ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home (140 sqm Urban Villa) on a Slope with a Double Garage
Created on: 13 Jul 2018 11:06
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Franky73
Hello everyone,
Two months ago, we purchased a serviced building plot on a hillside and are currently deeply involved in the floor plan design, which is proving quite challenging due to the elevation difference.
I have been following the forum for a while and recently found a great template for our project that I think just needs some adjustments to fit our requirements. I would really appreciate your feedback and am, of course, open to criticism!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Owner’s Requirements
House Design
If you have to give up something, which details or features
Why does the design look the way it does?
We really like the design here by "kaho674." It truly reflects our ideas. The upper floor should still fit now but, of course, with our minimum required room sizes and the requirement to build only 1.5 storeys.
What is really important to us, especially since the plot is on a slope — the highest point at the street is just under 1m (3.3 ft) above the zero level and it drops 5.11m (16.8 ft) to the lowest point — is how everything can be integrated into the plot without the costs for filling and leveling running out of control. We have also considered an alternative to the urban villa in the style of a split-level house. What have your experiences been building on such a plot?
Many thanks
Two months ago, we purchased a serviced building plot on a hillside and are currently deeply involved in the floor plan design, which is proving quite challenging due to the elevation difference.
I have been following the forum for a while and recently found a great template for our project that I think just needs some adjustments to fit our requirements. I would really appreciate your feedback and am, of course, open to criticism!
Development Plan / Restrictions
- Plot size: 722sqm (7,770 sqft)
- Slope: Yes (southwest)
- Site coverage ratio: 0.3
- Floor area ratio: 0.8
- Building window, building line and boundary: -
- Edge development: No (only carport)
- Number of parking spaces: 1-2 (in front of the garage and next to the house)
- Number of storeys: 1.5
- Roof style: No restrictions
- Architectural style: No restrictions
- Orientation: No restrictions
- Maximum heights / limits: 3m (10 ft) distance to neighbor
Owner’s Requirements
- Style, roof type, building type: Urban villa, hipped roof
- Basement, storeys: No basement, 1.5 storeys
- Number of occupants: 4 (ages: 44, 45, 16, 6 years)
- Space requirements on ground and upper floor: Upstairs minimum bedroom 11sqm (118 sqft), walk-in closet 8sqm (86 sqft), 2 children’s rooms 12sqm (129 sqft) each, bathroom 13sqm (140 sqft)
- Office: Family use or home office?: Not needed
- Guest overnight stays per year: Rare
- Open or closed architecture: Open downstairs, rather closed upstairs
- Conservative or modern design: Modern
- Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open kitchen with island
- Number of dining seats: Minimum 6, possibility for a large dining table (big family)
- Fireplace: No
- Music / stereo wall: No
- Balcony, roof terrace: If possible, a partially covered terrace
- Garage, carport: Preferably a double garage
- Utility garden, greenhouse: Yes
- Other: Storage space necessary, as no basement
House Design
- Who designed the plan: Currently from the forum
- What do you like most? Why? Great layout on the ground floor, still open upstairs
- What do you not like? Why?: The upper floor layout still fits 3 children, which we don’t need
- Estimated price by architect/planner: We thought, excluding land, max $250,000 - realistic?
- Personal price limit for house, including fittings: €250,000
- Preferred heating system: We are open!
If you have to give up something, which details or features
- You can give up: Walk-in closet, double garage
- You cannot give up: Large bathroom
Why does the design look the way it does?
We really like the design here by "kaho674." It truly reflects our ideas. The upper floor should still fit now but, of course, with our minimum required room sizes and the requirement to build only 1.5 storeys.
What is really important to us, especially since the plot is on a slope — the highest point at the street is just under 1m (3.3 ft) above the zero level and it drops 5.11m (16.8 ft) to the lowest point — is how everything can be integrated into the plot without the costs for filling and leveling running out of control. We have also considered an alternative to the urban villa in the style of a split-level house. What have your experiences been building on such a plot?
Many thanks
Climbee schrieb:
You need the buffer, for example, to have excess soil disposal taken care of.
Honestly, I don’t know whether to cry or laugh. That was really good. Sorry dear OP, but you probably had to smile at that too.
Zaba12 schrieb:
That was really good. Sorry dear OP, but I’m sure you had to smile as well.Well, those who haven’t experienced the damage... but who among us hasn’t made a mistake they later regretted? The important thing is not to repeat it! I guess I’ll have to go through with it!
Regarding the price, it really depends a lot on the region! It’s not like we are struggling financially, but I want to be able to enjoy old age someday without having to pay off debt until the end of my life. Opinions and paths differ on that!
As I said, we can manage with 120 sqm (1,290 sq ft), so that’s not the deciding factor!
Zaba12 schrieb:
I'm out now. This is getting too strange for me. 120 sqm (1,292 sq ft) for 5 people....
Good luck to you.Why 5 people? There have been 4 people from the start, and I never intended to take in anyone else!
4 people; I believe a third child is not planned, only in Kaho’s design were there 3 rooms.
You can forget about using that design for your plot anyway, it doesn’t work on a sloped site.
Region aside: you have a sloped plot. There are great possibilities, but these are usually non-standard and therefore more expensive than average.
In addition, a sloped site always involves earthworks, no matter which direction. That also costs money.
120 sqm (1,292 sq ft) for 4 people is feasible, but does it really make sense when building?
You are in your mid-40s and still have some time to pay off a mortgage. So consider carefully what you can realistically invest.
You will have to completely forget about the cheap standard design you often find on prefab house providers’ websites (“This Betty 08/15 house from only €138,000!”).
You can forget about using that design for your plot anyway, it doesn’t work on a sloped site.
Region aside: you have a sloped plot. There are great possibilities, but these are usually non-standard and therefore more expensive than average.
In addition, a sloped site always involves earthworks, no matter which direction. That also costs money.
120 sqm (1,292 sq ft) for 4 people is feasible, but does it really make sense when building?
You are in your mid-40s and still have some time to pay off a mortgage. So consider carefully what you can realistically invest.
You will have to completely forget about the cheap standard design you often find on prefab house providers’ websites (“This Betty 08/15 house from only €138,000!”).
I see three children's bedrooms or two children's bedrooms and a home office in 140 m² (1,507 ft²) with a pitched roof and no basement. How do you plan to fit that into 120 m² (1,292 ft²)?
120 m² (1,292 ft²) x €2,000 plus additional construction costs (civil engineering work, garage, garden, terrace, etc.) does not equal €250,000. You realize yourself that this isn’t feasible, right?
120 m² (1,292 ft²) x €2,000 plus additional construction costs (civil engineering work, garage, garden, terrace, etc.) does not equal €250,000. You realize yourself that this isn’t feasible, right?
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