Problem-solving and modelling
Task
You are an employee for ‘Regency Lifestyle’. Your company is responsible for building
and selling house and land packages. As part of the service, ‘Regency Lifestyle’ makes
adjustments to the site and floor plans based on client’s needs. Adam and Belle Smith
are your personal clients. The Smiths have purchased a rectangular block of land 32m
by 22m and have requested that their floor plan is a Metricon Home design.
Client Information
● Both clients work full-time.
● They have two children, two boys aged seven and five. They are not planning on
having any more children.
● They enjoy entertaining.
Based on the Client Information above, you will:
Choose a house plan that suits the clients needs and ensure that it will help meet the
Gold Coast City Councils requirements for land use.
Construct a scaled diagram of the house plan using its external measurements (length
and width) and determine the best position of the house on the block of land taking into
account Gold Coast City Council requirements.
The clients have a budget of $7000 to both tile the outdoor room and paint the walls of
the master bedroom. Determine the total cost of tiling the outdoor room and painting the
master bedroom and evaluate whether they will meet their budget.
