trival - balcony, planter box, bay window

[marktkt22]

trival discussion- balcony, pes, planter box, bay window,aircon ledge, open kitchen,yard and bomb shelter, mech carpk..., a continuation of my earlier posts which were placed wrongly in d15, ,
Assuming for own stay by a family,what your view, on these features ¦

In my view,
Yard -- can do without, use balcony to dry cloth.
Balcony ,pes- a must, for chill out and laundry
Bomb shelter- a must,used as store rm
Open kitchen --no no, impossible to cook, impractical
Bay window --no no, even if can design over, these r waste of space
Planter --no no, useless, even if can deck over
Air con ledge --must have , no choice ..but hopefully not too big.
Mech carpk--no no, too much waste of time to park and drive

Any other views...

[hyenergix]

trival discussion- balcony, pes, planter box, bay window,aircon ledge, open kitchen,yard and bomb shelter, mech carpk..., a continuation of my earlier posts which were placed wrongly in d15, ,
Assuming for own stay by a family,what your view, on these features ¦

In my view,
Yard -- can do without, use balcony to dry cloth.
Balcony ,pes- a must, for chill out and laundry
Bomb shelter- a must,used as store rm
Open kitchen --no no, impossible to cook, impractical
Bay window --no no, even if can design over, these r waste of space
Planter --no no, useless, even if can deck over
Air con ledge --must have , no choice ..but hopefully not too big.
Mech carpk--no no, too much waste of time to park and drive

Any other views...

I'm okay with all, except inaccessible air-con ledges, and if developers doesn't charge us for them. BCA still hasn't removed the 10% bonus and other requirements for developers. BCA really takes good care of developers

[teddybear]

My view:

Yard -- can do without, use balcony to dry cloth.
Need lah, small one will do. Please don't use balcony to dry cloth! So ugly and unsightly urghhhhh!!


Balcony ,pes- a must, for chill out and laundry
Useless, unless your unit is >1800 sqft.


Bomb shelter- a must,used as store rm
Useless! Just a normal store room will do. Bomb shelter takes up more space than a normal store room (and those Sqft area you have to pay for them!)


Open kitchen --no no, impossible to cook, impractical
What open kitchen? If open means no kitchen!


Bay window --no no, even if can design over, these r waste of space
Useless, but yet sometimes can be decorated up to make best use of them.


Planter --no no, useless, even if can deck over
Useless.


Air con ledge --must have , no choice ..but hopefully not too big.
Small one will be, but unfortunately the new ones (after 2008) will be super big after govt took away free GFA for planter area & bay windows! Super waste of space!


Mech carpk--no no, too much waste of time to park and drive
Oh no! Wait till they are >10 years old & you get stuck in them at night? You think the technicians work 24 hours and can arrive within an hour to save you?!!!

trival discussion- balcony, pes, planter box, bay window,aircon ledge, open kitchen,yard and bomb shelter, mech carpk..., a continuation of my earlier posts which were placed wrongly in d15, ,
Assuming for own stay by a family,what your view, on these features ¦

In my view,
Yard -- can do without, use balcony to dry cloth.
Balcony ,pes- a must, for chill out and laundry
Bomb shelter- a must,used as store rm
Open kitchen --no no, impossible to cook, impractical
Bay window --no no, even if can design over, these r waste of space
Planter --no no, useless, even if can deck over
Air con ledge --must have , no choice ..but hopefully not too big.
Mech carpk--no no, too much waste of time to park and drive

Any other views...

[teddybear]

My view:

Yard -- can do without, use balcony to dry cloth.
Need lah, small one will do. Please don't use balcony to dry cloth! So ugly and unsightly urghhhhh!!


Balcony ,pes- a must, for chill out and laundry
Useless, unless your unit is >1800 sqft.


Bomb shelter- a must,used as store rm
Useless! Just a normal store room will do. Bomb shelter takes up more space than a normal store room (and those Sqft area you have to pay for them!)


Open kitchen --no no, impossible to cook, impractical
What open kitchen? If open means no kitchen!


Bay window --no no, even if can design over, these r waste of space
Useless, but yet sometimes can be decorated up to make best use of them.


