ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home (140 sqm Urban Villa) on a Slope with a Double Garage
Created on: 13 Jul 2018 11:06
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Franky73
Hello everyone,
Two months ago, we purchased a serviced building plot on a hillside and are currently deeply involved in the floor plan design, which is proving quite challenging due to the elevation difference.
I have been following the forum for a while and recently found a great template for our project that I think just needs some adjustments to fit our requirements. I would really appreciate your feedback and am, of course, open to criticism!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Owner’s Requirements
House Design
If you have to give up something, which details or features
Why does the design look the way it does?
We really like the design here by "kaho674." It truly reflects our ideas. The upper floor should still fit now but, of course, with our minimum required room sizes and the requirement to build only 1.5 storeys.
What is really important to us, especially since the plot is on a slope — the highest point at the street is just under 1m (3.3 ft) above the zero level and it drops 5.11m (16.8 ft) to the lowest point — is how everything can be integrated into the plot without the costs for filling and leveling running out of control. We have also considered an alternative to the urban villa in the style of a split-level house. What have your experiences been building on such a plot?
Many thanks
Two months ago, we purchased a serviced building plot on a hillside and are currently deeply involved in the floor plan design, which is proving quite challenging due to the elevation difference.
I have been following the forum for a while and recently found a great template for our project that I think just needs some adjustments to fit our requirements. I would really appreciate your feedback and am, of course, open to criticism!
Development Plan / Restrictions
- Plot size: 722sqm (7,770 sqft)
- Slope: Yes (southwest)
- Site coverage ratio: 0.3
- Floor area ratio: 0.8
- Building window, building line and boundary: -
- Edge development: No (only carport)
- Number of parking spaces: 1-2 (in front of the garage and next to the house)
- Number of storeys: 1.5
- Roof style: No restrictions
- Architectural style: No restrictions
- Orientation: No restrictions
- Maximum heights / limits: 3m (10 ft) distance to neighbor
Owner’s Requirements
- Style, roof type, building type: Urban villa, hipped roof
- Basement, storeys: No basement, 1.5 storeys
- Number of occupants: 4 (ages: 44, 45, 16, 6 years)
- Space requirements on ground and upper floor: Upstairs minimum bedroom 11sqm (118 sqft), walk-in closet 8sqm (86 sqft), 2 children’s rooms 12sqm (129 sqft) each, bathroom 13sqm (140 sqft)
- Office: Family use or home office?: Not needed
- Guest overnight stays per year: Rare
- Open or closed architecture: Open downstairs, rather closed upstairs
- Conservative or modern design: Modern
- Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open kitchen with island
- Number of dining seats: Minimum 6, possibility for a large dining table (big family)
- Fireplace: No
- Music / stereo wall: No
- Balcony, roof terrace: If possible, a partially covered terrace
- Garage, carport: Preferably a double garage
- Utility garden, greenhouse: Yes
- Other: Storage space necessary, as no basement
House Design
- Who designed the plan: Currently from the forum
- What do you like most? Why? Great layout on the ground floor, still open upstairs
- What do you not like? Why?: The upper floor layout still fits 3 children, which we don’t need
- Estimated price by architect/planner: We thought, excluding land, max $250,000 - realistic?
- Personal price limit for house, including fittings: €250,000
- Preferred heating system: We are open!
If you have to give up something, which details or features
- You can give up: Walk-in closet, double garage
- You cannot give up: Large bathroom
Why does the design look the way it does?
We really like the design here by "kaho674." It truly reflects our ideas. The upper floor should still fit now but, of course, with our minimum required room sizes and the requirement to build only 1.5 storeys.
What is really important to us, especially since the plot is on a slope — the highest point at the street is just under 1m (3.3 ft) above the zero level and it drops 5.11m (16.8 ft) to the lowest point — is how everything can be integrated into the plot without the costs for filling and leveling running out of control. We have also considered an alternative to the urban villa in the style of a split-level house. What have your experiences been building on such a plot?
