ᐅ Challenge of a quarter-circle house ;)

Created on: 5 Nov 2019 02:16
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Serdar88
Hello everyone,

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https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/Herausforderung-Grundriss-für-unschoene-grundstueckform-Hilfe.32565/
What has happened so far:

I am currently planning a house on a somewhat challenging plot shape. (Of course, the question immediately arises, "why don’t you buy a plot with a better shape to work with?" Answer: in our region of BW Region X, there are hardly any affordable plots. The city’s land prices are around 480 €/m2 (about $45 per sq ft).) The plot is located slightly outside the city and was purchased relatively cheaply.

Okay, so I now have the plot, and “only” the house is missing on it.

Site plan with yellow and pink zones, blue outline, north arrow, max single-family home 209.50 m

Site plan showing a plot with lawn and curved driveway

Plot site plan with curves, measurement lines and boundary markers.

In advance: the building authority gives me no exemptions whatsoever.

A major challenge is the house geometry because I prefer having the terrace on the south/west side and still enough space inside the house.

In the first attempt, I planned several corners. House geometry as ground floor:

Site plan of a plot showing boundary, driveway and lawn area


Based on your contributions and ideas, I completely rounded it into a quarter circle, which I also like better and can get used to.
Yes, the topic of walls, windows, and furniture is a bit more complex, but it has its charm.

Site plan: blue building footprint on plot with measurement lines in meters and curved boundary.

3D view of a pink, semicircular pool basin model in SketchUp.


Currently, I have considered the following layout.

Here are the basic key data:

Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 434 m2 (4670 sq ft)
Slope: no (or minimal)
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Building coverage ratio (BCR): 0.4
Building envelope: see development plan above (2.5 m (8 ft) to neighbors)
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: garage + 2 parking spots
Number of floors: 2 full floors (basement + ground floor + first floor)
Roof type: pitched shed roof
Architectural style: semi-detached house
Orientation: see development plan above, right side
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height 8.5 m (28 ft), eaves height 5.5 m (18 ft)
Additional regulations:

Client requirements
Style: modern
Building type: semi-detached house, 2 stories each approx. 120 m2 (1300 sq ft)
Basement, floors: 0, 1.5
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, currently no children
Space requirement per floor: approx. 120 m² (1300 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Office in living room or children’s room
Overnight guests per year: 15
Open or closed architecture: mixed
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with dining and living area with access to terrace
Fireplace: optional
Music / stereo wall: TV on wall
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage yes
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why or why not

House design
Designed by: myself
I like the larger terrace in the south/west directly from the living-dining area
Both bedrooms have their own bathroom
Bathrooms all aligned for plumbing

Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for house, including equipment: 550,000 euros (without furniture or land)
Preferred heating technology: gas burner

If you had to give up, which details/upgrades
- Could you give up: not sure
- Can you not give up:

Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
I wanted, as described above, a large combined kitchen, dining, and living area with direct access to the main terrace.
For that, keep the house maximum to the north side. Two bedrooms, each with its own bathroom.

Here are my questions and requests for advice:

What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
1. Do you prefer the rounded design over the corners from the first draft?
Before:

Detailed 3D floor plan of a house with furniture, stairs and rooms

Now:

2D floor plan of a house with living room, kitchen and stairs, including measurements.


2. What do you think of my new floor plan?
Architect criticizes:
--Bathroom without windows (No-go?)
--Small entrance area, staircase without a landing is bad, basement stairs are bad
--Bedroom 2 should be in the east (if child)

3. How would you optimize the weaknesses from point 2?

4. How do you find the architect’s initial draft?

Floor plan of a building with red exterior walls; kitchen, dining area, living room, bathroom, stairwell.


Thank you very much in advance and best regards

2D floor plan of a single-family house with color-coded areas
kaho6745 Nov 2019 13:01
kbt09 schrieb:

It’s a pity there isn’t an automatic feature here that can automatically orient such site plans to true north.

oriented to true north:


Map view of a development plan with colored zones, blue water line, and scale measurements.



Floor plan of a building with red outline; rooms, doors, and furniture.
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Scout
5 Nov 2019 13:02
kaho674 schrieb:

In my opinion, that still contradicts itself. Why have a two-room apartment for the parents if they are not moving in yet? In the end, they might never want to leave their own house. Then you have wasted money and space completely unnecessarily.
Then you wouldn’t have spent a quarter of a million but "only" an eighth of a million... and if the situation arose, they would probably appreciate the ground-level apartment more than the stairs to the attic. And what exactly is a person in need of care supposed to do with 120 m2 (1,292 sq ft)?
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hampshire
5 Nov 2019 13:04
kaho674 schrieb:

oriented north:

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I’m cured! Thanks.
kaho6745 Nov 2019 13:07
Scout schrieb:

then you wouldn’t have lost a quarter of a million but "only" an eighth of a million...


Woman in light blue top drinking from a cup during a TV show
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kbt09
5 Nov 2019 13:15
@kaho674 ... the automatic Norderin
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ypg
5 Nov 2019 14:24
Thank you for the advice. However, I don’t understand why the house is being pushed to the west boundary instead of orienting a slightly narrower, rectangular house on the east side.