October 21. 2008 10:42

Great site with a lot of potential.

My wife and I are planning on building a new home on an inner-city, north-facing lot (50 ft x 120 ft) in Calgary, Canada. The backyard faces south so we're very interested in passive and active solar options. We're hoping for an open plan main floor (with a small separate away-room or den). 3 bedrooms and 2ish baths total. The lot slopes downhill from south to north, so we thinking about a walk-out basement on the street (north) side. We already have a working detached garage in the south-west corner of the lot.

I'm looking forward to seeing more plans posted on the site. So far, I haven't seen anything that would work for us, but I'll keep checking back. Keep up the good work.

Guy Davis

November 1. 2008 13:50

Guy, I have a very similar challenge with my lot. It has good orientation for solar, which is perfect for here in Phoenix Arizona. The lot slopes downhill from south to north, so I'm considering a walk-out basement on the north (street) side. It has great mountain views when looking to the south. The challenge with this is, I need the front entry to be on the lower floor on the north side, but the main living area on the upper floor to take advantage of the views on the south.
I'll be watching this site for future plans also. Let me know if you come across something.

RogerC

August 12. 2009 22:33

I will keep visiting freegreen site because here i find so many good articles on house building and i get new ideas.

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