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19
Aug
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Our Latest Narrow Block House Designs For Mount Pleasant Perth

Narrow Skillion Roof House Design In Mount Pleasant Perth

Finding the perfect narrow block house designs in Perth can be a challenge. When we first met Adam and Amanda they described a level of frustration looking at narrow block house designs in several display villages across Perth. The good news is, we helped them create their own perfect home design that meets their current, [...]

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24
Jun
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Our Latest Fantastic Single Storey Hillarys House Design

Hillarys Modern Front Elevation With Feature Stone And Cantilevered Portico

If you’ve read much of our website and blog you’ll know that we emphasize the benefits for all home owners having their own custom house designs and this Hillary’s house design is a great example of what can be achieved and is also a tribute to Architect Richard Neutra. Firstly the block; Overlooking parkland’s to the rear [...]

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29
Mar
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Our Journey Prior To Going To Site

Difficult Block

We utilised the services of Your Building Broker to design our house for our block which had many challenges and aspects to consider.  Our block overlooks the wetlands of Blackadder creek over to the Swan River in Viveash (Near Guildford).  Some of the desing considerations included: Odd shaped Block Drainage Easements Right of Way Easements [...]

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26
Mar
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Good Home Designs

It’s all too common to find homes in Perth that really should not have been built as they are as they suffer from poor home design. This phenomonen appears because the sales consultant advising the owners had very little regard for the orientation of the block and the surrounding area. It’s far too often we see a [...]

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16
Mar
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Passive Solar Orientation is The Most Critical Design Element In New House Designs

Sitting with land owners during a design brief is a wonderful experience. It’s a time when their imagination, hopes and dreams are coming to the fore. You can learn about their values, family and lifestyles more in a one hour meeting than if you knew them for a year. During this meeting it is inevitable [...]

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15
Mar
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How to Determine the Most Efficient Design For Your Home

Design efficiency is often overlooked and not discussed very often by buyers and builders alike. Over years of home design and building I have had to review countless house designs in order to economise the building to achieve a target budget. There are a few simple rules when going through this review which I have [...]

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14
Mar
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How We Create Custom Home Designs To Budget

The best way to ensure your custom home design comes on budget is to set out with a completed finished building cost. So if you’re thinking of spending a total of $550,000 on your new home to be fully complete, Your Building Brokers consultants and designers work backwards from that point to arrive at the [...]

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13
Mar
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What Is Passive Solar House Design And Why You Should Be Using It?

Passive Solar is a term that is used when describing the use of the suns energy naturally, or unaided by electronic, mechanical or technical means. In home building design and construction it specifically relates to the building design and how the house will make use of the free energy the sun provides for heating. To [...]

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12
Mar
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Why should you have a custom designed home completed before you build

Custom designed homes are becoming more popular today than ever before due to the changing needs of our society. Eco home designs, passive solar orientation, cross ventilation and environmentally friendly houses can only be built if each vacant building block of land is assessed on its very own merits. With the pending change to six [...]

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14
Jan
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House Design Considerations You Must Know

Take a look at our top 5 House Design Considerations and ensure you incorporate these ideas to make your new home stand out in your street. Also be sure to avoid the list of problem areas we warn you about as they can make a fantastic home look rather ordinary. Great house designs start with great building experts, if you follow these tips you’ll come close to designing and building your dream home.

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01
Dec
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2 Storey Home Prices

Not all 2 storey home designs are equal. To the untrained eye many designs may appear to be the same however a keen understanding of construction may be the difference between a good design and a great design. While most builders use a good formula for single storey homes (retangular, minimum ins & outs with [...]

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