ᐅ Floor plan for a 130 m² single-family house on a slope with carport and terrace

Hello,

we have made progress with the house planning.
There is the first preliminary draft.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 850m2 (9,150 sq ft)
Slope: Yes
Floor area ratio: 2
Number of parking spaces: 2
Roof type: Gable roof (mandatory)
Orientation: Southwest

Homeowners’ Requirements
Number of persons, age: Couple around 32 years old, no children (no desire for children, max. 1 child if it happens)
Home office must be included.
Overnight guests per year: occasionally someone.
Open kitchen, island: closed kitchen (!), no kitchen island needed.
Number of dining seats: 2-8
Fireplace: Yes
Balcony, terrace: Yes
Garage, carport: Carport

House Design
Planning by: General contractor
What do we like most? Why?: Location of the house on the slope, terrace and carport well designed, we also find the basement appropriate.
What don’t we like? Why?:

Bathroom: (we made some sketches)
* We want to place the shower where the bathtub is.
* The bathtub should be placed lengthwise where the toilet is now.
* The toilet should be located where the shower is.
* Floor-to-ceiling windows.

Kitchen: The window should be of normal size, no cabinets are needed on that wall.
Living room: The west-facing window should be shifted more towards the south so it aligns with the window/door on the top floor.
The terrace should be widened by 0.5-1m (1.5-3 feet) to the west (and the carport increased from 6m to 6.5-7m width (19.5-23 feet)).
The storage room on the terrace is mandatory; it might also be made a bit wider. We will also remove the small roof overhang of the storage over the terrace.

Apart from these points, we are quite happy. Next week we have the next meeting to discuss our requested changes.
We are still unsure whether the facade will be entirely wood, plaster + wood, or stone + wood.
Only the west and south sides have a view worth considering 🙂 another house will be built to the east.

The plot is somewhat difficult to build on due to the slope, but we think the general contractor has done a very good job here.
The general contractor is from the neighboring village and has already built more than 20 houses on slopes or in similar locations.
Heating will be provided by an air-source heat pump and underfloor heating (27-29°C (81-84°F) flow temperature). We have actively decided against mechanical ventilation. The house complies with the local development plan / building permit.

The SITE PLAN is oriented = North at the top, South at the bottom.

If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them as best as I can.

We welcome your feedback!

I would still suggest creating a kitchen layout to check whether the window might actually be a bit too wide. I see more of a two-row kitchen there, possibly with an additional window facing north. Personally, I also find the kitchen a bit too far from the terrace area. Whether it is closed or open is, of course, a matter of personal taste.

I would position the door to the storage space under the stairs along the wall running toward the top of the plan; this way, the space under the stairs is much more usable. From the hallway side, maybe a lower hatch could be installed, allowing you to slide beverage crates or similar items through.

I find the sill height of the window at the dining area uncomfortable for sitting at the table. When using a bench, you usually want the option of a backrest.

The staircase looks good, and the coat storage seems adequate. I would suggest having the bathroom door open outwards. Although, according to the plan, this could cause a conflict with the entrance door, both doors are not used constantly. This arrangement allows the handwashing basin to be positioned slightly further toward the bottom of the plan, providing a more comfortable distance to the toilet.

I prefer the original layout of the bathroom upstairs, as it feels more spacious. The passage between the shower and basin becomes more generous, the shower is more usable without doors, and the toilet and basin areas are all more spacious. The window can also shift a bit further down the plan, giving the shower even more room.

I find the house a bit... stiff and I'm not really warming up to the plan.

Wouldn't it make more sense to place the garage as a side building on the east side and plan the south side of the basement as an open multipurpose room, so you still have some usable outdoor space? Then have the upper floor with the bedrooms above that…

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Bathroom: (we did some rough sketches)
* We want to put the shower where the bathtub is
* The bathtub should be placed lengthwise where the toilet currently is
* The toilet should be located where the shower currently is
* Floor-to-ceiling window

Where exactly is the toilet now, and where is it supposed to go? I can’t make sense of it because the drawing is overlaid.

What is the budget?

@ypg In Austria, people don’t talk about money—they just have it.

In the post https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/kostenguenstig-bauen-ohne-qualitaetsverlust-architektenhaus.46592/page-13#post-650359, he also remained silent on that.

But the design is quite effective. The rock is definitely an advantage. I also like the mixed construction method. That is often a tradition in the mountains.

It’s quite simple. 4 m (13 feet) forward and 3 m (10 feet) deeper.

Then drive directly into the garage.

The question is whether you can build 4 meters (13 feet) forward or if there are minimum setback requirements of 3 or 5 meters (10 or 16 feet) that need to be observed.