ᐅ Design / Improvement of a Single-Family House 150-175 m² with Hipped Roof and Basement
Created on: 14 Nov 2018 10:26
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PitFlocke
Hello everyone,
I am currently planning my house and have received the first drafts. However, I would like to gather more opinions and ideas. Please share your feedback, suggestions, possibilities, and also any criticisms of the current design. I am open to everything.
THANK YOU =)
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 535m² (5756 ft²)
Slope: Flat
Site and floor area ratio: No specification
Building envelope, building line, and boundary:
- North (street): setback approximately 2m (6.5 ft)
- West: minimum setback 3m (10 ft)
- South: as much space as possible left free for the garden
- East: building allowed up to 1m (3 ft) from property line
Number of parking spaces: double garage plus parking space in front of the building
Number of floors: Basement, ground floor, upper floor
Roof type: Hip roof
Architectural style: Modern
Orientation: Open toward the south, closed toward the north (street)
Additional requirements:
- According to the municipality, the house should not align with the street building line but rather follow the typical orientation of the surrounding houses, either north-south or east-west.
- Kitchen and living room should be separately accessible from the hallway
- Ground floor terrace ideally faces southeast to enjoy the evening sun
- Access from garage into the house
Clients’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Modern, single-family house
Basement, floors: Basement yes, plus ground and upper floor
Space requirements on ground floor: Kitchen (with island) plus dining room, study, hallway, pantry, living room, guest toilet
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s rooms (approx. 15m² (160 ft²) each), children’s bathroom, master bathroom, laundry room (washing machine, etc.), master bedroom with walk-in closet
Guest bedrooms per year: -
Number of dining seats: approx. 8
Fireplace: yes, through fireplace between kitchen and living room
Balcony, roof terrace: walkable terrace on the upper floor
Garage, carport: Double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: Utility garden
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for preferences or exclusions
House draft
Who created the design: independent planner
What do you particularly like? Why?
Use of the plot, although there might be a better alternative
What do you not like? Why?
On the upper floor: Bathroom is not ideal because it is actually too large, and the space in the center of the room cannot be used. Perhaps a different layout would work better...
Price estimate according to architect/planner: -
Preferred heating system: Groundwater heat pump
Why is the design like this? Result of discussions and input from us and friends
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters? Separation of living room and kitchen/dining with access from the hallway, south-facing orientation
I am currently planning my house and have received the first drafts. However, I would like to gather more opinions and ideas. Please share your feedback, suggestions, possibilities, and also any criticisms of the current design. I am open to everything.
THANK YOU =)
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 535m² (5756 ft²)
Slope: Flat
Site and floor area ratio: No specification
Building envelope, building line, and boundary:
- North (street): setback approximately 2m (6.5 ft)
- West: minimum setback 3m (10 ft)
- South: as much space as possible left free for the garden
- East: building allowed up to 1m (3 ft) from property line
Number of parking spaces: double garage plus parking space in front of the building
Number of floors: Basement, ground floor, upper floor
Roof type: Hip roof
Architectural style: Modern
Orientation: Open toward the south, closed toward the north (street)
Additional requirements:
- According to the municipality, the house should not align with the street building line but rather follow the typical orientation of the surrounding houses, either north-south or east-west.
- Kitchen and living room should be separately accessible from the hallway
- Ground floor terrace ideally faces southeast to enjoy the evening sun
- Access from garage into the house
Clients’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Modern, single-family house
Basement, floors: Basement yes, plus ground and upper floor
Space requirements on ground floor: Kitchen (with island) plus dining room, study, hallway, pantry, living room, guest toilet
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s rooms (approx. 15m² (160 ft²) each), children’s bathroom, master bathroom, laundry room (washing machine, etc.), master bedroom with walk-in closet
Guest bedrooms per year: -
Number of dining seats: approx. 8
Fireplace: yes, through fireplace between kitchen and living room
Balcony, roof terrace: walkable terrace on the upper floor
Garage, carport: Double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: Utility garden
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for preferences or exclusions
House draft
Who created the design: independent planner
What do you particularly like? Why?
Use of the plot, although there might be a better alternative
What do you not like? Why?
On the upper floor: Bathroom is not ideal because it is actually too large, and the space in the center of the room cannot be used. Perhaps a different layout would work better...
Price estimate according to architect/planner: -
Preferred heating system: Groundwater heat pump
Why is the design like this? Result of discussions and input from us and friends
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters? Separation of living room and kitchen/dining with access from the hallway, south-facing orientation
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PitFlocke14 Nov 2018 14:05ypg schrieb:
Then please "revise" the balcony What exactly do you mean by that?
ypg schrieb:
Brr... who would want that??? Yes, maybe some light so getting up is a bit easier.
ypg schrieb:
What is it supposed to be for??? The balcony? The balcony would be for lying outside if absolutely necessary, but that’s rather unlikely if you have a terrace. More likely it’s for maybe drying laundry in the summer, which is supposed to be washed upstairs as well.
ypg schrieb:
I would like to see a design with a centrally located staircase and a completely new layout for the east side I need to search for that. I have one from another planner, but personally I don’t like it very much…
PitFlocke schrieb:
In Austria, this is called a setback approval, which you need to obtain from your neighbor if you do not want to comply with the legally required setbacks. I see. Different countries...
PitFlocke schrieb:
I need to check again, because having space on the south or west side is important to me. The area toward the north is barely usable anyway. That’s what it was about. The whole garage issue, pushing it even more to the north to have a larger south-facing garden. But your border regulations are different.
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PitFlocke14 Nov 2018 14:24Here is the initial draft from another designer for the single-family house with a more central staircase. In our opinion, it is not bad, but the central staircase makes it difficult to place a hallway.
The clearances on this plan are somewhat tight. This means the house would also need to be positioned more toward the south here!
The clearances on this plan are somewhat tight. This means the house would also need to be positioned more toward the south here!
Hello PitFlocke,
I personally prefer the second design you posted. It looks more cohesive.
I would leave out the storage room by the garage since there is a basement. The pantry is spacious enough—I would just use it to store kitchen supplies and everyday essentials (cleaning products, etc.) for the dining and living rooms, lock the pantry, and install a much smaller window.
I would also move the washing machine to the basement. This is partly because I’m a fan of hanging laundry to dry, which usually isn’t practical in a utility room on the ground floor or upper floor.
I think the upper floor is great as it is.
Best regards
I personally prefer the second design you posted. It looks more cohesive.
I would leave out the storage room by the garage since there is a basement. The pantry is spacious enough—I would just use it to store kitchen supplies and everyday essentials (cleaning products, etc.) for the dining and living rooms, lock the pantry, and install a much smaller window.
I would also move the washing machine to the basement. This is partly because I’m a fan of hanging laundry to dry, which usually isn’t practical in a utility room on the ground floor or upper floor.
I think the upper floor is great as it is.
Best regards
PitFlocke schrieb:
Here is the initial draft from another designer for the single-family house with a more centrally located staircase. From our point of view, it’s not bad, but because of the central staircase, it is difficult to position a hallway. The clearances on this plan are a bit too tight. This means the house would need to be positioned more towards the south here!Overall, I find this design much better. Much better. Although a few details could still be refined, it is the better draft (if I may say so... “is ... better,” yes, more coherent in terms of layout and structure).
kaho674 schrieb:
Oh, other countries... In this case probably just different terms (I assume Abstandsnachsicht and Abstandsflächenübernahme are similar in nature), but where in Germany construction would be permitted under §34, the rules are likely different.
kaho674 schrieb:
But your boundary laws are simply different. Who knows? – much of German building law dates back to the chancellorship of an Austrian.
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