After making the decision to embark on the journey of building your own home from scratch, you might be interested in coming up with some sort of basic design yourself and asking an architect or contractor to draw it up properly and to scale. To ensure that you have included everything necessary when designing new homes in Melbourne, the following tips may be of some use:
- Begin by drafting a basic floor plan. Make sure that you include all of the rooms that you desire. When you pass these plans onto the architect or contractor, they will be able to draw them up professionally, whilst taking into account any building codes relevant to your area.
- Move on to designing the interior of your new home, room by room. It is generally recommended to begin with the basic rooms (like the kitchen, living room and bathroom) where you can plan the layout of your furniture, colour selection and so on.
- Try to keep environmental sustainability in mind. The architect or contractor you have chosen should be able to provide you with advice regarding these processes, including the use of low-flow taps and bamboo flooring (to reduce allergens).
Using the above tips, you should find that you are able to easily design your new home in Melbourne without forgetting anything that you will need to provide your architect or contractor with. Just keep in mind that the plans you come up with in point number one may have to be altered slightly so that they are too scale and comply with regulations.
