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.
We are now trying to design the garden without using L-shaped retaining walls. With enough terrain, that should work.
By the way, we are selling our old house next week. What do you think is a realistic move-in date for the new house? Unfortunately, the site manager refuses to give any information on this as a rule.
Tomorrow is the inspection of the sanitary rough-in; the electrical work is completed. The windows should be repaired by tomorrow. According to the schedule, the next step should be plastering. The drywall contractor will probably do the painting for us, and we will also have the floors installed. The floors will be laid by an acquaintance who has a flexible schedule.
Do you think moving in by November 15, 2018, is too optimistic?
By the way, we are selling our old house next week. What do you think is a realistic move-in date for the new house? Unfortunately, the site manager refuses to give any information on this as a rule.
Tomorrow is the inspection of the sanitary rough-in; the electrical work is completed. The windows should be repaired by tomorrow. According to the schedule, the next step should be plastering. The drywall contractor will probably do the painting for us, and we will also have the floors installed. The floors will be laid by an acquaintance who has a flexible schedule.
Do you think moving in by November 15, 2018, is too optimistic?
For us, it took 10 weeks after the screed dried.
Is your acquaintance only working on the floors during weekends and evenings with your help, or can they work full days?
I think November 15th is realistic. Your site manager should be able to provide some guidance. They don’t need to specify that the final inspection is on October 25th; it’s enough if they say you can start with the floors at the beginning of October or so.
Don’t make the slope too steep. Check what the common robotic lawn mowers can handle. You could also integrate a slide into the slope, with a large sandbox at the bottom.
Is your acquaintance only working on the floors during weekends and evenings with your help, or can they work full days?
I think November 15th is realistic. Your site manager should be able to provide some guidance. They don’t need to specify that the final inspection is on October 25th; it’s enough if they say you can start with the floors at the beginning of October or so.
Don’t make the slope too steep. Check what the common robotic lawn mowers can handle. You could also integrate a slide into the slope, with a large sandbox at the bottom.
The acquaintance does this as a full-time job during the week. We help out on weekends.
Yes, we also want to have sliding slopes [emoji7]. Luckily, we have enough space at the back, so the inclines don’t have to be too steep.
We have now decided to fill in the entire rear side of the house and protect the bathroom with a light well. At one point, we thought about filling only up to the underside of the upper floor at the terrace and leaving the bathroom window free next to it. But then you have to retain so much with L-shaped retaining walls and end up with less flat surface. That’s why we want to do it differently after all.
Yes, we also want to have sliding slopes [emoji7]. Luckily, we have enough space at the back, so the inclines don’t have to be too steep.
We have now decided to fill in the entire rear side of the house and protect the bathroom with a light well. At one point, we thought about filling only up to the underside of the upper floor at the terrace and leaving the bathroom window free next to it. But then you have to retain so much with L-shaped retaining walls and end up with less flat surface. That’s why we want to do it differently after all.
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