Home Cinema, is it OTT?
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8 years ago
What do you think about a home cinema...
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Luke Buckle
8 years agoIf you have the space, do it! But don't over-style it. That said, a popcorn machine would be pretty handy...
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PROOlivia Kwarda Tuivaga
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Comments (8)It is probably a bit narrow for a theatre room. The area that will let it down is from a sound perspective. Placement of speakers is crucial to getting the effect of surround sound. Putting it very simply, too close together and the sound will blend in together. Too far apart and you will get a dead spot. If they're not angled appropriately you will get phasing issues which will cancel out certain sounds. For that depth of room, i would probably recommend about 4.5m wide. On a slightly different not, i find the placement of the laundry rather odd. You will get the noise and vibrations from a washing machine/dryer in the two rooms that you probably least want it in. The other consideration you may want to look at is keeping the rooms that have plumbing on the same side of the house or at least as close together as practical. Keeps building costs down....See MoreWhat you all think of this house plan?
Comments (45)Sorry, but I'm not a huge fan of the revised floor plan either. It still ignores the fact that the fourth bedroom doesn't really operate as a bedroom, due to the sliding door, absence of a BIR and vast distance from the main bathroom. In terms of the changes to the living area, it's great that the front door now has line of sight to the living area / backyard. But, the kitchen seems to be awkwardly positioned, especially the location of the fridge. If you had a built-in study nook beside the fridge, it may work, but then you'd have to move the BIR in Bed 2 and it could end up quite a small bedroom. I'd be tempted to separate the kitchen and the pantry. I would put a galley style kitchen, with island bench, behind the theatre room wall, then leave a gap for the hallway to continue in a straight line and put the pantry in the "corner" created by the walls for Bed 3 and the garage. But, I'd still really encourage you to give further consideration to the plan from a liveability and, if it's an issue for you, saleability perspective. The plan you posted on Sunday seems like a better starting point to me. The three non-main bedrooms are grouped around the main bathroom. The theatre room leads off the living area, making it easier to use that space as a playroom for future children. And there seems to be ample room to navigate around the dining table....See MoreAdvice on house design
Comments (29)sorry about the drawing, but I quickly just sketched over your plans. I tried to keep the basic design you had just to save on re drawing over, but I would suggest the following as there was a lot of wasted space before. Also keep in mind that you are able to flip the house over (mirror image) if it will be too hot for the bedrooms to be on that side. Following the above drawing I would get rid of all the small hallways and extra doors you have, I would put the activity room directly on the Bed 1 wall and have built in bookshelves around the two walls, this will turn it into a study which will be a better choice for resell value. I would also put a skylight in that room as there are no windows. Entry to Bed 1 will be via the corridor which links all bedrooms, it still gives you dbl doors into the master, WIR and your ensuite. Your ensuite I would move the shower to the end and put floor to ceiling glass and turn it into a dbl shower one side can have dbl vanity and the other the WC and you would also have enough room to install a cupboard which could be a nice decorative on with glass on the top half where you could keep your towels and door on bottom to hide things. I would move Bed 4 in line with the other bedrooms, I did not move the main bathroom but you could move int and have it in the middle between two bedrooms. The main bathroom I would do a wet room which incorporates a bath and the shower behind again floor to ceiling glass. You would still have room for dbl vanity and toilet. By moving the activity room in line with the entry way, it will give you room in the bedroom hallway to incorporate a linen cupboard. By moving the drop zone and putting the PDR room door at that end it allows you to have a bigger laundry. therefore, behind the laundry door you could have overhead cupboards as well as undercounter cupboards for extra storage. Drop zones end up becoming messy and with yours right in the entry way, whenever you had guest your mess will be out in the open. By moving all this around it opens up the main hub of the house; it gives you enough room to extend the kitchen bench a little further down, I would put a large square island in the middle it allows for better flow around the kitchen and it also gives you extra seating, especially for quick breaky with the kids in the morning before running out the door to do school drop offs and work. It also gives you extra cupboard space as you are able to have doors put right around underneath for extra cupboards. Your dining area now has grown and leaves you with extra space along the the new study wall that you can have as a kids zone. Firstly, being little you will want to keep an eye on them secondly as they grow they want their own bedrooms. Your family living area is still the same; I would also wrap the pergola around to the end of the house which enables you to build an outdoor kitchen/bbq area with a table for entertaining and on the other end you could have comfy couches to lounge in when outdoors, have your morning coffee and watch the kids play in the backyard. Hope this helps Good Luck...See MoreNew coastal home: what do you think?
