Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 31, 2021 8:20 am Hello... I'm looking for advice on the south facing corner block. To right of the block you have a small park.
Attaching the home plan as well, I'm bit concerned if I would have enough light in the entrance foyer. The entrance door will be 1200 mm should I be upgrading to double door? The orange boundary on the plan is where brick pier colorbond fence will be put, Green boundary will be hedging and pink boundary is colorbond fence. Re: Block orientation and plan suggestions 3Aug 31, 2021 12:05 pm For your south facing block, your entrance will be darker than rest of the house especially you have a good sized porch. But why is it a concern for you? It's a hallway anyway. It's not a living space. Your main living space is at back of the house which is facing north. That will be very nice already. Unless you want to re-design your whole house. You can make your frontage/main entrance on the other street if possible. That way it's facing east and you can have slightly more light in the morning. Re: Block orientation and plan suggestions 4Aug 31, 2021 12:18 pm Jason526 For your south facing block, your entrance will be darker than rest of the house especially you have a good sized porch. But why is it a concern for you? It's a hallway anyway. It's not a living space. Your main living space is at back of the house which is facing north. That will be very nice already. Unless you want to re-design your whole house. You can make your frontage/main entrance on the other street if possible. That way it's facing east and you can have slightly more light in the morning. Thanks Jason... maybe I'm just overthinking for the hallway. I just felt this because the hallway is around 9 to 11 m long. But I should get some light if I leave couple of room doors open. Re: Block orientation and plan suggestions 5Aug 31, 2021 1:19 pm Our house faces south-east and has a very similar facade. We have a 1.2m wide door with 6 frosted glass panels. I have never found the hallway dark at all. Our hallway is around 8m long. We find that the awning windows don't let much breeze in, I would consider swapping the front for sliding. Re: Block orientation and plan suggestions 6Aug 31, 2021 1:22 pm bestspecials Our house faces south-east and has a very similar facade. We have a 1.2m wide door with 6 frosted glass panels. I have never found the hallway dark at all. Our hallway is around 8m long. Ah nice! That's assuring... thank u! Re: Block orientation and plan suggestions 7Sep 01, 2021 12:06 pm MegKo Hello... I'm looking for advice on the south facing corner block. To right of the block you have a small park. Attaching the home plan as well, I'm bit concerned if I would have enough light in the entrance foyer. The entrance door will be 1200 mm should I be upgrading to double door? The orange boundary on the plan is where brick pier colorbond fence will be put, Green boundary will be hedging and pink boundary is colorbond fence. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ for any internal rooms including downstairs halls, under stairs and and windowless rooms consider Solar Skylights that add daylight without needing direct access to outside..very happy with ours 0 360 ideal house depends on the site and location as much as internal floor plan....what is the distance from the house to all four boundaries, where is north, describe your… 3 15157 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 20413 |