Hello everyone,
we are planning a new build intended for rental. The conditions are quite challenging because the plot slopes slightly, and the building area must be used to the maximum in order to achieve the required square meters.
The floor plan, as shown in the current drawing, fits EXACTLY within the building area, respecting all boundaries. According to our building authority (preliminary building inquiry), it may be extended approximately 1 meter (3 feet) to the left and about 1 meter (3 feet) downwards (possibly easing a pointed corner). To the right and upwards, the floor plan cannot be changed.
We designed the plan ourselves and generally think it is quite good. Everything needed is included. The only uncertainty is whether the size of the living room will be practical.
We welcome any suggestions and are open to changes we might not have considered.
The house will be rented to (probably American) families. If any information is missing, please let us know, and I will try to provide it.
Attached is the questionnaire filled out as far as possible.
Thank you in advance for the help.
Best regards, Julia
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot Size approx. 850 sqm (9,150 sq ft)
Slope: yes
Building area, building line, and boundaries: alignment of rear houses according to the cadastral plan
Number of parking spaces: 0
Number of Floors 2
Roof type: mono-pitch roof
Architectural Style: modern
Special Features: Development in the second row, access via neighboring properties (easement). Due to the tight building area, garages beside the house are not desired; therefore, garages are located in the basement.
No boundaries need to be observed for the plot on the left and bottom sides, as these properties formerly had separate parcel numbers. This information comes from our building authority’s preliminary inquiry. On the right side, a 3 m (10 ft) boundary must be respected.
Client Requirements
Style, Roof Type, Building Type: mono-pitch roof
Basement, Floors: usable basement
Number of occupants, age: 2-5
Space Requirements on Ground and Upper Floors: upper floor 5 rooms + kitchen + bath
Office: family use or home office? family
Guest bedrooms per year
Conventional or modern construction: modern
Open Kitchen, Island: yes, both
Number of Dining Seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Music/Stereo Wall: multimedia wall for TV and music
Balcony, roof terrace
Garage, carport
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional Requests / Special Features / Daily Routine: American side-by-side refrigerator mandatory; lower level should be optionally usable as an independent apartment
House Design
Who designed the plan:
-Do-it-yourself by us
What do you like most? open living-dining area, garage integrated into the house
What don’t you like? layout of living-dining-kitchen, staircase maybe not optimal, storage room very small.
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump (no gas connection on the plot)
If you had to do without certain details or expansions:
-You can do without:
-You cannot do without: garage inside the house
we are planning a new build intended for rental. The conditions are quite challenging because the plot slopes slightly, and the building area must be used to the maximum in order to achieve the required square meters.
The floor plan, as shown in the current drawing, fits EXACTLY within the building area, respecting all boundaries. According to our building authority (preliminary building inquiry), it may be extended approximately 1 meter (3 feet) to the left and about 1 meter (3 feet) downwards (possibly easing a pointed corner). To the right and upwards, the floor plan cannot be changed.
We designed the plan ourselves and generally think it is quite good. Everything needed is included. The only uncertainty is whether the size of the living room will be practical.
We welcome any suggestions and are open to changes we might not have considered.
The house will be rented to (probably American) families. If any information is missing, please let us know, and I will try to provide it.
Attached is the questionnaire filled out as far as possible.
Thank you in advance for the help.
Best regards, Julia
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot Size approx. 850 sqm (9,150 sq ft)
Slope: yes
Building area, building line, and boundaries: alignment of rear houses according to the cadastral plan
Number of parking spaces: 0
Number of Floors 2
Roof type: mono-pitch roof
Architectural Style: modern
Special Features: Development in the second row, access via neighboring properties (easement). Due to the tight building area, garages beside the house are not desired; therefore, garages are located in the basement.
No boundaries need to be observed for the plot on the left and bottom sides, as these properties formerly had separate parcel numbers. This information comes from our building authority’s preliminary inquiry. On the right side, a 3 m (10 ft) boundary must be respected.
Client Requirements
Style, Roof Type, Building Type: mono-pitch roof
Basement, Floors: usable basement
Number of occupants, age: 2-5
Space Requirements on Ground and Upper Floors: upper floor 5 rooms + kitchen + bath
Office: family use or home office? family
Guest bedrooms per year
Conventional or modern construction: modern
Open Kitchen, Island: yes, both
Number of Dining Seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Music/Stereo Wall: multimedia wall for TV and music
Balcony, roof terrace
Garage, carport
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional Requests / Special Features / Daily Routine: American side-by-side refrigerator mandatory; lower level should be optionally usable as an independent apartment
House Design
Who designed the plan:
-Do-it-yourself by us
What do you like most? open living-dining area, garage integrated into the house
What don’t you like? layout of living-dining-kitchen, staircase maybe not optimal, storage room very small.
