Your Dream House Might Be Designed Completely Wrong... | EP 264

Send us your Questions In this episode of No Filter in Paradise, we sit down with architect Shawn Zimmerman from Studio Disiña to talk about what good architecture actually means beyond beautiful renders, expensive finishes and square footage.Shawn breaks down why you are not necessarily paying for more space. You are paying for convenience. Where your closet sits, how you move from the shower to getting dressed, where things are stored and how your morning naturally flows can completely change the way a home feels.We also get into the reality of building a house: budgets getting out of control through seemingly small decisions, the relationship between architects, designers and contractors, why paperwork matters more than people realize, and how good planning can protect both your money and your sanity.Then the conversation goes much bigger.We talk about designing hotels that people instantly recognize and want to photograph, creating spaces that actually work operationally, urban planning across the Caribbean, traffic, public spaces, water infrastructure, sustainability, solar energy, batteries and even what cities might need to look like if flying taxis become part of everyday transportation.Some of the topics we get into:• Why convenience matters more than square footage• Designing your home around your actual daily routine• The little details that quietly destroy construction budgets• Architect vs contractor and why their roles matter• Why everything should be documented during a build• Designing hotels around branding, operations and social media moments• Why architects sometimes need to reject projects• Caribbean infrastructure, traffic and public spaces• Sustainable architecture and the realities of renewable energy• Flying taxis, air traffic and the cities of the futureIf you are building a home, renovating, working in hospitality or simply interested in how Aruba and the Caribbean should develop over the next few decades, this conversation will probably make you look at buildings very differently.Website: https://www.studiodisena.comInstagram:   / studio_disena  Papagayo: https://www.papagayo.cominstagram:   / papagayocuracao  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL:    / @nofilterinparadise  INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/nofilterinp...