ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Bungalow with a Basement on a Gentle Slope
Created on: 6 Jan 2018 19:53
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Soeren
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 900 m² (0.22 acres)
Terrain: mid-slope location
Site coverage ratio: same as neighboring buildings
Floor area ratio: same as neighboring buildings
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: same as neighboring buildings
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: same as neighboring buildings, no flat roof
Architectural style: same as neighboring buildings
Orientation
Maximum height/limits
Additional requirements: same as neighboring buildings
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: bungalow with hip roof
Basement, floors: bungalow with basement
Number of occupants, ages: 2 (32 and 40)
Space requirements on ground floor: bathroom, guest toilet, living room and kitchen, bedroom, office, dressing room
Basement: double garage, guest room, bathroom with sauna, utility room, technical room
Office: home office
Number of overnight guests per year: 5-7
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: mix
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/details/routine, including reasons why certain elements are preferred or avoided
House Design
Planning by:
- Do-it-Yourself
What do you especially like? Why? Living and dining area, bright and open
What do you dislike? Why? Stairs location and design of stair access
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal budget limit for house, including fixtures:
Preferred heating system: geothermal with deep drilling
If you have to compromise, on which details or features
- can you compromise:
- cannot compromise:
Why does the design look as it does now? For example, room sizes were implemented as planned. All rooms and their dimensions were taken into account.
Drawback: location and design of stair access and stairs
What is the key/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
We are not satisfied with the placement of the stair access combined with the guest toilet. We are flexible with the stair design. Basically, we want to minimize living area lost to hallways/stairs.
Does anyone have advice on how to solve this problem?
Additional suggestions and comments are very welcome!
Thank you very much!
Plot size: 900 m² (0.22 acres)
Terrain: mid-slope location
Site coverage ratio: same as neighboring buildings
Floor area ratio: same as neighboring buildings
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: same as neighboring buildings
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: same as neighboring buildings, no flat roof
Architectural style: same as neighboring buildings
Orientation
Maximum height/limits
Additional requirements: same as neighboring buildings
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: bungalow with hip roof
Basement, floors: bungalow with basement
Number of occupants, ages: 2 (32 and 40)
Space requirements on ground floor: bathroom, guest toilet, living room and kitchen, bedroom, office, dressing room
Basement: double garage, guest room, bathroom with sauna, utility room, technical room
Office: home office
Number of overnight guests per year: 5-7
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: mix
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/details/routine, including reasons why certain elements are preferred or avoided
House Design
Planning by:
- Do-it-Yourself
What do you especially like? Why? Living and dining area, bright and open
What do you dislike? Why? Stairs location and design of stair access
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal budget limit for house, including fixtures:
Preferred heating system: geothermal with deep drilling
If you have to compromise, on which details or features
- can you compromise:
- cannot compromise:
Why does the design look as it does now? For example, room sizes were implemented as planned. All rooms and their dimensions were taken into account.
Drawback: location and design of stair access and stairs
What is the key/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
We are not satisfied with the placement of the stair access combined with the guest toilet. We are flexible with the stair design. Basically, we want to minimize living area lost to hallways/stairs.
Does anyone have advice on how to solve this problem?
Additional suggestions and comments are very welcome!
Thank you very much!
Unfortunately, I can't make much sense of the site plan... perhaps it would be possible to position the floor plan appropriately on the plot so that we can get an idea of how you envision the garden and other outdoor spaces. What stands out as unusual is that the main living/dining/kitchen area faces north.
You get a site plan by sitting down yourself with pencil and paper and drawing everything to scale. This is also the starting point for getting to know the size of the plot and the neighboring buildings. You can also add some elevation details, which helps you understand, for example, where no doors or windows can be installed in the basement or where a retaining wall is needed.
That is just the beginning. Next, you consider the orientation of the rooms... but all of that is explained in my pinned post [emoji6]
It would also be very helpful to explain why the living areas are located on the dark northern side, while the bedroom is on the hot southern side facing the street.
