Dear house building forum members,
I am new here and would appreciate creative ideas, opinions, and suggestions regarding our building plot:
Our plans:
Our goal is to build a spacious single-family house (220-240 sqm (2,370-2,580 sq ft)) with a separate apartment (about 60-70 sqm (650-750 sq ft)) for two adults and two small children.
It would be ideal to have a wide/long double garage plus two additional parking spaces in front.
One full floor (plus basement and attic) according to the development plan.
Style: open, modern, minimalist but without extravagant or unnecessary luxury.
Of course, good privacy from neighbors is very important.
Plot size: approx. 920 m² (approx. 7,860 sq ft) = approx. 730 m² (7,860 sq ft) plus approx. 190 m² (2,045 sq ft) driveway.
Development plan:
Site coverage ratio (floor area ratio): 0.3
Gross floor area ratio: 0.5
Open building style
1 full floor
Gable roof 28-38°
Knee wall max. 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
(see attached images)
Additional information / my thoughts:
– Nice plot in Baden-Württemberg with private access road (see photos attached)
– West edge: adjacent to open fields
– Not entirely flat: about 1 to 2 m (3-6 ft) height difference from west to east; sloping downwards to the east
– Plot width (north-south) is 20 m (66 ft).
My questions:
1. Do my plans for the size of our desired house fit within the development plan? Can I build about 300 m² (3,230 sq ft) (house plus separate apartment) there?
(Sorry for asking so simply for reassurance. Based on my calculations and my understanding of site coverage and floor area ratios, it should be possible.)
2. How do you assess the situation? Will it feel relatively “tight” in relation to the two neighboring houses (north and south)?
Theoretically, quite large houses can also be built there according to the development plan (see photos attached).
I know this is a high-level concern, but at this early planning stage, I would like to get your valued and experienced opinions.
For example, where to best position our house within the building zone to be as “safe” as possible, regardless of where and how neighbors may build.
The goal of this discussion at this point is not to develop detailed floor plans, but rather to collect initial assessments and ideas about the best way to build on this plot.
Thank you very much in advance!
If further information is needed, I’m happy to provide it!
Thanks in advance and best regards!
I am new here and would appreciate creative ideas, opinions, and suggestions regarding our building plot:
Our plans:
Our goal is to build a spacious single-family house (220-240 sqm (2,370-2,580 sq ft)) with a separate apartment (about 60-70 sqm (650-750 sq ft)) for two adults and two small children.
It would be ideal to have a wide/long double garage plus two additional parking spaces in front.
One full floor (plus basement and attic) according to the development plan.
Style: open, modern, minimalist but without extravagant or unnecessary luxury.
Of course, good privacy from neighbors is very important.
Plot size: approx. 920 m² (approx. 7,860 sq ft) = approx. 730 m² (7,860 sq ft) plus approx. 190 m² (2,045 sq ft) driveway.
Development plan:
Site coverage ratio (floor area ratio): 0.3
Gross floor area ratio: 0.5
Open building style
1 full floor
Gable roof 28-38°
Knee wall max. 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
(see attached images)
Additional information / my thoughts:
– Nice plot in Baden-Württemberg with private access road (see photos attached)
– West edge: adjacent to open fields
– Not entirely flat: about 1 to 2 m (3-6 ft) height difference from west to east; sloping downwards to the east
– Plot width (north-south) is 20 m (66 ft).
My questions:
1. Do my plans for the size of our desired house fit within the development plan? Can I build about 300 m² (3,230 sq ft) (house plus separate apartment) there?
(Sorry for asking so simply for reassurance. Based on my calculations and my understanding of site coverage and floor area ratios, it should be possible.)
2. How do you assess the situation? Will it feel relatively “tight” in relation to the two neighboring houses (north and south)?
Theoretically, quite large houses can also be built there according to the development plan (see photos attached).
I know this is a high-level concern, but at this early planning stage, I would like to get your valued and experienced opinions.
For example, where to best position our house within the building zone to be as “safe” as possible, regardless of where and how neighbors may build.
The goal of this discussion at this point is not to develop detailed floor plans, but rather to collect initial assessments and ideas about the best way to build on this plot.
Thank you very much in advance!
If further information is needed, I’m happy to provide it!
Thanks in advance and best regards!
ypg schrieb:
I would probably place the double garage on the east side.
House in the center. You have a slope. Have you already thought about how the house concept (size) will look now? Basement open to the east, possibly with an additional sleeping floor (or office, hobby room) in addition to utility rooms, ground floor as living area with terrace facing the west garden, upper floor as sleeping area. Our plans are pretty much exactly like that.
220 m² (2,370 sq ft) plus basement
Now the question for the west side is whether we prefer to position our house as far west as possible to possibly create some privacy.
Maybe with a pergola? Extended wall or L-shape layout or something else...
Thanks for your ideas on this....
Best regards
kbt09 schrieb:
That is still very vague—1 to 2 meters (3 to 6.5 feet) difference on a 40-meter (131-foot) wide plot does not look like a basement living area. @sanftmut ... it would be helpful to know the exact slope now ... is it just 1 meter (3 feet) or 2 meters (6.5 feet) ... even 2 meters (6.5 feet) on a house width of about 15 meters (49 feet) means only about 75 centimeters (30 inches) height difference.
sanftmut schrieb:
Now the question for the west side is whether we should place our house as far west as possible to possibly create some privacy screening.I’m not sure how much flexibility you think you have? With a 3-meter (10-foot) distance to the neighbor, there isn’t much room to shift the house further west given its size. And if it’s only 2 meters (6.5 feet), then there’s no point discussing it—there definitely won’t be any privacy screening. The angled building boundary doesn’t help.
Slopes always look gentler than they are. If you’re building with a basement and not into the slope, some landscaping should allow you to get the right window on the east side for your office.
I’d suggest coming back with exact figures and a plan; everything else will fall into place from there.
Thanks!
One idea was, for example, whether having an L-shaped ground floor layout with the longer side extending as far west as possible on the north side (a subordinate building element) could achieve something (for example, with a balcony on top). The goal would be to create better visual screening against the northern neighbor, who is somewhat higher and will probably face southwest...
Just a thought... what do you think?
I’ll post something here as soon as I have an update in the next round...
Best regards ✊
One idea was, for example, whether having an L-shaped ground floor layout with the longer side extending as far west as possible on the north side (a subordinate building element) could achieve something (for example, with a balcony on top). The goal would be to create better visual screening against the northern neighbor, who is somewhat higher and will probably face southwest...
Just a thought... what do you think?
I’ll post something here as soon as I have an update in the next round...
Best regards ✊
So everyone,
We have now received the architect’s first draft.
Attached are the initial “preliminary drafts” from the architect.
We have, of course, already communicated some initial change requests and ideas. But this is the current version on paper.
Anyone interested is warmly invited to share their thoughts!
We are not entirely sure what to make of it—especially the attic floor. Also, would a house that is 2 meters (6.5 feet) wider, meaning 12 instead of 10 meters (39.4 instead of 32.8 feet) from north to south, make the space planning easier and give a more “generous” feel…
Thanks in advance and
Best regards
We have now received the architect’s first draft.
Attached are the initial “preliminary drafts” from the architect.
We have, of course, already communicated some initial change requests and ideas. But this is the current version on paper.
Anyone interested is warmly invited to share their thoughts!
We are not entirely sure what to make of it—especially the attic floor. Also, would a house that is 2 meters (6.5 feet) wider, meaning 12 instead of 10 meters (39.4 instead of 32.8 feet) from north to south, make the space planning easier and give a more “generous” feel…
Thanks in advance and
Best regards
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