Browse Forums Building A New House Re: House Orientation 3May 01, 2011 9:50 pm 12th of Never land 20/3/07 ~~ Contract 17/11/10 ~~ Prestart 9/3/11 ~~ Footings 29/4/11 Re: House Orientation 4Mar 18, 2012 11:41 pm Onebuild Was looking for some comments about placing my house on the block, would this work out ok and should I lose the North East windows on the Media and Meals rooms, I'm a bit worried about the morning Eastern sun heating up these rooms but still want the NE summer breezes. The house is for the Brisbane climate. Thank you for any ideas. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Looks good to me. If you are concerned about summer heating, have eaves to block some of the direct heat in summer. You could possibly get away with 600-700mm eaves?? That might block the summer heat into the rooms but allow winter sun to penetrate. 2010, June : Land bought (1700sqm, battleaxe block). That's it so far! We're in the design phase .... Hi, This is my first post. We are planning to buy new home via House and Land (H&L) Package around Boxhill/Gables/Marsden Park in Syndey. Googled reviews for most of… 0 10484 Very good points. Thanks so much ponzutwo for your advice. Appreciate it. 2 10375 Hi all, Trying to workout the minimum stepdown required between slab for my house and the outdoor alfresco area. Garage is 100mm lower than rest of the house and plan was… 0 3657 |