I would get plans redrawn : 1/ third house have no back yard. How will the cars manoeuvre out? It looks tight. 2/ second town house have a bit of a back yard but no extra car spaces will block 3rd house. If it was me I'd only build two townhouses but big ones. Three looks very cramped. I would also reorientate so your house will have it's own garden and own driveway if possible. It will worth heaps more later on. I know with 3 you'd make more money but think of the inconveniences when you can't get your car out of garage because someone's blocking , body Corp problems. If you sell all 3 then no problems living there might be .

I've only got the one measurement I'm afraid - the length of the WIR which is 2.2 metres. The rest I'd only be guessing based on that. The bathroom is fixed as it is in the spot where, currently, the bathroom and WIR are - so we want to try to keep the plumbing where it is for cost reasons. The study is my study that I use to run the house and escape from the kids. I use it a lot and it needs lots of storage space but only really a desk in terms of other furniture. In the picture that I posted, what is shown as the proposed study and WIR are currently all one room - a spare bedroom, that I'm using as my study and it's too big for what I need so there is lots of wasted space.

Hi Bec, I said it was coming, My idea is to open up the kitchen against the back wall with large Island and access to the verandah. This would need a full height wall or one the same height as the cabinets which could allow light in to the hallway and not interfere with the ceiling, I think there's already a wall included with the existing kitchen. Meme suggested using the family room which would save on adding more rooms, this would work really well with full height pocket doors between it and the kitchen, great for theater snaks. If you were to use this space you would have to go to the ceiling on the walkway end of the room as well as between the kitchen and new media room cheers

wow....it's beyond disappointing when you're let down such as how you have described......very much highlights the challenges and inconsistencies associated with the industry......I met with people just last week who had described a similar issue with a previous architect completely stuffing up the roof pitch on paper...it happens, and the human error risk is high, and it's a fine line between a smooth ride and something that completely unravels......... We put high emphasis and value of informed decision-making at all points of the process - what I think is confusing for people with this stuff is that it's (a) not that simple and (b) there are responsibilities required of BOTH the client and the designer. From our observations over the years we've been doing what we do, it's clear that at times the right information is not being dealt with or being sought or is missing or underestimated, and there's a lack of understanding and clarity as to the extent of who's responsibility is what on both sides and how the whole process is most effectively pursued and tied together in order to minimise various risks along the way. There's a whole lot of person/company "A" relying on information/advice from person/company "B"....I suppose as a designer we see ourselves (for the projects we service/take on) as somewhat as a "general manager" to the whole process to help direct and work towards specific outcomes for clients.......but it requires careful attention to detail and a thorough approach that ultimately translates to time and cost - and this is why it's so hard to compare professionals and weigh up value/costs because you're not necessarily comparing apples and apples.......we believe there's actually only one way to do it, and that involves proper investment in competent professional service.....any Pro design service that seems cheap/low is probably arguably not worth it at all......however you invest properly in a thorough service, with a well matched operator (for the project/client) with proven results, well it's by far the best way to protect your project investment..... But i can totally understand your healthy caution in how you go about things and I think it's about understanding these projects involve a great deal of collaboration and the level of communication and working relationships will very much influence the outcome one way or the other