ᐅ Single-family hillside house with basement for 2 people, including a home office and hobby rooms
Created on: 15 Apr 2020 07:48
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wibble
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot Size
Slope: see attachment. Quite steep near the street at the bottom, fairly flat at the "garden" area at the top
Floor Area Ratio 0.4
Building Coverage Ratio 0.8
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: irregular building envelope, see attachment, 18 meters
Edge development: not permitted except for ancillary buildings
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: not specified
Roof shape: not specified
Architectural style: not specified
Orientation: not specified
Maximum heights / limits: eaves height (section from exterior wall to roof covering at street level) 7.5 meters (24.6 feet), ridge height not specified.
Other requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: gable or hip roof, preferably with dormers to add variation to the large roof
Basement, floors: basement, then ground floor, then upper floor with 1.40-meter (55 inches) knee wall
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults around 30 years old, 3 cats, no children planned but 2 rooms on the upper floor specifically desired for hobbies
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: see floor plan
Office: family use or home office? Both working from home, so office needed on upper floor and a partially finished basement for a second office (this layout is desired)
Guest stays per year: about 6 nights per year
Open or closed layout: ?
Conservative or modern construction: ?
Open kitchen, island: no kitchen island, closed kitchen
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: yes
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage for 2 cars with a wide door
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons: garage access to basement is important because of frequent off-site appointments, so I don’t want to walk through wind and rain. This elongated room is the sports room and must be kept as is.
House Design
Who designed it:
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? Laundry room next to the bathroom, as I want a laundry chute for dirty clothes here.
What don’t you like? Why? After about 100 redesigns, everything is now satisfactory.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: no cost estimate yet for this floor plan.
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 500,000
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump with underfloor heating
If you had to give up, which details / extensions
- could you do without: second hobby room on upper floor, guest room on ground floor, instead use rooms in the basement.
- cannot give up: everything else
Why did the design end up as it is?
It’s a mix of many examples from various magazines… then tailored to our needs and the required functions of each room. Considerations included whether a room should be on the ground or upper floor, orientation, adjoining rooms, and traffic flows. Bedroom next to dressing room and bathroom, facing the garden, not above the living room, because my partner often has visitors in the evenings when I want to sleep. Office with no morning sun because sunlight disturbs me when working on screens, and I usually work early in the morning. Bathroom facing the garden.
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Do you have any suggestions for improvement?
The garage is planned on the left side of the house. The street is on the south side, and the garden extends to the northeast. The terrace should wrap around the corner near the living and dining area to get evening sun, but also provide shade during the summer midday heat. It is a south-facing slope. The neighboring houses are only bungalows built into the slope, so they do not block the light.
Plot Size
Slope: see attachment. Quite steep near the street at the bottom, fairly flat at the "garden" area at the top
Floor Area Ratio 0.4
Building Coverage Ratio 0.8
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: irregular building envelope, see attachment, 18 meters
Edge development: not permitted except for ancillary buildings
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: not specified
Roof shape: not specified
Architectural style: not specified
Orientation: not specified
Maximum heights / limits: eaves height (section from exterior wall to roof covering at street level) 7.5 meters (24.6 feet), ridge height not specified.
Other requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: gable or hip roof, preferably with dormers to add variation to the large roof
Basement, floors: basement, then ground floor, then upper floor with 1.40-meter (55 inches) knee wall
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults around 30 years old, 3 cats, no children planned but 2 rooms on the upper floor specifically desired for hobbies
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: see floor plan
Office: family use or home office? Both working from home, so office needed on upper floor and a partially finished basement for a second office (this layout is desired)
Guest stays per year: about 6 nights per year
Open or closed layout: ?
Conservative or modern construction: ?
Open kitchen, island: no kitchen island, closed kitchen
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: yes
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage for 2 cars with a wide door
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons: garage access to basement is important because of frequent off-site appointments, so I don’t want to walk through wind and rain. This elongated room is the sports room and must be kept as is.
House Design
Who designed it:
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? Laundry room next to the bathroom, as I want a laundry chute for dirty clothes here.
What don’t you like? Why? After about 100 redesigns, everything is now satisfactory.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: no cost estimate yet for this floor plan.
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 500,000
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump with underfloor heating
If you had to give up, which details / extensions
- could you do without: second hobby room on upper floor, guest room on ground floor, instead use rooms in the basement.
- cannot give up: everything else
Why did the design end up as it is?
It’s a mix of many examples from various magazines… then tailored to our needs and the required functions of each room. Considerations included whether a room should be on the ground or upper floor, orientation, adjoining rooms, and traffic flows. Bedroom next to dressing room and bathroom, facing the garden, not above the living room, because my partner often has visitors in the evenings when I want to sleep. Office with no morning sun because sunlight disturbs me when working on screens, and I usually work early in the morning. Bathroom facing the garden.
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Do you have any suggestions for improvement?
The garage is planned on the left side of the house. The street is on the south side, and the garden extends to the northeast. The terrace should wrap around the corner near the living and dining area to get evening sun, but also provide shade during the summer midday heat. It is a south-facing slope. The neighboring houses are only bungalows built into the slope, so they do not block the light.
hampshire schrieb:
That’s true, because your involvement is crucial for success. It means giving the architect a clear picture of your lifestyle, wishes, dislikes, goals, habits, preferences, needs, etc., and then allowing them the freedom to design an architecture that fits exactly that. It’s a division of work.
