Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 23, 2020 10:14 pm Hi everyone. I was just wondering if you could give me advice on this floor plan. This is the first concept drawing we’ve received and I gotta say I’m pretty happy with it. Are there any suggestions you’d give? We love the pavilion style house. Ignore the facade etc as for now we’re trying to get the floor plan right. I’ve placed a dot on where north is. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Concept Plan 2Dec 23, 2020 11:18 pm Firstly, what climate are you in? What's appropriate for Hobart certainly isn't appropriate for Cairns. A pavilion home is probably a great idea in warmer climates, as cross-ventilation will be aided. But it's probably not a great idea in a cooler climate. As a larger external surface area leads to larger heat losses from the home. It also leads to increased building costs. It would probably be easier if you drew an arrow on the plan, instead of a spot for north. As it would be nice to have a more accurate picture of the orientation. If the home's orientation is only 10-15° out from north, that's fine. But if it's 30-40° out, that's far from ideal. As NE & NW windows are not as easily shaded as northern windows. Do you have a block plan? How much room do you have on the block to move & rotate the home? If it's quite tight & over 20° out from north, I'd be inclined to build on a smaller footprint, so I could rotate the home to the north. Re: Concept Plan 3Dec 24, 2020 9:31 am We’re in Melbourne. Cool winters and hot summers. I’ll be out today but I’ll try and get you everything. I think this plan is 30m wide. We have 43m however can only build on 33m. I love the idea of rotating the home as I’ve always wanted to do that. Not sure if we can. Re: Concept Plan 4Dec 24, 2020 9:40 am Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
We’re in Melbourne. Cool winters and hot summers. I’ll be out today but I’ll try and get you everything. I think this plan is 30m wide. We have 43m however can only build on 33m. I love the Idea of rotating. ddarroch Firstly, what climate are you in? What's appropriate for Hobart certainly isn't appropriate for Cairns. A pavilion home is probably a great idea in warmer climates, as cross-ventilation will be aided. But it's probably not a great idea in a cooler climate. As a larger external surface area leads to larger heat losses from the home. It also leads to increased building costs. It would probably be easier if you drew an arrow on the plan, instead of a spot for north. As it would be nice to have a more accurate picture of the orientation. If the home's orientation is only 10-15° out from north, that's fine. But if it's 30-40° out, that's far from ideal. As NE & NW windows are not as easily shaded as northern windows. Do you have a block plan? How much room do you have on the block to move & rotate the home? If it's quite tight & over 20° out from north, I'd be inclined to build on a smaller footprint, so I could rotate the home to the north. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Concept Plan 5Dec 24, 2020 9:41 am Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
I also have this.. Lot 13. Does this all help? ddarroch Firstly, what climate are you in? What's appropriate for Hobart certainly isn't appropriate for Cairns. A pavilion home is probably a great idea in warmer climates, as cross-ventilation will be aided. But it's probably not a great idea in a cooler climate. As a larger external surface area leads to larger heat losses from the home. It also leads to increased building costs. It would probably be easier if you drew an arrow on the plan, instead of a spot for north. As it would be nice to have a more accurate picture of the orientation. If the home's orientation is only 10-15° out from north, that's fine. But if it's 30-40° out, that's far from ideal. As NE & NW windows are not as easily shaded as northern windows. Do you have a block plan? How much room do you have on the block to move & rotate the home? If it's quite tight & over 20° out from north, I'd be inclined to build on a smaller footprint, so I could rotate the home to the north. Re: Concept Plan 6Dec 24, 2020 8:56 pm Its such a beautiful plan - I have been having plan envy and facade regret for a while - because we settled on conventional - this is making me GREEN : ) If you can rotate get as much north sun as you can especially in a Melbourne winter and consider how you are going to manage heat loss through all the glazing. Just a note for safety for now and your future house, remove all the identifying labels on your posts eg address etc. Can't wait to see it come to life. Re: Concept Plan 7Dec 25, 2020 5:57 pm It’s a great plan, the only thing that does my OCD in, is straight ahead from the front door, you have a wall that cuts the hallway in half, I’d either have it fully open or extend the dining wall a little so that all you can see is a full wall. We had a pavilion plan drawn up originally and i loved it, until the build cost came in at 1.5 million, due to all the windows... Re: Concept Plan 8Dec 25, 2020 8:45 pm Sorry what do you mean if it angered right? kline Stina_S Hi everyone. I was just wondering if you could give me advice on this floor plan. This is the first concept drawing we’ve received and I gotta say I’m pretty happy with it. Are there any suggestions you’d give? We love the pavilion style house. Ignore the facade etc as for now we’re trying to get the floor plan right. I’ve placed a dot on where north is. