We've decided to go the black/dark mirror glass , think its a good fit with the ovens and the other colours
Cheers for the suggestions/help/reinforcement

Yeah that photo of banksies is stunning . The ovens we have used are in black mirror glass in a dark timber cabinet (the photo is a bit dark)
I…

Still struggling to decide on a splashback for this
tossed around whtie , black mirror , some browns and greys (both glass and glass tiles)

Any interior experts out there ?

The choices we have been bouncing around have been around mid grey, white, black , or some sort of brown toning. So yes a grey metallic is on the…

Either glass or glass tile, looking at some of the southern cross formats

having a lot of trouble with splashback colour. Walls are natural white, tall cupboards are dark oak , drawers are white vinyl , the benchtops are stainless steel (sink and…

having a lot of trouble with splashback colour. Walls are natural white, tall cupboards are dark oak , drawers are white vinyl , the benchtops are stainless steel (sink and…

We posted our custom pavilion style floor plans way back somewhere in this thread (seems like years ago) . The floorplans stayed the same but we did make some changes…

This is our ensuite with walk in shower.
The vanity looks nice Chippy - is that a natural timber veneer , has a spotted gum look to it

Have been looking for white subway tiles either glass (preferably) or glossy ceramic. Seem to be very readily available in the
US but quite difficult to find here. (They are…

Polyurethaned timber is not a great benchtop material for the reasons above.
I will/would use timber as a feature island bench and oil it rather than 2-pack. It will be an…

Double glaze them and make sure they are shaded in Summer.
Talk to another architect if it's not too late - he sounds terrible.

We are considering tilt and turn, casement and sashless (Shugg) - all double glazed for the places
we want good flow through ventilation to use the sea breezes we get…

Wondering how people have handled the trade-off between solar gain and glare.
We are building with a large qty of north facing glass (floor to ceiling) , with concrete floors to…

We are building with a roughly usual amount of "normal" size windows and sliding doors
, but also with 1 large section of north facing glass " floor to ceiling"…

Yeah , I have a rammed earth wall in the living room as well as a concrete slab , so probably have enough thermal mass anyway - starting to sound…

the Hebel panels appeal from a cost and speed of installation point of view along with the higher claimed R rating and acoustic properties. Can be installed by the builder/carpenter…

Looking to build RBV walls and looking at the difference between using concrete block or hebel panels.
From what I can read the main difference is hebel has more R value…

We're about to do a custom build on a rural block in Vic. Kind of modern country design around passive solar principles. We are using rammed earth
as a feature wall…

Hi Losonogo
If you had some time would you be able to look over this plan/design , would like to have someone professional give us some feedback/direction.
A few things about it.…

Ok this is a very quick sundiagram based on your longitude and latitude (Newlands).
It was calculated on Jan 12th at 5pm based on a box with 2.5M eaves (or verandah)
So…

How wide is your verandah currently

If the windows are due west , the sun is always going to come right in unless you use some sort of external shutter. The depth of verandah will …

Ok cool - sounds like you are on top of it. Having built once facing the wrong direction to maximise the view , I'd never do it again.

Are you able to tilt the house around a little bit more to the north ? Less west sun - more North Sun would be great. Could still…

I'd talk to another architect/designer seriously. It doesnt look like he's given any thought to the best way to aspect the house.
Living areas on the south side. Garage/laundry/store on…

had a quick look at the plan , there's heaps of room for the court across the top of the block. That gives you an almost perfect…

Ingrid
By the drawing it looks like you are on 2 separate titles ? If so , you might want to consider making sure the tennis court is on one…

haha yeah , I've already told them they can get a discounted room rate when they come back to visit

Looks good Kiwi
V2 looks like it gets a lot more living area orientated north , so should be way better if you are trying for passive solar benefits