Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Custom SA build - Floor Plan Help PLease!! Post 16. 20Jun 09, 2014 10:02 pm Yep I thought the metricon plan was such a great use of space, it's a new plan My hubbie works from home a lot being in IT means working at night. We ended up putting a study in our wir. Strangely enough he loves it, we have two kids and it is prob the one space I can keep them out of and it's quiet. When the kids are older I will put a desk/bench in the main space where I can supervise them. Then when they are older again they have space in their rooms for a desk. I agree though it's hard to know what to compromise on. We opted for bigger but fewer rooms. Meant foregoing a spare room as well (we have 3 bedrooms) but it works for us and when guests come which is not very often we have options. As for light on the north side yes it is definitely worth it. The northern light is great, otherwise once the sun starts heading from east to west it will be very dark in that back room. Make the eaves as thin as possible on the north side to maximise light. We have our living space with big glass doors all on the left wall at the rear of the home which is north and we still don't get enough light, mainly in the afternoon when the sun is heading towards the front of the house which is where your study/lounge is located. I am looking at putting skylights in. Oh and when you wall mount a tv you actually have it quite low in the room otherwise you will be craning your neck back so a window above would not be a problem 6 55354 Hi, Seeking volume or semi-custom builder in victoria(east), which have existing double story wide floor plans. Seeking 18-20m wide homes with depth of 12-15m long. Or… 0 25169 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 20426 |