ᐅ Floor Plan of a Narrow, Rectangular L-Shaped House on a Triangular Plot with an Oak Tree
Created on: 4 Nov 2018 10:54
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Hello everyone!
We have purchased a triangular plot of land. As if that weren’t complicated enough, there is also a large oak tree that must be considered during the planning. In our initial considerations, it quickly became clear that the floor plan will have an L-shape.
Does anyone here have experience with this type of plot and a correspondingly shaped floor plan? What additional information is needed to get meaningful advice?
Best regards
We have purchased a triangular plot of land. As if that weren’t complicated enough, there is also a large oak tree that must be considered during the planning. In our initial considerations, it quickly became clear that the floor plan will have an L-shape.
Does anyone here have experience with this type of plot and a correspondingly shaped floor plan? What additional information is needed to get meaningful advice?
Best regards
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Mottenhausen12 Nov 2018 13:33According to the photos, the oak tree is positioned almost exactly in the middle of the northern boundary. The first photo seems to have been taken under favorable winter conditions, but photo 2 clearly shows the three main trunks. Additionally, two aerial images from the Esri aerial data (bottom left) make it look quite severe; the oak must be enormous.
A great tree... the city should have kept the property itself, put a sandbox on the site, benches under the tree, and it would already be a wonderful recreational spot... but to build a house on it... ridiculous. Especially with a basement – you might as well cut down the tree right away, since everything underneath is rooted...
Mottenhausen schrieb:
Under these conditions, the plot is not suitable for building Once again, I disagree. Your plan is too imprecise. The northern boundary is drawn too far north, and the scale is also too inaccurate. Let’s wait for a plan from the original poster.
Müllerin schrieb:
... the city should have kept the property itself ... and what if it wasn’t owned by the city at all?
Müllerin schrieb:
.... ridiculous I think more facts are needed before using that term here.
Müllerin schrieb:
Even with a basement – then you might as well cut the tree down right away – everything is rooted underneath... That’s what the tree protection regulations are for. Well, it’s your area of expertise, but as far as I know, maintaining a clear zone around the crown drip line has proven effective. If you have other findings, I would be very interested to hear them.
That looks quite nice. Maybe building a treehouse could be an option? *SCNR*
Aachen is a bit too far for me, but a weekend house plot could definitely be appealing.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Aachen is a bit too far for me, but a weekend house plot could definitely be appealing.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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Mottenhausen12 Nov 2018 14:27Escroda schrieb:
And again, I disagree. Your plan is too imprecise. The northern boundary runs too far north and the scale is also too inaccurate. Let's wait for a plan from the OP.Yes, even if the drawing is inaccurate (which it isn’t, but never mind), at best there might be half a meter (around 1.5 feet) more space somewhere and the house could then be 3.70 meters (12 feet) wide instead of 3.20 meters (10.5 feet).
This is not about the fine surveying of the batter board, but about the virtual walking through of a building plot.
Even a highly praised architect cannot simply remove the tree.
Mottenhausen schrieb:
is not Believe me, it is inaccurate.
Mottenhausen schrieb:
but never mind It does matter, because it’s not 50cm (20 inches) but 2m (6.5 feet).
Mottenhausen schrieb:
Fine surveying of the batter boards ... is marked out to within 2mm (0.08 inches). So we are talking about a factor of 10³, which definitely matters when assessing buildability.
The plot is suboptimal for construction, no question about that. That’s exactly why the OP is asking for ideas here.
Mottenhausen schrieb:
Even a highly praised architect can’t just remove a tree. Maybe they’ll find a loophole in the regulations?
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