GREENING THE VOLUME BUILD PATH

Ellen and Jamin are working with a volume builder to plan their dream family home, and they’d like it to be as sustainable as possible. Architect Shae Parker McCashen of Green Sheep Collective suggests some further improvements to consider.

DESIGN WORKSHOP Blackburn South, VIC PROJECT TYPE New volume build LOCATION Blackburn South, VIC (Wurundjeri Country) PROPOSED HOUSE SIZE House 211.5m2 Alfresco 12.5m2 Garage 47.5m2 LAND SIZE 690m2 BUDGET $600,000 THE BRIEF - New, larger family home on existing block, on a modest budget - Well-orientated, all-electric home with minimal heating and cooling needs  - Private, and with good connection to the north-facing backyard While they love their local community in Melbourne’s Blackburn South, Jamin and Ellen’s small 1960s-era house isn’t working for them and their two young kids anymore. “It’s orientated horribly on our block, with the living room facing south, so in the winter months it’s dark and cold inside,” says Ellen. “We spent eight months seriously looking at moving house, but didn’t find anything that ticked all our boxes,…

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