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TypeHouseStoreyssingle storeyStateTASDesignproject home

North 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.
  • A separate toilet, so the bathroom can be used at the same time.
  • A study nook.
At a glance
Light from two directions in the living areaYes
A breeze through the living areaYes
Living area free of through trafficYes
No long dark living areaYes
A wall long enough for a sofaYes
Bedrooms at least 3 m on each sideYes
Generous bedrooms, 3.4 m or more on each sideNo
Walk in pantryYes
Linen cupboardYes
A laundry of its ownYes
Separate toiletYes
Study or study nookYes
Somewhere for shoes and bags at the doorNo
Double garage 6 m wide or more insideYes

Orientation notes

Whitehaven 23 by wilsonhomes.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 north, where the street and driveway sit to the south.

At 12 metres wide by 20.43 metres deep (about 215.1 square metres of floor area), the house needs a build width of roughly 13 metres once you allow for side setbacks. Tasmania's cool climate makes passive solar gain valuable most of the year, and north facing living areas capture every hour of winter sun.

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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