ᐅ Single-family house floor plan, approximately 180 m², basement with a pitched roof

Created on: 27 Jul 2016 16:59

Hello everyone,

Attached is our floor plan, on which the detailed construction plan will be based in the coming days. We would appreciate any constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approximately 850m² (9,150 sq ft)
Slope: yes, see terrain elevation image
Site coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Edge development: yes
Number of parking spaces: 1.25
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof - visible roof truss
Roof pitch: 15-30 degrees
Architectural style: family house, country house
Orientation: north-south (planned)
Maximum cut on plot: 0.75m (2.5 ft)
Maximum fill on plot: 0.75m (2.5 ft)
Knee wall height:
Valley side: permitted up to 0.50m (20 inches) measured from top of raw ceiling to top of purlin;
Hill side: permitted up to 0.75m (30 inches), measured from top of raw ceiling to top of purlin.

Additional Specifications
Basement, floors: yes, 2
Number of occupants, ages: 4 (3, 6, 39, 41)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: home office
Garage, carport: garage
Guest bedrooms: many
Open or closed architecture: open (living area)
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 8 (one central dining table)
Fireplace: yes

House Design
Designer: self-designed
What do you particularly like? Living area
What do you not like? The slope is somehow not being utilized, but we can’t think of any ideas
Preferred heating technology: gas condensing boiler seems appropriate since gas is available, but not yet finalized

Other Notes:

Parcel 4 in the site plan is ours
The 2m (6.5 ft) line is not yet drawn, as the roof pitch has not been definitively determined
Windows etc., especially on the upper floor, are also not yet 100% fixed; we would appreciate any tips
North is at the top
We have a slight (?) slope (from 511.65m (1,681 ft) in the southeast to 507.86m (1,666 ft) in the northwest), but we don’t know how to use it positively… perhaps someone has a good idea so we can take advantage of it
The kitchen island is shown as 60cm (24 inches) in the plan, but will actually be 1.10m (43 inches) wide – hence the space between the chairs and the kitchen island

Mike1234567890127 Jul 2016 22:02

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MarcWen schrieb:
You’re not seriously planning to carry everything through an 88cm (35 inch) front door, are you?

I’m referring to the interior door from the vestibule to the hallway. The front door is 1.510m (59 inches) wide, but the clear passage width is about 1m (39 inches). It’s just a standard front door. Do you see any problem with that?

MarcWen27 Jul 2016 22:09

#14

...ok, it looked quite narrow on the plan, I could only estimate.

Although this just creates a bottleneck. I wouldn’t go below 1 meter (3.3 feet) in width for the entrance area. Even the important room doors should be 1 meter (3.3 feet) wide.

Mike1234567890127 Jul 2016 22:21

#15

MarcWen schrieb:
...ok looked quite narrow on the plan, could only estimate.

Although this only creates a bottleneck. I wouldn’t go below 1 meter (3.3 feet) width in the entrance area. Even the important room doors should be 1 meter (3.3 feet) wide.

That would be quite easy if I give up the 40 cm (16 inches) cupboard space along the south wall.
That could happen, but for now I want to keep a bit of extra space for a shoe cabinet or similar.

Alternatively, the kitchen planner uses less floor area. That would allow extending the whole area a bit further south.

kbt0928 Jul 2016 06:25

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Mike12345678901 schrieb:
But basically, just place our current floor plan directly on the plot.
Setback to the north (from the garage) 5 m (16 ft), to the west 2 m (6.5 ft), to the east 3 m (10 ft).

That’s clear... but how is the garage driveway going to be realized? The basement would have to be like a full story on the north side and partially embedded in the slope on the south side, yet the entrance/garage (driveway?) is supposed to be on the ground floor? It’s about the height differences, after all 4 m (13 ft):

What exactly do the "pencil numbers" in the elevation plan mean?

