LivLive Ep. 0000019 - Sara, Pyetra, Arthur, & Maddy

This episode is a live, behind-the-scenes look at LivCo’s Feasibility Design process with the design team walking through an active concept plan for a home in Orland Park. The team breaks down what’s not working in the existing layout—especially a dated plan with too many columns, awkward circulation, and strange geometry (including a 45-degree wall)—and how those constraints shape early concept options.They talk through real decisions: kitchen flow, island layout, how to treat columns, what to open up (and what not to), and how ceiling/flooring conditions and budget realities affect what’s feasible at this stage.What LivCo’s Feasibility Design phase looks like in real timeHow designers diagnose “why the plan doesn’t work” (flow, choke points, sightlines, circulation)How odd conditions like random angled walls and excess columns drive design strategyPractical kitchen layout thinking (island placement, appliance logic, daily use)How early concepts balance “dream solution” vs. budget and existing constraintsHow a design team collaborates live—multiple perspectives, fast iteration, clear reasoning