ᐅ Positioning the house, garage, or carport on the property
Created on: 14 Aug 2018 08:29
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Grantlhaua
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 883m² (9500 sq ft)
Slope: gentle slope, about 1m (3.3 ft) rise over 10m (33 ft)
Building window, building line and boundary: standard
Edge construction: possible for garage
Number of parking spaces: 2 in the garage
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: modern
Orientation: south
Maximum heights/limits: based on the existing terrain according to the district office
Client Requirements
The floor plan of the house is fixed, but it will be completely mirrored from west to east
House Design
Designed by:
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? The front door located between the garage and the house
What do you dislike? Why?
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 420,000 (our estimate about 500,000 all in)
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 500,000
Preferred heating system: air-source heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details or additions
- can you give up: nothing
- cannot give up: garage, workshop
What is the most important fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
The floor plan is basically fixed, but for noise (street) and privacy reasons, we want to mirror the whole house so the garage, front door, bay window, house, and terrace are positioned from west to east.
Unfortunately, this has sparked many discussions because the plot was gifted to us by family whose house behind is slightly elevated (about 3m (10 ft), on the north side). They fear their house will no longer be visible from the south if we move the garage to within 2–3m (6.5–10 ft) of the western boundary. However, if we move it back 6–7m (20–23 ft) to where the current house corner is, there is about 80m² (860 sq ft) of "wasted space" between the boundary, street, driveway, and garage. Do you have any ideas on how to make use of this space or avoid it altogether without compromising the rest of the design?
The images still show the old version, as we will only redesign once we find a solution...
Thank you very much!
Plot size: 883m² (9500 sq ft)
Slope: gentle slope, about 1m (3.3 ft) rise over 10m (33 ft)
Building window, building line and boundary: standard
Edge construction: possible for garage
Number of parking spaces: 2 in the garage
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: modern
Orientation: south
Maximum heights/limits: based on the existing terrain according to the district office
Client Requirements
The floor plan of the house is fixed, but it will be completely mirrored from west to east
House Design
Designed by:
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? The front door located between the garage and the house
What do you dislike? Why?
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 420,000 (our estimate about 500,000 all in)
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 500,000
Preferred heating system: air-source heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details or additions
- can you give up: nothing
- cannot give up: garage, workshop
What is the most important fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
The floor plan is basically fixed, but for noise (street) and privacy reasons, we want to mirror the whole house so the garage, front door, bay window, house, and terrace are positioned from west to east.
Unfortunately, this has sparked many discussions because the plot was gifted to us by family whose house behind is slightly elevated (about 3m (10 ft), on the north side). They fear their house will no longer be visible from the south if we move the garage to within 2–3m (6.5–10 ft) of the western boundary. However, if we move it back 6–7m (20–23 ft) to where the current house corner is, there is about 80m² (860 sq ft) of "wasted space" between the boundary, street, driveway, and garage. Do you have any ideas on how to make use of this space or avoid it altogether without compromising the rest of the design?
The images still show the old version, as we will only redesign once we find a solution...
Thank you very much!
kbt09 schrieb:
Facade … A nice wall design with wooden elements or plants, etc., should easily be created on the garage wall facing south.Or mural painting Grantlhaua schrieb:
That would solve the problem of wasted space and the garage door, as well as significantly reduce the amount of paving needed.That sounds convincing.Grantlhaua schrieb:
Maybe the workshop could be moved from the back to the side instead.So next to the cars, on the south side, aligned with the porch and pantry?https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Grantlhaua22 Aug 2018 19:3211ant schrieb:
So, next to the cars, on the south side, aligned with the entrance canopy and pantryYes, exactly, I can well imagine the whole thing there. However, my wife is not yet completely convinced.
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Grantlhaua23 Aug 2018 08:00Good morning everyone,
the only real issue if we rotate the garage is the inconvenient location of the front door...
@11ant
after careful consideration, placing the room to the north actually makes more sense. An additional door could then be installed on the garage door side. This way, when entering the garage from the front door, you don’t end up standing in the workshop but directly in the garage.
the only real issue if we rotate the garage is the inconvenient location of the front door...
@11ant
after careful consideration, placing the room to the north actually makes more sense. An additional door could then be installed on the garage door side. This way, when entering the garage from the front door, you don’t end up standing in the workshop but directly in the garage.
Grantlhaua schrieb:
@ypg
After careful consideration, placing the room on the north side actually makes more sense. An additional door could then be added on the garage door side.Sorry... I have a different suggestion. I proposed a mirrored and rotated version and asked for your feedback, but you didn’t respond.
Edit: see #57
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Grantlhaua23 Aug 2018 08:23ypg schrieb:
Great, Kerstin. Thanks
We don’t have a reference for total usable space?Sorry, I missed that and just tagged the wrong person.
Unfortunately, that won’t work. On one hand, you would lose sunlight from one direction entirely, and on the other, the house would be too close to the street. The plot measures about 31x31m (102x102 ft), though it’s wider from north to south at the top and narrows toward the bottom, with the northern boundary being the 31m (102 ft) side.
With a house length of 24m (79 ft) including setback distances, you’d end up just 5-6m (16-20 ft) from the main street, which we definitely want to avoid. Also, we want to create a kind of privacy screen from the north through the house. I don’t want grandma and grandpa watching me gardening all day.
Overall, though, it’s a good suggestion that we have staked out several times but then dismissed.
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