if it's an agricultural land, you're entitled to 1 building per each land title. so don't have to change the land type if you're thinking of building.

otherwise you need to change the type to residential or development. changing agricultural type to residential do take time and you need written consent from your local council. they have specific rules on what type of land that cannot be changed so be wary.

Forgot totally that agri land can build a house inside
Too bad Seremban most of the agri land are for bumi only
No need to engage ID since it will bring up your overall building cost by 100-200% for the same work if you design your self.
Since you have plenty of space, built in ceiling height cabinets are not a must compare to terrace house.
Always put practicality, ergonomics in mind.
Air cond compressor mounting you can make concrete table for it, look more neat

I will just build single storey with that size of land. Then plant tree around to cover the building

rm83/sqft is do-able based on the plan shown and with basic finishing. I completed my house last year and it cost me around rm130/sqft. but my house is much bigger at 6000sqft and with slightly better finishing. The amount of concrete used also quite a lot since part of my roof is concrete roof.
For this to be possible, you cannot engage a contractor; you need to hire the indon workers yourself and be the project manager - manage everything yourself. One important thing is to get a good "chief indon" worker - who can help you manage the other workers. Other than that you will get a bit of headache every now and then ... after then you house will be ready! not impossible at all.

wahlauweh. issit true? at the recent homedec, i was quoted something around ~RM70+ psft for folding doors and windows with 8.38mm laminated glass. indeed i'm considering them as the budget for folding door & window is RM20k.

gosh. all this discussion make me wanna revise the plan, AGAIN. arghhhh

yea, we prefer natural lighting and a bit more breeze, so we have to compromise that for higher budget on security systems

we allocate this budget on slightly better aluminium doors/windows with security tinted glass and a better lock mechanism and hinges. grilles are not our cup of tea too due to aesthetic reasons and also it doesn't 100% deter would be burglars breaking in, more to delaying their time.

our planned security system would have these layers:

layer 1. perimeter guard
layer 2. secure windows/door
layer 3. vibration/motion sensors

perimeter guard:

something like this?

impressive, as an architect, i like 17 inch pitch roof, anything regarding the design layout, can ask me, i can give my opinion.

Thnks!

U might use "double wall" to better vent the house.

visited decra sales office last week in subang USJ21.
and met with decra rep yesterday.

they're the only metal roof product with stone coating that have that rough surface. looks like ordinary roof tiles. and since they're metal roof, have a lot of advantages compared to roof tiles.
1. leak proof.
2. wind lift proof.
3. burglar proof.
4. approved to ~200km/h wind speed.
5. approved to cyclone or hurricane prone areas.

and this:


they're lightweight.
they're bendable.
they're flexible.
you could walk over it.

but gosh. they're freaking expensive.
i was quoted over RM20 psft.

ordinary roof tiles could be had for less than half of that, complete with roof structure, roof truss, insulation and installation.
sigh. i was opting to go with decra even if they're priced the same as roof tiles. even with +20% premium i'd still go with them. now it's just too expensive to consider.

backup plan.
1. find some other metal roof with a rough surface that have the same outlook as roof tiles.
or
2. go crazy and adopt a 2 layer roof.
primary roof consisting of flat (or nearly flat) roof tiles (or roof shingles) and do a thin layer metal roofing (with a high standing seam) as secondary roof.

we have a very simple roof design. second plan makes a lot of sense.