West facing kitchen/living/dining
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LouieT
8 years agoHi Allison,
What about placing the extension with it's back to the west & having a deck between it & the house? More like a pavilion but of course so depending on your intention for the rooms in the extension it could have an enclosed walkway on the fence side to maintain the connection to the main house in all weather.
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Comments (10)I never like walking in a front door and looking at everyone at the dining table. You could consider having the support post for the beam, up at the dining end of the room and enclose it with some pretty glass. That would, in effect, give you an un-obtrusive sort of foyer, that still allowed light to penetrate, while closing off the dining room from view and leading you into the open lounge/kitchen. Google Sarah Richardson split house photos. You will have to use your imagination, but I think you'll get the idea. Pretend that the double doors in the photo are your front main entrance. Good luck....See MoreMaster bedroom colour ideas-room faces west (slightly south) in Qld
Comments (20)Feng Shui is fun. Colours do play a vital role in the mood of a room but aspect plays a large role in how that colour plays out. This is where photos don't always do justice to decorating, you can see a room that looks amazing but it doesn't always transfer to another room, resulting in disappointment. I love dark colours in dining rooms too, I think they create a lovely intimate atmosphere for dining. I've done the dark colours in bedrooms too for that intimate feeling, but I've now moved on to lighter colours to open the house up more and I really enjoy the freshness of them, the rooms seem to look a lot cleaner. My soft aqua lounge room was created from years of living with the sun and the heat it generated in the room, often making it unbearable to be in. Since I've done it in the aqua, people walk into the house and just want to be in the room and don't want to leave, because it is both cool and restful....See MoreIs 4.42m wide enough for a kitchen, dining and living area?
Comments (41)Further questions, I've some questions that I'd like to seek opinions from all. Blue shaded = Windows/Glass sliding door Red shaded = Wall Currently, my wife and myself are thinking if we should have walls that are all windows and glass sliding doors as per this image below. Obviously the con is that we can't have any furniture or tv cabinet there but that after researching Pinterest, it seems that all beautiful homes these days have these "glass-enclose" feel. Not sure if it's practical but it definitely looks nice. Another option that we're thinking is to have piece of wall that we can place the tv cabinet (if we want to) or any other furniture/shelves in the future What are the pros/cons? I'm thinking of having the wall there because at least it's "future proof" if we don't want to have a TV there, it can be functional and we can have shelves etc. If we want to have a TV cabinet we can. But my wife thinks having everything enclosed in glass/window/sliding door are nicer and the living area shouldn't need to have a TV since we already have a leisure TV area at the upstairs. Thanks, Venn....See MoreNorth facing floor plan with rear living
Comments (18)I would say that a house needs to built with correct orientation no matter what the "facing is". North is where the winter sun is so it heats your home up without using a heater constantly. if you face west you get the hot afternoon sun in summer. so ideally a rectangle block with the short ends east and west, and the long sides north and south. But developers cram as much as they can into their developments, so the perfect block is not always able to be purchased. but if on a acreage, then you should build to the views and facing north, always depending on climate as well. I would say that a block that has the front door facing north, is not as desirable as a back living area facing north. in this particular case, it is a shame that the garage is in the prime solar passive position....See More
jmm1837
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8 years agoPazz
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHi Allison, our block (and many others) has the same aspect with the rear facing west. When designing our new house we had the option of building the open plan along the south side of the block with the alfresco facing the north, or along the back of the house with the alfresco facing west. We chose the latter facing west for two reasons, firstly because we're one down from a corner block our north boundary is the rear boundary of two neighbours so facing north meant looking into their backyard, and secondly because our block is at the higher point of sloping land we have nice sunset views over treetops and rooftops. I should mention the backyard neighbour's house is only a few years old so we're not likely to get built out anytime soon, but something you should keep in mind if the house at the back of yours is really old chances are a new one could pop up in the next few years and you don't want to be staring at a two storey house. A few other things to consider... all walls of the extension should be properly insulated, all windows and doors should be double glazed and the deck should definitely be undercover to minimise direct sun into the house (see photo). Below's our open plan and a photo of the alfresco which was taken around 5.30pm where you can see the house only just starting to get direct sun late in the day. Otherwise, I think your best alternate is to extend along the south side of your block with a deck facing north, it's generally the better orientation, just wasn't an option for us. Good luck! :)
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