I have been a silent reader of this great and informative forum for quite some time, as we are fortunate to have acquired a plot of land and are now in the preliminary planning stage for building.
We are still in the discovery phase and face the challenge that the zoning plan is quite restrictive, so our dreams cannot be fully realized.
Of course, we will consult a draftsman later, but beforehand, we want to have a rough plan in place.
The details:
The building envelope for the semi-detached house is 6.5 x 12 m (21 x 39 feet), with the garage required to be flush with the house wall. The orientation is very favorable according to the compass directions: the short sides of the building face north and south, the party wall is on the east side, and the wall adjoining the garage is on the west side.
Our challenges:
We are still in the discovery phase and face the challenge that the zoning plan is quite restrictive, so our dreams cannot be fully realized.
Of course, we will consult a draftsman later, but beforehand, we want to have a rough plan in place.
The details:
The building envelope for the semi-detached house is 6.5 x 12 m (21 x 39 feet), with the garage required to be flush with the house wall. The orientation is very favorable according to the compass directions: the short sides of the building face north and south, the party wall is on the east side, and the wall adjoining the garage is on the west side.
Our challenges:
- We would really like a staircase that is NOT integrated into the living area—simply so that, for example, when our children visit later, they don’t always have to walk through the living room. However, I fear this will cost a lot of space and make the dining area too small. I would appreciate your feedback on this! (see draft)
- In our upstairs plan, I run into another problem: Does anyone have an idea how to fit 3 bedrooms plus 1 bathroom with this stair position? Is this even possible?
- We would like to separate the dining area from the TV/lounge area to allow simultaneous use without disturbing each other.
- In every planning idea we have, we end up with a large room on the south side of about 6 m x 4 m (20 x 13 feet) with windows facing south and west plus a door leading north → How would you arrange this room? I would rather not have the TV 5 m (16 feet) away from the couch, and the TV should not be opposite the windows because of reflections. I’m missing a creative idea here...