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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PitFlocke15 Nov 2018 15:01Here is the plot with approximate dimensions—not 100% accurate but should be sufficient for this discussion. The red line to the north marks the property boundary. Otherwise, the black lines indicate the limits.
Maria16 schrieb:That was once the plan, but the municipality already said in the first meeting that we have to build along the street, not parallel to it. A single wall (like from the garage) is allowed.
Or as a completely different alternative, if it were legally permitted:
A house whose front follows the northern boundary line but with a roof that only "tilts" accordingly.
kaho674 schrieb:Yes, at the moment we're leaning towards a hipped roof. I'll get the elevations later this week and can share them then. PS: The garage won’t have a hip roof but a flat roof.
I'm a bit surprised—it says hipped roof. I expected a flat roof. A gable roof would also be possible. But a hip roof at this length? Do you have any elevations yet?
kaho674 schrieb:I’ve wondered that myself, but somehow it seems like the number of bikes is increasing rather than decreasing :-|
Do you have a bike rental?
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Mottenhausen15 Nov 2018 15:10When looking at the empty and unburdened plot, I can also picture an L-shaped house with the garage integrated on the north side. This way, the garden might gain a few extra meters. Even 1m or 2m (3 ft or 6 ft) can make a big difference on small plots. No negative criticism intended; we only have a plot like that ourselves^^
PitFlocke schrieb:
- According to the municipality, the house should not be aligned with the street front but rather like the surrounding houses. Orientation north-south or east-west.I have to admit, I don't quite understand it. Where exactly is the desired alignment?kaho674 schrieb:
Honestly, I didn’t quite understand it. Where is the desired alignment? Or is it just about the orientation of the house?kaho674 schrieb:
Or is only the orientation of the house meant?The orientation of the house must be east/west or north/south. So either the gable end or the ridge.
I don’t find it easy: I sketched an L shape in one direction and then another, also a rectangle... the plot is not very large with less than 550 sqm (about 5920 sq ft), and the triangular shape takes up a lot of space. Everything I draw fits best with a carport/garage in the northwest corner. No matter how you turn it: placing a double carport plus parking for multiple bicycles elsewhere takes up too much space that could be used differently.
I also think the pointed section with the storage room works quite well. How exactly to implement it is another story.
Further question: how was it again? Building on the boundary is not allowed? That naturally reduces the depth available for the cars even more...
Still, this creates a nice inner courtyard, which is desired as far as I understand.
With a long transverse wing, there’s not much space left on the east and west sides. The terrace would then be on the south side.
As I see it, the house shifts so far south that nothing remains on the west side? Then at least some windows could take advantage of that side. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
On the south side, there would remain about 6 to 7 meters (20 to 23 feet) of depth for the garden along the full width. Of these, 4 meters (13 feet) would be terrace, leaving only a narrow strip for planting in the terrace area.
What about this variant?
You would have a better view from the house into the garden, and parts of the house would benefit more from the west and south sides.
You can look along the diagonal, which increases the sense of openness and visual length. The garden is divided into two areas that can be used together or separately.
Although my initial idea of a straight staircase might not work well, you can definitely create a good floor plan with this L shape, where the main rooms open towards the garden.
PitFlocke schrieb:
Well, the designer for the initial draft is out of the running because it would have been unaffordable, When considering both planning and construction together, maybe not after all?
kaho674 schrieb:
Where is the desired setback? An aerial view showing the arrangement of neighboring buildings might clarify this.
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