideration for the resale value of the home.

    Closest thing to a restriction is just for the toilet, if it opens to the kitchen then it should have a door, proper ventilation, and a sink to wash hands before entering the kitchen… But this home doesn’t have a toilet, so that doesn’t apply…

    Seriously, there couldn’t be any bathrooms in a tiny house, or RV’s, or food trucks, or anything small, if there was really any codes restricting proximity to the kitchen… So long as the plumbing, electrical, and fire safety codes are followed, it can be designed however people may want…

    Besides, the shower is enclosed with a sliding glass door and the home is designed to handle moisture as it’s in Maui, Hawaii, and like old homes it’s not conditioned and remains open and vented to the outside. So pretty much constantly exposed to the tropical air and air flow would prevent interior from getting more concentrated..

    So no actual issues, it’s just not a design you’re comfortable with but that’s fine. We all have our preferences and things we do and don’t like…

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  • Kayin Harris
    August 22, 2023, 12:55 pm

    We have become used to large homes, & can’t conceive of any other way….not sure abt whos showering, but for many yrs. b4 industrialization, & middle class, abt everything was very close w VERY little privacy! Think little house on Prarie. Unless person was wealthy-was NO inside toilet. Wouldn’t most uncleanness be washed & removed w door on while showering? Unless working etc. outside, Hawaii has only a 2-3 degree temp variation between summer & winter, so most ppl are just washing up & goes down drain. Which is why no codes. Sometimes things just shock us initially bc we aren’t used to seeing it any other way.
    I’m thinking this set up was for a couple, and I love the no air conditioning set up! Ppl now seem to love it so cold need a blanket, which when dressed in summer clothes-myself, I freeze -then sweat-& get sick frequently…[its good for others]-But I love it-bravo! With some shade trees & the Ocean breeze that’s common, it has a less expensive- & natural set up!-It’s not for average location, yet this was the same idea as the Lanais in Fl, b4 affordable central air cond.-where ppl slept out on the Lanai hoping for lower temps & breeze at night-to try to get some sleep in FL hot humid summers.

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• Tom Osterdock
  June 30, 2021, 6:07 pm

  Nice looking house though. I wonder how much land comes with it?

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  • James D.
    June 30, 2021, 7:03 pm

    They’re only selling the THOW…

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• Sharon Pace
  February 28, 2022, 6:19 pm

  Is this home still available? Is there any land?

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