Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 02, 2012 1:40 am I welcome your comments on my floor plan so far. I'll post just the upstairs for the moment. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It has some unusual features to suit our lifestyle. I'd love to hear if there's any problems I haven't considered or any better ideas. The upstairs laundry wouldn't suit everyone, but for us I think it will be very convenient - like when you need to check the dryer for clean undies before you can get dressed. It will have a chute to drop clean wet clothes into basket in mudroom below when we will use the clothes line. The bathroom has a wall & cavity door separating the shower & bath from the vanity unit - so one kid can wash hands & brush teeth while other showers. Smallish master bedroom with huge WIR because I want nothing in bedroom but the bed. WIR to have chests of drawers, dressing table, dirty clothes bins as well as hanging space & room to dress in there too. This is so one person can shower & dress while other is sleeping, and also to keep all mess out of bedroom. Guest/Study will have double bed for guests which is also useful for sorting & folding piles of clean clothes. This room will also be hubby's home office space. Side-on 3D view: Re: critique my plans 2Nov 02, 2012 4:56 am How do you shut the door to the vanity basin area when you are stood in front of the vanity unit? You will be standing in the space the door needs to "sweep" The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: critique my plans 3Nov 02, 2012 9:51 am If possible i would flip the plans, this allows the northerly sun in winter to warm your bedrooms. The plans above, are they the upstairs plans? I would also add BIRs in Bedroom 3, good for storage and also if you decide to sell may add value. There is also a "lost space" in the centre of the house, I would try to intergrate this space in the household. Just my 2 cents.... By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth Re: critique my plans 4Nov 02, 2012 10:17 am The bedrooms bar one are facing north hurryupandbuy north is on the right of the plan at the top. (Arrow with a N on the left of plans) Bed 3 has a wardrobe built in on the wall. ( see the oblong against the other bedroom wall) Maybe you can only see one plan,?? they put 2 up, the first is easier to read Good call re the door. Might have to be a slider going into vanity. I commented on the custom design thread re the master bed and paraphernalia on the floor! Re: critique my plans 5Nov 02, 2012 10:31 am Ahhh...Silly me! My browser must be playing games, sorry for the useless comment By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth Re: critique my plans 7Nov 02, 2012 11:06 am I like what you're doing there.. The only thing (and its possiblity just the way i like things) the way you postioned the bed in the master room seems a bit off for me.. You could move the window on the east wall to the north wall (which would allow more that north warmth in the room) and have the head of the bed on that wall so when you walk into the room you see the bed as opposed to going around the bed to get to the other side.. Building Henley Monaco Nouveau Q1 - Mernda Villages https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=57810 http://razbuild.blogspot.com.au/ Re: critique my plans 9Nov 02, 2012 11:10 am It says stairs on the first plan ( the black room) Can no one see the first plan??!!!!! Re: critique my plans 11Nov 02, 2012 12:36 pm bashworth How do you shut the door to the vanity basin area when you are stood in front of the vanity unit? You will be standing in the space the door needs to "sweep" Thanks Bashworth! This is the sort of helpful comments I need! I guess it needs a cavity door. Quote: I like what you're doing there.. The only thing (and its possiblity just the way i like things) the way you postioned the bed in the master room seems a bit off for me.. You could move the window on the east wall to the north wall (which would allow more that north warmth in the room) and have the head of the bed on that wall so when you walk into the room you see the bed as opposed to going around the bed to get to the other side.. I agree that's not the ideal pozzy for the bed in the master bedroom. I just wanted to make sure it could fit there. I want to be able to put the bed against any of the walls. North is to the right of the top plan so master bedroom has a north window for light and a west window for the great view that is that direction. Thanks for the comments. Keep 'em coming! Re: critique my plans 12Nov 02, 2012 12:42 pm Store would be nice I made it bigger on my iPad cos I couldn't read it....I thought it was a study!! Re: critique my plans 13Nov 02, 2012 8:06 pm Another thought is I would look to delete west facing window in bedroom and make north facing window bigger. With a west facing window in summer getting sun shining in from about 2.00pm until 9.00pm it can really heat up the bedroom with no time to cool before you go to bed. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: critique my plans 15Nov 06, 2012 6:33 pm she is having a chute, to drop the wet clothes down into a basket when the weather is nice and the clothes can go outside. she mentions it in the first post. if you take your clothes off upstairs, why not wash and dry them upstairs too!!? Re: critique my plans 16Nov 06, 2012 7:20 pm kiwi she is having a chute, to drop the wet clothes down into a basket when the weather is nice and the clothes can go outside. she mentions it in the first post. if you take your clothes off upstairs, why not wash and dry them upstairs too!!? See I can understand a chute to a downstairs laundry, because you want to pile up the laundry before putting a load on. If you have it upstairs you will piles the clothes in the laundry, wash them, drop wet clothes down a chute and go outside to hang them up. It seems backwards to me Also glad I am not the one lugging up the washing machine when they move in Re: critique my plans 19Nov 07, 2012 3:56 pm In the end it is your home and only you should be the one happy with it, but you have posted asking for opinions, so here it is: This plan suffers from over simplification. There is a market for minimalist design, these are usually ultra modern contemporary designs. The ground floor is very basic and poorly orientated, the upper floor looks like rooms have been placed randomly and the gaps left over are filled with freestanding furniture or odd shaped passageways. You have also placed wet areas over a major living area, so the living area will suffer visually with drop bulkhead or low ceilings and plumbing ducts. My suggestion is that you compile your ideas into a written brief and find a designer/architect or builder that you trust to help with the design process I apologise if I have insulted your efforts, but you are spending a substantial amount of money, I would hate for you to be at construction and then realise spending $5k on a designer up front could have solved a number of issues for you Re: critique my plans 20Nov 08, 2012 2:23 am Thanks Munta, I welcome all thoughts, and am not offended, but I don't really understand all the issues you mentioned, so maybe you could explain it, please, so I benefit from your advice: - the ground floor is very basic & over simplified - because it's a basic rectangle without the walls set in or out? I read that every corner adds to the cost - simpler is cheaper to build & I don't understand what is wrong with simple. - the ground floor is poorly orientated - do you mean because the kitchen & lounge face west & will get hot in summer? Yes, that is unfortunate but it's also the direction of the backyard, swimming pool & beautiful bush view so I wouldn't change that. - Quote: the upper floor looks like rooms have been placed randomly and the gaps left over are filled with freestanding furniture or odd shaped passageways. Quote: You have also placed wet areas over a major living area, so the living area will suffer visually with drop bulkhead or low ceilings and plumbing ducts. Quote: My suggestion is that you compile your ideas into a written brief and find a designer/architect or builder that you trust to help with the design process Really tight at the top of the stairs- how to get furniture into those rooms? Study books - does anyone really use them these days? Large storage closet would be more functional. 2 6896 Ask the council if there is a chance of getting build over easement exemption. Sometimes easements are unused and 24cm is not all that much. Good luck. 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