Plan dilemma...
kiwimills
5 years ago
We have sold our house ( we live in NZ, but I love the ideas you lot come up with, hence asking on this forum!) and saw this block of land, which on the link below also shows some renderings etc
The plan can come with the land, if we want, as already through council...but I'm not feeling it.
We can amend it a bit. The guy selling is a designer and will change them, ( just have to resubmit ) but the block is tiny so the plan is limited.
In the past a couple of you guys have been so helpful when I was playing around with my plan , but that's now to big, if we buy this
Any thoughts ?
Living needs to be NE ( which is good for us ) as the neighbour selling her yard, is right on E side...we won't have any yard there. Will block her roof with plantings and see over it and the house will be higher than hers
https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1854105795
North sun is good ...as we live at the bottom of the world
Any thoughts, would be appreciated.
I'm thinking get rid of front door...access via slider, for a bigger L shape kitchen, have laundry on east wall..extend wir.
Have solid wall from media to living, and just an opening off hall ( wide, 1.8 mets, no doors etc.) as we have that exact thing now and works well. It's not proper media..just a tv room. No tv in living.
2 people and 1 X 16 yr old will live here. 4 other kids have flown ( one to Kent)
Cheers!
The plan can come with the land, if we want, as already through council...but I'm not feeling it.
We can amend it a bit. The guy selling is a designer and will change them, ( just have to resubmit ) but the block is tiny so the plan is limited.
In the past a couple of you guys have been so helpful when I was playing around with my plan , but that's now to big, if we buy this
Any thoughts ?
Living needs to be NE ( which is good for us ) as the neighbour selling her yard, is right on E side...we won't have any yard there. Will block her roof with plantings and see over it and the house will be higher than hers
https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1854105795
North sun is good ...as we live at the bottom of the world
Any thoughts, would be appreciated.
I'm thinking get rid of front door...access via slider, for a bigger L shape kitchen, have laundry on east wall..extend wir.
Have solid wall from media to living, and just an opening off hall ( wide, 1.8 mets, no doors etc.) as we have that exact thing now and works well. It's not proper media..just a tv room. No tv in living.
2 people and 1 X 16 yr old will live here. 4 other kids have flown ( one to Kent)
Cheers!
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Jonathan
5 years agoPresumably I have got the right orientation.
If this plan doesn’t suit you and minor adjustments won’t be enough you are going to need to replan. If so what are the likely restrictions? Can you build further forward towards the road? Can the garage move further forward or would that leave you with insufficient drive for parking a car? Is the only place to enter the plot on the west side or is there access on the south side? Would you be able to extend the plan to the east? Is this the largest size house the council will allow on this plot?
I suppose I am asking if you can build a squarer house and protect a little more garden on the north side. It
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5 years agoJonathan
5 years agoAh- I missed the compass.
If you can’t make this bigger I think you need to decide where you need the space most. Talking to a concept planner might help because they would get you to fully examine your requirements and could help with the creative side of the plan.
Personally if this were my house I would want a larger kitchen, a laundry room, a larger main bedroom and more storage space. And if it were me I would find extra room by having a smaller garage and making the main living room better by not having a media room.
Since it is smaller than you wanted to build perhaps you can make it feel bigger by having higher ceilings or vaulted ceilings.
Of course if you lived in another country such as Canada you would build a basement for more room.
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5 years agoI like Jonathan's idea. Wondering if it would make sense to change the roof, extend it over a patio?
Another thing: as far as I understand, the plot has a great view, but you won't really be able to enjoy that view? Would that bother you at all?kiwimills
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