| The Brief |A young couple with three children, our Rosanna clients asked for a durable, energy efficient home that would adapt and grow with their family. | Our Approach | Their corner site has a challenging two metre cross fall and neighbour setback restrictions on both frontages which created a compact footprint that dictated […]
What You Need To Know For A New Build On A Narrow Site As our metropolitan areas fill up, free land is becoming scarcer, and as a result, lot sizes are shrinking. Narrow block homes are typically between 5 to 10 metres wide and are often located in the inner city. Narrow home design is […]
The quick concept approach is the building industry’s equivalent to try-before-you-buy’, and is often preferred by architects, custom builders and building designers. The designer will quickly draw you a concept for little to no cost to see how you like it. This approach to creating sloping block house designs may seem like a bargain… however, […]
Pre-set plans are preferred by volume builders due to their speed and efficiencies, and are a ‘one-size-fits-all’ option for your sloping block build. With little to no customisation allowed, many builders tend to avoid sloping blocks due to the necessary modifications, or simply cut a hole into the site creating a flat floor plate for […]
A guide to choosing the right designers and builders for sloping blocks If you are looking to design and build your dream home on a sloping block, it can be difficult to know who to work with as sloping sites have many complexities to be considered. To help, we have quickly summarised the 3 most common […]