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump (no gas connection on the plot)
If you had to do without certain details or expansions:
-You can do without:
-You cannot do without: garage inside the house
You plan to remove 1 meter (3 feet) of the original ground slope towards the south—is that correct? Will this still work with the garage driveway and the existing building?
Personally, I don’t like the idea of having the front door in the storage basement (since the north side gets no light), entering through a dark corner, then going upstairs and effectively entering the apartment at the top, directly into the living room.
However, I don’t have a better solution—maybe place the entire stairwell, including the entrance door, on the south side?
Personally, I don’t like the idea of having the front door in the storage basement (since the north side gets no light), entering through a dark corner, then going upstairs and effectively entering the apartment at the top, directly into the living room.
However, I don’t have a better solution—maybe place the entire stairwell, including the entrance door, on the south side?
Hello
Cool... a shed roof bungalow.
The building plot and the orientation are quite challenging.
I also don’t think the solution you have in mind is very good.
Assuming that nothing will be built to the north, I have quite different ideas.
We are currently building a very similar building. It can also be found here.
Olli
Cool... a shed roof bungalow.
The building plot and the orientation are quite challenging.
I also don’t think the solution you have in mind is very good.
Assuming that nothing will be built to the north, I have quite different ideas.
We are currently building a very similar building. It can also be found here.
Olli
Hello again
a few thoughts:
Starting on the ground floor from the east side, garage, stairs and entrance; southwest then the living area with the option of a small terrace; northwest the bedroom; north the bathroom and storage room.
On the upper floor, also clockwise following the terrain slope, an entrance on the upper floor.
Southeast and south the children's rooms, basement stairs, southwest to north the living room, north the bedroom and bathroom.
Just a quick outline
Olli
a few thoughts:
Starting on the ground floor from the east side, garage, stairs and entrance; southwest then the living area with the option of a small terrace; northwest the bedroom; north the bathroom and storage room.
On the upper floor, also clockwise following the terrain slope, an entrance on the upper floor.
Southeast and south the children's rooms, basement stairs, southwest to north the living room, north the bedroom and bathroom.
Just a quick outline
Olli
Hello,
what exactly qualifies as a rental property? Wikipedia shares my understanding of such a building... in short: a house with rented residential units intended to generate income.
For that purpose, I would—sorry—build very differently than if it were for myself. To put it simply: considerations like whether a side-by-side refrigerator fits won’t matter.
Could you clarify your house construction project a bit more? Explain your headline? ... before too much effort is spent in the wrong direction...
what exactly qualifies as a rental property? Wikipedia shares my understanding of such a building... in short: a house with rented residential units intended to generate income.
For that purpose, I would—sorry—build very differently than if it were for myself. To put it simply: considerations like whether a side-by-side refrigerator fits won’t matter.
Could you clarify your house construction project a bit more? Explain your headline? ... before too much effort is spent in the wrong direction...
Hello and thank you very much for the quick responses. I think I expressed myself incorrectly.
First of all, the entire property will be rented out as one house. It should only have the option at some point, if one only needs one floor in old age or if the entire space can no longer be rented out, to be able to use the lower floor separately in terms of rooms.
Therefore, two separate entrances are not necessary right now, just possibly an intermediate entrance or something similar in the future.
It is a new building, so there is no existing structure.
North is at the back of the garden. @wrobel: what do you mean by “assuming that nothing will be built to the north”?
Yvonne: the floor plan should be designed so that we could possibly move in there ourselves at some point (in 10-15 years). We currently live next to our company and want to live more quietly in the future.
We are also building everything ourselves; most of the cost will be materials only, so the structure and layout will be high quality, and the interior design will initially be aimed at rental.
Basically, you are probably right about the side-by-side refrigerator, but Americans are quite a special target group for us. You don’t even want to start under 180 sqm (1,940 sq ft); certain things are necessary for them. The rents are correspondingly high. Therefore, such small details will be taken into account.
First of all, the entire property will be rented out as one house. It should only have the option at some point, if one only needs one floor in old age or if the entire space can no longer be rented out, to be able to use the lower floor separately in terms of rooms.
Therefore, two separate entrances are not necessary right now, just possibly an intermediate entrance or something similar in the future.
It is a new building, so there is no existing structure.
North is at the back of the garden. @wrobel: what do you mean by “assuming that nothing will be built to the north”?
Yvonne: the floor plan should be designed so that we could possibly move in there ourselves at some point (in 10-15 years). We currently live next to our company and want to live more quietly in the future.
We are also building everything ourselves; most of the cost will be materials only, so the structure and layout will be high quality, and the interior design will initially be aimed at rental.
Basically, you are probably right about the side-by-side refrigerator, but Americans are quite a special target group for us. You don’t even want to start under 180 sqm (1,940 sq ft); certain things are necessary for them. The rents are correspondingly high. Therefore, such small details will be taken into account.
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