For example, bouldering doesn’t just get assigned any room; it’s integrated into the concept and implemented accordingly. That’s another level and not something for us laypeople. With a good solution, you immediately avoid a standard design while staying within budget. But for bouldering, you need an enclosed room. Hmm, I’m not so keen on this open design with few walls. But yes, I will have him do it. I’m currently trying to plan the house a bit smaller. Let’s see if it works.
The 500,000 is not fixed either. Naturally, I would prefer less since I want to pay it off quickly. Of course, we could afford to pay off more.
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Chris251116 Apr 2020 22:13Chris2511 schrieb:
Where is the basement plan? Regarding structural engineering: I assume you will need load-bearing walls as well, but you have only planned 12cm (5 inches) walls.
Unfortunately, your budget of 500k is not sufficient for this project. Building into a slope will likely require concrete walls as well. A shell construction with a finished basement will cost around 350k–400k, site preparation costs about 10k–15k, an air-to-water heat pump in this size range 30k–40k, plumbing 30k–40k, electrical work (KNX?) starting from 25k with no upper limit, and a double garage will cost around 50k. This doesn’t yet include paving the driveway or courtyard, or landscaping/outdoor work.
Additionally, the “little things” like screed, floor coverings, doors, painting/wallpapering, garage doors, kitchen, and furniture will add another 70k–100k.
So... For every 500m³ (17,650 ft³) of excavation, you should also budget around 20k.
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Chris251116 Apr 2020 22:19If I were you, I would save yourself the trouble. Leave it to a competent architect—I can only highly recommend that. Also, start dealing with the financing early on. Statements like "I want to pay it off quickly" and "we could certainly afford more" don’t sound like you’ve already sorted that out.
By the way, a 6m (20 feet) garage is not oversized. Ours is 7.15m (23.5 feet). I want to have some extra storage space for bicycles, tires, and so on.
By the way, a 6m (20 feet) garage is not oversized. Ours is 7.15m (23.5 feet). I want to have some extra storage space for bicycles, tires, and so on.
wibble schrieb:
I’m happy to receive constructive criticism here. Almost everything has already been said:
ypg schrieb:
The hallway is dark. The bedroom is a small chamber where you almost trip over the bed when entering. ypg schrieb:
Is that why the dressing room, where you also undress, is located behind the bedroom? That flow must be very inconvenient for you. Have you considered that? Definitely swap that around. ypg schrieb:
The ground floor, so the open living area, seems okay in layout but is quite dark if the right side of the plan faces north. ypg schrieb:
The house is large, but everywhere there are only small chambers... Pinky0301 schrieb:
According to the questionnaire, you don’t have many overnight guests. Do you really need a separate guest room, especially when you’re planning so many other rooms? hampshire schrieb:
For real soundproofing from people downstairs, you need a door to that living area. hampshire schrieb:
The office is designed so that you have to squeeze between the desk and the back wall. hampshire schrieb:
Closed kitchen – that’s fine. But the path to the dining area is inconveniently long. hampshire schrieb:
With your design, you’re hitting budget limits and still not meeting the standards of good architecture. wibble schrieb:
What exactly is wrong with the structural design? Then I could improve that. Walls stacked directly above each other.
wibble schrieb:
Perhaps a higher knee wall might be possible. That would increase the building costs even more...
wibble schrieb:
But that’s exactly what I’m asking for: explanations of what exactly doesn’t work, why, and why it is unrealistic? The urgent advice to consult an architect was given 4 or 5 times!
Edit: One more thing I just noticed: wardrobes should be planned with a minimum depth of 60cm (24 inches), not 40cm (16 inches).
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hampshire16 Apr 2020 22:40wibble schrieb:
But for bouldering, you need an enclosed space. Hmm, I’m not so keen on this open design with few walls.I know what bouldering is, although my own body weight does not exactly make me ideal for this great sport. I did not say a single word about open design or the number of walls. I spoke about integration into the concept. By concept, I mean a structured summary of the functional and non-functional requirements for the house.An architect needs information such as
Bedroom must have a view of greenery
Walk-in closet requires 8m (26 feet) of wardrobe space
Bathroom with sauna, freestanding bathtub
Ground floor barrier-free (accessible)
Living area with 6m (20 feet) bookshelf height to the ceiling
Closed kitchen with breakfast bar
Dining area needs a large table for frequent guests
Office with separate entrance
Bouldering (I would also use the open gable. The basement is a bit low)
And so on
From this, a floor plan is developed, and the first one usually doesn’t fit.
Then take the floor plan, draw in the existing and desired furniture to scale, and go through your daily routine. And so on.
Of my first floor plans, the location on the plot, the straight staircase, and the double-pitched roof remained.
Bedroom must have a view of greenery
Walk-in closet requires 8m (26 feet) of wardrobe space
Bathroom with sauna, freestanding bathtub
Ground floor barrier-free (accessible)
Living area with 6m (20 feet) bookshelf height to the ceiling
Closed kitchen with breakfast bar
Dining area needs a large table for frequent guests
Office with separate entrance
Bouldering (I would also use the open gable. The basement is a bit low)
And so on
From this, a floor plan is developed, and the first one usually doesn’t fit.
Then take the floor plan, draw in the existing and desired furniture to scale, and go through your daily routine. And so on.
Of my first floor plans, the location on the plot, the straight staircase, and the double-pitched roof remained.
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