Hi everyone,
I have been reading this forum for ages but now we are actually thinking about building I figured it was time to join in... So we have a block of land in SE melbourne. It has a small dark house in the middle of a big block (~850m2) and a backyard full of concrete. The backyard faces north and the block is pretty much level. So the plan is to demolish and build something green.
For the new house we are looking at passive solar design and I have been working on a design myself but we are also talking to some profession designers. I would love some comments on the design, see if we can refine it. We want something simple so it isn't too expensive to build but we don't want it to be too boring...
The design is still pretty rough and I'm still to put in windows and doors but I'm happy with the basic layout... I'll try to attach the image and see what happens.... Try not too laugh too much at the design as it is our wishlist and I am sure some things will get cut. Also I am yet to work out how to make the pool green.... We can use it to cool the house by evaporation and we looking at solar and geothermal to see if we can make it work for us... So any ideas about a green pool would be great too...
Here goes... I hope I get some comments...