Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 21Jun 08, 2008 12:01 pm Thanks Helen & Brittany! Yes, that’s why I designed laundry at back. I also like to wash clothes at night.
Rapacious & Helen, it would be a good idea to put the washing machine at last wall... Is there anything, I can add or remove in my floor plan... OR Does my plan sound practical or impractical??????? Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 22Jun 08, 2008 1:13 pm simpson Rapacious & Helen, it would be a good idea to put the washing machine at last wall... Not sure whether the door to the outside is from the back wall or the side wall, but wherever the washing machine goes is either against an external wall or the one which backs onto the WIR. The clothes etc in your WIR would act as added insulation, so I think any laundry wall would be OK. Other than previous comments about bathroom and the suggestion of bringing garage forward, makining it a bit bigger for extra storage, I think the plan is fine. My personal preference is for the main bedroom to be away from the other ones but many houses do have them all together, if that is what you want it is not a problem as is. Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 23Jun 08, 2008 2:39 pm Helyn My personal preference is for the main bedroom to be away from the other ones but many houses do have them all together, if that is what you want it is not a problem as is. Thanks Helyn for replying! Now i'll take an appointment with Builder, discuss about this floor plan. Many Thanks! Cheers, Simpson Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 25Jun 08, 2008 4:27 pm The laundry in beside the main bathroom would by my suggestion, gets you a lot more space down the top end of the house and bedroom 4 can be extended to the rear.
I'd move that guests toilet to somewhere a bit more discrete, (I agree a room such as that off a dining area is not a nice thing to either visit - nor to have nosies and smells comming from it Where it is it will be used by your family as well remember. See next bit - I'd actullay put bedroom 3 where the dining and guest toilet area is, and make the dining room where bedroom 3 is in front of the alfresco area. That way the dinning can be enjoyed while looking outside, and you can then move in or outsdie as the weather determines. As it is bed 3 backing onto an eating relaxing area is not a particualrly workable option. Try to make the living area flow to indoor and outdoor areas, and the sleeping areas be restfull areas. And why the lost space at the back of the garage? Also where is north to gain that lovely winter sun warmth? My Thoughts Steve Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 26Jun 08, 2008 7:29 pm Yak_Chat And why the lost space at the back of the garage? Also where is north to gain that lovely winter sun warmth? Thanks Steve! It's really good thought... I'll discuss with builder and hope it won't cost much $$$$$ Out Land is East Facing & ALFRESCO is in the north side. So hope fully we will enjoy more sun..... Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 27Jun 10, 2008 12:20 pm This is my first post,
There are some improvements that can be quite easily achieved. These will greatly add to your enjoyment and amenity. Firstly, I would alleviate direct access to the WC from the Dining Room. In my opinion there is nothing wrong in having two Living areas, however, I would place all the Bedroom areas toward the middle of the dwelling and give some thought to relocating the Laundry, WIR and Ensuite away from the rear, allowing you to maximize the avaiailable outlook from the rear Living areas. I hope these suggestions will be of benefit to you....if its not too late!!!! Renovate or Re-Build ? Separate fact from fiction - use our free report to help you make the right decision. www.wayneblack.com.au Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 28Jun 10, 2008 8:52 pm Sydney Architect This is my first post, There are some improvements that can be quite easily achieved. These will greatly add to your enjoyment and amenity. Firstly, I would alleviate direct access to the WC from the Dining Room. In my opinion there is nothing wrong in having two Living areas, however, I would place all the Bedroom areas toward the middle of the dwelling and give some thought to relocating the Laundry, WIR and Ensuite away from the rear, allowing you to maximize the avaiailable outlook from the rear Living areas. I hope these suggestions will be of benefit to you....if its not too late!!!! Hi SA, I appreciate your input. Would you please explain your ideas in more details. It's sounds good but couldn't able to figure out the exact meaning of WC and bedroom location toward the middle of the dwelling... Cheers, Simpson Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 29Jun 10, 2008 9:12 pm WC simply means toilet, you will find this used sometimes in building plans.
So Sydney architects comment about the toilet echos what earlier posters, including myself, have already said. Re second suggestion, it depends whether simpson has garden area at the side or at the back and the shape of the block. Like simpson, my house has a formal lounge and an open casual living area, I still like some flow between the 2 areas, and am not a fan of those designs which have formal lounge at the front then walk past bedrooms, bathrooms etc to get to 2nd living area at the back, I prefer to have the minor bedrooms at least, in such a position where there is no traffic flow past them. Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 30Jun 10, 2008 9:22 pm Helyn WC simply means toilet, you will find this used sometimes in building plans. So Sydney architects comment about the toilet echos what earlier posters, including myself, have already said. Thanks Helyn! Now understand WC term. Helyn Re second suggestion, it depends whether simpson has garden area at the side or at the back and the shape of the block. I do have graden in the back and the dimension is 13.5x11 m. Helyn Like simpson, my house has a formal lounge and an open casual living area, I still like some flow between the 2 areas, and am not a fan of those designs which have formal lounge at the front then walk past bedrooms, bathrooms etc to get to 2nd living area at the back, I prefer to have the minor bedrooms at least, in such a position where there is no traffic flow past them. And Yes, Even i Like a flow between formal and informal living rom. Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 31Jun 11, 2008 7:27 am I don't understand this plan at all.
