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:
Quality where it’s really needed – of course! But I/we don’t need designer sockets or anything like that! Well, that sounds reasonable at first. But if you look closely, you’ll realize that you do need some form of “design.” Otherwise, the socket will look different from the light switch, which in turn will look different from the telephone outlet. So you look for a manufacturer that offers a full range of matching components you need. That way, you end up with a coordinated socket system from a brand-name manufacturer and pay for it. Because otherwise, they would only make standard sockets suitable for a basic weekend cabin.
And this happens with almost every trade.
11ant schrieb:
Right spelling correction?
Yes and no. You can make an otherwise quite nice house look cheap overall by using low-quality socket frames "on a prescription," so to speak.
But I think this has already become quite a back-and-forth thread, 280 posts and the ship hasn’t even set sail yet. It needs a bit more focus. How about showing a house like from the current offers, or at least some floor plans, and trying to place them on the plot?Personally, I don’t like this “black-and-white” thinking all the time. Either design or DIY store! I hope most people know what I mean!Regarding the house and plot: it’s still unclear who will be responsible for building it. Personally, I would prefer if someone could put the rooms exactly into a floor plan the way we want! Katja’s floor plan was already a dream and matched our ideal perfectly. But then it has to be an architect, right? If I understood correctly, with the others the houses are pre-designed and only minor changes are possible.
Franky73 schrieb:
If I understand correctly, with the others the houses are predetermined and only minor changes can be made. No, that’s not true. Almost every provider nowadays offers fully customized options. In my opinion, prefabricated house manufacturers are a bit less flexible than general contractors. I have no experience with architects. Today, I would choose to build with an architect because I have some understanding of the process now. When I was as inexperienced as you are, I was grateful that the general contractor handled everything and every little detail for us until we moved in.
Zaba12 schrieb:
I don’t think that’s how it works!
You get a floor plan drawn up. Then you sign the construction contract. After that, the selection of materials takes place. So before that, you won’t really know in detail from the amounts what additional costs will come on top. No, you misunderstand me. I would like to create a rough floor plan in advance, similar to Katja’s, and then select materials room by room. That way, I would have a clearer idea of the approximate costs for each area later on.
Franky73 schrieb:
No, you’re misunderstanding me. I would like to create a rough floor plan in advance, similar to Katja’s, and then select the finishes room by room. That way, I would have a better idea later on of what to expect and where. And who is supposed to go along with this kind of selection process as you imagine it? It’s clear that you present it yourself, but almost no provider will cooperate with that.
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