Hello,
I recently became the proud owner of a great plot of land and would like to get inspired by your ideas on what alternatives to the classic single-family house are possible according to the local development plan.
The plot is approximately 22m (east-west) x 26m (north-south) (about 572 sqm (6150 sq ft)),
with a direct north/south orientation and access from the north. It is a corner plot with only one immediate neighbor to the west.
The following requirements apply:
- Single-story construction
- Eaves height 4m (13 ft)
- Gable roof, hip roof 28°-45°, or shed roof 15°-45°
- Roof tiles red or anthracite
- At least 50% exposed masonry in red or anthracite
- Site coverage ratio (floor area ratio) 0.3
The basic idea is a single-family house with a 45° gable roof (about 11 x 9m (36 x 30 ft)) and a garage/carport on the boundary with the neighbor to the west. Living space of 140-160 sqm (1500-1720 sq ft), open kitchen, guest room on the ground floor, guest toilet with shower.
I am not really a fan of many sloped walls. What kind of knee wall height can be achieved with an eaves height of 4m (13 ft)? What house designs are possible with these roof types?
I am grateful for all ideas...
I recently became the proud owner of a great plot of land and would like to get inspired by your ideas on what alternatives to the classic single-family house are possible according to the local development plan.
The plot is approximately 22m (east-west) x 26m (north-south) (about 572 sqm (6150 sq ft)),
with a direct north/south orientation and access from the north. It is a corner plot with only one immediate neighbor to the west.
The following requirements apply:
- Single-story construction
- Eaves height 4m (13 ft)
- Gable roof, hip roof 28°-45°, or shed roof 15°-45°
- Roof tiles red or anthracite
- At least 50% exposed masonry in red or anthracite
- Site coverage ratio (floor area ratio) 0.3
The basic idea is a single-family house with a 45° gable roof (about 11 x 9m (36 x 30 ft)) and a garage/carport on the boundary with the neighbor to the west. Living space of 140-160 sqm (1500-1720 sq ft), open kitchen, guest room on the ground floor, guest toilet with shower.
I am not really a fan of many sloped walls. What kind of knee wall height can be achieved with an eaves height of 4m (13 ft)? What house designs are possible with these roof types?
I am grateful for all ideas...
To answer the question: A house.
It is best to do some research yourself first and then, if possible, share something here that can be reviewed. Site plan, floor plan, etc. There are plenty of sample floor plans available online. You should definitely put in some effort yourself if you want to build a house....
It is best to do some research yourself first and then, if possible, share something here that can be reviewed. Site plan, floor plan, etc. There are plenty of sample floor plans available online. You should definitely put in some effort yourself if you want to build a house....
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Sebastian796 Mar 2015 07:31With an eave height of 4m (13 feet), you will have many sloped ceilings on the upper floor – the knee wall will not be very high. A planner can tell you the exact height.
Does single-story mean that the attic cannot be considered a full floor?
But I have no idea how this works in Lower Saxony.
I would tend to go for a bungalow with a basement living level (1m (3.3 ft) above ground), topped with a low-pitched hipped roof (I assume the author meant a pyramidal roof).
But I have no idea how this works in Lower Saxony.
I would tend to go for a bungalow with a basement living level (1m (3.3 ft) above ground), topped with a low-pitched hipped roof (I assume the author meant a pyramidal roof).
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Bauexperte6 Mar 2015 12:39SirSydom schrieb:
Does single-story not mean that the attic cannot be a full storey? Yes.
SirSydom schrieb:
But I have no idea how it is in Lower Saxony.. It is the same everywhere.
Regards, Bauexperte
But what counts as a full storey and what does not, I believe varies from state to state.
In Bavaria, in my opinion, an attic counts as a full storey if more than two-thirds of the area is higher than 230 cm (7 ft 7 in).
So even if the eaves height were 5 m (16 ft 5 in), you might not be able to raise the knee wall arbitrarily high, because one-third of the area must be less than 230 cm (7 ft 7 in) clear height.
* Just checked— in Lower Saxony it’s 220 cm (7 ft 3 in) (apparently the northerners didn’t grow as tall as the Bavarians).
In Bavaria, in my opinion, an attic counts as a full storey if more than two-thirds of the area is higher than 230 cm (7 ft 7 in).
So even if the eaves height were 5 m (16 ft 5 in), you might not be able to raise the knee wall arbitrarily high, because one-third of the area must be less than 230 cm (7 ft 7 in) clear height.
* Just checked— in Lower Saxony it’s 220 cm (7 ft 3 in) (apparently the northerners didn’t grow as tall as the Bavarians).
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