2 Storey was the only choice, as site is an odd shape and most single storey house designs which fitted, had the bedrooms at the back which would affect our passive solar gains as rear is Nth. facing.Therefore my criteria for design was a Double Bedroom downstairs with a full ensuite and WIR and upstairs had to have a large kids play area. Meals/Living/Alfresco to be at rear. Carlisle, Dennis Family & NBG had the designs we preferred. Carlisle wouldn't build in our area and Dennis Family didn't allow the flexability of design and client input that NBG offered.
We originally looked at the Buckingham 360E Deluxe, but the Ensuites in all bedrooms, in our opinion, was an overkill and the floorplan on our site was a little tight, which meant we could not have eaves.
The Buckingham 320E was the logical choice.
We originally looked at the Buckingham 360E Deluxe, but the Ensuites in all bedrooms, in our opinion, was an overkill and the floorplan on our site was a little tight, which meant we could not have eaves.
The Buckingham 320E was the logical choice.
Major Design Elements
Facade: Brighton (modified to exclude mouldings around windows)
Brick: Boral Orient with grey raked mortar
Windows & Sliding Doors: Black framesGarage Doors: B&D Panelmasta Contemporary, Colorbond Monument
Fascia/Guttering/Downpipes: Colorbond Monument
CSR Cementil panels: Taubmans - Gravel Chip - A38w
Front Door: Black, semi-gloss
Notable major non-standard additions (some listed on Quotation Acceptance)
- Triple Garage (8.0 x 6.0mt) with single, manual roller to rear
- Ceiling height upstairs to be 2550mm
- Walk in pantry
- Double Sliding Door to Living & Sliding Door to Meals instead of window
- 5 Star Heating, Zoned Upstairs & downstairs
- Cooling upgraded to Integra with RF Remote and 2 outlets downstairs
- Bulkhead in kitchen
- Bulkhead in Family Upstairs to allow cooling ducts to downstairs (a good spot for TV also)
- Extra Linen cupboards upstairs and in stairwell downstairs
- Extra cabinetry outside Kids upstairs bathroom (as seen in Buckingham 460E display at Point Cook)
- Waterfall kitchen bench in Quantam Quartz, with 600mm overhang (plenty of leg room underneath!)
- 7 pot drawers with Blum-motion closers
- Front Door: Hume 2340x920mm XU20
- Cold water point to fridge cavity
- Structured Cabling throughout home (Starserve, Cat6 & RG6-Quad)
- Owner Supplied Tapware/Showers
- Owner Supplied 900mm Freestanding Oven
- Owner Supplied 900mm Canopy Rangehood
- Owner Supplied lighting to most rooms
Some Contract Variations worth mentioning
- Small sliding window to Ensuite Toilet upstairs
- Obscured glazing upgraded to Translucent 6.3mm glass. (Standard is Cathedral - Yuk!)
- All Facade (West facing) windows upgraded to Viridian ComfortPlus Grey40 Glazing
- Large, extra manhole in garage (for lightweight storage)
- 500mm wide basins to Ensuite ILO 420mm standard basins
- Double Deadlock to internal garage access door