Planter --no no, useless, even if can deck over
Useless.


Air con ledge --must have , no choice ..but hopefully not too big.
Small one will be, but unfortunately the new ones (after 2008) will be super big after govt took away free GFA for planter area & bay windows! Super waste of space!


Mech carpk--no no, too much waste of time to park and drive
Oh no! Wait till they are >10 years old & you get stuck in them at night? You think the technicians work 24 hours and can arrive within an hour to save you?!!!

trival discussion- balcony, pes, planter box, bay window,aircon ledge, open kitchen,yard and bomb shelter, mech carpk..., a continuation of my earlier posts which were placed wrongly in d15, ,
Assuming for own stay by a family,what your view, on these features ¦

In my view,
Yard -- can do without, use balcony to dry cloth.
Balcony ,pes- a must, for chill out and laundry
Bomb shelter- a must,used as store rm
Open kitchen --no no, impossible to cook, impractical
Bay window --no no, even if can design over, these r waste of space
Planter --no no, useless, even if can deck over
Air con ledge --must have , no choice ..but hopefully not too big.
Mech carpk--no no, too much waste of time to park and drive

Any other views...

[marktkt22]

Teddybear, hyenergix,
Great, we are more or less align....

After 2008,air con ledge that are bigger than balcony emerged ... Ha ha

[Wild Falcon]

Agree with Teddybear.

[Jonathan0503]

Planter --no no, useless, even if can deck over

Why useless if can deck over leh?

Can treat like balconies right, though might be a bit small?

[gav108]

My view:

Yard -- can do without, use balcony to dry cloth.
Need lah, small one will do. Please don't use balcony to dry cloth! So ugly and unsightly urghhhhh!!


in the end pple will still hang some stuff in front of the house, whether it's planter, balcony or just a railing, because yards are usually where sun does not reach directly. at least if put some stuff to dry within the balcony is better than draping things over the railing


Balcony ,pes- a must, for chill out and laundry
Useless, unless your unit is >1800 sqft.


oh dear, then u cannot buy any newer condos of less than 1800 sqft. sometimes for al fresco dining etc. is nice, esp. with the cool weather we have right now with some retractable sun/rain screens will become more functional.

Bomb shelter- a must,used as store rm
Useless! Just a normal store room will do. Bomb shelter takes up more space than a normal store room (and those Sqft area you have to pay for them!)


not useless. thicker walls don't mean useless. those thicker walls don't take that significant amt of space, as they are only as thick as those structural walls/cores in tall condos/buildings.

Open kitchen --no no, impossible to cook, impractical
What open kitchen? If open means no kitchen!


ah, well. i guess so. open kitchen for people who hardly cook or don't know how n eat out, n would therefore rather save on kitchen space. perfect for me

Bay window --no no, even if can design over, these r waste of space
Useless, but yet sometimes can be decorated up to make best use of them.


yup. would rather no bay window.

Planter --no no, useless, even if can deck over
Useless.


yup. would rather larger balcony, which will be more usable.

Air con ledge --must have , no choice ..but hopefully not too big.
Small one will be, but unfortunately the new ones (after 2008) will be super big after govt took away free GFA for planter area & bay windows! Super waste of space!


totally agree!

Mech carpk--no no, too much waste of time to park and drive
Oh no! Wait till they are >10 years old & you get stuck in them at night? You think the technicians work 24 hours and can arrive within an hour to save you?!!!

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[devilplate]

Buy hdb la! Fits all the above! Whahahahaha

[teddybear]

Got many older private properties also fit the above lah! Only when people die die must buy new then they have to pay through their nose for useless space!

Buy hdb la! Fits all the above! Whahahahaha

[ysyap]

trival discussion- balcony, pes, planter box, bay window,aircon ledge, open kitchen,yard and bomb shelter, mech carpk..., a continuation of my earlier posts which were placed wrongly in d15, ,
Assuming for own stay by a family,what your view, on these features ¦

In my view,
Yard -- can do without, use balcony to dry cloth.
Balcony ,pes- a must, for chill out and laundry
Bomb shelter- a must,used as store rm
Open kitchen --no no, impossible to cook, impractical
Bay window --no no, even if can design over, these r waste of space
Planter --no no, useless, even if can deck over
Air con ledge --must have , no choice ..but hopefully not too big.
Mech carpk--no no, too much waste of time to park and drive

Any other views...

