Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 02, 2021 11:57 am Hi All, Just starting the process of a knock down rebuild and I am drawing up some plans for a custom design. The block is in a cul de sac with a 10m front setback, As i am the first block where the cul de sac starts to "bowl" I have a curved set back (Shown in the orange line) hence almost all "Kit" homes wont suit my block as all new home are designed for perfectly rectangular or square blocks hence the need to a custom design. Anyway I have sketch this up as was hoping minimal windows facing west (only theater small high rectangle window on ground floor) Block boundary in red and build boundary in orange Thanks for any tips/pointers in advanced Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Floor Plan Feedback 2Feb 09, 2021 10:44 am MG1981 Hi All, Just starting the process of a knock down rebuild and I am drawing up some plans for a custom design. The block is in a cul de sac with a 10m front setback, As i am the first block where the cul de sac starts to "bowl" I have a curved set back (Shown in the orange line) hence almost all "Kit" homes wont suit my block as all new home are designed for perfectly rectangular or square blocks hence the need to a custom design. Anyway I have sketch this up as was hoping minimal windows facing west (only theater small high rectangle window on ground floor) Block boundary in red and build boundary in orange Thanks for any tips/pointers in advanced Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I would put the garage and toilets on the western side of the house instead. You want more eastern light coming into the house and less western light. Listen to the podcast "the undercover architect", season 1, where she talks about how to design for your home's orientation. Edit: I can see that you've tried to design for it by reducing windows on the western side, but maybe see if you can re-arrange so that the rooms that do not need the light (such as garage and theatre) both sit on the west side. Hi there! Absolutely agree on the wasted space. We have no desire for the master to be that oversized, but it occurred when we increased the depth of the garage. We have… 4 12508 6 55355 i thought the flipped plan initially but bec i want narrow pathway from entry to dining (dont like bend), also cannot fit the… 7 17287 |