Comments (129)DB.....A LOT of ideas and advice flying around here.......skimming through I see you are endeavouring to establish a basic concept for a designer/architect to consolidate for you, which is great.......whilst you may think this is a logical approach to achieve the best outcome, you are arguably just throwing around random ideas rather than properly resolving/focusing on the critical aspects ........my advice is do this: firstly clearly ascertain two things on paper, not in plan or building format but in writing...that is 1. List all your requirements/needs/goals and 2. Nominate a budget. Next, identify/research a logical local designer/architect option and approach them with this information....A designer's job is to come up with an appropriate concept/solution that best balances your requirements, aligned with a budget and of course make it viable within context/site. Sure, you want a cost effective/modest result, that's fine, and that will influence the solution, but as a general comment it feels like there is massive potential being missed considering the site..it dens;t necessarily have to be that big or fancy, but you have to put the EXPERIENCE of the home front and centre of the process, and not just think of it as a kitchen or whatever laid out this way or that ....This is about an amazing site and the living experience of that and the design should be based on this and bring together your specific requirements elegantly balanced in context......The issue I have scrolling through all this is that you have all these almost disconnected ideas of building form, but you have this incredible site....... the process of resolving the spaces ideally needs to develop from cues of the immediate environment/site in order to make the most of it since you are pursuing a customised solution.....agree with MB, every project has a budget and ultimately from experience this is in general the ultimate/overriding constraint. This project could be anything upwards from $500K and it will come down to the working out how far you want to take it, and what your priorities are over various levels.......this one has seriously significant potential -make sure you make the most of it as you're truly fortunately to have this opportunity to build a home for you and your family to enjoy there.......best of luck :) PD...See More
kezanova
8 years ago
Nora Giulia
8 years agoLook at these photos. These are pretty good arrangements! A home cinema requires a dark room with no windows.
havingfun
8 years ago
PROSmartDigital
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoIf there's not enough rooms for home cinema, have a backyard home cinema instead!
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PROCanohm
7 years ago
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7 years ago
PROideal drape makers
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoWell, I can't resist...
JP & Priscilla - Melbourne · More InfoNo I don't think the image is over the top....
I think it's important to realise, however, a home theatre room is not just about the aesthetics. As important, are the acoustic properties of the room.
Room acoustics are important as there is nothing more annoying when having invested in a high-quality sound system for your home theatre centre, you find the sound reverberating off walls detracting from the sound fidelity and quality you expect. Get a big subwoofer going and you better hope your windows are firmly set in their frames.
Drapery wall coverings like the Warwick Dolce (unlined) pictured above from one of our projects, provides an element of acoustic dampening. At the windows, we lined the drapery to provide extra dampening at those points.
For those wanting heavier dampening properties, interlining the fabric with bumph is also a cost effective option that works well and allows for a larger choice of fabrics.
Usually the heavier the fabric the better the dampening effect. Lining and interlining lighter fabrics allows them to provide acoustic dampening where without lining/interlining treatment they would not be appropriate for home theatre use.
Having drapery lined or lined and interlined gives you a much wider choice in fabrics that could be used for your home theatre.
. ... Good to keep in mind if you are wanting to ensure that you have a 'sound environment' in which to watch your favourite movies.
Monika Kryger
7 years ago
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