Innovative Narrow Lot Designs
Thankfully, residential design has well and truly kept pace with the subdivision trends and buyers have a wealth of innovative narrow lot house designs to choose from.
As one of Perth’s most popular and award-winning narrow lot home builders, we have developed a collection of stylish and innovative narrow block house designs. The Dale Alcock narrow lot collection includes one and two storey narrow block house designs for both 10m-wide blocks and 12.5m-wide blocks. Each narrow lot house design is light, bright and spacious, with all the bedroom and living space homebuyers look for, and all the features that make the most of a slender homesite.
Location, location, location
As well as offering space and lifestyle, a narrow lot home can also be an affordable option for many homebuyers in Perth, getting them into a sought-after location without the hefty price tag of the bigger blocks.
The push for urban infill – building more narrow lot homes in established areas – is certainly opening up affordable opportunities to build close to the city, with shorter commutes, and lots of cafes, shops and restaurants on the doorstep, as well as public transport and good schools.
Thinking about a Development?
Narrow block developments are a great way to maximise your blocks potential. Whether you’re considering a duplex, triplex, multi-unit or apartment development, we’ll draw on more than 35+ years of expertise to deliver a stylish, functional and cost-effective solution that unlocks your site’s full potential and maximises your profit.
Tips for getting more out of your narrow lot home in Perth
- Sense of volume: Features such as high ceilings, voids, skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows bring a heightened sense of volume to a house design for a narrow lot, making it feel much bigger and airier than its slender proportions would suggest. Lots of natural light and a seamless indoor-outdoor connection are also must-haves.
- Maximised space: The aim is to eliminate ‘dead’ or wasted space as much as possible. Storage in the form of bookcases and built-in cabinetry can turn even the trickiest of spaces into something functional and stylish.
- Easements: There’s no need to be put off if you discover there’s a Water Corporation easement on the block you’re looking at. A fact of life when building in urban areas, an easement is simply a portion of land that the Water Corporation has legal permission to access for maintenance or repair. Easements can work in your favour though. Not only might the seller have priced the land more competitively because of it, but it’s often possible to build up to, or even over, an easement.
- Street appeal: Even if the garage has to go at the front, today’s narrow lot home designs deliver stunning facades with a striking mix of materials, tones and layers to make the home stand out from the crowd.