Ask a questionQuestion?

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

Created on: 16 May 2017 14:23
S
sichtbeton82
Original post
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.
H
haydee25 Apr 2019 10:24
#103
There are not many options to bring light into the lower floors. And thanks to the steep slope, there is actually a view.
S
sichtbeton822 May 2019 08:49
#104
Here is an impression of the ground floor without supports.

Unfortunately, construction of the shell is at a standstill this week. There is an urgent matter at another site. Following the principle of mutual support, "give and take," this is manageable. Until then, the team has done an excellent job.

Shell construction of a brick house three people sorting wood scraps, ladder standing, outside green field
S
sichtbeton8213 May 2019 08:43
#105
Here are some current pictures. Backfilling will take place this week. The roof will be installed in two weeks, followed by the windows.

Shell construction of a brick house on a slope; green landscape, blue electrical box in the foreground.


Incomplete house made of orange bricks with purple insulation on a green hill.


Shell construction: orange brick walls, violet insulation panels, dark waterproofing membrane at the foundation, scaffolding.


Multi-story construction project with brick walls, wooden railing, ladder and building materials.


Shell construction of a multi-story house with wooden railing, ladder, bricks and insulation panels


Construction site: shell of a multi-story building with red bricks, wooden railing, ladder, cement mixer.


Construction site with metal formwork frame, supports and reinforcing steel on a concrete wall


Construction site with red brick wall in the foreground, white wall on the left, orange crane in the background


Shell construction: interior made of white concrete blocks, orange brick wall; outside crane system and concrete piles.


Unfinished room made of red bricks with window opening; view of house and trees behind.
S
sichtbeton8213 May 2019 08:44
#106
Construction site: Interior with white block walls, ladder on the left, open passage to the next room


Unfinished building made of white blocks, passageway, wet floor, construction machinery in the background.


Shell construction: orange brick walls, window opening with view of green trees outside


View through a narrow passage made of concrete blocks to a red brick wall with a tree behind it.


Construction site room with white Ytong blocks on the walls, puddle and wooden batten.


Construction site: Interior with white block walls, brick wall on the right, wet floor and plank.


Interior view of a construction site: brick wall on the left, concrete wall on the right, cable reel on the floor.


Construction site room: orange bricks on the left, white blocks on the right, window looking outside, building materials.


Shell interior: concrete walls, red bricks, pallets with calcium silicate blocks and tarpaulins.


Unfinished interior with brick walls, building materials, tools, and a person; view into greenery.
S
sichtbeton8213 May 2019 08:45
#107
Construction site: white blocks on the left, orange brick wall on the right; wheelbarrow with pink insulation block.


Interior construction: unfinished brick walls, building materials, tools; worker on the right edge.


Empty concrete basement with white walls; window in the back wall shows soil outside.


Unfinished concrete staircase in a sparse interior with white tiled walls and construction dust.


Stack of pink polystyrene insulation boards at a construction site next to metal and wooden components.


Dark concrete room, empty; on the right a round device with red eyes and a hose.


Unheated basement room made of concrete with steel reinforcement, insulation boards, and mats.


Unfinished building space with concrete block walls, wooden planks, and cement bags on the floor.


Shell construction site: unfinished interior with buckets, tarpaulins, boards, and tools.
S
Solveigh13 May 2019 10:26
#108
I like it! How do you design the balcony railings?