ᐅ Single-family house (2 floors + finished basement + converted attic), approximately 200 sqm – modifications
Created on: 20 Oct 2019 21:50
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grericht
Hello,
We are currently working with an architect on the design of our single-family home. Since we have three children, the house should accommodate several future scenarios. These include:
Plot:
Since the plot already has a building, and we want to keep the rear building (it is fully shaded by the apartment building, is in reasonable condition, and might provide future expansion potential—at least suitable for workshops and storage), and since the plot is not very large, we decided on a tall house with a small footprint.
About the house
We have already developed a fairly comfortable floor plan with our chosen architect. Our biggest concern is accidentally planning a wall or something else 5 cm (2 inches) too far to the left or right and then being unable to fit our furniture. I would appreciate it if you would be interested in looking over the current design and giving feedback.
We are currently working with an architect on the design of our single-family home. Since we have three children, the house should accommodate several future scenarios. These include:
- Enough space for everyone
- At some point, the children will move out, and we will downsize to the living basement while renting out the rest
- One or two children might continue living with us (multi-generational living) – possibly in the basement with a separate entrance
- Possibly one child even starts a family in the house, and we move to the basement
Plot:
- 710 sqm (8,000 sq ft) close to the city center
- To the south is our rear building (two stories) attached to a 3.5-story apartment building (boundary development)
- To the north and west are the streets (a corner plot)
- Behind to the west is a large green plot with a single-family house
- To the north beyond the street are apartment buildings
- To the east there is a narrow parking lot followed by a green recreational garden area
- We have to keep a 6 m (20 ft) setback to the streets and the usual 3 m (10 ft) to the parking lot
Since the plot already has a building, and we want to keep the rear building (it is fully shaded by the apartment building, is in reasonable condition, and might provide future expansion potential—at least suitable for workshops and storage), and since the plot is not very large, we decided on a tall house with a small footprint.
About the house
- Eder XP9 or 10 (timber frame) in 42.5 or 49 cm (17 or 19 inches) thickness
- Living basement (150 cm (5 ft) below ground / 100 cm (3 ft) above ground) – if affordable (this allows for the utility room in the basement and more space on the ground floor for a large open-plan living/dining/kitchen area as the main living space)
- Knee wall either 150 cm (5 ft) or, if not much more expensive, a dormer wall above the full upper floor (both options allow the roof space to be used for two rooms; with the dormer, these rooms are very large and could even accommodate an attic instead of bunk beds)
- 50-degree roof pitch (for solar energy efficiency in winter)
- The basement should be designed to eventually allow for a small separate living unit
- Both bathrooms should have a standing toilet or urinal
- We definitely want a windbreak/entry vestibule
- The terrace should be raised with fill
- Underfloor heating with geothermal energy
- Solar energy planned for the future
We have already developed a fairly comfortable floor plan with our chosen architect. Our biggest concern is accidentally planning a wall or something else 5 cm (2 inches) too far to the left or right and then being unable to fit our furniture. I would appreciate it if you would be interested in looking over the current design and giving feedback.
So. There is still a lot to discuss. The current stair position allows quite a bit of flexibility in the floor plan design. Honestly, I have no idea where to place windows to make the overall look balanced.
At the moment, we could imagine having the basement either fully underground instead of 1 meter (3 feet) above ground level, or letting 30-50 centimeters (12-20 inches) plus a 20 centimeters (8 inches) ceiling protrude above ground to allow for small windows without light wells leading outside. The 50-70 centimeters (20-28 inches) difference corresponds to just 3-4 steps.
If we save the living height (i.e., make it 25 centimeters (10 inches) lower), we would only need to go 25-45 centimeters (10-18 inches) deeper. Likely, we wouldn’t save much on excavation and disposal costs since the shallower depth and lack of heating would offset each other.
I selected stairs from the catalog. The bottom step is always at the bottom of the plans. In the basement, the entire staircase is shown. For the other floors, only the entry and exit points of each level are marked.
