Choosing land

Aesthetics

I once saw a strawbale window view like this:

I happen to know that this house is otherwise awesome. But. Seriously? A beautiful arch window overlooking... a brick wall?

To my mind, the strawbale home is suited to a natural environment. It lends itself to a design that integrates nature.

Not sure this is strawbale, but the design elements could readily be adapted in strawbale.

Prefer a tree-inspired view myself, but I could still enjoy a lengthy daze out of this window.

My neck of the woods looks more like gumtrees than pine, but nonetheless; this. Lots of trees, please.

In my ideal, we would choose a property that was rich in views. For the next eight years, at least, we are tied to vicinity of our primary school. We moved out here specifically to attend this school, so it is very likely we will remain here at least until both boys are in high school. I personally have a preference for living within walking or cycling distance of school, which limits our ideal zones to the following.

Suburb	Vicinity to school	Views	Public transport	Likely size	Price range ($k)	Comment
Ww	Walking distance	Potentially	15 mins away	360 – 7100 m2	$360 - $650	Limited opportunity
WP	Neighbouring suburb	Awesome	20-25 mins away	Acreage	Unknown	Rare as hens teeth
Wd	Neighbouring suburb	Green wedge	25-30 mins away	1-5 acres	$515 - $900	Priced out
N Wd	Neighbouring suburb	Green wedge	35-45 mins away	1-2 acres	$290 - $390	Fire danger