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I love it! If it angled right, it will be perfect! Re: Concept Plan 9Dec 26, 2020 3:19 pm Stina_S Sorry what do you mean if it angered right? kline Stina_S Hi everyone. I was just wondering if you could give me advice on this floor plan. This is the first concept drawing we’ve received and I gotta say I’m pretty happy with it. Are there any suggestions you’d give? We love the pavilion style house. Ignore the facade etc as for now we’re trying to get the floor plan right. I’ve placed a dot on where north is. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I love it! If it angled right, it will be perfect! I'd assume that kline is talking about the home being orientated correctly. That is, living areas (& a large proportion of glazing) facing north, limited western (& eastern) glazing. Orientation is critical to comfort & energy efficiency. https://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/orientation I'd highly recommend you have a VERY good read of the Your Home Website, the government's guide to sustainable energy efficient home design. Have a look at the orientation section linked above. But read it all, particularly all of the passive design sections. I've had a play with your plan. Rotating it so that the living areas face north, then rotating the kid's wing so these rooms face south, not east. Rotating the garage entrance, so it faces the frontage. Pretty rough, but faces the living areas north, while not overglazing to the east & west (I'd remove western windows in the living area, or greatly reduce their size). I've moved the covered alfresco to the further to the east, so that it doesn't shade the north facing living areas in winter. I've pushed the whole living pavilion a bit further east, to reduce the external surface area of the home. More thought would obviously need to be put into it again. Where the enterance would be, the laundry, the salon. I'd probably reconfigure the living pavilion too. Just a rough plan, to orientate things correctly. Although your home looks attractive, with it's gable roof. There appears to be no eaves. Shading is EXTREMELY important because of Austalia's hot climate. I'd consider a split skillion roof design. So that you can have north facing clerestory windows in the kid's retreat & the hallway. But also keep solar PV in mind. You'll want good sized roof areas facing N, E or W. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Concept Plan 10Dec 26, 2020 3:44 pm As I said, I'd consider rearranging the living areas, so there's a window facing east, the hill. Probably the same for the master bed. I'd also consider rotating the garage pavilion, thinking about how the home addresses the street. But here's the rough plan on your block. Not to scale at all. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Concept Plan 11Dec 26, 2020 5:25 pm ddarroch As I said, I'd consider rearranging the living areas, so there's a window facing east, the hill. Probably the same for the master bed. I'd also consider rotating the garage pavilion, thinking about how the home addresses the street. But here's the rough plan on your block. Not to scale at all. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks so much. This is great. I'll have a proper read a little later. Re: Concept Plan 12Dec 29, 2020 9:04 am You may have a hefty budget and have already been given a prelim cost so it may not matter, but it looks like quite a pricey (yet great) layout. Decreasing the external wall / floor area ratio will help bring down the costs (as Darroch said) and also decrease heat loss/gain in winter/summer, making it more efficient to heat and cool. A pavillion style does allow for easier cross ventillation and the possibility of getting more natural light and solar heat gain in the winter months. It's all a trade off. A good architect should assist you in getting a balanced outcome. I do love the layout though. i thought the flipped plan initially but bec i want narrow pathway from entry to dining (dont like bend), also cannot fit the… 7 17286 5 10494 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 25171 |