Project Planning
Designing a Custom Knock Down Rebuild for Castle Hill's Large or Sloping Blocks
Castle Hill's large and sloping blocks are an opportunity, not a problem. How to design a custom knock down rebuild that works with the slope, soil and space.
TL;DR Many Castle Hill blocks are large, and plenty have slope or sit on the acreage belt to the west. A stock project-home plan rarely does these blocks justice â and often attracts heavy site-cost surcharges. A custom design turns the slope and space into the best features of the home: split levels, view capture, natural light and indoor-outdoor flow that a flat-block plan can't deliver. The key is designing with the slope, soil and orientation rather than fighting them. This article shows how. Why stock plans struggle here Project-home plans assume a flat, regular block. On a sloping or oversized Castle Hill site they either don't fit, waste the land, or trigger expensive cut-and-fill to force the block flat. You end up paying custom-level site costs for a non-custom result. Designing fâŚ