Townhouse exterior ideas please
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Comments (16)Hi eleanorgreen1 It appears to be a magnificent house with loads of potential, bit hard to see from the photos you have posted the full extent of the house but it certainly has presence. I can fully understand your experience with your last project; "didn't really have time to develop a clear vision of what I wanted and ended up getting someone else's dream home" It can happen, as often clients and Building Designers have an end date in mind, rather than an end goal which drives the project. I think that you are taking the right approach in terms of trying to determine your design goal, then you can always incorporate other design ideas that may improve the project, when you have a clear understanding of what you are trying to achieve. My suggestion is that you might like to have a design approach with maybe more than one designer, and make it very clear that the contract for Building Design is for "Design Development only" - (with Town Planning requirements considerations if required). This would mean that you have drawings which are to scale, with all plans and elevations with all furniture placements so as to obtain a clear understanding of how the space works for the intended use. You will also need 3D views of the proposed changes/renovations to gain a good understanding of the proposal. When you have finally decided on the design/designer you are happy with you can get him/her to do the Town Planning Application (if required) and working drawings for a Building Permit which will be required for any building work. For this you will need accurate drawings of existing conditions, a 2D measure up and drawn to scale with levels, if the site is sloping. This can be done by any competent Building Designer or Drafts person - just make sure that you make it clear that is all that is required, and that the the position of windows and walls are included from adjoining buildings as you do not want to overshadow nor have other overlooking on your site. Then you have to include a fairly competent photo survey of the building, so that the person doing the design has a good understanding of the house. Static photos of all the external and internal areas are often better than a video. When you have that information in hand you can then have a varied and hopefully fruitful discussion with someone offering you Design Advice. You can email or post the 2D files in PDF or DXF format to any Building Designer that is online and you have developed some understanding of your proposal. It is sometimes better to choose someone you find easy to talk to, and you feel he/she has your point of view, is often better that someone that has great photos on their website with equally great claims. All this can be done online, with any Building Designer of your choice, as the resultant drawings can all be PDF's files that can be printed on any small printer or viewed on any tablet/computer. And as you have stated above you have allowed time to reach a decision by having the building rented until you are sure of your next step. Basically you are breaking up the design stages that generally are followed in the Building Design process to achieve your goals. Like all processes there are more details, but if you are clear in your instructions and agreements with whom you employ I do not see any reason this is not achievable. I like the idea that you are looking for something that you prefer, rather than an imposed design. I wish you well with your approach, I would be happy to be further involved with the proposal. Michael Manias Manias Associates Building Designers....See MoreIs this a good idea? converting a 2 bdr townhouse into 3bdr..
Comments (26)There are certainly some fantastic ideas being thrown around here - we're certainly armed with food for thought! a) My feel on creating a second entry into the bigger bathroom from the new master bedroom is that it won't achieve a whole lot functionally - although certainty a more expensive option having the current ensuite reconfigured (as per Louise's plan) would be ideal. b) I also like the idea of having the door of the new bedroom two positioned out in the hallway (therefore creating a more secluded study/bedroom). I guess it's at the potential expense of more storage though... c) If we make room 2 bigger at the expense of room 3, it can only become 'longer'. In other words, it would still be only 2.6m wide, so probably better to keep room three 3 x 3? We gain access in the first week of December at which point we'll have some builders come through to quote... (recommendations appreciated). I'll be sure to keep this thread updated with progress for those keen to see how this little gem unfolds... There's also a bit of work to be done on the ground floor (knocking out a kitchen wall to make it open plan)... not near as exciting but happy to share if there's interest :)...See MoreFront exterior reno ideas
Comments (19)I'd take out those bitty little windows and put in full width glass bi-fold door going out to the new deck over the garage. I'd also put in put in seamless sliding windows to the left (looking at the photo) which would make your view even better as well. Painting the exterior would transform the house as would removing the current garden and replacing with a more attractive design making sure it won't interfere with your view down the track. Nothing you're thinking about is cheap to do so I'm assuming it's your 'forever' house? If not a lick of paint and landscaping will enhance the appearance greatly. As is it kind of looks like a cruise ship to me, if you're quirky you could make that work for you. Darker colour on the ground floor, lighter on top with nautical features. You could keep the little windows/cabins then. I have a vivid imagination haha. Good luck with whatever you decide, show us the finished product....See MoreKitchen renovation on 3bd townhouse
Comments (76)Before Now We opened up the wall to make a walkway. Basically, closed up that laundry door near the bathroom. So now the way through the back entertaining/pergola area is through kitchen/laundry. And when you come in through the front door you no longer see the laundry but a nice recessed feature wall. Where the ladder is, that will be the pantry. I would've liked a bigger pantry but the builder made a mistake measuring and we lost 100mm. Basically made the recess bigger. But was too late as wall was build. Also, would have preferred a french door or sliding door rather than a window, but it was too much to do and we didn't want to sacrifice the space Since we couldn't make a french door to replace the window we opted for a servery window instead. I'll update again when we've got the cabinets and everything else.. Thank you so much for all your wonderful ideas. It really helped us create our dream 🙂...See Moreejheritagehomes
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