it's easy enough to increase the size of the living area but, like dreamer suggests, there are much better plans for better solar orientation..furniture arrangement will be restricted with the central living area and the kids bedrooms will be the brightest rooms in the house...do you own the plans and how many changes can be made and why do you need the extra width? understanding your reasons will help us offer better suggestions

Hi Deamer & Louise,

Many Thanks.

I own the plan. we are looking for rear master, cook top facing east while cooking with WIP. 2 ens 1 common bathroom and lounge/living at front. the extra width in increasing the living is since it also serves as walkway to go to Mbed or Alfresco.

our lot is 14mx30m and we also looking for minimum 4 meter backyard. as per council guide lines we have to we have to leave 4meter from front and the house is 27sq and that is the max we can build in that land.

can you guys please suggest me between celestial windows or skylights and their placements.

if i have to go with the same plan.

happy to offer suggestions but we need to see the whole plan with dimensions of the rooms and, if east is looking at the stove, then North should be on the laundry side..is that correct?

I'm confused, where is North on this plan?

Dreamer, how did you determine North was to the laundry side? I can't see any indication on the plan.

Devillan, there is a big N with a arrow

Devillian, the plan was posted earlier in the day, then has been deleted and now reposted.

Agree the living areas should have northern light not the bedrooms unless their are view issues. In terms of making lounge buffer you could say shave 400 from wir and 300 by deleting overhead cupboards and structure outside wir.

thank you all for your suggestions.

And now deleted again.

dreamers suggestion is much better. the leak of windows in living area is pretty vile.

And another example.

Checkout the Victoria design guide for apartments. It should have guidance on length of habitable rooms from windows. May want skylights in the alfresco and living to let light in

using the plan posted earlier showing the direction of north on the laundry side my suggestions include: replacing the built in structure in the family room with shallow free standing storage to widen the room, the kitchen needs to be wider for stools and losing the wall at the end of the stove makes the kitchen more open with space for a study nook, there should be a a ventilating skylight over the guest bathroom, a roof window or bigger skylight over the dining area will improve brightness in the centre of the house and/or consider several smaller Solar Skylights in a line from the front to back doors...the family bathroom has been reversed for more privacy from the family dining room and theres' a handbasin in the toilet..the guest bathroom is reversed with a corner shower, the wiw and laundry are a little wider and i've widened and/or added windows on the north and reduced or removed windows on east and west for better sun control and furniture placement and you might like splashback and/or highlight windows in kitchen and bathrooms ...the whole plan has not been enlarged and is still the same 249sq, just under 27 squares

Hi OkLouise, Many Many Thanks for the plan. I have to finalise the plan and send it to developers approval as soon as possible. your changes meant a lot to me. these changes makes a lot of difference to my plan. definitely I'm gonna consider these changes. I personally thank everyone in this forum.

Kindly,

if you need to discuss these changes with your developer it may be easier to have a copy of my suggestions without the furniture, best of luck with your new home

Thank u.