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Making your home great: All things NORTH - Episode 2 (Season 1)

Making your home great: All things NORTH - Episode 2 (Season 1)

FromGet It Right with Undercover Architect


Making your home great: All things NORTH - Episode 2 (Season 1)

FromGet It Right with Undercover Architect

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This is Episode 2 of Season 1.  
We continue to explore what matters most, and what decisions to prioritise when designing your new or renovated home.   
In this episode, we’ll talk about all things NORTH.  
This will help you get it right if you’re seeking ways to make your home feel great, and also if you have you have a north-facing home. 
So what do you need to be aware of with northern sunlight?  
And how should you optimise this to make your home feel great?  
Let’s dive deeply into: 

What northern sunlight is like 
What’s not great about northern light 
How we need to shade and shelter from northern light 

You’ll understand in detail: 

What rooms need to be facing north 
What rooms don’t need to be facing north 
A trick if you’re trying to stretch your budget and create great living spaces  

And if you have a north-facing home, you’ll learn: 

What your priorities should be if you’re designing a home for a north-facing orientation 
What to do if your home doesn’t face due north (but faces north-east, or north-west, for example) 
What can go wrong in designing for northern sunlight 
What happens when we get this right in our homes 
What else you need to know about designing for a north-facing home  

There’s a lot of great information crammed into this podcast … you may want to take notes! 
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Released:
Dec 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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If we haven’t met before, I’m Amelia Lee, the architect behind Undercover Architect: an online business to help and teach homeowners like you how to get it right when designing, building and renovating your home. Undercover Architect is all about giving you access to the industry knowledge and insights you need to avoid the mistakes and dramas that can cost you thousands, tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands of dollars. And it’s about levelling the playing field, so that the world of renovating and building doesn’t seem so mysterious, and you can be the active driver in your project, navigating it with know-how and confidence. Undercover Architect helps and teaches homeowners through this podcast, the website, and online courses and programs, including my flagship program, HOME Method. I truly believe that when you know the questions to ask, the steps to take and the best way to create a home that works, feels great, and that you feel great in, you can enjoy the process of building and renovating, as well as the home you move into at the end of this ambitious journey. Consider Undercover Architect your secret ally: whoever you’re working with, and whatever your location, your budget or your dreams. For more, head to www.undercoverarchitect.com