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Planning solution? Sun V view.

  • 26-04-2012 11:53am
    #1
    patsman07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭


    Im beginning the planning process atthe minute. Have a flat secluded site which has nice views to the north. The driveway will come from the east.

    I want to maximise the sunlight coming into the kitchen/living area while retaining some of the mountain views to the North. As the sight is secluded I won't have a problem getting permission for a two story house.

    I have being trying to find a cost effective house plan for this arrangement and the best I can come up with is a T shaped house, the top of the T will serve as the front of the house as you approach from the east. The kitchen/living area be one long room at the back thereby getting sunlight and the view to the north.

    Can anyone improve upon this?? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated


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  • #2
    henryporter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭henryporter


    Usual suggestion in this case is get a professional architect to design the house for you - these kind of posts always remind me of the Mr Bean episode where he tried to do his own dental work - painful to watch:D


  • #3
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 42,171 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    the most 'cost effective' move you can make is to engage a good architect to design your house for you.

    I dont know what parameters you are using to describe a plan as "cost effective".... are you basing it all on reducing the external envelope to its minimum?


  • #4
    patsman07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭patsman07


    To be honest I don't know a whole lot about building so please forgive the obvious questions/errors. By cost effective, I mean I want to build the house for around 150k.

    I had been with a proper architect who would, im sure, have come up with some unique and very satisfactory solution but he would have cost me ten times more than getting a relatively generic design and asking the surveyor to tinker with it here or there.

    I've looked at many different books with different plans, so I have a few of my own ideas now but I was just wondering if there was any other opinions.


  • #5
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 42,171 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    patsman07 wrote: »
    .... I want to build the house for around 150k.


    ..... a relatively generic design

    :(:(:(:(:(

    so sad that you dont see the value for money for good design.

    there are LOADS of architects currently crying out for work so you shouldnt expect to pay engrossed fees for this.
    id encourage you to contact more architects and ask them for a quotation to design your house....

    for design + planning stage i wouldnt expect you to pay any more than €2000 in the current climate.. i dont like giving a quote like this as its subject to loads of variables... but this should cover the preparation of all the planning documents, including landscaping plans and topography study.


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