Browse Forums Building A New House Any ideas on plan? 3Jan 13, 2016 5:42 pm Hand drawn plan, wow! It's nice I think could be a beautiful home. You've got a bit of a line of sight from living room to powder. I think a slightly larger (wider) foyer would suit this home. Custom knockdown rebuild Newcastle NSW viewtopic.php?t=78271 Re: Any ideas on plan? 4Jan 14, 2016 7:48 am Hi yes I am not sure what I can do about the powder room and line of sight from family room. Will think about enlarging the foyer, its mainly to act as an airlock. What do you think about the living room window, hubby wants it to be a bay window there, I was thinking about a sliding or stacker doors or something to open onto the verandah, I don't like the sharp shape as it is now. Re: Any ideas on plan? 5Jan 15, 2016 10:36 am I agree with Lexie5000 that foyer should be wider. Entry is where your visitors come and get first impression. It should be elegant and Yes "impressive" it defines your home and who you are. Bay window would be nice but equally there is trend toward seamless transition between external and internal areas and stacked would do well. Hard choice Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Any ideas on plan? 6Jan 15, 2016 5:16 pm Lorri Hi yes I am not sure what I can do about the powder room and line of sight from family room. Will think about enlarging the foyer, its mainly to act as an airlock. What do you think about the living room window, hubby wants it to be a bay window there, I was thinking about a sliding or stacker doors or something to open onto the verandah, I don't like the sharp shape as it is now. I did think when I first looked at it that the window needed to be bigger and better to capture that sun but how I don't know. I think a bay window is nice but it needs to tie in with the style of house. You would need maybe one elsewhere too I think. If you were going for a very modern look, which I suspect you might not be you could go for a quite boxy bay window with cushions, I don't know how to describe it. If you want the function of opening onto the verandah go for that, I think it would be nice. We've got stackers onto the deck in our build and now they're in I think they are going to look great. Bear in mind I'm so far from an expert just a punter building my own house. Custom knockdown rebuild Newcastle NSW viewtopic.php?t=78271 Re: Any ideas on house plan? 7Jan 16, 2016 9:51 am Thanks for your comments, will think of what changes we can do. The living room is the main thing, trying to get that one right. I think we might have to look at how the verandah is, seems a bit off with the bay/ window cutting across it. Yes I guess we are going for an older style, hubby is not into the modern look at all. So have to work with that! We have amazing views to fit in as well, I am trying to get that as well as try and keep to passive solar but it is hard. We are waiting for a couple of quotes to come in, a bit of a waiting game. Any advice is very helpful, Cheers Lorri Re: Any ideas on house plan? 8Jan 16, 2016 10:28 am Quote: If you were going for a very modern look, which I suspect you might not be you could go for a quite boxy bay window with cushions, I don't know how to describe it. I think you are describing a window seat. They suit older style homes but I've seen a few being built in modern homes that work very well. Stewie Re: Any ideas on house plan? 10Jan 16, 2016 3:58 pm Have a rethink of your kitchen layout. It appears to be nearly larger then your family room. I get that you may love cooking and want a big kitchen, but having a lot of floor area and lining all the wall with benches will mean you have to travel a long way when moving around. The shape of this space doesn't lend its self to a ideal kitchen. Longer thinner spaces do. You can still have a large kitchen and get two or three people working it without a huge floor area. A kitchen is more about the placement of cupboards,draws, sinks, work area, cookers, fridges and storage. I have friends that took this same approach to a kitchen and have regretted it. HACK architecture Www.hackarchitecture.com.au Re: Any ideas on house plan? 12Jan 17, 2016 9:16 am You could put a scullery/WIP at the back with a L shape kitchen and island with breakfast bar. Keep fridge where it is, maybe small bench next to it or oven stack. Building the Denver by Metricon on acreage Land settlement: 24/8/15 Contracts: 8/7/16 Finance approved: 5/8/16 Council approval.....? viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79213 Re: Any ideas on house plan? 13Jan 17, 2016 9:17 am Also, where do you plan to eat/have a dining table? Building the Denver by Metricon on acreage Land settlement: 24/8/15 Contracts: 8/7/16 Finance approved: 5/8/16 Council approval.....? viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79213 Re: Any ideas on house plan? 14Jan 17, 2016 9:26 am Hi going to have a small table and chairs in the living room , it really should say dining room on the plan,so the kitchen and dining in that area. trying to visualise what you mean re the kitchen, to tell the truth, most times we seem to sit in the lounge room and eat, dont think we will change that but you never know in the new house we might get some manners back lol, no kids at home to show our bad habits to. Cheers Lorri Re: Any ideas on house plan? 17Jan 20, 2016 3:16 pm Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Maybe something like this. If you were going to use the Living area as a dining area anyway, this plan would probably work better if the table was an island bench. HACK architecture Www.hackarchitecture.com.au Re: Any ideas on house plan? 18Jan 20, 2016 5:53 pm If you want bay window go for it! We are having one in main bedroom and when we first enquired the first chick didn't know what a bay window was and the second said oh they are a bit old fashioned now but hey we want it so we're getting it and at least we know our house won't look like every other house in the street. Toilet too close to family. House I am currently in is similar location and there is nothing worse (especially when we have visitors) being able to hear toilet when in use and just feels unhygienic to me. Maybe a hallway wall along back of family to separate would work. Island bench would be fantastic in your kitchen! viewtopic.php?t=81011 Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81011 Re: Any ideas on house plan? 19Jan 21, 2016 7:24 am I see what you mean with the kitchen, will play around with it. I am at a loss where to put the toilet out of the way, ideas guys please. Waiting for quotes still, i was thinking of asking them about cost for having verandah full length on the front, depends on cost not sure how much that would be. And a sliding /stacker door out from sunroom. Any ideas on house plan? 20Jan 22, 2016 3:37 am Lorri I see what you mean with the kitchen, will play around with it. I am at a loss where to put the toilet out of the way, ideas guys please. Waiting for quotes still, i was thinking of asking them about cost for having verandah full length on the front, depends on cost not sure how much that would be. And a sliding /stacker door out from sunroom. How big is that gap in the hall? Could you extend the linen a bit more so it was in the same spot but not line of sight or would the gap be too small then? I'd fiddle with that wall push the linen out and move that gap down. 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