ᐅ Bungalow or detached single-family home of approximately 110 m²

Development Plan / Restrictions
The development plan imposes virtually no restrictions.
Plot size: 650 m2 (7000 sq ft)
Slope: approximately 10% gradient from south to north (would need to be filled)
Number of parking spaces: 1
Orientation: terrace facing west/southwest due to large buildings to the south

Client Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type
Basement, number of floors
Number of occupants, age: 2
Office: family use or home office?
Overnight guests per year: 4-5 times
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: no
Balcony, roof terrace
Garage, carport: double garage or garage plus carport

House Design
Who created the design:
- Planner from a construction company

What do you like most? Why?
What do you dislike? Why?
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: 300,000
Personal budget for house including fittings: 300,000
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump (open to alternatives)

Hello,

we are currently at the beginning of our planning phase.
The "problem" with our plot is the slight slope and the northern “tip,” which is hardly usable in a practical way. Due to lack of alternatives, we would still choose this plot and are now exploring what is possible. A preliminary design is already available—see attachment.
The garage would be set a bit lower due to the grading. Here I see the issue whether the office might be too dark because of the skylight?
Our alternative would be the Bungalow 110 from Town & Country with an open kitchen.

For a few days we have been considering whether a single-family house would be more sensible because then the windows in the upper area would be unobstructed.
My aim is to gather some “new” ideas on how best to deal with the lowered area.
So far, the plan is to move the garages as far north as possible and build the house attached to them.

Gringoo schrieb:

Orientation: terrace facing west/southwest because the south side is "heavily" built up

What exactly do you mean by heavily?

Gringoo schrieb:

What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you dislike? Why?

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Gringoo schrieb:

Clients’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, number of floors
Number of occupants, age: 2
Office: family use or home office?
Overnight guests per year: 4-5 times
Open or closed architecture: open
Traditional or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: no
Balcony, roof terrace
Garage, carport: double garage or garage

Is there a reason why most of this is left blank?

A 10% slope is quite significant, and I’m wondering how much you plan to fill in and how you intend to retain the soil to the side.

If you want advice on dividing the plot, including the slope, you need to upload a site plan with contour lines and exact plot dimensions. Without this, it is pointless, and the response will be close to zero.

Sorry, I submitted too early above. Is it not possible to edit posts?

Development Plan / Restrictions
The development plan basically does not impose any restrictions.
Plot size: 650 m2 (7,000 sq ft)
Slope: Gradient of nearly 10% from south to north (would need to be built up)
Number of parking spaces: 1
Orientation: Terrace facing west/southwest because the south is "heavily" built up. "Heavily" means in our case a two-story house.

Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Bungalow with a hip roof or a single-family house with a gable roof
Basement, floors: 1-2 (no basement)
Number of people, age: 2
Office: Family use or home office? Should be designed for both
Guest stays per year: 4-5 times
Open or closed architecture: Open
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Yes
Number of dining places: 4
Fireplace: No
Balcony, roof terrace: For the single-family house, a roof terrace on the garages would be possible but probably not practical as it faces north.
Garage, carport: Double garage or garage plus carport

House Design
Who designed it:
-Planner from a construction company

What do you like most? Why? Large living area with many floor-to-ceiling windows
What do you dislike? Why? The office seems quite dark because only a large clerestory window is possible due to the lowered garage.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 300,000
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures and fittings: 300,000
Preferred heating system: Air-to-water heat pump (open to alternatives)

The slope from the southernmost to northernmost corner is almost exactly 2 meters (6.5 ft), so it’s not quite 10 percent. Regarding building up the land, it’s clear that we cannot raise the entire plot, hence the garages are set lower.

Gringoo schrieb:

For a few days now, we have been considering whether a single-family house with a lowered floor level would make more sense, as this would leave the windows at the upper level unobstructed.

I was just thinking about placing the office at the front, with the cloakroom and restroom next to it, followed by the utility room. But for us, for example, this wouldn’t be possible in Lower Saxony (NDS), since you are not allowed to build over pipes. How is it in your area?
MN could swap the guest room and kitchen with an open-plan kitchen.

In general, I find the two hallway axes too narrow and dominant. They don’t add any livable value; they are just circulation space and, at 110sqm (1184 sq ft), use up too much area. That’s my opinion.
For two people, the layout could be designed a bit more spaciously.

A site plan with elevation points would still be useful. It is conceivable to have a two-story design, with the garage, utility room, and possibly a bedroom/bathroom on the lower level, and the living areas on the upper level.