Hi All,
Thinking very hypothetically about building house number-2 this year and the wife and I came across this floorplan:
http://www.collierhomes.com.au/images/pdfs/zen-plan.pdf
http://www.collierhomes.com.au/colliercollect/zen.htm
After a trip to the far away display home I am impressed but have some concerns:
1) How would drainage be handled in the courtyard? Would hate to wake up in Winter to a center swimming pool! Anything I would need to consider - I was thinking timber decking with water feature, similar to display, or perhaps centered spa with decking and gazebo...
2) This is the first house of this type (internal external courtyard) that I have seen (excusing the architect designed $million type) - not sure how this would be received by prospective future buyers...
3) Because the roof does not 'peak' as the center of the house is missing - this makes the roof line look quite low from the street - perhaps I would need to look at an elevated block for street presence...
The house is $221k if anyone is curious... Would love to hear any feedback/advice on this plan (positive or negative).