A 4-bedroom family home that breathes with cross-ventilation

A 4-bedroom family home that breathes with cross-ventilation. You enter into Bedroom 3 before being drawn through to the Living/Dining — the day's gatherings naturally settle there. Public rooms (Balcony, 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 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 10 circuits; Roof can host about 20 kW of PV — sized to cover most household loads. Plan for 3 bathrooms serving roughly 7 occupants; suits a septic tank; municipal sewer is preferable if available. Roof catchment could yield ~101 m³/year — size a 30 L storage tank for garden and WC use. On a minimum 217 m² plot (about 13 m × 15 m with NEMA-standard setbacks), the home covers 46% of the plot. If you'd like a different layout, see the ResPlan 00010 — 3BR/3BA 183m² and ResPlan 00003 — 3BR/3BA 155m² in our catalogue. Indicative reference only — not reviewed by a licensed architect; engage one before construction.