We're starting with a small worker's cottage, on a small block, which has been beautifully 'updated' in the 1970s with some asbestos and vinyl cladding, and besser blocks around the bottom of the house. Here is the existing floor plan:
As you can see, we're starting with a pretty typical layout for a 1920s worker's cottage. The original front patio has been built in as a sunroom, with the kitchen and bathroom at the back of the house (and - an outhouse!!).
We're raising the house, building in a level underneath, and putting a deck on at the back. Because the block has dual street access, the deck is also functioning as a carport, with the driveway from the back of the block.
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| 1st floor plan |
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| Ground floor plan |
On the first floor, the biggest existing bedroom is becoming a kitchen, with bedroom 3 becoming a dining room. The kitchen becomes the stairs, and the bathroom knocked out to make an open plan living room. The only new walls will be made to form a new bathroom upstairs. Oh, and we knock out the sunroom to reinstate the old patio and make the front of the house look beautiful again (hopefully!).
The ground floor plan is to form 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, with a small laundry. We have storage under the staircase, and the area behind the front battens will have a gate for bicycle storage and possibly the hot water unit.
As for progress, quotes are coming in from the builders, so then we have some serious spreadsheet-ing and decision making to do!
Thanks go to Jamin Building Design, who we enjoyed working alongside to come up with a plan we are really excited to go ahead with. Any design, particularly for a small footprint, has compromises, but we are stoked that we have gotten most things that we want in a functional design.
Would love to hear what you think of our plans, what you would have done differently, and for you to share your own plans!
Always excited to get comments :-)
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