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:
Franky, with the slope, I would perhaps consider moving away from a "conventional" floor plan. Since it’s quite a steep incline... I don’t think it’s that steep. 1.30 m (4.3 ft) over 10 m (33 ft) – that means half a floor would be missing if I want to fully embed one level underground. Or am I missing something?11ant schrieb:
To start with, you first need a foundation for the next steps, which I recommended to you. It could also be the design from #319, but keep in mind that, at this stage, perfect one-story construction is not the main concern yet.
I totally agree, just phrased differently. Continuing to debate whether labeling you as naïve or slow is offensive or well-intentioned won’t get you any closer to laying the foundation—but it will certainly reduce the number of people willing to contribute further.
Team means: great, someone else is taking care of it You know, some people here act like on Facebook and similar sites. They are overweight, hide behind their keyboards with a bag of chips, and insult attractive people. Why? I might be overweight and unattractive, but I’m at least “partly” anonymous and can vent my daily frustration somewhere—even if no one wants to hear it! Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not everything needs to be commented on! The highway accident was a great example. I don’t drive slowly or stare, because there are more important things than mocking other people’s misfortune! But some see that completely differently!
By now, I understand why many people only read here, don’t register, and avoid putting themselves through this! I always thought that in a forum, people share their experiences to help each other, no matter how experienced the other person is. Then repeatedly writing “Get off your butt, how stupid, naïve, now even my professional position is criticized,” while I’m already implementing “ALL” advice and gathering relevant information, just annoys and frustrates me! I’d rather do without a forum, and those people can find someone else willing to put up with them!
Sorry for writing this in your thread, but users like Matthew03 and others are just exhausting right now!
Franky73 schrieb:
Ok, thanks. Tell me, there was an empty space on the far right in the bathroom, what is that for? Probably because of the knee wall height, right? That area is lowered to 1.60m (5 ft 3 in) to prevent hitting your head when getting into the bathtub. The bathroom is still comfortably large with 12m² (129 sq ft) of usable space.
Regarding the shed roof – do you have a photo? An offset shed roof seems almost boring to me, but a true shed roof on a slope somehow looks really cool.
Franky73 schrieb:
Sorry for writing this in your thread, but it’s really frustrating dealing with users like Matthew03 and others right now! Well, “it takes two to tango,” and in part, those are people you’ve only managed to annoy so far. Just something to reflect on – but as I said, it’s about time some progress happens.
Franky73 schrieb:
Tell me, there was an empty space at the far right in the bathroom, what is it for? Probably because of the knee wall height, right? That’s a closet space, and here the knee wall corresponds to a dormer knee wall.
kaho674 schrieb:
This shed roof thing – do you have a picture? An offset shed roof seems almost boring to me, but a true shed roof on a slope is somehow cool. With this type of plot, I would also move away from the rectangular grid – but note, not for the request phase right now.
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11ant schrieb:
With this plot shape, I would also consider moving away from the rectangular grid – but strictly not yet for the inquiry phase.Do you mean vertically, horizontally, or both? Who is going to pay for that?
11ant schrieb:
Well, "it always takes two," and partly it’s people who have only managed to annoy you so far. Just something to reflect on – but as I said, now there should be some progress.Of course, it always takes two, no question. But apart from arranging appointments with general contractors and, in the meantime, discussing providers, additional construction costs, desired features, and their options with neighbors, there isn’t much more I can do! If I weren’t doing all that, then sure, it could be addressed—but that’s not the case, and that clearly shows some here just want to provoke! That’s not how people should treat each other!
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