The middle has something missing, how can we elevate this design?
Shay Rostron
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Shay Rostron
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Comments (27)Hi arcmaz Great house - fantastic 60's modern look - Harry Sidler (Modernist Architect 1923-2006 exponent of the Bauhaus style in Australia, mainly Sydney) would have loved the interpretation, its a good style, don't change it will pay dividends in the long run. It would be good if there was a plan of the house,and a plan of the block this would allow some relatively accurate planning proposals. If you had the real-state plan with the block plan it would help a lot. In terms of making the place bigger and retaining the style I would suggest that the extension (maybe one room and an en suite depending on a budget) be a block in the today's current style, but linked to the existing house via a "link" (Link =small walkway). This would allow you to retain the style, but not be dominated by a past period, I have done this a few times and it has worked fairly well. If you are looking for three bedrooms it might be best to add a master bedroom with a bathroom, and then maybe living areas with back yard access. There may be other approaches depending on the current layout that could be considered, but I would retain as much as the original as possible, and only make small cosmetic changes until you are ready for a worthy development. I hope this is of some help, I would be happy to comment further or work on this project. Regards - Michael Manias Manias Associates Building designers - mm407p@gmail.com...See Moreworst living room ever - how can we make this work?
Comments (23)Awesome. Thanks guys. Yep - in QLD and is a very breezy home so I’m not too worried about air flow. If I get smaller furniture it would be so I could easily clean underneath and retrieve lost LEGO;) I fear that I’ve already got TV too high but if I move it I will definitely go lower - have a sore neck. And although is living room it is mostly used for TV. Kids have toy room for playing and many of our conversations happen on our dining table or outside areas. So comfort is a large consideration. Thanks everyone for your suggestions so far!...See MoreHelp please ......design has come back way bigger than requested
Comments (16)If you need to achieve a home generally along these lines, seriously, don't bother trying to customise some form of layout with a drafty or any form of designer. Practically you have little choice but to try and find something suitable with an off the shelf plans, (or version of) available with one of the volume building companies, some of which can be quite helpful with working through this process, but you have to accept a certain "formula". It's the only way to achieve something of this scale for that type of money. For what it's worth, generally you'll find most draftspeople have no idea about designing to budget - it's not what they do. They are a technical drawing service, nothing more nothing less and unfortunately over the years we've been doing what we do, we've had countless of examples of projects come into the office that have resulted from people trying to get a draftsperson to design something to budget thinking it's a cheaper road, only to be bitterly disappointed once the builder has come in and delivered the bad news, and then they're back to square one & we have to pick up the pieces somehow. This is why it's so important to have a robust discussion about budget limits as the first part of any conversation around a building project, to minimise wasting time and money going down path that will prove to be somewhere down the line unrealistic. Good luck! PD...See MoreCould we build a mezzanine here? Keen for design ideas!
Comments (28)only way to find out is to measure the room...use chalk or pencil to draw a line on the wall across the top of the bedroom door and around the sides of the room...make sure the line is level...now measure from the line to the sloping ceiling where you think the loft could come out to... what is the height at the outside edge of the loft?...is there enough height for the framimg and to climb into the loft...keeping in mind about 75cm height is similar to sitting under a table or desk ..much less becomes too short for more than storage??..is it wide enough for a bed ie at least 1m x teh width of the room? the biw can be about 60cm deep but the floor of the loft could overhang the biw but too much will encroach on the space "downstairs"...this rough sketch shows how the ceiling slopes lower but the exact amount can only be shown by on site measurements...a wall of built in storage would be useful, narrow sleeping platform could be fun but anything that takes up more floor space spoils the use of the room...See Moresiriuskey
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