When you have decided to build your dream house, the natural thing to do is to appoint an Architect for what questions to ask when designing a house . You will brief him with your requirements and he will design accordingly. When designing a house, the main consideration is to create a pleasant, comfortable environment to live in. Any design challenge has many solutions but the best solution is the one which solves most of the problems. Make sure, that you have got the best design solution, for that you need to know the things to know before Design a new house.
8 things to know before Design a new house
To be sure, that you have got the best design solution, it is worthwhile to check whether the following 8 things to know before Design a new house have been taken into consideration for you by your Architect:
- Site Location
- Site Shape
- Orientation
- Comfortable sizes of rooms
- Proper circulation
- Pleasant atmosphere
- Elevational treatment
- Landscaping
These are architecture tips for house design and what to know when building a house with a builder.
1.Site location
Generally, most clients go to an Architect after buying a Site. But if you have the chance to include the Architect in the selection, then you could benefit from his advice. The best location for a plot is in a peaceful and calm place, with lot of greenery and good water source and good soil. When purchasing a property, it is a good idea to stand on the land and feel its vibration for a few moments. Trust your feelings. If you feel positive about it, consider buying the land. If not, it is probably not good for you.
2. Site shape
The best shapes for sites are square or rectangular, facing squarely on the four cardinal directions. The main reason is that square or rectangle shaped houses are generally considered most practical to use. It is easier to design a house on rectangular lines since this allows for a good flow of interior spaces within the house. It may be for this reason that sites in cities are usually available in rectangle shapes such as 30’x40′, 40’x60′, 50’x80′ etc.
3. Orientation
The first thing to be considered when designing a house, is the Orientation. Ideally, the location of rooms, windows should depend on the direction, just as it is recommended in Vaastu. This is because in Vaastu (an ancient Indian building science), the rooms of a house are positioned in specific directions so as to capture the beneficial and positive effects of the Sun, Wind, Earth’s magnetic field, natural resources, topography of site etc.
4. Comfortable sizes of rooms
Depending on your site size, your budget and your requirement the room sizes will be fixed. However, for each room, whether it is a toilet, kitchen or living room, there are some basic sizes to be considered for comfortable living. It is not advisable to have sizes less than the basic sizes.
5. Proper circulation
Easy and unobstructed movement from space to space is very important. For this, The proper placement of doors, windows, furniture is an essential consideration.
6. Pleasant atmosphere
To create a pleasant atmosphere filled with positive energy it is useful to follow some scientific principles of Vaastu which manipulate the topography of site, the natural resources, the beneficial effects of the Sun, the Wind directions to create a well-lit, well-ventilated and clean house. The skillful use of colors, right finishing materials (for floors, walls, bathrooms, windows, doors, woodwork), furniture etc. can also create a pleasing environment.
7. Elevational treatment
The exterior of the house can be made attractive by the judicious use of materials (stone, exposed bricks, tiles etc) textures, colours, solids and voids in the right balance, sloping roofs and so on.
8. Landscaping
The Natural landscape can be enhanced or created with the help of lawns, water fountains, water bodies, stone arrangements, stone sculptures, seasonal or perennial flowering plants, benches and useful medicinal plants and fruit trees.
After evaluating the plan and conveying any changes or additional requirements to the Architect, He will produce a final ‘final’ plan as per your requirements. The next step is to “get plan approval”. Make sure before going to architect or plan approval you must know these 8 things to know before Design a new house.
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FAQS
Which things to consider when designing a house plan?
- Plot size.
- Soil analysis.
- House layout.
- Functionality and Lifestyle.
- Number of bedrooms.
- Number of floors.
- Kitchen layout.
- Building guidelines.