Dear house building forum members,
I am new here and would appreciate creative ideas, opinions, and suggestions regarding our building plot:
Our plans:
Our goal is to build a spacious single-family house (220-240 sqm (2,370-2,580 sq ft)) with a separate apartment (about 60-70 sqm (650-750 sq ft)) for two adults and two small children.
It would be ideal to have a wide/long double garage plus two additional parking spaces in front.
One full floor (plus basement and attic) according to the development plan.
Style: open, modern, minimalist but without extravagant or unnecessary luxury.
Of course, good privacy from neighbors is very important.
Plot size: approx. 920 m² (approx. 7,860 sq ft) = approx. 730 m² (7,860 sq ft) plus approx. 190 m² (2,045 sq ft) driveway.
Development plan:
Site coverage ratio (floor area ratio): 0.3
Gross floor area ratio: 0.5
Open building style
1 full floor
Gable roof 28-38°
Knee wall max. 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
(see attached images)
Additional information / my thoughts:
– Nice plot in Baden-Württemberg with private access road (see photos attached)
– West edge: adjacent to open fields
– Not entirely flat: about 1 to 2 m (3-6 ft) height difference from west to east; sloping downwards to the east
– Plot width (north-south) is 20 m (66 ft).
My questions:
1. Do my plans for the size of our desired house fit within the development plan? Can I build about 300 m² (3,230 sq ft) (house plus separate apartment) there?
(Sorry for asking so simply for reassurance. Based on my calculations and my understanding of site coverage and floor area ratios, it should be possible.)
2. How do you assess the situation? Will it feel relatively “tight” in relation to the two neighboring houses (north and south)?
Theoretically, quite large houses can also be built there according to the development plan (see photos attached).
I know this is a high-level concern, but at this early planning stage, I would like to get your valued and experienced opinions.
For example, where to best position our house within the building zone to be as “safe” as possible, regardless of where and how neighbors may build.
The goal of this discussion at this point is not to develop detailed floor plans, but rather to collect initial assessments and ideas about the best way to build on this plot.
Thank you very much in advance!
If further information is needed, I’m happy to provide it!
Thanks in advance and best regards!
I am new here and would appreciate creative ideas, opinions, and suggestions regarding our building plot:
Our plans:
Our goal is to build a spacious single-family house (220-240 sqm (2,370-2,580 sq ft)) with a separate apartment (about 60-70 sqm (650-750 sq ft)) for two adults and two small children.
It would be ideal to have a wide/long double garage plus two additional parking spaces in front.
One full floor (plus basement and attic) according to the development plan.
Style: open, modern, minimalist but without extravagant or unnecessary luxury.
Of course, good privacy from neighbors is very important.
Plot size: approx. 920 m² (approx. 7,860 sq ft) = approx. 730 m² (7,860 sq ft) plus approx. 190 m² (2,045 sq ft) driveway.
Development plan:
Site coverage ratio (floor area ratio): 0.3
Gross floor area ratio: 0.5
Open building style
1 full floor
Gable roof 28-38°
Knee wall max. 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
(see attached images)
Additional information / my thoughts:
– Nice plot in Baden-Württemberg with private access road (see photos attached)
– West edge: adjacent to open fields
– Not entirely flat: about 1 to 2 m (3-6 ft) height difference from west to east; sloping downwards to the east
– Plot width (north-south) is 20 m (66 ft).
My questions:
1. Do my plans for the size of our desired house fit within the development plan? Can I build about 300 m² (3,230 sq ft) (house plus separate apartment) there?
(Sorry for asking so simply for reassurance. Based on my calculations and my understanding of site coverage and floor area ratios, it should be possible.)
2. How do you assess the situation? Will it feel relatively “tight” in relation to the two neighboring houses (north and south)?
Theoretically, quite large houses can also be built there according to the development plan (see photos attached).
I know this is a high-level concern, but at this early planning stage, I would like to get your valued and experienced opinions.
For example, where to best position our house within the building zone to be as “safe” as possible, regardless of where and how neighbors may build.
The goal of this discussion at this point is not to develop detailed floor plans, but rather to collect initial assessments and ideas about the best way to build on this plot.
Thank you very much in advance!
If further information is needed, I’m happy to provide it!
Thanks in advance and best regards!
There are many options. If you want complete privacy, only a 2 m (6.5 ft) high wall or privacy fence will help.
That’s not very attractive, though.
Hedges, perennials, and shrubs, letting them grow tall, are alternatives. The left and right sides are still undeveloped, right?
Sun protection like a shade sail or even a playhouse can also provide some privacy.
That’s not very attractive, though.
Hedges, perennials, and shrubs, letting them grow tall, are alternatives. The left and right sides are still undeveloped, right?
Sun protection like a shade sail or even a playhouse can also provide some privacy.
Okay, question understood, I have reviewed the plot again (without the granny flat).
I don’t see any special features compared to other plots. You don’t have any special status or unusual dimensions.
I would probably place the double garage on the east side.
The house in the center. You have a slope. Have you already considered how the house design (size) will turn out? A basement open to the east, possibly with a sleeping floor (or office, hobby room) in addition to utility rooms; ground floor as living space with a terrace facing the west garden; upper floor as sleeping area... complete privacy will not be achievable, as your neighbors could have a view of the garden from their upper floor to the west. You can see them too. But nobody will stand there to watch you.
I don’t see any special features compared to other plots. You don’t have any special status or unusual dimensions.
I would probably place the double garage on the east side.
The house in the center. You have a slope. Have you already considered how the house design (size) will turn out? A basement open to the east, possibly with a sleeping floor (or office, hobby room) in addition to utility rooms; ground floor as living space with a terrace facing the west garden; upper floor as sleeping area... complete privacy will not be achievable, as your neighbors could have a view of the garden from their upper floor to the west. You can see them too. But nobody will stand there to watch you.
sanftmut schrieb:
Not entirely level: about a 1 to 2 meter (3 to 6 feet) height difference from west to east; sloping downwards to the east That is still quite imprecise—1 to 2 meters (3 to 6 feet) over 40 centimeters (16 inches) of plot width does not suggest a basement living area.
Generally, I would try to place the garage parking space near the driveway and make the house as wide as possible within the building plot. Of course, this also depends on the desired room layout. A floor area of 200-220 square meters (2,150-2,370 square feet) is quite substantial… is that including the basement?
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