Dudils vs Houzz
Houzz is a wonderful place to gather inspiration. Millions of home photos, ideabooks to save them to, and a directory of architects, designers and builders make it a natural first stop when you are working out the style you want.
What it is built around is photos and professionals, not plans matched to your site. Dudils is the other half of the job: real Australian house plans, matched to which way your block faces and which side your driveway is on, each reviewed by an architect so the living areas face north. Bring the look from Houzz, find the plan that fits here.
This page lists 1,812 plans, from builders including Ausmar Homes, Integrale Homes, Coral Homes, Plantation Homes, priced from $122k to $1.0M, from builders rated 2.7 to 5.0 on Google.
Houzz gives you the look. Dudils gives you the plan that fits your block and faces the sun.
What Houzz does well
- ✓Millions of home photos to gather inspiration from
- ✓Ideabooks to save and organise the designs you like
- ✓A directory of architects, designers and builders
What Houzz cannot do
- →Photos and ideabooks cannot tell you if a plan fits your block
- →There is no way to match a design to your orientation or driveway side
- →Floor plans are not turned so north points up
- →Designs are not reviewed by an architect for passive solar living on your block
| What you can do | Dudils | Houzz |
|---|---|---|
| Browse house plans | ✓ | ✓ |
| Australian builders and real plans | ✓ | ✓ |
| Filter by price, size and bedrooms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Save or collect favourites | ✓ | ✓ |
| Match a plan to which way your block faces | ✓ | ✕ |
| Filter by which side your driveway sits on | ✓ | ✕ |
| Floor plans turned so north points up | ✓ | ✕ |
| Architect reviewed for passive solar living | ✓ | ✕ |
Common questions
- Can Houzz tell me if a house plan suits my block?
- No. Houzz does not match plans to your block, its orientation or which side your driveway is on. Dudils does all three, and an architect reviews every plan so the main living areas can face north.
- What does Dudils do that Houzz does not?
- Dudils matches a plan to which way your block faces and which side your driveway is on, turns every floor plan so north points up, and only lists plans an architect has reviewed for passive solar living.
- Are the house plans on Dudils Australian?
- Yes. Every plan comes from an Australian home builder and is reviewed by an architect so the main living areas can face north for free winter warmth and natural summer cooling.
Free heating in winter
Summer: eaves block sun
Winter: lower angle lets sun in
In winter the low northern sun streams through north facing windows for free heat. In summer a roof overhang blocks the high sun. Good orientation cuts your energy bills with no mechanical systems.
Want the detail? The Australian Government's YourHome guide to orientation is the best free resource on getting it right.
Find a plan that fits your block
This is the part no directory or pinboard has. Enter your block width and depth (or a NSW address to autofill them), set which way north faces and which side your driveway is on, and search the live catalogue.
Every plan here is turned so north points up the page. That makes it easy to see at a glance which way each home faces.
North Facing Backyard / South Facing Street
See all →East Facing Backyard / West Facing Street
See all →South Facing Backyard / North Facing Street
See all →West Facing Backyard / East Facing Street
See all →Or browse the full house plans catalogue and search by your block size. To read up on why orientation matters, the Australian Government's YourHome guide is a great free resource.