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MikeKaddi4 May 2019 12:18Hello everyone,
we are planning to build a single-family house. We have one plot of land to choose from and are currently working on the house design. After reviewing several options, we have summarized our requirements and entered them into a planning system, spending hours and days on it. Attached you will find all the information about the ground floor, upper floor, the plot, etc.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 930 sqm (10,010 sqft)
Slope: Slight slope facing west.
Plot ratio (floor area ratio): 0.35
Floor space index: 0.7
Building envelope, building line and boundary: See attachment
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories plus basement
Roof type: Mono-pitched or flat roof
Architectural style: Modern
The development plan gives us a lot of freedom regarding the house and roof design.
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Modern
Basement, floors: Basement plus ground floor and upper floor
Space needs on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: For family use or home office? Yes – on the ground floor
Guests per year: About 10?
Open or closed architecture
Traditional or modern construction: Modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Yes
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: Yes
Music / stereo wall: Yes
Balcony, roof terrace: Not necessary
Garage, carport: Yes, for 2 cars each
Utility garden, greenhouse – not decided yet
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things are preferred or avoided
House Design
-Do-it-yourself: After reviewing several houses.
What do we especially like? Why? That the bedroom is far from the bathroom. Walk-in closet. It was important that one partner, who might still want to sleep, is not disturbed.
What don’t we like? Why? Bay window on the upper floor. Causes an unattractive wall towards the bedroom. Maybe someone has a great idea for this.
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: €500,000
Preferred heating technology: Ground loop heat exchanger.
If you had to give up something, which details / extensions
- could you do without: Direct access from garage to the house
- could you not do without:
Why did the design turn out the way it is? For example,
A mix of many examples from various magazines.
Unfortunately, the street is located to the southeast. But in the direction of north and west, no houses are visible—and no new building plots are expected to be developed in that area for the next 20 years. So it is a very quiet location. There would be a neighbor to the right of us.
We like the open kitchen and the large living/dining area. Therefore, we would also like to plan for a ceiling height of 2.75 m (9 ft) on the ground floor and large windows.
In theory, we could also separate the garage and house. This means the garage would move to the right side of the plot, and the house would be rotated counterclockwise by about 30%. (The bay window in the dining area would then face clearly west.) The main reason for this would be better sunlight utilization.
I look forward to suggestions and new ideas.
MikeKaddi
we are planning to build a single-family house. We have one plot of land to choose from and are currently working on the house design. After reviewing several options, we have summarized our requirements and entered them into a planning system, spending hours and days on it. Attached you will find all the information about the ground floor, upper floor, the plot, etc.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 930 sqm (10,010 sqft)
Slope: Slight slope facing west.
Plot ratio (floor area ratio): 0.35
Floor space index: 0.7
Building envelope, building line and boundary: See attachment
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories plus basement
Roof type: Mono-pitched or flat roof
Architectural style: Modern
The development plan gives us a lot of freedom regarding the house and roof design.
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Modern
Basement, floors: Basement plus ground floor and upper floor
Space needs on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: For family use or home office? Yes – on the ground floor
Guests per year: About 10?
Open or closed architecture
Traditional or modern construction: Modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Yes
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: Yes
Music / stereo wall: Yes
Balcony, roof terrace: Not necessary
Garage, carport: Yes, for 2 cars each
Utility garden, greenhouse – not decided yet
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things are preferred or avoided
House Design
-Do-it-yourself: After reviewing several houses.
What do we especially like? Why? That the bedroom is far from the bathroom. Walk-in closet. It was important that one partner, who might still want to sleep, is not disturbed.
What don’t we like? Why? Bay window on the upper floor. Causes an unattractive wall towards the bedroom. Maybe someone has a great idea for this.
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: €500,000
Preferred heating technology: Ground loop heat exchanger.
If you had to give up something, which details / extensions
- could you do without: Direct access from garage to the house
- could you not do without:
Why did the design turn out the way it is? For example,
A mix of many examples from various magazines.
Unfortunately, the street is located to the southeast. But in the direction of north and west, no houses are visible—and no new building plots are expected to be developed in that area for the next 20 years. So it is a very quiet location. There would be a neighbor to the right of us.
We like the open kitchen and the large living/dining area. Therefore, we would also like to plan for a ceiling height of 2.75 m (9 ft) on the ground floor and large windows.
In theory, we could also separate the garage and house. This means the garage would move to the right side of the plot, and the house would be rotated counterclockwise by about 30%. (The bay window in the dining area would then face clearly west.) The main reason for this would be better sunlight utilization.
I look forward to suggestions and new ideas.
MikeKaddi
You have a steep sloping site, not an easy one. The slope does not seem to have been taken into account in your drawing. It basically creates an additional story.
In principle, I would initially place the garage on the opposite side so that it doesn't block the sun from reaching you and your living areas.
I also see a completely different room layout because of this, for example, the WC in the east, the kitchen on the left side of the plan, and the bathrooms upstairs not where the living areas should be, etc.
Structurally, it also looks challenging and expensive...
In principle, I would initially place the garage on the opposite side so that it doesn't block the sun from reaching you and your living areas.
I also see a completely different room layout because of this, for example, the WC in the east, the kitchen on the left side of the plan, and the bathrooms upstairs not where the living areas should be, etc.
Structurally, it also looks challenging and expensive...
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MikeKaddi4 May 2019 13:36Thank you for the responses.
Except for the stairs, the furniture is to scale.
The slope looks very large on the site plan, but it didn’t seem that way on location.
We will probably need to revise the drawing and redesign the individual rooms. Hopefully, we can manage that this weekend.
Thank you all so far.
Except for the stairs, the furniture is to scale.
The slope looks very large on the site plan, but it didn’t seem that way on location.
We will probably need to revise the drawing and redesign the individual rooms. Hopefully, we can manage that this weekend.
Thank you all so far.
MikeKaddi schrieb:
The slope in the development plan looks very steep, but on site it didn’t seem that way. Slopes often appear less severe in reality than on paper. However, since it is marked on the plan, I estimate it to be about 2.5 meters (8 feet). This significantly affects the design, and you should also consider the increased costs for earthworks, terrain grading, and retaining structures such as L-shaped concrete blocks.
Therefore, you should aim to design the access areas slightly smaller and more functional, and for example, consider omitting the bay window, which tends to make the design more formal (and more expensive).
Additionally, it is important to ensure that the house can be constructed structurally in a cost-neutral way. After all, there needs to be a proper support point for an intermediate floor somewhere.
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