Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 13, 2014 7:55 pm Hi All, I was suggested this forum by a friend to try and seek some assistance with a difficult shaped lot we are planning on building on. The lot is 6m wide at the front (street frontage), and approximately 33m wide at the rear, and is 30m deep. The rear of the house backs on to a canal. Over the last 2 years I have toyed on and off with tearing down the old house that sits on the lot, and putting up a nice new 2 storey house. I have recently been given some motivation with the news that another little one will be joining us in September. I am pretty handy with CAD (being an engineer), and have drawn numerous house plans for the lot, but nothing that works very well. I have also engaged the services of a couple of building designers, and also had my architect friend have a look, but they have also struggled to come up with anything that really makes the most of the lot. I know its a long shot but would anyone have any example house plans, contacts I could talk to, or any other useful information to assist with the process of designing a house to make the most efficient use of this lot. Cheers Re: Triangular Shaped Lot 2Mar 15, 2014 9:42 pm I don't have contacts like you are asking but one of the past threads I found the most useful when I was designing was similar where someone posted their small house plan and asked for feedback and suggestions. Maybe you could do similar - post something close to what you like and then list your must haves vs your willing to change and see what people here suggest? A pic/sketch of the block dimensions and northerly aspect and any gardens/spaces to retain etc would be a start. Re: Triangular Shaped Lot 3Apr 17, 2014 6:55 pm Hi Summerland, Have you got any further with your situation? If you'd like to PM me with a copy of the site plan I can have a look at it for you if you like?!? Over a period of 15 years I have designed many homes for odd shaped sites, including a few triangles. One was a triangle with roads on all three sides! Cheers, Si. Cheers, Si Building & Design Consultant Would anyone on this forum know of a builder/company in Brisbane with house designs for a shallow block. I have a block 20 x 20 so with front and rear set backs I need a… 0 4729 You must be new to the internet. You're also the only person anyone here has ever heard of washing their garage wall. I hate to break it to you, there are insects and… 6 4808 I am building in claymore NSW and this is shown in the building envelope plan. … 0 10017 |