You say there is space at the "back" of 13x11. Does "the back" mean "top" in these plans ? If so does that mean only bedroom 4 has a glimpse of the garden ? Likewise then does your kitchen and alfresco face directly into the side fence ? Or is "back" here really referring to the right-side of the plan ? Is it possible to upload a sketch of how the house will be sitting on the block ? Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 32Jun 11, 2008 8:38 am Sydney Architect - Might pay to check your web link in your profile.
Should it be wbarchitects perhaps? and welcome- if it's the real you - good to have an architect posting here. Steve Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 33Jun 11, 2008 9:59 pm Cabinfever I don't understand this plan at all. You say there is space at the "back" of 13x11. Does "the back" mean "top" in these plans ? If so does that mean only bedroom 4 has a glimpse of the garden ? Likewise then does your kitchen and alfresco face directly into the side fence ? Or is "back" here really referring to the right-side of the plan ? Is it possible to upload a sketch of how the house will be sitting on the block ? Hi CF, Thanks for your feedback, I've uploaded a new updated plan. Please have a look. Cheers, Simpson Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 34Jun 11, 2008 10:27 pm Honestly I think you could do better.
I agree with cabin fever that there is no flow to your out doors area. You have the alfresco on the north side, but from that alfresco you are sitting on the fence? I think it's much nicer to have the alfresco/kitchen/family etc overlooking the back yard. You could have the alfresco on the north west corner and still have the northerly aspect but have your alfresco overlooking the yard. I also don't think it's a great idea to have a bedroom overlooking the alfresco, not pleasant for a person living in that room to have people eating/drinking outside their window. Personally I wouldn't even have the study on the alfresco, I prefer the study at the front of the house, away from the main living areas. Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 35Jun 11, 2008 10:49 pm I would look to have something more like:
http://www.porterdavis.com.au/#homeview ... /mernda2_p or http://www.porterdavis.com.au/#homeview ... terfield_a or even this if you want to keep alfresco on the side: http://www.porterdavis.com.au/#homeview ... lakeside_l Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 36Jun 12, 2008 11:02 am Interesting points Rachelle.
I never thought about the bedroom windows opening onto alfresco, we have that in our plan too, but I dont think that will be a problem for us, son is a heavy sleeper, take more than people talking outside his room to wake him up and there will be netting privacy curtains so cant see directly into room from outside area. He is having bedroom 3, furthest from the sliding doors where the outdoor setting will be anyway. Bedroom 2 will be a spare room/study. Actually our current house has a pergola along back wall, study and a minor bedroom have windows onto it, hasn't been a problem for us. Interesting the different perspectives people have on certain design factors. I actually prefer Simpsons plan to the PD ones in the links: the first plan has the problem of traffic flow past all the bedrooms to the back living area, I know this is a common factor in long narrow houses and has the benifit of living areas opening to garden but I don't like the aspect of guests walking past everything to get to the living area and has limitations for sleeping and privacy for the minor bedrooms/ bathroom, IMO. The second 2 PD plans have the disadvantage of bedrooms coming directly off living areas which I would also try to avoid. Really, Simpsons problem is the alfresco being narrow and having no flow to back garden (if there is one). The plan itself (in modified version) is suitable for a wider block where alfresco can have a garden area alongside it, or a shallow block where there is no back garden area anyway. I certainly agree that your plan is not making the most of the garden area which you say you have at the back. We also have an alfresco area at the side but it is wider, covers the rectangle created by the house/garage/fence and has back garden directly behind it. About 15 m of garden depth behind the house. Because we have an iregular shape block, sloping in on western side, this gives us a garden outlook from kitchen/dining windows (5 - 6 m wide side garden before boundary slopes in to be only a meter away from laundry corner) and from alfresco to back garden. Area directly behind house, that has no windows onto it, will be 'functional yard area' ie shed, clothesline, trailer etc. Not meaning to hijack your thread but have included floor plan of my house so above comments make sense. As Simpson mentioned on another thread, my house does have some similarities in design to his/hers. PS; my house is at lock up stage so no point in suggesting plan improvements http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj187/nurselovescoffee/IMG_0001.jpg Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 37Jun 12, 2008 3:19 pm Agree Helyn, your bedrooms will be fine as they're not sitting right on the only alrfresco space you have, you can have the table further down whilst not "overlooking" bedrooms.
It wouldn't suit us, as we can get "cheery" and our kids are young and also light sleepers - need them faaar away from the action! Your plans are close to what I was looking for Simpson, I like how the alfresco could still be on the north side but also open to the rear yard. Re: Is it a good floor plan? Please advice 38Jun 12, 2008 9:20 pm Agree Rachelle & Helyn. I appreciate your feedbacks.
I need to look into that plan... The problem is that land is too narrow.... Yes you are right there is no access from Alfresco to backyard... I like your plan Helyn & its more spacious home.... Rachelle those PD plans need some modification as my land width is not that much... Thanks Rachelle & Helyn! Now i'll try to bring up something on this weekend... Thank you. Do I use timber floorboards for stairs or do people use timber treads? Or is both the same? 6 7284 i thought the flipped plan initially but bec i want narrow pathway from entry to dining (dont like bend), also cannot fit the… 7 17278 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 25165 |