Melrose 19
☀ Add north windows☯ Feng shui friendlyNorth is always up, like Google Maps.
Pros
- Light reaches the main living area from two directions.
- Windows on two sides of the living area let a breeze through.
- The bedrooms sit away from the living areas, so they stay quiet.
- A separate toilet, so the bathroom can be used at the same time.
Cons
- Only 1.1 m² of built in storage outside the bedrooms, less than three in four plans on Dudils.
- 3 bedrooms are under 3 m on one side; the smallest is 2.8 x 3.4 m.
| Light from two directions in the living area | Yes |
|---|---|
| A breeze through the living area | Yes |
| Living area free of through traffic | Yes |
| No long dark living area | Yes |
| Bedrooms away from the living areas | Yes |
| Bedrooms at least 3 m on each side | No |
| Generous bedrooms, 3.4 m or more on each side | No |
| Walk in pantry | No |
| Linen cupboard | Yes |
| A laundry of its own | Yes |
| Separate toilet | Yes |
| Study or study nook | No |
| Somewhere for shoes and bags at the door | No |
| Double garage 6 m wide or more inside | Yes |
| Plenty of built in storage | No |
Make this a passive solar home: add the marked north windows
The dashed boxes on the floor plan show where to add windows on the north facing wall of the living areas. Adding them lets the low winter sun stream in for free heating, while a normal roof overhang shades the high summer sun. Show the marked plan to your builder, designer or architect.
See more plans you can make north facingOrientation notes
Melrose 19 by cavalierhomes.com.au is a single storey house drawn so its main living areas face north for free winter warmth and natural summer cooling. On this page the floor plan is rotated so north is up, the same way Google Maps shows a site.
It suits a block with the backyard to the west, where the street and driveway sit to the east.
An architect has marked on the floor plan exactly where to add windows on the north facing wall of the living areas. Adding them turns this into a true passive solar home: the low winter sun streams in for free heating while a normal roof overhang shades the high summer sun. Show the marked plan to your builder, designer or architect.
At 9.05 metres wide by 22.56 metres deep (about 177.48 square metres of floor area), the house needs a build width of roughly 11 metres once you allow for side setbacks.
Dudils only lists this plan because an architect reviewed it and confirmed the living areas can face north on a real Australian block. Use the search on this page to check it against your own block width, depth and driveway side before you talk to the builder.
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