House: choose your land in the subdivision

A well-oriented land Discovery Gardens housing scheme Islamabad. This is indeed the best possible exposure for the living rooms of your house which will be located on the rear facade of the building away from the subdivision road. The bay windows illuminating your living room, living room, the kitchen will thus benefit from a maximum of light to illuminate your rooms and reduce heating needs. If the plots benefiting from this exposure are already reserved, an east, west orientation is quite possible. In the case of a north-facing lot, on the other hand, the construction will be located at the back of the land so that the front facade, facing south, is sufficiently far from the roadway thus avoiding the passage of cars.

Terraced houses

The frontage of the land must also be studied. It must reach at least between 15 and 20 m. "Even by providing for a setback of 3 m on both sides of the land, the buyer is certain that his house will not be terraced. On the other hand, a house built on a plot of 300 to 350 m² whose frontage oscillates between 12 and 15 m, will necessarily be terraced on both sides. A single store cannot be built there, it is necessarily a construction with a floor that will prevail.

An architecture constrained in subdivision

Rules that impact architecture. Like any land, a lot sold in a subdivision is subject to town planning rules, the latter being contained in the subdivision regulations. Roof terraces, in great demand by buyers, are sometimes prohibited or limited to 50% of the total roof. A non-waterproof surface can also be imposed to facilitate the infiltration of water into the soil. Consequence: the initially planned concrete terrace will be replaced by a wooden structure.

Architectural notice required. Some municipalities also require buyers to consult an architect-consultant. This professional can, in some cases, modify the architecture of the home, the slope of the roof. Several appointments are generally necessary to design the project which must imperatively obtain its visa so that the building permit can then be filed.

Even more efficient houses. Town planning rules are not limited to the aesthetics of the house. Its thermal performance may also be a concern. “Some planners go beyond the requirements of thermal regulations. "Others ask us for passive houses (Editor's note: these houses that can do without heating). "

A more expensive home. While these houses are particularly energy-efficient, they are more expensive. The thermal engineering offices will indeed have to devote more hours to the design in order to reduce the heating requirements. Construction costs will also be more expensive because it will be necessary to reinforce the insulation, add certain equipment such as double-flow ventilation which heats the new air by recovering the calories from the extracted air. These are all expenses that will be added to the buyer's budget.