Second Draft of House Plan
Andrew and Steve have been busy again and have already produced a second version of the preliminary plans for our new home. On the right you can see the newest iteration of the floor plan which is a very close to how Rosalba and I would like it. (For a more detailed look, click on the image of the floorplan to see a larger version).
The few changes that we have asked Andrew and Steve to incorporate are as follows:
To save a bit of room, Rosalba and I have decided that we’ll put the laundry outside and change that small laundry into a cupboard. Having an outside laundry works really well for us where we are now.
The main entrance door needs to change back into a double door, as Rosalba and I have already purchased two doors for the main entrance (see related post “Front Door“).
On this plan it looks a little like there are some louvres or similar in the walk in wardobe. We are both not so sure that is a good idea. We fear that some of the smaller wildlife, such as bugs, mice, and snakes, would find the louvres an inviting entrance into our wardrobe.
To have a look at some elevations of the house have a look at this gallery. Again, by clicking on any of the images you get to see a larger version with more detail.
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Glad you liked it Mark - and that you were not offended :)...
Mark and Rosalba are building a strawbale house!
August 23rd, 2008 at 11:24
It’s all looking great Mark. I love looking at other people’s houseplans.
August 25th, 2008 at 14:36
I love the large deck area you have planned, it’s nice to have all that space to enjoy the outdoors. Question though, why only outdoor access to the battery room? Wouldn’t you want to get to it from the inside in case it’s raining, or cold or in the middle of the night and you need to get in there?
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August 25th, 2008 at 16:03
@Carole: We’ve got a large roof overhang so it would need to rain quite heavy. Temperature wise, we live in sunny Queensland where we have maybe one month where it gets really cold (still above freezing though).
But I think the more important thing is that depending on the battery technology we end up using these batteries may let of some gases when they are being charged that you don’t want in your house. This would be the most important reason for not having an internal door to the battery room.
November 18th, 2008 at 17:41
Hi
Nice design, question which is North, would it be the loungeroom side.
Martin
November 18th, 2008 at 18:03
@Martin: Yep the lounge room side is facing bang on north, and the media room is facing south.