That is just the beginning. Next, you consider the orientation of the rooms... but all of that is explained in my pinned post [emoji6]
It would also be very helpful to explain why the living areas are located on the dark northern side, while the bedroom is on the hot southern side facing the street.
ypg schrieb:
You can create a site plan by sitting down yourself with pencil and paper and drawing everything to scale. That’s also the first step to getting familiar with the size of the plot and the neighboring buildings. You can add some elevation details too, which helps understand, for example, where no doors or windows are possible in the basement or where a retaining wall is needed.
That’s the beginning. Then you look at the desired orientation of the rooms... but all of that is explained in my pinned post Thank you very much for the tips, we have taken all of that into account. (Slopes for basement windows, etc.) What makes you think it wasn’t done?
We want to access the terrace or garden from the living rooms and not sit facing the street. An L-shaped terrace around the house has also been considered (south side). The large window in the living room also faces southwest.
Depths and heights:
Depth/height: 0.8 m/0.10 m (2.6 ft/4 in), 7.75 m/1.78 m (25.4 ft/5.8 ft), 16.25 m/2.10 m (53.3 ft/6.9 ft)
Basically, I need suggestions for the placement of the staircase, type of stairs, and the layout of the hallway and guest toilet.
Soeren schrieb:
....On what basis do you interpret that it wasn’t done?
We want to access the terrace or garden directly from the living areas, not sit by the street. An L-shaped terrace around the house was also considered. (South) ...
WCInterpret? You yourself mentioned that you don’t have a site plan.
The real question is how you plan to extend your mentioned L-shaped terrace to the south.
I see more of an entrance and a garage or driveway in between...
Therefore, it makes sense that if the entrance is placed on the east side, the windows in the living areas face south and west, and the terrace can be located to the west-north but also sheltered and private on the south, if the building envelope allows it. This is just a rough idea that I would probably revise many times when drawing.
I just remembered, since it’s a sloped plot... have you considered a split-level design?
Or placing the open-plan living area with technical room and guest room in the basement, while the bedrooms and utility room are on the ground floor?
Bungalows from the 60s/70s/80s often have cellars as well as garages within the thermal envelope. I would look for ideas there (photos and floor plans on real estate portals), otherwise, in a slender house, it’s common to locate a comfortable space along an outer wall.
At first glance, I agree with Yvonne... an entrance on the east side, then you can also add some windows on the west side.
And why not go further into the plot? You could also set up some privacy screening facing the street.
That’s also an option, because with a maximum slope of 2 meters (6.6 feet), as mentioned now, your current terrace with a level driveway would probably still be about 80 to 100 cm (31 to 39 inches) above ground level. Or does the terrain rise further beyond that?
And why not go further into the plot? You could also set up some privacy screening facing the street.
ypg schrieb:
Or put the open-plan living area with the technical room and guest room in the basement, while moving the bedrooms and utility room to the ground floor?
That’s also an option, because with a maximum slope of 2 meters (6.6 feet), as mentioned now, your current terrace with a level driveway would probably still be about 80 to 100 cm (31 to 39 inches) above ground level. Or does the terrain rise further beyond that?
We have considered a split-level design, but based on our research, it would cost significantly more.
The land slopes up even more.
The costs for earthworks are not insignificant; the deeper you go, the more expensive it becomes.
Do you mean integrating the garage into the basement? We want to have direct access from the garage into the house.
The entrance is not on the east side because I would like to be able to drive the car into the garden (for trailers, etc.). Due to the terrain, this is not possible on the other side.
The L-shaped terrace would face south (west side of the house).
kbt09 schrieb:
Another option, since the slope is a maximum of 2 m (6.5 ft), as currently stated, your existing terrace on a level driveway would probably still be about 80 to 100 cm (31 to 39 inches) above ground level. Or does the land slope rise even further?
The land slopes up even more.
The costs for earthworks are not insignificant; the deeper you go, the more expensive it becomes.
ypg schrieb:
Bungalows from the 60s, 70s, and 80s often have basements as well as garages within the thermal envelope. I would look for inspiration there (photos and floor plans in real estate listings), otherwise, a comfortable space in a slim house is usually placed on an exterior wall.
Do you mean integrating the garage into the basement? We want to have direct access from the garage into the house.
The entrance is not on the east side because I would like to be able to drive the car into the garden (for trailers, etc.). Due to the terrain, this is not possible on the other side.
The L-shaped terrace would face south (west side of the house).
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