Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 15, 2024 9:12 am Hi everyone. We are doing a knockdown rebuild in Sydney and wanted some guidance on the amount of light we will get into the house. The front is North and back is South (with views to the Parramatta). This is the optimal plan for our land (on a slope) but wanted to know if the natural light will be a major issue. Thanks Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: South-facing orientation 2Jul 21, 2024 10:38 pm newbuild2024 Hi everyone. We are doing a knockdown rebuild in Sydney and wanted some guidance on the amount of light we will get into the house. The front is North and back is South (with views to the Parramatta). This is the optimal plan for our land (on a slope) but wanted to know if the natural light will be a major issue. Thanks Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ a designer should be able to prepare 3d views showing angles of light inside every room for different times of the day for all seasons and windows should also be sized and located for best views and for such an important aspect of your new home the extra investment would be worthwhile ... i've shown some extra and/or bigger windows that would help with daylight and i would also add a ventilating skylight over the stairwell to improve cooling in hot weather but i've also added some other variations to consider eg variations for kitchen for more bench space, brighter easier access pantry and a stacked WO and MW, variations for pantry and laundry to include big storage for vacuum, ironing board, broom, downstairs linen etc and there's a biw and desk and/or suitcase bench for the guest room, alternative mud storage and upstairs has more private access to master wiw that also provides more wall space for bedside tables and a set down space or extra biw in the alcove, the compartmented family bathroom is better for sharing and the new location of biws provides privacy between rooms, more wall space for desk and/or chests of drawers and chair and there's a generous WIL Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: South-facing orientation 3Jul 23, 2024 10:35 am the short answer is yes, it will be darkish in your living areas. You dont need a designer to know that this isnt the optimal orientation. Whether it bothers you or not is going to be subjective. Re: South-facing orientation 4Jul 27, 2024 11:43 pm Hi, thank you both for your feedback! Yes, unfortunately this is not the optimal orientation and we tried to make it work as much as possible given the land constraints and limitations. Help!! Iām meant to start building soon and have only really just learnt about orientation. Im reading so much that no grass will grow on the heavily shaded south… 0 18409 0 6039 3 7583 |