ᐅ Floor plan design for a two-family house on a hillside

Created on: 16 May 2017 14:23
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sichtbeton82
Hello everyone,

I would appreciate your feedback on the floor plans.

Development Plan / Restrictions:
· Plot size: 1,200 m² (18 m (59 inches) wide)
· Slope: south-facing hill, street to the north
· Site coverage ratio: 0.3
· Floor area ratio: 0.6
· Building envelope, building line, and boundary: see "enlarged building envelope" 12 x 14 m (39 x 46 feet)
· Edge development: garages
· Number of parking spaces: 3 required according to building authority
· Construction type: open building layout
· Building setback: 3 m (10 feet)
· Roof type: pitched roofs 15-30°, hipped roofs to be avoided, see regulations
· Orientation: ridge direction of the buildings parallel to each other
· Exterior design: see section 6 of the regulations


Homeowners’ Requirements

Preliminary: The homeowners (born 1982 male, 1988 female, and two children born 2014 female, 2016 male) want to live on two floors (basement and ground floor). A third children’s bedroom should also be included. The third floor (attic) should be accessible barrier-free.

· Style: Bauhaus (optionally exposed concrete)
· Roof design: large south-facing side (for solar panels, photovoltaics)
· Building type: two-family house
· Basement and floors: basement, ground floor, attic
· Number of occupants and ages as above: (2 + 3 in basement and ground floor, 2 + 1 in attic)

o Space requirements attic: 2 bedrooms, 1 flexible floor plan bathroom, open living/dining/kitchen area, utility room
o Space requirements ground floor: 1 master bedroom, walk-in closet, master bathroom, large open living/dining/kitchen area, wardrobe, storage room
o Space requirements basement: 3 children’s bedrooms, children’s bathroom, optional play corridor, boiler room, cellar, utility room

· Open or closed architecture: open
· Conservative or modern construction: modern
· Kitchen: open kitchen with island (at least on ground floor)
· Balcony, roof terrace: likely sensible on all three floors considering exposed concrete
· Parking spaces: carports if possible, which can later be converted into garages (initial cost saving)
· Heating/thermal technology: air-to-water heat pump (underfloor heating), optional photovoltaics
· Windows: large window areas on the south side, optionally wide, low windows above the kitchen worktop on the ground floor
· Energy efficiency: KfW 55 standard
· High sound insulation (especially for the ceiling of the attic, separate residential unit)

East view: sketch with stacked rectangles, diagonal line and hatched triangle.


Elongated plot marked in yellow on a site plan with parcel numbers.


Ground floor plan: living/cooking area, master bedroom with walk-in closet, bathroom, WC, hallway, terrace.


Hand-drawn basement floor plan with hallway, cellar room, bathroom, and three children’s bedrooms.
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sichtbeton82
10 Apr 2019 07:38
Thank you for your advice! Pictures from across the street will follow as soon as the area has been backfilled further and the southern soil pile has been removed.

I will also take some time to read up on the legal aspects of using a drone. I have already informed the neighbors present beforehand in a friendly manner. Among other things, they were quite excited, as they could now also have aerial photos taken of their own houses.
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sichtbeton82
12 Apr 2019 07:25
It’s still growing! Now you can get a better idea of the south elevation. There was quite a bit of "headwind" because of the hotel view.

View from a construction site towards green hills, wooden railing in the foreground


Construction of a two-story brick house with scaffolding, ladder, and debris in front
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haydee
12 Apr 2019 07:49
Now that's a view
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Wickie
12 Apr 2019 08:30
Well, that is truly a fantastic view!
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sichtbeton82
25 Apr 2019 07:04
All these holidays are really slowing things down.
Here is a look at the gable. Flatter than expected. Of course, I know the plan, but in real life it always looks a bit different.

Construction site: red brick wall, steel scaffolding, lumber, wheelbarrow, concrete mixer, tools.


Construction site: two construction workers on scaffolding, red brick structure, building materials visible.


Shell of a two-story brick house with wooden scaffolding, ladder, crane, and building materials.
Climbee25 Apr 2019 07:44
I will probably never become a fan of the front elevation...

Nevertheless, wishing you continued success!