If you’re lucky enough to own a block of land that you intend to build your dream home on, don’t let factors such as narrow dimensions lead you to believe you will need to compromise on the design of your home. Despite what many people think, it is entirely possible to build a spacious, practical, and unique home on a narrow lot.
When planning out your dream design, keep these tips in mind from the start so you don’t feel like you have to make too many compromises along the way.
1. Embrace an Open Floor Plan
Look for a home design that combines kitchen, living, and dining space. When you're cooking in your new kitchen or relaxing in your cozy living room, your narrow-front home will feel as spacious as any other.
The Prevalent 2 home design shows how open plan living can be used to suit a narrow block.
2. Group Rooms of Similar Function Together
Grouping similar rooms together is an effective way to minimise hall space and maximise the area that you have to work with. For example, place a cluster of bedrooms at the end of a short hallway. Not only is this a smart arrangement for your growing family, it will reduce wasted space.
The Flinders home design is the perfect example of a narrow lot house plan.
3. Arrange Kitchen, Dining, and Living Areas at the Back of the Home
Incorporating these key entertaining spaces towards the back of your house will allow you to take advantage of outdoor space. Adding features such as French doors and a patio to your floor plan can extend the useful space of your living area and make the area seem much larger than it actually is.
The Jackson 2 home design demonstrates incorporating kitchen, dining and living towards the back of the home.
4. Create the Illusion of Space with Interior Finishes
It’s the little details that often make the most difference. Try incorporating things such as voids in the entryway and above any staircases, and choose cavity doors that slide into the wall rather than taking up space in the rooms. These small additions will also make your home feel unique and luxurious.
The Flemington home design is an ideal narrow lot house plan.
Some builders may lack creativity when it comes to narrow lots, but Swanbuild excels at designing and building homes in challenging spaces. With our customisable modular homes, you can modify any floor plan or choose from an existing design that caters for the dimensions of your narrow block. Regardless of the dimensions you have to work with, the sky is the limit at Swanbuild.