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)
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)
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sichtbeton8214 May 2019 06:45Thank you! Like almost everything in the house (except for the dimensions), this will be more of a low-budget project. Therefore, we plan to use a balcony railing with a handrail made of round aluminum tubing about 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches) high above the finished floor level. Approximately every 1.5 meters (5 feet) the aluminum tubing will also serve as posts extending downward. Between these posts, there will be a galvanized wire mesh fence. However, the exact execution is not yet decided. The wire mesh could either be placed only between the sections using additional side fasteners, or it could be twisted into the posts. Hopefully, you were able to understand this, Mensch Meier.
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sichtbeton8214 May 2019 14:38Top priority besides low costs is an open and airy feeling, including good visibility. We are basing this on a fence from friends who built their house three years ago. Although their overall project was not low-budget, the fence was this simple solution. I’ll try to remember to take a picture during my next visit.
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sichtbeton8217 May 2019 07:25Here is the promised photo of the balcony railing.
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sichtbeton8217 May 2019 07:35Further thoughts on terracing. A nice challenge on a slope.
Just a quick recap so you don’t have to scroll back too much. Almost a south-facing slope, children’s rooms (ages 4, 3, and 0) in the basement (level terrace), living room/kitchen on the ground floor. For the terracing, I followed the 2-meter (6.6 feet) contour lines. As you can see, the slope is not just downward but also tilted sideways. Initially, only the first two terraces are planned. The earthworks contractor will soon install 2-meter (6.6 feet) L-shaped retaining walls.
We want the edge of the first terrace to be straight, while the second one will follow the contour line more closely.
If there’s any budget left over, we are considering a pool, roughly 4 by 7 meters (13 by 23 feet). Would you place it rather on terrace 1 (the highest) or on terrace 2? I am deliberately not listing our criteria yet.
Just a quick recap so you don’t have to scroll back too much. Almost a south-facing slope, children’s rooms (ages 4, 3, and 0) in the basement (level terrace), living room/kitchen on the ground floor. For the terracing, I followed the 2-meter (6.6 feet) contour lines. As you can see, the slope is not just downward but also tilted sideways. Initially, only the first two terraces are planned. The earthworks contractor will soon install 2-meter (6.6 feet) L-shaped retaining walls.
We want the edge of the first terrace to be straight, while the second one will follow the contour line more closely.
If there’s any budget left over, we are considering a pool, roughly 4 by 7 meters (13 by 23 feet). Would you place it rather on terrace 1 (the highest) or on terrace 2? I am deliberately not listing our criteria yet.
Hello @sichtbeton82. First of all, congratulations on your beautiful project. I really enjoy following the progress.
My personal opinion regarding the pool is that I would prefer terrace 2. One reason is that, in my view, it makes the area in front of the house feel a bit more open. I think that if terraces 1 and 2 are well connected, there shouldn’t be any problem quickly running into the house if, for example, a towel is forgotten.
Best regards
My personal opinion regarding the pool is that I would prefer terrace 2. One reason is that, in my view, it makes the area in front of the house feel a bit more open. I think that if terraces 1 and 2 are well connected, there shouldn’t be any problem quickly running into the house if, for example, a towel is forgotten.
Best regards
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