Designs
Traditionally, buildings consume too much energy, much of it wasted by inefficient and poor design. We believe we’ve thought through many of these aspects and we welcome the opportunity to discuss how we believe we can substantiate our claim to sustainability.
The design of residential buildings must acknowledge that we have limited resources and we must endeavour to keep nature in our design criteria wherever possible. This includes not only our building designs but also those materials and technologies, which best assist the natural ecology of our society.
The location of Mebbin Springs means we must use valuable fuel to travel 30 minutes to the nearest large town but the design and thought of our real-estate development offers abundant opportunities for compensating this by saving resources, not to mention reducing waste while maintaining our unique land surroundings.
One family who has already purchased there is confidently expecting their clients to come to them and share the lifestyle and privacy of their rural lifestyle, driving unclogged roads among the friendly Tweed Shire people.
They are looking to the future and their instructions to our architect were “downstairs we want four bedrooms, one of them a small nursery”. Their children now have babies of their own, so they want to encourage frequent visits. But, they added “make sure there is also room for a climate and humidity controlled walk-in wine cellar.”
Throughout the homes to be built we are seeing many popular themes; there are several ‘musts’ on everybody’s brief, perhaps the most notable being that the natural beauty of the environment must be preserved at all costs along with ensuring a ground floor link to a garden, which add greatly to the tranquil indoor-outdoor feel of a home’s main living area, ensuring the beauty of the outdoors will ‘flow into every room’. Of course the nearby native bush will complement the bold use of native timber features inside and most importantly that the glorious rural views will not be compromised.
The popularity of pitched ceilings with many early buyers deciding to switch from plaster board to restful timber, grown on nearby properties, helping to blend with the timber floor in the living area, kitchen and hallway areas, casual and formal living areas plus a big separate dining room and more for appearance then a popular whim the addition of a big, open fire. We could provide the endless list of ideas being passed on to buyers; be it kitchen designs incorporating excellent work spaces, durable bench tops, roomy pantry cupboards, even doors that retract into the walls, and of course the incredible appliances now available, such as the practical Quantum Dish Drawers.
Air conditioning becomes unnecessary because of the regular cooling breezes that encourage buyers to design bedrooms to have access to an outdoor deck, which is ideal for outdoor entertaining. No matter from which direction the wind blows, there is always a sheltered spot.
There is a large swing to three -car garages with plenty of room for storage and all lots can install 74,000 lt water tanks that will cope easily with the largest demand thanks to the abundant local rainfall. At Mebbin Springs it would be impossible to incorporate all the great ideas espoused by dedicated institutions and groups in respect to sustainable options.
Because all sites lend themselves to a North Easterly aspect few families would miss the opportunity to deny their kitchen incorporating the incredible view of Mount Warning, and fit practical sliding windows above the bench opening to an outside deck inviting the view indoors and enabling the proud owners to serve drinks to guests who come to marvel and enjoy the great climate of the Tweed Valley.
The Mebbin Springs development is designed using its ‘Smart House’ concept including the latest 'smart' electrical standards boasting a 'Five Star' sustainable rating, eco-sensitive water systems, and self-sufficient wastewater management. Design covenants will encourage features such as:
- steel frames allowing light-weight wall systems producing over code construction with more efficient insulation,
- high ceilings and clerestory lighting to maximize natural light,
- the orientation of building envelopes ensuring privacy and enabling homes to capture prevailing summer breezes and views,
- high-speed computer access,
- rain water tanks,
- AAA rated water saving devices,
- grey-water sewerage treatment systems,
- electronic building control systems,
- ‘Smart’ electrical standards,
- solar hot water systems,
- tinted windows,
- underground power to all acreages,
and many other environmentally sensitive features.
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