Qld reno

Dear all

Many thanks in advance for sparing your time and providing your kind & valuable advice.

We are planning to renovate an old queenslander. Pretty rundown old building which unfortunately cannot be demolished. Planning to lift and build under and extend backwards. Our builder has given us an initial plan which is attached. The area highlighted in green are the parts that have to be retained as is now- ie the outside walls have to look same with respect to windows and doors. this is essential for the part that is lifted up(the first floor of the final building after renovation) And for maintaining uniformity and to comply with some of the council rules the newly build ground floor under the existing old build will also have to look similar in structure (the highlighted part in the ground floor plan)

The restrictions imposed in place to comply with council rules and the particulars of the existing structure is setting some limits to what we can make- like the need to have verandah upstairs and downstairs in the front (west side)and a thin verandah downstairs on the north side. We are a family of 5 (a girl and 2 boys) and are planning to build a 5 bedroom house ( 4 upstairs bedrooms plus an additional bedroom/lounge on the ground floor for grandparents when they visit us). otherwise pretty standard house with a semi-open living plan, Walk-in-pantry, an additional upstairs retreat/rumpus room, mudroom access from the garage)
Unfortunately, the land is a longish one which is oriented east-west with neighbours in the north and south side. road access towards the west. The land also has a slope with the garage end( south-west part) being the highest and the pool end (north-east part) being the lowest point. Not sure how much of "north-facing" living areas capturing winter sun for passive heating of home we will be achieving with the current plan.
Please go through the plans and provide your constructive criticisms and valuable suggestions before we commit ourselves to the plan.  Like  ⋅  Add a comment  ⋅  Pin to Ideaboard  ⋅  Share

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