Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Statesman Homes Build At Wasleys, 4000m2 Block, First Ho 4Nov 04, 2020 4:27 pm First house - Statesman Greenock (modified) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66876 Second house - Fairmont Grand Design (modified) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=100789 Re: Statesman Homes Build At Wasleys, 4000m2 Block, First Ho 13Dec 07, 2020 6:43 pm ddarroch Manny Calavera Hi New member, First home, Just thought i'd put up our home design and see if any glaring issue pop out that we haven't foreseen (which is likely) and get a general opinion about statesman homes. Attached the home layout and the block, i believe the block is north easterly facing so living will be north west, We've only put down the initial $1000 deposit so we're a fair way off master plans and have already put in for some minor revisions, extended the kitchen, removed rib wall, increased sliding door sizes etc.. Unfortunately i'm working to budget so we've had to make some compromises. Welcome to the forum Manny, Firstly I'll mention that many people remove details of where they are building, for security reasons. Not really a big deal yet. But if you post details of where you're building, unscrupulous people can find your address, & steal things from your building site. So just something to thing about. Orientation of a home is key for comfort, low energy use & costs. In your climate, which has hot summers & quite cool winters, this is particularly true. https://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation The ideal house shape is rectangular, with longer sides facing north & south, the shorter sides facing west & east. Living area & a large proportion of glazing should face north. These will receive winter sun, but will be shaded in summer, when the sun is higher in the sky. Western windows (& eastern ones to a degree) should be kept to a minimum, or even eliminated, as these are very difficult to shade in summer. For a typical small, narrow suburban block, a NE frontage is far from ideal. So your plan, with NW living areas & SE bedrooms wouldn't be a bad one. But with 4000m2, you have room to play with. So I think you can do far, far better. Take advantage of your wide frontage on Dorothy Close. Stretch your build out across the width of the block, so many more rooms face north & south, less face east & west. This NE aspect is your best aspect, take advantage of it. Possibly even rotating the footprint a bit, so that it home faces north, not NE. You'll really benefit from winter sunshine in that case. Your corner location should give you more options. I'd recommend moving the garage to the western side of the block, with access to Norris Rd if possible. As the garage will help shade the home from the hot afternoon summer sun. Possibly building a little further back on the block, so that your northern living areas are a bit more private. Best of luck with the build. Removed the address, thanks for the heads up. Yeah myself and my partner discussed the style of home, i originally wanted a wider country style home like you suggested while the partner wanted a more modernish design, she won lol. We originally designed the home for a 500m2 +/- block, not really suited for this block but it's very simmilar to all the other homes in the estate and we've got the design in our heads so we've moved forward with this design, we're on a deadline unfortunately to get the home builder grant. given a larger budget and more time i'd have liked to optimise the build but it is what it is. We've increased glazing on the living aeras and after build we'll be adding a verandah (insulated) around the NW and SW which will hopefully keep the afternoon sun off glass. i think the main issue is the family areas south western facing glass expanse in the summer. I'm hoping with the verandah it will mitigate the afternoon heat gain in the living aeras. Unfortunatly we're only really learning about this after the fact so as said, is what it is and well just have to optomize what we have So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27693 hi guys. Please be nice. First time home builder in Qld. I would like some feedback please on whether I should build my granny flat first before my main house at the… 0 4587 11 41615 |