Time to have some fun
Home Design December 3rd, 2007
Now I can have some fun… I am about to start designing a dwelling on the beautiful shores of Lake Macquarie in Australia.
The site is located on the end of a head land that juts out into Lake Macquarie and is surrounded by native Australian bushland. The allotment is also absolute waterfront and the restrictions on development are significant due to these surrounding issues.
Keep in mind that you can considerably reduce construction costs if you research a potential property before you buy. That will alert you to unusual site conditions and thus give you understanding of why the site may be expensive to develop.
A great deal of research and effort is impregnated into a project before pencil meets paper and for this job about 15 hours worth of research has occurred which includes discussions with council, clients and other regulatory bodies. A full site analysis has also been completed see:site analysis for a basic outline of a site analysis
So if you engage an archtect or building designer and receive your first bill and think “but this person hasn’t produced anything yet” be assured a great deal of reading and discussions have occurred so that the designer understands all the conditions and limitations of your individual site.
