Plot size: 13m (43 feet) wide, 40m (131 feet) deep (neighbor has the same), building allowed up to 2.5 stories, no flat roofs, building envelope: semi-detached house: 10x14m (33x46 feet), detached house: 7m (23 feet) wide x minimum 14m (46 feet) deep. The goal is to achieve 200sqm (2,153 sq ft) of living space plus a basement.
With a 7m (23 feet) wide detached house, can you achieve a good floor plan, or does it feel more like a townhouse? Would you recommend choosing the semi-detached option?
Considering 2.5 stories, space should not be an issue.
Thank you very much for your insights!
With a 7m (23 feet) wide detached house, can you achieve a good floor plan, or does it feel more like a townhouse? Would you recommend choosing the semi-detached option?
Considering 2.5 stories, space should not be an issue.
Thank you very much for your insights!
11ant schrieb:
I think we are misunderstanding each other: I don’t consider the semi-detached house itself to be a bad idea, but in this specific case, due to the narrow strip of land, there is a dilemma between coordinating with the neighbor or building a “bowling alley”-style layout. It’s not the easy scenario where you can arrange a double carport and/or a breakfast terrace differently by building on the property boundary. It’s more of a “take it or leave it” situation. So, from a game theory perspective, it’s close to the prisoner’s dilemma. You seem to have little experience with housing construction in urban areas. A 13 by 40 m (43 by 131 ft) plot IN DÜSSELDORF is far from a narrow strip of land. That’s over 500 m² (5,382 ft²) and in a good location quite a luxury, often worth well over half a million euros.
In urban areas, terraced houses with a 5 m (16 ft) wide plot are common, and people can live comfortably in them as well.
Any competent architect can also meet a family’s needs in a 7 m (23 ft) wide single-family house; this is much closer to the standard in densely populated areas than the typical 12 by 15 m (39 by 49 ft), one-and-a-half-story houses out in the countryside.
@OP: I would also lean toward a semi-detached house for this plot, but I wouldn’t use the full width of the building envelope, instead leaving some open space. I would develop the plans COMPLETELY independently from the neighbor. The technical necessities can then be coordinated between the two planners later—that part is unavoidable anyway.
apokolok schrieb:
You seem to have little knowledge about house construction in urban areas.Actually, I do, but I would never want to live in such conditions.
apokolok schrieb:
A 13*40m (43*131 ft) plot in DÜSSELDORF is far from being a “handkerchief” lot.A “handkerchief” lot is a “handkerchief” lot everywhere – not just in London, but now even in Dortmund-North.
apokolok schrieb:
In urban areas, terraced houses with 5m (16 ft) plot width are quite common, and people can live with dignity in them. Any competent architect can also meet the needs of a family in a 7m (23 ft) wide detached house,Architects in Tokyo, who manage this on 3m (10 ft) “wide” plots (which are also quite short, more like a pillow than a handkerchief), have my utmost respect. But as much as people in Düsseldorf may appreciate the relatively larger size in comparison, a three-room apartment doesn’t feel any roomier in absolute terms.
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