How to naturally add value to a house?
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Location, location, location! Once you have a good location, use the design to highlight the good aspects of the lot or view. Then (aside from the basic design) the richness of the materials (stone, tile, rich wood, nice windows, airy lofty feel of ceilings) and then efficiency (overhangs for better passive solar for cool summer and warm winters, good venting, quietness) are important.
Cheers,
- CraigD
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That's a highly subjective question, Archi Rag. What might be of value to one person may be meaningless to another. The examples you listed for example - although they might be ecological, they wouldn't be of much use to someone who desires more direct access to the outside.
Besides responding to the programmatic requirements, and addressing such issues as sustainability, relation to teh site, etc., where architects and designers add value to a house (or any other space) is the spatial experiences they create for the users.
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Are you thinking about that competition in Japan, A.R.? "A House with Resale Value." Even if you are not, this is sort of interesting:
http://www.japan-architect.co.jp/englis ... compe2007/
I've been led to understand by local architects in Japan (and to a certain extent, South Korea) that real estate pressures have resulted in the actual terrain being infinitely more valuable than anything built on it (although I don't know if that is true only in large cities, or in general). Buildings of almost any sort are considered a liability...according to my friends, often demolition and clearing occur before a property goes on sale in order to increase its marketability.
poster-Lewis Wadsworth
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you could put a staircase up the side of the house with a red light at the top.
That should attract some attention.
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John, where ya been buddy?
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flat on my back with the most lethal flu I've ever experienced. It started last saturday morning at 4am with a cough. I coughed continuously till wednesday.
It's killed a couple of children and a 37 year old here so far.
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I'm sorry to hear that... hope you're feeling better... perhaps some of that free medical care would be in order?
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Interesting Post!
England is not like the states unfortunately, plots, construction products and builders are very expensive. Eco products aren't necessarily a good selling point as they inflate the sale price exponentially to the value they add through savings. Also timber frame builds in the UK are harder to sell as mortgage companies won't usually finance them due to our damp weather.
I have just done ok on a development property here in Yorkshire that I hardly did anything to because house prices are on the up in the area.Obviously you are talking about a new build, the only way to get that right is to speak to
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@unknownuser said:
I have just made £27,000 on a development property here in Yorkshire...
Good stuff! Sounds like you should buy us a round of drinks!
Regards, Ross
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Ok what are you having? Actually though once I'd paid off my ten year old university debts and those intermittent loans from my dad I'm only marginally more solvent than I was before.
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