Yard - better than balcony for clothes drying. Can hang up laundry but balcony cannot hang up.
Balcony, pes - Can do w/o if not staying in landed. If have children still have to worry if they topple over balcony.
Bomb Shelter - a must by civil defense so double up as store rm.
Bay Window - a total waste of space. Still have to spend money to make it usable... Good that new projects come w/o BW.
Planter - Useless. How many dare say they use those boxes or merely just cover it.
A/C ledge - How come cannot install compressors inside the house or something so can still use the space for further storage?
Mech park - waste time and impractical..

[buttercarp]

To me any space that is not livable is useless space.

Any idea why private developers must put useless space namely balcony, bay windows, planters, roof terrace and aircon ledge?

Why can't private condos design be as practical as HDB?

[ysyap]

To me any space that is not livable is useless space.

Any idea why private developers must put useless space namely balcony, bay windows, planters, roof terrace and aircon ledge?

Why can't private condos design be as practical as HDB?

They want to make more at the expense of buyers lor... anyway now baywindows are not part of a condo feature anymore...

[masterkey]

They want to make more at the expense of buyers lor... anyway now baywindows are not part of a condo feature anymore...

How about aircon ledge? do they count towards GFA consumed or "free" for developers?

[devilplate]

How about aircon ledge? do they count towards GFA consumed or "free" for developers?

foc foc foc foc

[mcmlxxvi]

They want to make more at the expense of buyers lor... anyway now baywindows are not part of a condo feature anymore...

Yes.... If one sees it, it means is old design liao....some recently top projects still have!!! Imagine your house immediately 'yesterdays fashion' when it just brand new completed.

[mcmlxxvi]

To me any space that is not livable is useless space.

Any idea why private developers must put useless space namely balcony, bay windows, planters, roof terrace and aircon ledge?

Why can't private condos design be as practical as HDB?

Becoz they will look exactly like hdb without the bay windows, balconies, a/c ledges, pes etc... ... ...then nobody wanna buy liao

[marktkt22]

Put grille on balcony then it usable and safe.
Pes .... No idea, maybe a sunshade....

[gav108]

or sliding screens like this for balcony:

http://www.trimlite.com.au/sliding-screens.html

looks great and fits ura requirements, which say screens must be capable of being drawn open n allow natural ventilation at all times. looks like fully drawn blinds, except better-looking, so condo management or residents shouldn't complain

seriously considering something like this for privacy when needed, and with adjustable louvres can monitor light/air flow as well as block the rain

[mcmlxxvi]

or sliding screens like this for balcony:

http://www.trimlite.com.au/sliding-screens.html

looks great and fits ura requirements, which say screens must be capable of being drawn open n allow natural ventilation at all times. looks like fully drawn blinds, except better-looking, so condo management or residents shouldn't complain

seriously considering something like this for privacy when needed, and with adjustable louvres can monitor light/air flow as well as block the rain

They have sg disty?



You cant really cover the side right? In the pic the right side still got gap. Plus is it secure from breakins?

Normal rollup blinds also can open up/close when needed.

[gav108]

They have sg disty?



You cant really cover the side right? In the pic the right side still got gap. Plus is it secure from breakins?

Normal rollup blinds also can open up/close when needed.

can cover side - just install another screen there. the screen's purpose is not security. if u r concerned about security, just close the sliding doors to the balcony when u sleep or go out lor. but i can't imagine many spidermen climbing up the walls to reach the balcony

yup roll-up blinds can do the same, but i just like things to look nice lar. blinds just too flimsy n 'quick-fix' for my taste. besides, i enjoy doing modifications to my living spaces, including hacking walls n changing fixtures to suit my style. it's just a choice.

that particular design is currently only available in Australia, but can source for similar ones in S'pore, or customize. essentially just top-hung sliding windows with adjustable louvres in place of glass..