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:
It will definitely be a solid construction house. Right now, my focus is on the fact that the living area has been determined at 140m² (1507 sq ft), and I want to see what can still be done to the appearance so that it stands out a bit from the usual.
I figured that if a prefab house supplier includes these captain’s gables in their houses, then hopefully they won’t add too much cost to a solid construction house. If you see it differently, I’ll just gain another experience. Aha... I’ll keep my comments to myself.
You could also raise the standard ceiling height on the ground floor by one row of bricks. That doesn’t cost anything :-p
Zaba12 schrieb:
I hope you stick with us until the final accounting so I can remind you forever that I was right.
Honestly, I don’t know anyone who has stuck to their budget, myself included.Zaba, I’m well aware that some people will be proven right here. That’s not really my point, though—it actually helps us move forward.
You all know our initially calculated budget limit, yes, somewhat naive! We won’t be keeping to it anyway and are joining the ranks of everyone else!
kaho674 schrieb:
Me neither. I think the original poster has already noticed that...
With two gable dormers, a single-story layout won’t work again. I think there’s only enough space for one, unless you add a bay window below with a balcony on top. *chuckles* I had almost assumed that because on almost every site where I found this kind of 1.5-story house, there was only one gable dormer. The entrance area without one didn’t look nice, though, so that’s why we thought about having a second one integrated.
What else can be done in the entrance area around the front door to make it look nice, stand out a bit, and keep the costs reasonable?
You and we have already moved past that. Let’s wait for the offer and the scope of work description. Were the general contractor’s prices quoted before or after tax? You probably didn’t ask, right?
Why the question?! All my trades have always given me prices excluding tax as a reference :-p
Why the question?! All my trades have always given me prices excluding tax as a reference :-p
Franky73 schrieb:
You Zaba, I’m aware that some people will be proven right here. That’s not the point for me, though, because this actually helps us move forward.
You all know the initial budget we calculated, yes, naively! We’re no longer sticking to it anyway and are joining the ranks of everyone else!
Zaba12 schrieb:
You and we have already moved past that. Let’s wait for the offer and the construction service description. Were the general contractor’s prices net or gross? You probably didn’t ask, right?
Why the question?! All my trades have always only given me net prices as a reference Drumroll please—I asked, as an experienced businessman, and all prices are gross!
Franky73 schrieb:
Drumroll please, I asked as an experienced businessman and these are all gross prices! Wow