ᐅ Floor plan design for a hillside house with 5 children's bedrooms
Created on: 17 Jun 2017 12:31
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Arifas
Dear fellow contributors,
I’m sharing our first attempt at the floor plan. Unfortunately, I can’t fill out the list because copying it over on my phone doesn’t work properly, sorry.
Key data:
5 children between 0 and 11 years old
2 adults in their mid-thirties
Plot of about 900 sqm (9700 sq ft), facing north
Building window edge on the street side: 17.35 m (57 ft)
Sloped site; within the building window, the ground rises about 2 m (7 ft) over 10 m (33 ft) from front to back
We want 5 small children’s bedrooms, a slightly larger office for working from home, a master bedroom, three showers, three toilets, a bathtub, and access to the garden through the living room on the upper floor. One wall in the children’s rooms should be removable later.
The attic is walkable.
We are allowed to build 2 full stories, with a ridge height of about 12 m (39 ft) and an eave height of 11.6 m (38 ft).
We would prefer a hip roof.
The current drawing is 9.5 by 11 m (31 by 36 ft), but we would like to have around 195 to 205 sqm (2100 to 2200 sq ft) of living space later; garage or storage will be added.
The back wall of the house is embedded up to about 2 m (7 ft) into the slope.
I will try to attach a rough overview of the plot.
I’m sharing our first attempt at the floor plan. Unfortunately, I can’t fill out the list because copying it over on my phone doesn’t work properly, sorry.
Key data:
5 children between 0 and 11 years old
2 adults in their mid-thirties
Plot of about 900 sqm (9700 sq ft), facing north
Building window edge on the street side: 17.35 m (57 ft)
Sloped site; within the building window, the ground rises about 2 m (7 ft) over 10 m (33 ft) from front to back
We want 5 small children’s bedrooms, a slightly larger office for working from home, a master bedroom, three showers, three toilets, a bathtub, and access to the garden through the living room on the upper floor. One wall in the children’s rooms should be removable later.
The attic is walkable.
We are allowed to build 2 full stories, with a ridge height of about 12 m (39 ft) and an eave height of 11.6 m (38 ft).
We would prefer a hip roof.
The current drawing is 9.5 by 11 m (31 by 36 ft), but we would like to have around 195 to 205 sqm (2100 to 2200 sq ft) of living space later; garage or storage will be added.
The back wall of the house is embedded up to about 2 m (7 ft) into the slope.
I will try to attach a rough overview of the plot.
haydee schrieb:
We needed almost 15,000 euros more for civil engineering and concrete work. Nothing dramatic, as the saying goes, every little bit counts.Phew.I hope the structural contractor will send his quote as promised by the end of the week. That would be by Saturday at the latest. Since it’s a large company, I expect the quote to come during regular working hours, so either tomorrow (Friday) or on Monday.
Is a quote binding in any way? For example, if he says he will charge a certain amount for disposing of quantity X, does he have to stick to that price? It’s clear that the excavation volume is only an estimate. That will only become clear during the work.
Yes, it has to be done. He can also provide documentation like a weigh ticket or something similar.
We had quite a few issues because the lot was previously developed. Suddenly, the old road base had to be removed, a ring beam had to be poured there, the old retaining wall required underpinning beneath the foundation, and what was really expensive was the driveway. The quote included graveling the driveway for amount X. For my husband and me, that meant filling and compacting the driveway so we could drive into the garage. No, it simply meant a thin layer of gravel was applied, which was about 80cm (31 inches) lower than the garage entrance. The architect could have told us that.
So, the driveway still had to be filled in. The advantage is that now we don’t feel pressured to pave the driveway immediately. For now, we’ll focus on the terrace and related work so that our little one can play outside safely.
We had quite a few issues because the lot was previously developed. Suddenly, the old road base had to be removed, a ring beam had to be poured there, the old retaining wall required underpinning beneath the foundation, and what was really expensive was the driveway. The quote included graveling the driveway for amount X. For my husband and me, that meant filling and compacting the driveway so we could drive into the garage. No, it simply meant a thin layer of gravel was applied, which was about 80cm (31 inches) lower than the garage entrance. The architect could have told us that.
So, the driveway still had to be filled in. The advantage is that now we don’t feel pressured to pave the driveway immediately. For now, we’ll focus on the terrace and related work so that our little one can play outside safely.
Well, the end of the week has passed, and of course, no one has contacted us again [emoji849]. I’m really getting frustrated. Such endless waiting [emoji85]. And a frustrating start with the construction manager on top of that.
She assured us several times that we would have the offer by the end of the week because we had the appointment with the original earthworks contractor today. Depending on the offer from the structural builder, that appointment was supposed to be canceled or kept. But neither the construction manager nor the structural builder has reached out. No calls, emails, phone messages, or mail. Nothing.
I’m honestly losing patience with everyone [emoji85]. Maybe instead of a house, I should just put up a tent on the plot? We could definitely set that up on our own [emoji23].
She assured us several times that we would have the offer by the end of the week because we had the appointment with the original earthworks contractor today. Depending on the offer from the structural builder, that appointment was supposed to be canceled or kept. But neither the construction manager nor the structural builder has reached out. No calls, emails, phone messages, or mail. Nothing.
I’m honestly losing patience with everyone [emoji85]. Maybe instead of a house, I should just put up a tent on the plot? We could definitely set that up on our own [emoji23].
Oh, and the frustrating IKEA kitchen is off the table for me now. Such terrible service. Nothing works there. Today we all drove there on purpose (Saturday in the rain with all the kids, really no fun [emoji13]) and the system was down again, I couldn’t even log into my account, and the staff were completely overwhelmed.
I’m not going to buy a kitchen for 13,000 euros if I can’t even get a little bit of advice. The same kitchen from Schüller was estimated to cost around 15,000 euros last time. I’d rather go there again.
It’s just a shame about all the time I spent on the computer working on the IKEA kitchen.
Maybe here too: tent with camping kitchen. Done [emoji23]. The gas supplier is quite fast. Maybe then we can connect the grill there.
I’m not going to buy a kitchen for 13,000 euros if I can’t even get a little bit of advice. The same kitchen from Schüller was estimated to cost around 15,000 euros last time. I’d rather go there again.
It’s just a shame about all the time I spent on the computer working on the IKEA kitchen.
Maybe here too: tent with camping kitchen. Done [emoji23]. The gas supplier is quite fast. Maybe then we can connect the grill there.
Arifas schrieb:
Today we all drove there on purpose [...] I couldn’t even log into my account What kind of account do you need when you go there in person?
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