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block orientation

Renai Habets
hace 6 años
Hi all,
so my preferred block has been sold, so I am down to my back up choices.
North is to the top of the image.
Blocks 256 and 245 are the remaining choices. Location North of Adelaide, so can be extreme hot and cold.
What would be your choice for best passive solar and staying cool?
also attached is potential house plan.
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  • Sara Graham
    hace 6 años
    Hi Renai, how exciting. If you are wanting to use passive solar principles in your build, and if heating the house for a cold climate is important, either of those blocks will allow you to do that if you position the house close to the Southern boundary and position the living areas and possibly bedrooms (especially kid’s bedrooms) to the north, garage, bathrooms and laundry to the south. With block 56, you have a wide frontage that allows you to angle the house appropriately (true North, which is a little different to North on a compass), although that will mean that the house will be at an angle with relation to the Southern boundary. Block 45 is closer to true north, with a wide frontage that narrows to the rear.
    Another consideration is the position of the driveway. This will influence your plans and what is possible. You want to avoid a driveway to the northern boundary if you possibly can, particularly if you want the garage attached to the home. You do not want a garage, which is the largest room in the house, obstructing solar access.
    The house you have chosen doesn’t allow you to achieve that. The garage and living area are on the same side, with the garage soaking up all that precious sunshine.

    If cooling is your highest priority, if it is hot most of the year and you need to stay cool then all of that changes.
    This website is an invaluable resource for solar passive design principles http://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/design-climate
    I’d recommend reading it thoroughly, especially the pages on orientation and basic solar passive principles. The undercover architect podcast series 1 is also worth a listen. She has great information in orientation in that series. The rest of her content is also invaluable.
    And finally, you need to consider the slope, views, drainage, easements, what the neighbours are planning (if possible, how will their plans affect your amenity? will they overlook you?etc), soil quality (how much fill have they or will they use? Soil class, etc). Consider making an offer subject to a soil test to avoid a nasty surprise.

    Good luck with the build. Very exciting.

    Comentarios (18)

    • Ed Ed
      hace 6 años

      I think 245 is going to offer you more privacy if you are build using solar passive design. 256's northern boundary, which would ideally be your open area to maximise the northern aspect, would have 253, 254 & 255 backyards all on the same boundary. All the best!

    • Renai Habets
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      Thank you Ed.. I had not even considered that!
    • oklouise
      hace 6 años

      this plan is not ideal for either block...look for plans for narrow blocks with the entry and garage on the narrow side... these houses are usually longer with all the living areas on one side and better for solar passive design

    • PRO
      3DA Design Drafting and 3D Visuals
      hace 6 años
      I will try to get 257 if possible. push buildings to the South so you can get more Northern side opening. And not too many neighbours backyard facing you.
    • macyjean
      hace 6 años

      Both blocks have good potential but your house plan is not solar passive and would not utilise that potential.

    • PRO
      Paul Di Stefano Design
      hace 6 años

      if they are both the same cost buy the bigger one

    • PRO
      anewhouse.com.au
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      245 would easily be my choice but I would be looking for a different plan.

      The reason I like it is by building close to the southern boundary you could get lots of North facing windows with space for some garden to look at outside.

      I would be looking at a more rectangular overall floor plan rather than the squarish plan you have got.

    • oklouise
      hace 6 años

      does block 256 have street frontage on both ends? if so, that would be more flexible for placement for a garage and front entry

    • PRO
      Paul Di Stefano Design
      hace 6 años

      To answer your question re which is the better option for passive solar design, it’s not about the block choice here - both have good orientations for this - it will come down to the house design, and most volume options like you’ve shown here are setup will very little if none whatsoever consideration for sustainable design

    • Renai Habets
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      thanks everyone for your responses! Oklouise, no access from the other side, there will be more blocks released there.

      I know the plan isn't perfect for solar, I was more interested in people's preferences of western sun on front of house/main bed or back of house/living and alfresco.

      Does anyone have any thoughts/opinions on blocks with drainage easements?
    • oklouise
      hace 6 años

      the blocks of land are both good with long side facing north provided the house is designed to suit the site, easements can be a problem but depends on the exact placement of the easement and available building envelope and how it affects potential building design, given the choice i prefer block 245 with backyard facing east with a more interesting shape and space for generous screening trees and garden on the northern side with a longer house pushed to the south boundary ...which building company do you plan to use?

    • ddarroch
      hace 6 años
      If you design your house along passive house principles you'll build a rectangular house (long sides facing north & South), close to your southern boundary, & your outlook from your living areas will face north.

      However I'm not sure if I agree with Ed Ed or not. I'd always take into consideration privacy issues & where the neighbours will build.

      But which is better, your living areas facing 3 backyards, or one home? Note that building setbacks usually have rear setbacks (& front setbacks), which are much larger than side setbacks.

      So for block 256 you'll be adjacent to 3 backyards, but these 3 homes will be quite far away, due to the large rear setbacks.

      While for block 245, you'll only have the one northern neighbour, but they could build close to your boundary (due to the smaller side setbacks).

      Do you know what will be built on these neighbouring blocks? Have you investigated the rules for setbacks? Luckily these are all large blocks, so hopefully you won't have a large double storey close to your boundary.

      It's a tough choice. But I'd prefer to look towards 3 backyards than a double storey house.

      Also, as someone else asked. It's block 256 dual frontage? I'd prefer to build the garage facing west, to protect the house from western sun, but I'm not sure if I'd want dual frontage or not.
    • Renai Habets
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      the block with the easement, it is the back 10m of the block, so quite far away from building envelope.

      the setbacks are 1m at the sides and 6m at front and back.
    • oklouise
      hace 6 años

      which block has the easement?

    • Renai Habets
      Autor original
      hace 6 años
      not one pictured, it's in a different release.
      The hubby originally rulled it out because of the easement, but it has other positives so I've put it back in the table!
      it's East facing, and nicely rectangle
    • PRO
      anewhouse.com.au
      hace 6 años

      Normally drainage easements along the back aren't normally a big problem (50% of blocks will have such an easement,

      Easements along a side boundary are a much bigger ssue as they do restrict what you can build.

      For info on building on, or close to, an easement check out this link on my blog:

      http://anewhouse.com.au/2012/01/building-on-pipeline-easements-or-close-to/

    • twistedstairway
      hace 6 años
      My instinct says 247 with frontage onto gardenia grove and an L shaped house with long side pushed back to southern boundary.

      Many assumptions, main ones being:
      - you have money to burn on a custom house and a beautiful high fence along magnolia boulevard
      - on the other side of magnolia boulevard is reserved green space with trees that wouldn’t be built out
      - no restrictions on the long fence

      This would give you opportunities for the best passive design house whilst remaining in control of your destiny in terms of neighboring buildings. Probably not doable, but I have answered the only question you posed in your posting using all the available information. :-)
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