ᐅ Floor Plan Design Basement and Ground Floor – Sloped Site
Created on: 21 Apr 2020 18:35
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Sternchen31
Hello everyone,
The floor plan is almost finished, and now I would like to hear your opinions. We can still make changes if needed.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 717 sqm (7,716 sq ft)
Slope: downhill, 10% gradient
Building window, building line and boundary
Edge developments:
Number of parking spaces: prefabricated garage / double garage 6 x 7 m (20 x 23 ft)
Building levels: basement + ground floor
Roof style: gable roof
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: gable roof
Basement, floors: basement + ground floor
Number of residents, age: 2 adults / 1 toddler
Space requirement on ground and upper floors: approx. 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft)
Office: children’s room / office / guest room combined
Number of overnight guests per year: 3
Fireplace: no
Terrace: yes
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
House Design
Designer: planner from a construction company
What do you especially like? Why? Mostly drawn according to our wishes
What don’t you like? Why? Dining area too narrow between kitchen and living room (the left kitchen unit must be this long (from left to right: raised dishwasher, oven and microwave stacked, door to pantry, side-by-side refrigerator, tall cabinet). On the right side, we are considering shortening it a bit to gain more space in the dining area.
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: €400,000
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings: €410,000
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with underfloor heating
If you have to give up something, which details/expansions
- can you give up: open
- can’t you give up: open
Why is the design as it is now?
We spent a long time drawing, changing, and adapting ourselves. This is the result of collaboration between the planner and our wishes.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? All
Information:
The house will be a single-family home built in solid construction, KFW55 standard, with photovoltaic system, underfloor heating, air-to-water heat pump, gable roof with a 22° pitch. The family planning is complete with 2 adults and 1 toddler. The house is built on a sloped hillside plot with a 10% gradient, accessed from the street. The basement parts fully covered by earth are made of waterproof concrete, the rest is masonry. The south side faces the street and thus has the main terrace. The passage between kitchen and pantry is hidden behind a concealed door in the kitchen wall unit. From the entrance area to the pantry, access is either via a sliding door or a regular door opening towards the pantry. A lifting system for the lower bathroom is not required since the slope from bathroom to sewer will be 2.8%. The sewer connection on our property is located at a depth of 3.39 meters (11 ft). The house will also be built slightly higher than the street level. A backflow valve is, of course, planned. From the lower bathroom, there is another door leading into the rear garden (north/east). Instead of a deeper foundation due to the slope, the double garage (prefabricated garage) will have a transverse utility garage with a side door, 3 x 7 m (10 x 23 ft), so it can be used as storage / cellar / garden equipment space. The terrace will not extend as much around the corner as in the plan, allowing the ground to slope down more quickly there.
After so much planning, thinking, and revising, it is easy to become blind to details and overlook some things. Therefore, we appreciate any criticism, tips, tricks, and suggestions
Fire away & thank you very much in advance.
The floor plan is almost finished, and now I would like to hear your opinions. We can still make changes if needed.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 717 sqm (7,716 sq ft)
Slope: downhill, 10% gradient
Building window, building line and boundary
Edge developments:
Number of parking spaces: prefabricated garage / double garage 6 x 7 m (20 x 23 ft)
Building levels: basement + ground floor
Roof style: gable roof
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: gable roof
Basement, floors: basement + ground floor
Number of residents, age: 2 adults / 1 toddler
Space requirement on ground and upper floors: approx. 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft)
Office: children’s room / office / guest room combined
Number of overnight guests per year: 3
Fireplace: no
Terrace: yes
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
House Design
Designer: planner from a construction company
What do you especially like? Why? Mostly drawn according to our wishes
What don’t you like? Why? Dining area too narrow between kitchen and living room (the left kitchen unit must be this long (from left to right: raised dishwasher, oven and microwave stacked, door to pantry, side-by-side refrigerator, tall cabinet). On the right side, we are considering shortening it a bit to gain more space in the dining area.
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: €400,000
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings: €410,000
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with underfloor heating
If you have to give up something, which details/expansions
- can you give up: open
- can’t you give up: open
Why is the design as it is now?
