Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 23, 2017 3:25 pm Hi, I have a relatively wide land around 18 meters.., no issue with length wise.. Do you think its advantages to intentionally build a narrow house of 11.5 meters (Max wide, of course some parts of house may be only 10-10.5 meter wide.) With this I get more natural lighting on both sides. However in frontal view will it look funny?. Or since I have wide land I should maximise the width of the house... Welcome any comments. Thanks Re: Building a narrow house on a wide land advantages. 3Jun 24, 2017 10:14 am Agree with Beetaloo. Ideally you should build a rectangular house, along the E-W axis, so the longer sides face north & south. Locate your living areas to the north, so they receive ample winter sunshine, & are shaded in summer. This is called "passive solar design". Design a house this way & you'll have a home that is light & bright, warm in winter & cool in summer. More can be found on this very informative government website, http://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation If you have an east or west frontage the house could appear to be a little narrow. But 12m isn't bad, the double garage will help widen it up. In this case try to build quite close to the southern boundary, so you have a sunny northern yard & are not overshadowed by your northern neighbour. Hi, Seeking volume or semi-custom builder in victoria(east), which have existing double story wide floor plans. Seeking 18-20m wide homes with depth of 12-15m long. Or… 0 25164 Like pulse said, you can fit drawers however because of the placement of the sink there isn't much depth so you would have to have cut outs for the waste pipes. It all… 2 1300 |