ᐅ Floor plan of an urban villa with a hipped roof – final adjustments

king_20001 schrieb:
The development plan states that the parking spaces must be usable independently from each other.

This basically means that one spot should not block the other. That in itself would not rule out a double garage, but I find your setback argument convincing and would likely plan the same way.

Tanita schrieb:
Maybe you could position the carport parallel to the street?

Probably not. Where such regulations exist, this distinction is usually not made.

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king_20001 schrieb:
You’re happy about something you worked on for a long time, and then something like this happens. Well, I can handle criticism because these things came about for specific reasons. The only issue was the staircase; that’s what I actually asked about.

Well, honestly: your car is nicely protected from the weather. But in return, it’s relatively dark inside.
The plot is challenging. But clearly, more space could have been planned— not just for one car.
We also have a garage positioned sideways. It needs to extend 3 meters (10 feet) to the front. This provides good noise and visual protection for the terraces located in the front area.
If you have to accept compromises, try thinking outside the box. When in doubt, always prioritize the person.
It’s not my fault that you didn’t ask here earlier.
Even if you don’t like the staircase and asked here about it: changing a staircase means changing everything. A floor plan’s success stands or falls with the staircase.
Otherwise, it’s not the worst design. But you will remember our advice later on.
By the way, a building permit / planning permission is not final; changes can still be made if you understand the reasoning.

ypg schrieb:
When in doubt, always give priority to the person

A very un-German attitude.

Around here, those noisy gasoline-powered machines have their own appeal, hard for people to compete with.

Try telling a French person that you gave up light in the living area because otherwise the shelter for the carriage wouldn’t have fit. They’d nail you to the wall with silver stakes and hope for the best.

But seriously: When I first saw the plot, I also thought about placing the house as far back as possible with a garage across the front like a barrier. If I set up a pergola 6m (20 feet) in front of the neighbor’s garage and plant something climbing there, I get light and no longer have such a bad view.

The original poster has a point in that you shouldn’t look at this plot through the eyes of someone used to living in the countryside – compromises are inevitable here. Which compromises to make is the question. Mine wouldn’t be the ones suggested here either (though I’m not French).

ypg schrieb:
A floor plan is made or broken by its staircase.

Usually yes, but here I would almost say, in this particular case not so much (because the "straight" upper floor avoids head clearance issues at the eaves wall). On closer inspection, though, unfortunately yes: this staircase cannot simply be reversed in its direction of travel as is. The starting point at the current exit doesn’t work, as it conflicts with the passage width on the kitchen / dressing room side and with the living room door; changing the leg lengths of the L shape by offsetting two steps in width at the back, while reducing length at the front, conflicts with the front door. So my conclusion is: simply rotating the staircase inside the stairwell (which would be easy and only a revision in the building permit / planning permission) is not possible here. The house would need to be half a meter wider (or – at least non-load-bearing – walls significantly shifted).

king_20001 schrieb:
First of all, many thanks to Invi85, who for the first time answered the actual question here.

To be honest, the fine print in the teaser box above the first ad break can easily be overlooked – so you can’t really blame anyone if their answers are based on the headline topic.

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