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TypeHouseStoreys2 storeyStateNSWDesignproject home

North is always up, like Google Maps.

Pros

  • Light reaches the main living area from two directions.
  • The walk in pantry is about 6 m from the garage door, so the shopping goes straight in.
  • Windows on two sides of the living area let a breeze through.
  • The bedrooms sit away from the living areas, so they stay quiet.

Cons

  • About 19% of the floor is hallway, space you heat and clean but cannot use.
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 away from the living areasYes
Walk in pantryYes
A laundry of its ownYes
Separate toiletYes
Study or study nookYes
Bedroom and full bathroom downstairsNo
Somewhere for shoes and bags at the doorNo

Orientation notes

Glendale 25 by brolenhomes.com.au is a 2 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 10.3 metres wide by 16 metres deep (about 230.7 square metres of floor area), the house needs a build width of roughly 12 metres once you allow for side setbacks. Across New South Wales, turning the living areas to the north keeps a home warm through a coastal or inland winter and easy to shade in summer.

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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