When looking to buy a home, one question buyers face is whether to purchase an established property or to buy land and build a home from scratch.

While both methods offer significant financial and social benefits, ultimately, the “better” method depends on the priorities of the buyer.

Design to Live’s managing director, Mitch Lloyd believes if you want the country lifestyle, safe for families and kids, with limited restrictions on what you can build, then Hawthorn Park is for you. 

“As typical suburban lots get smaller it is increasingly difficult to design homes without compromise, a lot of the time something has to give, whether it be lack of access to the backyard, restricted privacy or limited solar gain,” Mitch said.

“Living in the suburbs is still appealing to many after a convenient low-maintenance lifestyle, however, we are seeing an increasing number of our clients opting to buy a little further out of town.”

No matter why people are choosing to move to a semi-rural setting there is one common beneficiary; architecture.

Design to Live is currently designing and planning three homes at Hawthorn Park, Carrick. 

“We have been enjoying working on these projects due to the pleasant surroundings and lack of restrictions that only such generously sized lots in a semi-rural setting can offer,” Mitch said.

“The area offers a great lifestyle for families, the ability for kids to get outside and explore, go camping, or build a tree-house cannot be matched in suburbia.”

Mitch believes that creating your own space is one of the biggest draws to building and designing your own home.

“The lack of building restrictions means customers are able to create their own getaway with a decent buffer between them and their closest neighbours,” he said.

“When building your next home from scratch, it will be designed to suit how you live, no compromises.”

As well as creating your own space, a new build offers the advantage of using the latest technologies and materials which in the longterm creates a home that is lower maitenance and cheaper to run.

“Making a home so that it can heat and cool itself is more realistic with a new build using the latest building product and good design that incorporates the fundamentals of passive design such as correct solar orientation, thermal mass and cross flow ventilation.,” Mitch said. 

“All of which can be done much more efficiently on a lot that has the size to properly design, rather than play Tetris working within tight boundaries just trying to make everything fit.”

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