Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Floor plan feedback 11Sep 03, 2020 10:25 pm kelsey Hi Richard, If you're building in Kalamunda, I feel we may be building in the same area. Your block size/ plans make me think we may be neighbours. Are you building in a strata by any chance? Good luck with your build! Hi Kelsey, yes we are building in Kalamunda but not in a strata, and thanks yes we may need luck with the current building frenzy that is being experienced. We are not in a hurry to build and will probably wait out the price gouging that is being experiened. By the way good luck also with your build and hope there are minimal delays for you, during your exciting bulid journey. Regards Richard Re: Floor plan feedback 12Sep 03, 2020 10:34 pm BrownHouse If you want to use some 'passive' design, you've got great potential to capture the northern light by letting the winter sun into the living/dining area. Watch out for a hot master bedroom on the west there... make sure that western wall is shaded and well insulated otherwise will be very warm when you go to bed in the summer. Hi, Brownhouse, thanks for the input and yes we are hoping to take as much advantage of the winter sun by having floor to ceiling glass doors for living / kitchen area and as you suggested providing shade and extra insulation properties to west wall is a priority. Regards Richard Re: Floor plan feedback 13Sep 03, 2020 10:37 pm xr8atd1 BrownHouse If you want to use some 'passive' design, you've got great potential to capture the northern light by letting the winter sun into the living/dining area. Watch out for a hot master bedroom on the west there... make sure that western wall is shaded and well insulated otherwise will be very warm when you go to bed in the summer. Hi, Brownhouse, thanks for the input and yes we are hoping to take as much advantage of the winter sun by having floor to ceiling glass doors for living / kitchen area and as you suggested providing shade and extra insulation properties to west wall is a priority. Regards Richard I would still be careful with floor to ceiling glazing at the north as while allowing winter sun you would also need to make sure those areas are also well sheltered from high summer sun. Re: Floor plan feedback 14Sep 03, 2020 10:43 pm alexp79 xr8atd1 BrownHouse If you want to use some 'passive' design, you've got great potential to capture the northern light by letting the winter sun into the living/dining area. Watch out for a hot master bedroom on the west there... make sure that western wall is shaded and well insulated otherwise will be very warm when you go to bed in the summer. Hi, Brownhouse, thanks for the input and yes we are hoping to take as much advantage of the winter sun by having floor to ceiling glass doors for living / kitchen area and as you suggested providing shade and extra insulation properties to west wall is a priority. Regards Richard I would still be careful with floor to ceiling glazing at the north as while allowing winter sun you would also need to make sure those areas are also well sheltered from high summer sun. Yes, make sure there is still an eave as you want 100% shade in the summer months. If you can afford it - and I hope this is something that we can too - is one of those adjustable louvred pergolas over your patio area so you can adjust the shade. A cheaper option is one with fixed louvres set at an angle to allow no sun in summer but let it all in during winter. Re: Floor plan feedback 16Sep 03, 2020 11:12 pm xr8atd1 Thankyou alexp79 yes hopefully the architects suggested eave overhang lengths mitigates the summer sun's overhead travel path. Regards Richard Yes, but keep in mind that for floor to ceiling door there should be quite significant overhang. Re: Floor plan feedback 17Sep 04, 2020 9:06 am xr8atd1 oklouise xr8atd1 Hi all, first time post but have been reading the forums fora number of years and always ound the feedback by many to be very constructive. My wife and I are building a little down sizer 3x2 and were wanting any feedback tips or changes to our little floor plan. House is to be built in the Perth Hills. Thankyou in advance. Richard i have to assume that beds 3 and 4 are incorrectly labelled but with the laundry in the scullery you could have the drying yard in the south court and reduce the eastern setback to allow a much more spacious arrangement for beds 2 and 3 and the bathrooms..my suggestions also includes reducing the width of the entry hallway (still plenty of space for a bookshelves and a wall of photos or art) and made the master suite more spacious Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thankyou so much "oklouise" for taking the time and sharing your ideas which by the way both my wife and I love. The extra space in the bedrooms, the small storage nooks and the eastern setback just makes sense with the relocation of the laundry.We were also thinking of adding doors to enclose the living and kitchen area to efficiently control temperatures but we were always in two minds as we thought by having the doors we may lose the feel of the open plan space.Your time and ideas are truely appriciated, so kind.... Richard it was my pleasure..it's so good to see a plan that will be ideal for downsizing: love the courtyard spaces, it will be a lovely new home...happy building Hi there! Absolutely agree on the wasted space. We have no desire for the master to be that oversized, but it occurred when we increased the depth of the garage. We have… 4 14168 6 57368 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 26276 |