Browse Forums Building A New House Re: "upside down" house 21Jun 22, 2009 6:16 pm I must admit, if it was only up to me, my number one choice would have been the M3tricon Vista for our block. But with the old woman she wasn't so sure. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: "upside down" house 22Jul 17, 2010 8:19 pm Anybody else doing upside down homes? We are looking for a builder now to price a home we are going to build at University Hill in Bundoora and it will be an upside down house. We will front the state forest and want to take advantage of the outlook. Re: "upside down" house 23Jul 17, 2010 10:19 pm The only thing I don't like about this idea is that you are so far from the kids... I like to be sleeping near my children, especially if they're babies. My daughter is 18 months old and still wakes through the night.... I couldn't imagine having to run down a flight of stairs sometimes 6 times in the night! I like to have her close by. If you're retirees then it wouldn't be a problem - but I think if you're thinking of re-sale value, sometimes people want at least one bedroom near the main (well I know parents of young kids would). Re: "upside down" house 24Jul 17, 2010 10:39 pm We were looking at an upside-down design that had a main bedroom, study/4th bedroom upstairs and two more bedrooms/theatre downstairs. Unfortunately the builder has taken down the plan from their website - they still have a few pictures though. Hotondo have another design we loved - the Edgewater. That one has three bedrooms down though. We couldn't afford to build either of those designs on our block as we would have overcapitalised. We settled on building a single storey design but elevated on stumps so we can build in a guest room and studio/rumpus underneath at a later stage. Kylie Edited to add: PS We are staying in a townhouse ATM with bedrooms upstairs and I find I am running up and down the stairs a zillion times a day with laundry or something or other. I don't think bringing in the groceries once a week will make all that much difference, to tell the truth. If your house is spread across two levels there's stair-running regardless - besides, it's good for your waistline LOL! Re: "upside down" house 25Jul 18, 2010 12:06 am Oh I'm so glad to have found this thread. After almost going ahead with another builder we've decided to do this and I must say we're pretty excited about it. It will be a custom design and we plan to have all the bedrooms, garage and a small rumpus downstairs. Upstairs we are having an open plan kitchen/living/dining, powder room, study and a big balcony at the back. We are still having fun with the design process at the moment. At the back of our garage we are installing a 'dumb waiter' which will transport the shopping directly upstairs to our pantry. A lift is just too expensive at the moment, but we are allocating space for it during the design process. Re: "upside down" house 27Oct 12, 2010 9:38 pm Thanks for all your hints. We're still looking - at the moment liking the Webb Brown Neaves Outlook or Watersun but turned around so the back is the front: ie balcony upstairs and alfresco downstairs are at the front of the house where the views are. We priced a dumbwaiter (from the builder) ~$23,000 and a lift is ~$38,000. Salesman told us 75% of their two storey homes in Perth are being built with a dumbwaiter or lift (or a space for a lift to be added later). My worry is with the kitchen/lounge/dining upstairs our elderly parents won't be able to get up the stairs....but that $38,000 could be a pool!! Cost is getting out of hand - need to sit back and reconsider I think. Re: "upside down" house 29Dec 01, 2010 1:47 pm Hi, I just found your thread. We are considering the same issue, upstairs living to take advantage of views. This is not such an unusual thing in Queensland - "Queenslander" style houses are traditionally upstairs living, although downstairs is usually open. We've found that the local Adenbrook franchise here in north Brisbane has some 'upstairs living' options based on their standard 2-storey designs. We are looking at the 'Perin'. Downstairs has 2 childrens' rooms, guest bedroom (or office), bathroom, separate toilet and children's retreat/rumpus room that opens onto a rear patio. Upstairs has master bed and ensuite + WIR, office (or nursery room), kitchen and open-plan living & dining that opens onto a large rear deck (because it is Qld after all). You could get in contact with these guys to get the plans, see if the local Adenbrook or other builder could build it where you are. All the best - I would love to see what you come up with! 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