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I agree. This house is huge!
You can easily loose the extra lounge area to the GF and the TV room to the first floor to save space.
By the sounds of…
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
Heres a good link that might help:
http://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
OK fair enough I suppose.
With north being to the left that would mean that all of the bedrooms are west-facing then?
This is not ideal as they will get the hot,…
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My first questions is which way is north?
I also don't think the 'office' area would be very private. It is also huge. I would consider making this space a family/…
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
You don't need to increase the floor plan. I am talking about reducing it. swap bed 4 and the bathroom, get rid of the WIR, then reduce the width of…
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Windowless bathrooms are not very nice spaces, and west facing bedrooms get pretty hot in the evenings. Perhaps consider swapping bedroom 4 and the bathroom and grouping your services along…
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Have you considered overhanging eaves or some other form of shading for all that north facing glass during the summer months?
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
sounds pretty typical! are you drawing these yourself then? what software are you using?
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
sounds like you have really thought this through algernon.
Have you drawn any elevations?
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
Hey algernon, looks pretty good!
I would say that you can easily lose the rumpus room and have all four bedrooms on the same floor (just switch the door over for…
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No worries. I hope you get it sorted
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
I didn't realise you were paying somebody to produce these designs for you.
They are really not good enough and he is clearly not doing what you ask of him…
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
Don't take this the wrong way but maybe you need a new 'draft man'...?
Happy to give you a formal 'design review' if thats any use to you. Have a look…
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Its definitely getting better! Are you drawing thee by hand or using a software package?
Personally I would try to get away from following the angles. The triangular shaped plan is…
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your welcome. Id love to see your revised layout taking some of these things on board!
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Looks like a great site!
Interesting what you say about Cost Plus too. Generally I would advise against it because it favours the builder too much (you take all the risk),…
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
Its not exactly to scale, i just gone from the last plan you posted on here, but hopefully you get the idea
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Hey I haven't forgotten
Here is a VERY quick sketch I have done to illustrate my point. This is a much more efficient plan and much more practical given the shape…
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you aim should be to build the most efficient house for your money, something that covers all of your needs with the minimum footprint, otherwise you are just wasting cash
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
It may well be that you are restricted a bit by the software you are using. Maybe try sketching rough bubbles by hand first so that you can be sure…
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OK thanks for clarifying all that.
personally, i would swap the master bedroom and the kitchen/pantry areas over. You want to come back in the car from the shops and take…
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why not build less and invest the money in quality rather than quantity?
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Do you really need a family room, activity room, and two separate lounge rooms?!
The master suite is too big and will feel strange with all that space around the…
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Very strange plan.
Those spaces in the centre will be dark and airless. Why not remove them and have a triangular courtyard in the middle instead?
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I agree, north facing and wider to the rear sounds like a winner to me.
There is no such thing as the 'perfect' block, there will ALWAYS be something you have…
architect_yourself posted:renovate or demolish and build
Hey,
Rebuilding is going to cost a lot more than $100k I am afraid. You have to apply for permission to demolish it, then pay for the demo and waste removal,…
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Thats great Doreetos, glad to have helped in some small way.
Please keep us posted on your progress!
architect_yourself posted:Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!!
Im not trying to push you into a 2 storey house but some things to consider:
- Half the earthworks and half the concrete for a two storey house
- Half as…
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No worries, looking forward to seeing your changes.
Can I ask why a double storey house is unaffordable?
I worry slightly that you are making a lot of assumptions about cost…
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A few other things just occurred to me..
You probably want a door from the laundry to the outside so that you can easily take the washing out to dry. You…
