Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2021Jul 15, 2014 9:36 pm Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2023Jul 21, 2014 9:16 pm 18/03/15 Deposit 02/09/15 CDC 22/09/15 Slab 05/12/15 Frames 15/12/15 Brick started. 11/04/16 Roof start 04/05/16 Roof finish 09/07/16 Gyprock. Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2025Jul 22, 2014 10:18 pm 18/03/15 Deposit 02/09/15 CDC 22/09/15 Slab 05/12/15 Frames 15/12/15 Brick started. 11/04/16 Roof start 04/05/16 Roof finish 09/07/16 Gyprock. Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2027Jul 23, 2014 12:25 pm 18/03/15 Deposit 02/09/15 CDC 22/09/15 Slab 05/12/15 Frames 15/12/15 Brick started. 11/04/16 Roof start 04/05/16 Roof finish 09/07/16 Gyprock. Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2034Jul 25, 2014 12:59 pm 18/03/15 Deposit 02/09/15 CDC 22/09/15 Slab 05/12/15 Frames 15/12/15 Brick started. 11/04/16 Roof start 04/05/16 Roof finish 09/07/16 Gyprock. Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2035Jul 25, 2014 2:08 pm firsthome2 alfresco is going to block the winter sun. may want to move it to East side. Totally agree with this, move it to the east. Allowing northern sunlight into the house will be much warmer in winter. Appropriate length eaves will block these windows from summer sunshine. You have quite a few western facing windows, which if possible should be eliminated, as they make for a hot house in summer. I'd remove the W facing window in the meals area, & have it facing N. Same with the master, could get very hot in summer, scrap the W facing window, sticking with northern windows, & maybe a small E facing window if you like. You could also consider flipping the whole plan. Having the garage in the SW corner. That moved alfresco would not face W, protecting the house from harsh afternoon sunshine. Only problem would be all the minor bedrooms would be along the W wall of the house. Bedooms 3 & 4 could have there windows facing S & N respectively, but bedroom 2 would be stuck with a W facing window, so could get hot. You're blessed to have a pretty wide block with a NNE facing backyard, the best aspect to have. If it was me I'd take advantage of it, & build a house with a footprint that was long along the northern side, & shorter along the eastern & western sides. This will make for a more comfortable house, light & airy, warmer in winter, & cooler in summer. Good luck with the build. Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2036Jul 25, 2014 2:41 pm Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2037Jul 25, 2014 2:59 pm Nice Plan AJB I love the verandah . Just one query why the robe in the study? Its probably too small to get away as another bedroom and the robe area would make a nice area for built in desk et al. Also are you need the second cupboard in the laundry that steals from the ensuite WIR? <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=62083">viewtopic.php?t=62083</a><!-- l --> Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2038Jul 25, 2014 5:51 pm Thanks for replying AKB. We were thinking we would move the robe from the current position in the study to the northern wall of the study which would give a bit more width in the room. So it could have a single bed in it if needed (for eventual resale). Also, I like to have storage in a study. I think the second cupboard in the laundry will be handy. We don't have heaps of clothes so I'm happy with the extra space. Thanks again for your thoughts and you have done an amazing job on your house. Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2039Jul 25, 2014 6:59 pm ddarroch firsthome2 alfresco is going to block the winter sun. may want to move it to East side. Totally agree with this, move it to the east. Allowing northern sunlight into the house will be much warmer in winter. Appropriate length eaves will block these windows from summer sunshine. You have quite a few western facing windows, which if possible should be eliminated, as they make for a hot house in summer. I'd remove the W facing window in the meals area, & have it facing N. Same with the master, could get very hot in summer, scrap the W facing window, sticking with northern windows, & maybe a small E facing window if you like. You could also consider flipping the whole plan. Having the garage in the SW corner. That moved alfresco would not face W, protecting the house from harsh afternoon sunshine. Only problem would be all the minor bedrooms would be along the W wall of the house. Bedooms 3 & 4 could have there windows facing S & N respectively, but bedroom 2 would be stuck with a W facing window, so could get hot. You're blessed to have a pretty wide block with a NNE facing backyard, the best aspect to have. If it was me I'd take advantage of it, & build a house with a footprint that was long along the northern side, & shorter along the eastern & western sides. This will make for a more comfortable house, light & airy, warmer in winter, & cooler in summer. Good luck with the build. Very good points thanks Firsthome2 & ddarroch. Originally the plan was going to be flipped with the garage in the S/W corner but due to an easement running down that side which we need to be 1500mm away from, and Harrington Grove's building guidelines that state your side set backs need to be 2000mm from the boundary (1100mm garage) for two story houses, I wouldn't have been able to fit my 3rd garage unless we set the house WAY back from the street. Will definitely move the W facing window in the meals room to the North. The W facing window in the master B/R can be deleted as there is a sliding door to the balcony to the north of it. Not sure how to move the position of the alfresco and still have a balcony off the master. Might need to re-arrange some of the upstairs layout... Re: Custom Design floor plan thread post them here!! 2040Jul 26, 2014 11:14 am Hi AJB, Yeah, I was going to mention that the picture of your floorplan was very small, & hard to make out. Very nice floorplan though. I had guessed the bottom of the picture faced north, so was concerned about shading from the north facing verandah. I see you've alleviated much of this problem with clerestory windows. Nice one, I really like these! Just be aware that clerestory windows & cathedral ceiling can lead to significant heat loss. So for anything other than warm climates I'd recommend double glazing the clerestory windows & having very high levels of insulation in your ceiling. Whether you are going for a traditional build method for the roof, or a SIP, as there's no roof space it's extremely difficult or next to impossible to upgrade this insulation at a later date. Having motorised operable clerestories would be very nice to dump heat in the summer time. Having ceiling fans could help with this, while running them slowly in reverse in winter could help bring down hot air to floor level from your high ceilings. If you are in quite a cool climate, even with the clerestories, I probably wouldn't recommend such a large north facing verandah though. Reason being, you do have a LOT or north facing glazing that won't receive any sunshine, & will leak a lot of winter heat. If you're in a warm climte though, I think it makes for a great design, lots of cross ventilation too! I see you have a large veranda protecting the master from the westerly sun, great idea! You may also consider adding sisalation (Reflective Foil Insulation) to this western wall, which has a great effect at cutting down the radiant heat from the sun (which bulk insulation will not do). Also you could tint, or use low-e glass in the westerly windows in the master. I have to admit, I tend focus on the energy efficiency of a house, & am not very good at seeing how a building will be lived in & how it will flow. So I think the suggestion to widen the study by moving the robe it a great one, & something I missed. 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 25589 6 56193 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 21281 |