Many thanks
11ant schrieb:
And what value would be correct? Floor area ratio = 0.3
Floor space index = 0.6 (I believe)
Only single-story buildings are allowed in this development area. The upper floor may have up to two-thirds of the ground floor area.
Franky73 schrieb:
OK, isn’t 250,000€ "excluding land" a large budget for a "standard single-family house"? Including the land, that’s 350,000€! We don’t need gold-plated faucets! We previously had a bungalow that we partly built ourselves with some DIY work. Okay, that was 15 years ago, but it cost less than the planned single-family house. I’m a bit shocked! People, that’s a quarter of a million euros!Then you should actually be familiar with house cost calculations that also include additional construction costs, landscaping, and other expenses. And after 15 years, everyone should understand that prices have changed. Plus, there are now energy efficiency regulations to consider in house building.
Franky73 schrieb:
I’m open to criticism... but some here....
As I said, if you have to budget 300,000€, then I’m a bit wiser now. Like I said, I’m in contact with a structural engineer who said that this house can be built for 210,000€. If someone calls me naïve, fine, but you’d expect that person knows what they’re talking about, right?I don’t know what to make of your engineer. Is this just a friend of a friend you called... who doesn’t really have a commercial interest?
Franky73 schrieb:
We find urban villas quite elegant! But what you want and what you can actually build are two different things. I would also consider a split-level house, built into a slope. You can make everything look nice. But it doesn’t help to get stuck on something right from the start that you ultimately can’t realize. That’s why I’m using this forum—to get more opinions and ideas.
Personally, I don’t like it when someone is repeatedly mocked here, even if justified, after they have openly admitted their mistake. Like I said, those writing the harshest comments have probably done other foolish things themselves. Nobody is perfect!I see the term “urban villa” on every page and I have already shared my opinion on that. If you cannot accept the zoning plan, including the initial concept, then please sell the land.
Building a house is not wishful thinking: the financing must be right, you have to be willing to accept the zoning plan, and not always focus on the unfeasible.
I understand that as a first-time builder you might be generous in ignoring costs. But you’re not a beginner. So get moving, dream of a single-story plus roof and calculate with extra costs. 290,000€ for 140 m² (1,507 sq ft)... plus additional construction costs.
And if not, then sell again.
ypg schrieb:
You should actually be familiar with house cost calculations that also include additional building costs, landscaping, and miscellaneous expenses. And after 15! years, everyone should understand that prices have changed. In house construction, you also have to consider the energy saving regulations.
I don’t know what to make of your civil engineer. Is he just a friend of a friend you call... who basically isn’t interested in a business relationship?
I see “townhouse” mentioned everywhere, and I’ve already posted a comment.
If you can’t accept the zoning plan in its entirety, including the initial concept, then please sell the plot of land.
Building a house is not a wish list: the financing has to be right, you must be willing to accept the zoning plan, and not always focus on what is not standard.
I can understand that as a construction beginner, one tends to overlook costs generously. But you’re not.
So get moving, dream of a single-story house plus roof, and calculate with additional costs. $290,000 for 140m² (1,507 sq ft)... plus additional building costs.
And if not, then sell it again.The civil engineer is about 300km (186 miles) away. I had the contact from when we lived at another location. Whether he wants a business relationship is one thing; after all the information here on the forum, I don’t know if I would even want that anymore.
Please refrain from aggressive comments implying that someone is completely clueless. I accept the circumstances, but for the umpteenth time, if someone “from the field” tells you that everything is feasible on the plot (including financially), you would assume that is true, right!?
I didn’t join this forum without reason—to get “independent” opinions from people with experience (whether positive or negative) to hear them. Indirectly calling every beginner an idiot is not helpful! A forum is a platform for exchange, and it should be respectful!
ypg schrieb:
Sorry, but then finally drop the city villa or the two-story house in #75. Because the constant mention of “it would be nice to have a city villa” just reveals you as hopelessly stuck in your ways. Try to think forward for once, be productive! Then show me where in #75 any of that is mentioned!? Is it already too late or just provoking again?
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