Mike12345678901 schrieb:
The 2 m (6.5 ft) line hasn’t been drawn yet, , because the roof pitch isn’t finalized yet

If the upper floor (parents/child rooms) is a full story and the knee wall is only reduced in the attic, then you don’t have a 2 m (6.5 ft) line on the upper floor... or how should that be understood?

Theoretically, I would rather place the garage on the east side. Is it mandatory to locate it on the west, or can this be changed like the ridge direction?
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Kitchen... if the sink and cooking area are on separate lines, the distance between them shouldn’t exceed 120 cm (47 inches). Otherwise, it just becomes impractical.

The roof overhangs are quite large... especially in front of the kitchen... of course, that’s for a covered seating area, but it also reduces a lot of the kitchen’s natural light.

There are also other “issues” in the floor plan... either doors directly at an angle to the wall (dressing room) or windows (children’s rooms), so no usable space can be created there. I also find the windows in the children’s rooms too small. I would generally orient children’s rooms toward the south or west. After all, these are the children’s living spaces.

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Plot dimensions: 25 m (82 ft) wide and 33 m (108 ft) deep?

Mike1234567890128 Jul 2016 08:40

#17

kbt09 schrieb:
That’s clear ... but how will the garage driveway be realized? The basement would have to be like a full floor on the north side and essentially embedded in the slope on the south side, yet the entrance/garage (driveway?) should be on the ground floor? It’s about the height differences, after all 4 m (13 feet):

I can’t say exactly yet, but you’re right.
Personally, I was thinking of a kind of split-level design, meaning

Garage relatively far down
then over two steps into the entrance area and the living room
living room and kitchen raised a bit more, reachable again by one or two steps

That’s one of our problems, as I mentioned in the opening post.
We don’t know yet how we can take advantage of the slope to our benefit.

Let’s see what our builder and planner say today. We have an appointment this afternoon.

What do the “pencil numbers” on the elevation plan mean?

I can’t tell you right now. I’ll ask today.
We received the elevation survey exactly like that without any comments.

If the upper floor (i.e., parents/children) is a full story and the knee wall then only exists on the attic floor, you don’t have a 2-meter (6.5 feet) clear height line on the upper floor... or how is that to be understood?

That’s how it would be, yes. But as I said, I want a roof slope slanting towards the terrace, and we have to see how far down we can or are allowed to go, because a slope at 5 m (16 feet) height makes no sense.

Theoretically, I would place the garage rather on the east side. Is it mandatory to locate it on the west, or can it be changed like the ridge direction?

Unfortunately, it is fixed in the zoning plan. The ridge direction can be changed. For the garage, you need a justified special permit.
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Kitchen… if the sink and cooking areas are on separate rows, the distance should not exceed 120 cm (47 inches). Otherwise, it simply becomes impractical.

I passed that on to my wife. She has a kitchen planner appointment on Friday.

The roof overhangs are quite large… especially in front of the kitchen… sure, a covered seating area is planned there, but it also blocks a lot of light in the kitchen.

That’s true. The light strip on the west (kitchen) and the open space (window nearly up to the roof slope) should compensate for that. It’s not finalized yet—dimensions might still change a bit.

There are also other “errors” in the floor plan… either doors directly at the corner of a wall (walk-in closet) or windows (children’s rooms), so that no usable space is created there. The windows in the children’s rooms also seem too small to me. I would generally orient children’s rooms more towards the south/west. After all, these are the children’s living spaces.

I will take another look at the doors, thanks for the hint.
I couldn’t finalize the windows upstairs because I still don’t know at what height the roof sits.
Hopefully, that will be clarified today.

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Plot dimensions: 25 m wide and 33 m deep?

Yep, 25 m (82 feet) wide and 33-35 m (108-115 feet) deep.

Thank you very much for your time, kbt09!

Legurit28 Jul 2016 08:55

#18

The staircase works fine but, due to the relatively small radius, it is really only comfortable to use on the outer side. We have similar dimensions here. This is not a deal breaker, just a comment.

ᐅ Single-family house floor plan, approximately 180 m², basement with a pitched roof

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