Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 28, 2020 12:02 am We have bought a block of land in Woodlea (West of Melbourne) with a North front and South rear. I know this is the least ideal orientation (as I have read on every single website and forum) but I would like to hear from those who have built with the same orientation and how did you make it work as best as possible? My main objective is to maximise light, maximise warmth in winter and minimise heat in summer. Attached are the images of the design we want to go with. Which is the ideal to have a backyard- 1. with Alfresco/ Family/ Dining/ Kitchen in west ( if this then we might have to flip the front in accordance to suit the garage) 2. with Alfresco/ Family/ Dining/ Kitchen in east and why?? Any other design or suggestions are welcome. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Troubles of a North Facing Block 2Aug 28, 2020 6:53 am I would have kitchen getting eastern sun - will be nice in the morning. The western sun is a killer so being in the 2 bedrooms is my preference. We tinted out western side too which helps. My kitchen faces east now Re: Troubles of a North Facing Block 3Aug 28, 2020 10:45 am Oh ok . Is urs a corner block? Mine is not. I thought being in the middle might cut out the sun a bit I am actually a sun lover so thought western sun would be nice.. not sure how killer it can get. Re: Troubles of a North Facing Block 4Aug 28, 2020 11:03 am I would go with design 2. You get good natural light through your living areas. Re: Troubles of a North Facing Block 7Sep 02, 2020 4:42 pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM-2rRzuKGs Watch this. Jenny is a wealth of knowledge. She has compromised with a single carport and it's obviously a bespoke design, however it should give you some clever ideas. Re: Troubles of a North Facing Block 8Sep 02, 2020 6:45 pm We have this orientation. Our solution was to have a courtyard to get the sun into the back living areas. This was a custom build though, are you looking only at volume builds? Re: Troubles of a North Facing Block 10Sep 12, 2020 9:36 pm Hillsbuilds We have this orientation. Our solution was to have a courtyard to get the sun into the back living areas. This was a custom build though, are you looking only at volume builds? no. at small builder. We have finalised having west facing living/ kitchen. Re: Troubles of a North Facing Block 11Sep 12, 2020 9:39 pm easty We have the same orientation and also in Melbourne. We chose to have our living areas in the East. We have only been in our house since March, so haven't experienced summer here yet. right. i can imagine... we figured we will have veryy less amount of time in the day having east sun and hence we finalised having our kitchen and living in the west. East sun would be early mornings which either one would be at work or sleeping ..lol..i atleast having west living would give sunlight throughout the day. It might be killer in summer as many people say, not sure. But I would rather have more sun than no sun. well for now I am not going to live in it, so will see when I move in The warning is on the sticker on the door too. Second the aluminium powdercoat 6 12615 It might be a bit darker in the mornings but the light is still light, so you should be getting it. Similar to what you see from your western windows 3 15580 Hi i am looking to buy an investment near by North Rothbury. How is this area? is there schools inside this estate? please advice good builders around that area to buy… 0 1755 |