The Georgian Manor - Self Build Thread
Discussion
A manor house is a little stretch of the imagination, the plan is a period copy of a 2,500msq build with 4 beds over 2 floors.
I'm in the process of purchasing the land under an option agreement.
A pre-app has been had with the planning authority which was positive. I'm aiming for a May submission on the detail planning submission.
Below is my early ideas for the front and side elevations.
Site Plan:
Would be good to hear from any other self-builders would have recently completed a build.
Also looking for advice on services. Existing are readily available at the front of the site but do I self sustain with bio-mass or air source heat pumps or pV??
I'm in the process of purchasing the land under an option agreement.
A pre-app has been had with the planning authority which was positive. I'm aiming for a May submission on the detail planning submission.
Below is my early ideas for the front and side elevations.
Site Plan:
Would be good to hear from any other self-builders would have recently completed a build.
Also looking for advice on services. Existing are readily available at the front of the site but do I self sustain with bio-mass or air source heat pumps or pV??
Appreciate the constructive comments.
It is very early days as yet and the finer details will develop over the coming weeks/ months
The style echoes the local venture and its been a recommendation by the planners at my pre-app to go down this route. I'm a fan of classic architect and the modern style would suit the area/ plot.
The above elevations are my draft sketches and I'm not an architect.
I'm meeting a specialist architect next for a briefing meeting before I commission the design.
For those that are genuinely interested, welcome aboard.
For the haters, I appreciate the laughs.
It is very early days as yet and the finer details will develop over the coming weeks/ months
The style echoes the local venture and its been a recommendation by the planners at my pre-app to go down this route. I'm a fan of classic architect and the modern style would suit the area/ plot.
The above elevations are my draft sketches and I'm not an architect.
I'm meeting a specialist architect next for a briefing meeting before I commission the design.
For those that are genuinely interested, welcome aboard.
For the haters, I appreciate the laughs.
Equus said:
The comments on size are not related to machismo or bragging rights. They are relevant to the architectural style. As has already been intimated, formal Georgian works (if done right) at the two extremes: either larger, grander houses, or as something that might pass itself off as a gate lodge or folly (<1,000ft2). In between, it's just naff pastiche.
I believe all the below examples are around the 2,500ft2 and are a period example within 2 minutes walk along the same road as my plot. I dont think these are naff in anyway. There are numerous example of period properies around the size in the local area.The property will be as period as it can be on my budget. I do not desire a disney land copy of a jane austin film set prop. I work for one of the big house builders, we have a 'period' range and trust me none of these house types are what I desire.
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