A 1-bedroom family home that breathes with cross-ventilation

A 1-bedroom family home that breathes with cross-ventilation. The Living/Dining anchors the plan and opens to the rest of the home. Public rooms (Balcony, Garden, Parking) sit at the front of the house; private rooms (Bathroom 1, Bathroom 2, Bedroom 1) are grouped away from the entry. The footprint is near-square — a compact plan that fits a tight plot and keeps plumbing walls together to reduce build cost. 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 6 circuits; Roof can host about 26 kW of PV — sized to cover most household loads. Plan for 2 bathrooms serving roughly 2 occupants; sized for either septic or municipal sewer — choose by plot location. Roof catchment could yield ~133 m³/year — size a 39 L storage tank for garden and WC use. On a minimum 271 m² plot (about 16 m × 16 m with NEMA-standard setbacks), the home covers 54% of the plot. If you'd like a different layout, see the ResPlan 00006 — 2BR/2BA 239m² and ResPlan 00005 — 2BR/2BA 88m² in our catalogue. Indicative reference only — not reviewed by a licensed architect; engage one before construction.