Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 12, 2019 7:30 am I am building a house in Adelaide. I am bit confused as the the block faces northwest. I want a design with a transverse living room like the attached files. My objective is to capture light into the living rooms but avoid the harsh western sun. Let me know your thoughts. Is the living room with a transverse design advisable like the in the photo or a one with living room in line with the block towards the north eastern aspects advisable. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Advise orientation of Living room in northwest facing bl 2Jun 12, 2019 8:58 am I have a similar design to your first drawing in my current build, in that we are facing the same direction and have used a courtyard to bring in the north sun. So far it seems to be working really well, the back living area is getting lots of sun and is warm despite the winter weather. I haven’t been able to judge it for summer yet. Feel free to have a look at our design on my thread. Bear in mind any shading from you neighbour’s house. Also, if budget is an issue (just going by your username!) courtyard designs tend to cost more to build as they have more external walls. Re: Advise orientation of Living room in northwest facing bl 3Jun 12, 2019 9:38 am Thanks Courtyard is more expensive Costs aside Just my worry with the courtyard design is the summer western sun. Need to shade appropriately i guess Re: Advise orientation of Living room in northwest facing bl 4Jun 12, 2019 10:44 am Will the west sun be shaded by the building itself? Re: Advise orientation of Living room in northwest facing bl 5Jun 12, 2019 10:52 am Hillsbuilds Will the west sun be shaded by the building itself? Thats the idea. A terrrace will be built on the west side of the living room. I like the courtyard and am not exactly broke . The spouse needs to know there is an upper limit to spend Re: Advise orientation of Living room in northwest facing bl 6Jun 12, 2019 11:10 am Then I would def go for the courtyard! I’m very happy with how mine is turning out! sorry mate, not wasting more time on this. Youve completely missed the mark on some fundamentals and regardless of how many times i try and put it to you differently, you… 11 9179 1 is free to air and the other 2 are for cable TV all of them completely useless in 2024 1 2253 Can anyone help with the layout of my living room, it seems that no matter what I do it never looks right. I have an awquard kind of l shape with 2 doors, bay window and… 0 8339 |