House Designs

Curious Geroge

Hi guys. currently looking at designing our house but before we talk to an architect we wanted to ensure we got a good scope of designs as we are constrained by the size of the site. The main one is that house can only be 30 ft wide to comply with all the existing houses, but it can be as long as we like. House's on each side so mainly concerned with getting the front and rear of the design right but its not common in ireland or in any off the house design mag's to have this type of house. we were hoping someone might have some good websites or pictures that might spark some ideas in us. thx

DOCARCH

Hi Curious Geroge, sounds a little cart before the horse. That's really what you engage an architect for, to give you ideas, design options, etc., etc.

If you thoroughly vet your architect before appointing (i.e. references, look at past work, speak with former clients, etc.) you should have faith and trust your architect will come up with the right design for you and your site.

rayjdav

+1 to DOCARCH comments.

Your point about having the front and rear right, fair enough but your Arch/AT will be able to do that after a site visit, propose a design that will sit in the site effortlessly. The most important thing should be the internals and how you propose to use the space as a family, ie the natural flow of space as a unit. Then work with agent to rejig it to your need.

My advise would be have a quick glance at a mag or webpage but not to get bogged down in it as then it is harder for your Agent to propose something that will actually work in the site as opposed to some madcap idea you saw in a picture from suburban LA fitting into a midlands secluded bog area of Ireland... Dont laugh, it has happen a lot.:D

sinnerboy

I think I know where the OP is coming from - he needs to develop a design with an architect - to have some input and not simply "receive" the design.

The best way imo to do this is to read , read , read , lots and lots of design magazines. There are quite a few of them .

Make a scrapbook of ideas you like - and another one of ideas you don't like.
for both the internal and external design.

You can then talk to an architect confident in communicating what you want.

Curious Geroge

Thanks guys, appreciate all the responses..

I think the arch will be good, he's done some very nice work but since we only get one shot at it, it would be nice to ensure we have our homework done ie: we know its going to be a 2 story but do we centre the front entrance or put it to one side, what about roof designs etc the pictures on mag's and websites help offer a visual of the many ideas but I don't find too many with the dimensions we have, many are much wider with less depth..

DOCARCH

sinnerboy wrote: »

I think I know where the OP is coming from - he needs to develop a design with an architect - to have some input and not simply "receive" the design.

+ 1 on the scrapbook, etc.

Only point I would take issue with is that with a (proper!) architect you should not simply 'receive' the design. If this happens, the architect has not done their job! It is a design process.

Poor Uncle Tom

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