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
Franky73 schrieb:
... well, Bavaria is already one of the more expensive federal states. No, I’m starting to believe that the costs have been demonstrated to me here quite clearly.
But please don’t forget in this whole discussion that a structural engineer gave me different prices for months. It’s understandable that one would then assume those are correct and not look further – after all, it was calculated by a “professional”!
Finding the right expert seems to be the problem!The figures you were given are pure nonsense. Really an outrage to quote something like that for a new build in 2019.Zaba12 schrieb:
The numbers you were given are complete nonsense. It’s really disgraceful to present something like that for a new build in 2019. I have understood that by now, but one should still be careful—not directed specifically at you—to avoid labeling everyone as naïve or anything like that. When you are supposedly advised by a professional, you naturally rely on what is communicated. Well, anyway...
As you suggested, I will now first focus on finding a general contractor and hope that the mess with the fill soil can be resolved with minimal damage.
Are there any current offers here that have been disclosed for a single-family home new build? I have until the general contractor’s quote is submitted to review the individual points in detail.
Franky73 schrieb:
Site coverage ratio: 0.3 / floor area ratio: 0.8 / number of storeys: 1.5 That does not add up.
Franky73 schrieb:
Now, an acquaintance told me that exactly where the house is supposed to be built, I have to remove everything again because the foundation is only allowed on undisturbed soil. Could that have been an acquaintance of an acquaintance?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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11ant schrieb:
That doesn’t add up. Yes, I left the floor area ratio as it was in the template. Sorry!
11ant schrieb:
Could it have also been an acquaintance of an acquaintance?That was the statement from the structural engineer.
Franky73 schrieb:
Yes, I left the floor area ratio as it was in the original document.And what would be the correct value?https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Franky73 schrieb:
In our building area, only 1.5-story house designs are allowed. Many therefore don’t have the classic roof of a town villa, but instead use a sloped roof to make the upper space usable.
What is the rough cost of your house? I really need some numbers to get a sense of it. That would be very kind of you!I have a passive house, which might not be very helpful to you. The shell, windows, doors, shutters, etc., are more expensive because of that. I could compare individual items, for example tile installation, electrical outlets, etc. With 190 sqm (2,045 sq ft) plus an unfinished attic, it’s also a different scale altogether.
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