Designing house to fit on small building envelope
Noel Porter
3 years ago
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Comments (26)Like the plans but I personally think, after living in small houses in NZ myself, having the second bedroom separated from the first (at least by the bathroom area) is a better option than 3 bedrooms. You could incorporate an office and entertainment area into the living space instead of adding a 3rd bedroom, or a washer and dryer in a cupboard or into the kitchen as many Europen houses do. Clever storage and multifunctional ideas, e.g. under bed storage, storage under built-in seating that can double as an extra bed, may be much better options than squeezing in a 3rd bedroom. I cannot stress enough how a feeling of space in your open plan living / dining / kitchen area is so important when you cannot utilise the outdoors in winter or inclement weather....See Morebuilding a small home on fixed budget
Comments (1)Hey there! I'm not sure where you're based, but a quick search on Houzz and their 'Find Professionals' tab led me to this professional based in Sydney. They understand that each project is unique, so this sounds entirely what you're looking for. I've included a link down below. https://www.houzz.com.au/pro/ddg500/dcruz-design-group-sydney-interior-designers If these guys aren't who you're looking for, maybe try searching the professionals on the site. There's a lot of them out there and I'm sure you'll be able to find someone who can help you out with your interesting project. A barn crossed with a church sounds insane. (in a good way). Can't wait to see the final results when you find your builder!...See MoreHelp with the design of a small holiday house
Comments (63)my suggestion are based on the fact that mum and dad are usually at the house alone and aims for simple two person accommodation that can be rearranged to suit a crowd...the kitchen cabinets are the only fixed objects in the room and include a tall pantry, base cabinets and/or drawers with open shelves and wall cabinets and space for several people to work side by side with a small extendable dining table, two chairs and a bench seat (also used as a place for newspaper and lamp etc behind the recliners)...a patio with big table for outdoor eating under the shade of the tree with extra bench seats that can also be used inside... there's space for a small divan or night and day lounge with a wall hung tv and the corner bedroom door allows for much better circulation space in both the living and bedrooms with preferably a sliding glass door for indoor outdoor connection with or without the original front door and, based on the size of king single beds, there's no other arrangement that would allow both beds to have a view to the lake and there's just enough space for a biw, small desk and two chairs...See Moresmall home design ideas needed
Comments (6)do you know where you want to buy land as you'll first need to check what's acceptable to local council...having recently completed our own small owner builder livable shed i have to say it's not as cheap as you may think...eg insurance during buiding is double the cost of insurance for the finished building and you have to have all the regular features required for any size house including a functioning kitchen, bathroom and laundry and, although our small steel shed house is only 49sqm, the work that can easily be done by an amateur doesn't save that much when work takes so much longer and you don't have the necessary skills and equipment and there's no saving for electrical, plumbing, sewerage, BASIX, engineering, council, earthworks, concrete slabs, windows etc etc and it's not legal to live in the house until it's finished to a standard acceptable for an occupation certificate and that excludes living in the house while you do most of the work and, while owner builder can be worthwhile for those with spare time...we didn't have to earn a living, satisfy bank regulation and/or pay rent while we tried to do all the work ourselves and, unless you have all the necessary money for the whole project it may be difficult to get a loan to finance something that is not a standard house so check with your bank and be honest to make sure that you have a clear understanding of available funds... we've built and renovated numerous properties and have regular reliable trades people to do the skilled work, our own equipment, money and time and our little house still cost more per square metre than a suburban brick veneer so small does not equal cheap ... first check with councils and financers to be sure of the best options.....having said all that we're very happy with our little shed house and happy to encourage something similar!!...See MoreNoel Porter
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