First time poster, so apologies if there is a better place for my question (and happy to be moved).
I'm planning to knockdown our Californian bungalow (sniff) and rebuild a duplex and just trying to figure out which side is better to live in. Some details:
- North to street
- Sloping from front to rear (about 1.3m fall across the building envelope)
- Building in Ryde council in Sydney, so pretty mild climate mostly
- side by side duplex, combined frontage of 13m, 20m long
- The west side neighbour has giant trees which helps block the summer sun (lovely) but blocks the winter sun too (chilly)
Main factors I'm considering are light (and subsequent thermal impact) in the house and impact on garden (washing, vege patch).
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance for your brains!