The yellow areas at the starting step show how far the staircase can be set back. The limiting factor is the ceiling/roof height for the stairs leading to the attic. I think a height of over 2 meters (6.6 feet) is maintained everywhere there right now.
EDIT: We can do without the additional basement entrance. The distances through the house are comparable.
EDIT2: We still need a standing toilet in the ground floor bathroom (4 men in the house).
If the staircase in the attic can be lowered further, that would make the attic bathroom feel a bit more comfortable.
The wall by the stairs can be replaced by a railing if it’s not a concrete staircase. Visually, we like this look quite a lot. Combined with a solid concrete stair or a rustic wooden staircase, it would look great.
The stairwell is still missing windows!
At the moment, we could imagine having the basement either fully underground instead of 1 meter (3 feet) above ground level, or letting 30-50 centimeters (12-20 inches) plus a 20 centimeters (8 inches) ceiling protrude above ground to allow for small windows without light wells leading outside. The 50-70 centimeters (20-28 inches) difference corresponds to just 3-4 steps.
If we save the living height (i.e., make it 25 centimeters (10 inches) lower), we would only need to go 25-45 centimeters (10-18 inches) deeper. Likely, we wouldn’t save much on excavation and disposal costs since the shallower depth and lack of heating would offset each other.
I selected stairs from the catalog. The bottom step is always at the bottom of the plans. In the basement, the entire staircase is shown. For the other floors, only the entry and exit points of each level are marked.
The yellow areas at the starting step show how far the staircase can be set back. The limiting factor is the ceiling/roof height for the stairs leading to the attic. I think a height of over 2 meters (6.6 feet) is maintained everywhere there right now.
EDIT: We can do without the additional basement entrance. The distances through the house are comparable.
EDIT2: We still need a standing toilet in the ground floor bathroom (4 men in the house).
If the staircase in the attic can be lowered further, that would make the attic bathroom feel a bit more comfortable.
The wall by the stairs can be replaced by a railing if it’s not a concrete staircase. Visually, we like this look quite a lot. Combined with a solid concrete stair or a rustic wooden staircase, it would look great.
The stairwell is still missing windows!
I quickly calculated the floor areas:
Entrance lobby: 6.21m² (67ft²)
Bathrooms: 2.12 + 9.05 + 3.32 + 0.5 = 14.99m² (161ft²)
Living area: 48.74 + 15.04 + 14.08 + 14.04 + 16.07 + 16.12 + 2.59 + 2.805 = 129.485m² (1,393ft²)
Basement usable area: 19.95 + 12.71 + 7.99 + 13.13 = 53.78m² (579ft²)
Corridors: 3.23 + 4.9 + 2.81 + 4.51 = 15.45m² (166ft²)
If the entrance lobby is heated, the total heated area is about 150.685m² (1,622ft²).
69.23m² (745ft²) of basement and corridors remain unheated.
Entrance lobby: 6.21m² (67ft²)
Bathrooms: 2.12 + 9.05 + 3.32 + 0.5 = 14.99m² (161ft²)
Living area: 48.74 + 15.04 + 14.08 + 14.04 + 16.07 + 16.12 + 2.59 + 2.805 = 129.485m² (1,393ft²)
Basement usable area: 19.95 + 12.71 + 7.99 + 13.13 = 53.78m² (579ft²)
Corridors: 3.23 + 4.9 + 2.81 + 4.51 = 15.45m² (166ft²)
If the entrance lobby is heated, the total heated area is about 150.685m² (1,622ft²).
69.23m² (745ft²) of basement and corridors remain unheated.
I rotated the cadastral extract so that south is at the top, since the other plans are basically also oriented with south at the top.
EDIT: Perfect timing. After 29 minutes, I noticed it too and commented on it at the same time. I found it easier to understand this way. It probably would have been better to rotate all the other images instead.
EDIT: Perfect timing. After 29 minutes, I noticed it too and commented on it at the same time. I found it easier to understand this way. It probably would have been better to rotate all the other images instead.
grericht schrieb:
So. Isn't the roof ridge still missing?Similar topics