An efficient 5-bedroom home arranged around a calm central living space

An efficient 5-bedroom home arranged around a calm central living space. The Living/Dining anchors the plan and opens to the rest of the home. 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 13 circuits; Roof can host about 60 kW of PV — sized to cover most household loads. Plan for 5 bathrooms serving roughly 8 occupants; large enough to support a soak-away; verify with a site soil test. Roof catchment could yield ~306 m³/year — size a 91 L storage tank for garden and WC use. On a minimum 542 m² plot (about 23 m × 22 m with NEMA-standard setbacks), the home covers 58% of the plot. If you'd like a different layout, see the ResPlan 00070 — 4BR/4BA 175m² and ResPlan 00053 — 4BR/4BA 175m² in our catalogue. Indicative reference only — not reviewed by a licensed architect; engage one before construction.