house design layout help
2 years ago
Hi guys, I need some help with my layout of my house. I have had a few quotes from builders for previous designs and extensions however the price has come back too high. I am now looking at spending around 130k max hopefully “
Less. and am just doing internal work with no extension. I have come up with a layout which I think will work however I’m unsure exactly how I should lay it out as well as measurements for things. Any help would be great I’ll post the current layout and my new design I think will work. Thanks guys.
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Comments (7)Good luck with the process. Just a couple of thoughts, the slightly smaller l.h.s. bedroom, moving the cupboards to the end on the bed ( if you can lengthen the house) will muffle the tv noise, as well as leaving a wall for the extra window for cross ventilation. For the r.h.s. Bedroom (main?) the wardrobe could be against the wall behind the bed, with the bed moved forward and the wardrobe and standing room hidden behind a full height wall accessible from either side. Again the room will need to be lengthened. I would like to consider the rest of the house but without comments about style of house (country, contemporary) it makes it a bit difficult. Would like to see the bathroom tweeted to allow access from b1, more like a two way bathroom. Would like you to think about a bigger south side patio to allow viewing or opening from the lounge, depending on the view, or the laundry room move to the other end on the small patio and incorporate a toilet room with it's own hand basin or powder room, to take the pressure off the main bathroom. Again without drawings of the outside of the house the balance is a bit more difficult to see. One you have a reasonable idea of what you like, need, and want, a professional designer will adjust the room sizes for balance and proportion, and make and draw suggestions to make it easier to visualise. Again, best of luck, and don't look for perfection, just perfect for you. I've been involved with building two homes and am renovation my existing one, and am still learning, and allowing the site to influence the layout....See MoreHelp with Patio/Deck Design layout
Comments (8)the photo of you chosen style would be very easy to add to your home but a narrow verandah will not be much use for anything more than a couple of chairs so my first thought would be to suggest converting the existing carport into extra indoor out door living areas with a new carport added to the side or a double steel garage towards the fence could be more cost effective OR a square deck with gabled roof (with or without a verandah along in front of the master bedroom) would have more space for a barbq table and chairs...See MoreExterior Designer help! New house attached to existing house!
Comments (4)Interesting project there........when you're dealing with extending immediately from an existing building there are usually two ways to go....1. blend/extend seamlessly so that there is essentially no indication of any additions, or 2. separate/distinguish clearly between the old and the new. It's usually reflected somewhat in the floor plan as well. There is also a spectrum within both of those categories on how it can be done and whether its deemed to be done well or not so well. The issue I see with the facade articulation resolution (on your drawings) is that it is arguably neither one nor the other. The window/fenestration articulation is an issue because there's no confident consistency or sequence to the proportions of the new glazing areas. If you want "timeless" then you need to pull it into line with a particular style, either remain faithful to the reference/traditions/scaling/proportions of the original, or if that is either challenging or not providing the functional outcome sought, then consolidate the style/breakup of the extended windows to be visually contrasting yet balanced/controlled against the original. It's a similar story with the materials, it needs to all balance compositionally. Usually the decisions in this area come down to how best to balance also in conjunction with the roof form. And getting to the roof, this is again similar in that it's not ideal to mix & match gable and hip forms unless there's good reason to do so or you feature projecting gables out from a primary hip composition like as in cal bungs. I think you'll find it would be a better outcome to confidently work with one or the other here. In this case the existing primary reference is the gable form and this could be really be made the defining building form feature, but you need to decide upon how you articulate the gable forms - it's like there needs to be a clever/clear approach/language developed with some contemporary material to express the garage gable full height so it reads as the single material, rather than being broken up with the garage door and the gable infill - if it was a hidden door and the form finished more consistently the whole thing would look classier, professional and more elegant. There is super potential here to get this right and look amazing. I think the layout is all OK but some harder work is required/deserved on the facade, street presentation and form resolution, which obviously you are aware about since you've asked the question......possibly here, less in more ;) PD...See MoreFeedback on house design or layout
Comments (14)depending on which plan you refer to the kitchenette isn't for full meal cooking and the landing is wider than a hallway and/or you could omit the sink and get water out of one of one of the bathroom sinks and/or try the bar along the master bedroom wall ...both original upstairs bathrooms were much too small and the new bathrooms are still modest sizes and a free standing back to wall narrow bath is just possible in ens but not in family bathroom and a built in bath is bigger and easier to clean for the available space in teh family bathroom and includes a ledge for bath toys... mono stringer stairs should be OK in either plan as i've not included any storage under the stairs and assume that unless you are super neat that that space will become a dumping ground for lots of odd things.... a toilet space needs to be at least 1500 long so should be ok to have the bigger shower with space in between shower and bath ..there's enough space for a storage cabinet off the hall but don't forget that there's 2m of linen storage under the sinks in the family bathroom (1.5m in the ens and 1.2m in the downstairs ens) as in-wall mirror doored wall cabinets are better to keep toiletries up away from small kids and a private study should be away from common areas as the study nooks shown are more for casual adult use and kids play ... the study nook upstairs could be closed off but an open stairwell defeats the hope for privacy with all noise audible through the whole house without more solid doors and sound insulation between rooms but fine details can only be confirmed once you clarify which stairwell suits you best as everything is fixed by the location of the stairs and decision about extra powder room but a wider garage makes getting in and out of a car with kids, prams and groceries so much easier and well worth careful consideration..nb the garages in display homes never include cars or any of the usual things we need to store and rereading your post i would have a wall hung "picture" TV behind one of the couches in the family room...See More- 2 years ago
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Only 1 toilet., but easy access from all bedrooms. Kitchen in the narrower area on right. Prob add storage along dining wall
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Also I came up with this idea also. Just not sure if the spaces will work with everything really
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Just came up with this plan. I would chat to the builder about cost of ensuite which I might not add in. Just not sure if I’d prefer to have the kitchen or the lounge room on the side of the open doors to the backyard. Or even if the area would be large enough to have the three at the back with the current layout.
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