We spent a long time drawing, changing, and adapting ourselves. This is the result of collaboration between the planner and our wishes.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? All
Information:
The house will be a single-family home built in solid construction, KFW55 standard, with photovoltaic system, underfloor heating, air-to-water heat pump, gable roof with a 22° pitch. The family planning is complete with 2 adults and 1 toddler. The house is built on a sloped hillside plot with a 10% gradient, accessed from the street. The basement parts fully covered by earth are made of waterproof concrete, the rest is masonry. The south side faces the street and thus has the main terrace. The passage between kitchen and pantry is hidden behind a concealed door in the kitchen wall unit. From the entrance area to the pantry, access is either via a sliding door or a regular door opening towards the pantry. A lifting system for the lower bathroom is not required since the slope from bathroom to sewer will be 2.8%. The sewer connection on our property is located at a depth of 3.39 meters (11 ft). The house will also be built slightly higher than the street level. A backflow valve is, of course, planned. From the lower bathroom, there is another door leading into the rear garden (north/east). Instead of a deeper foundation due to the slope, the double garage (prefabricated garage) will have a transverse utility garage with a side door, 3 x 7 m (10 x 23 ft), so it can be used as storage / cellar / garden equipment space. The terrace will not extend as much around the corner as in the plan, allowing the ground to slope down more quickly there.
After so much planning, thinking, and revising, it is easy to become blind to details and overlook some things. Therefore, we appreciate any criticism, tips, tricks, and suggestions
Fire away & thank you very much in advance.
@Würfel* very good! However, the windows on the south side are too small. Please add a shower in the bathroom so the elderly can live upstairs later. Maybe the staircase can be rotated (depending on what is planned for the upper or lower floor) to give the bathroom more depth.
Plan a path around the house for wheelbarrows, hand trucks, lawn mowers, and similar equipment.
Also, reconsider a direct access route from the hallway to the garden. In the basement, you have large rooms where you could allocate some space for this. For example, if you’re working in the garden during bad weather, muddy shoes can be taken off in the hallway, then you can go into the bathroom in socks, etc. Nobody wants to put on damp shoes after 10 minutes.
Or the kids (yours and visitors’) won’t rush through the bathroom into the house. It’s better to have the sand dunes in the hallway than in front of the shower.
In the utility area, I would recommend installing a sink for hand washing and rinsing a glass. Depending on how the north-facing garden is used, I could imagine that in the basement you might end up with two wine glasses, a coffee pod machine like a Dolce Gusto, or something similar.
Also, reconsider a direct access route from the hallway to the garden. In the basement, you have large rooms where you could allocate some space for this. For example, if you’re working in the garden during bad weather, muddy shoes can be taken off in the hallway, then you can go into the bathroom in socks, etc. Nobody wants to put on damp shoes after 10 minutes.
Or the kids (yours and visitors’) won’t rush through the bathroom into the house. It’s better to have the sand dunes in the hallway than in front of the shower.
In the utility area, I would recommend installing a sink for hand washing and rinsing a glass. Depending on how the north-facing garden is used, I could imagine that in the basement you might end up with two wine glasses, a coffee pod machine like a Dolce Gusto, or something similar.
haydee schrieb:
And reconsider having direct access from the hallway to the garden. In the basement, you have large rooms, so you can carve out some space. Yes, the bathroom is huge, and the little son probably won’t even notice if it’s "only" 18m² (193ft²) instead of 20m² (215ft²), or something like that:Normally, that would make more sense. However, in this case, the bedroom would have no window because it is located in the slope. I would probably skip the extra hallway, since you can simply walk around the house on both sides. But in any case, I would plan for a patio door in the son’s room.
Perhaps on the ground floor, the staircase and the toilet could be swapped, creating the possibility to extend the toilet with a shower (at the expense of the study). In the basement, this would result in a smaller utility room and, north of the stairs, an additional storage room.
Perhaps on the ground floor, the staircase and the toilet could be swapped, creating the possibility to extend the toilet with a shower (at the expense of the study). In the basement, this would result in a smaller utility room and, north of the stairs, an additional storage room.
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Alessandro22 Apr 2020 12:00The bedroom in the proposal by @Tamstar is more practical and attractive if you omit the small closet wall. You would then still have over 4m (13 feet) of closet space available, plus a nicely sized bedroom. In the middle, you could also place a dresser island for extra storage and surface space.
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