A 6-bedroom family home that breathes with cross-ventilation

A 6-bedroom family home that breathes with cross-ventilation. The Living/Dining anchors the plan and opens to the rest of the home. Public rooms (Kitchen, Living/Dining) sit at the front of the house; private rooms (Bathroom 1, Bathroom 2, Bathroom 3) are grouped away from the entry. The footprint is elongated — a long, narrow plan suits deep plots and leaves room for a back garden or parking court. Cooling is fair (cross-ventilation score 2/5): Sit the long facade north–south with the main openings east and west to capture prevailing breezes and avoid the low east/west sun. Glazing is balanced — pair with 600–900 mm eaves for shading. Electrical fit-out calls for a 40 A consumer unit with about 12 circuits; Roof can host about 26 kW of PV — sized to cover most household loads. Plan for 3 bathrooms serving roughly 10 occupants; sized for either septic or municipal sewer — choose by plot location. Roof catchment could yield ~134 m³/year — size a 40 L storage tank for garden and WC use. On a minimum 277 m² plot (about 20 m × 13 m with NEMA-standard setbacks), the home covers 53% of the plot. If you'd like a different layout, see the ResPlan 00185 — 5BR/5BA 185m² and ResPlan 00164 — 5BR/4BA 236m² in our catalogue. Indicative reference only — not reviewed by a licensed architect; engage one before construction.