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
kaho674 schrieb:
I don't understand now. Didn't you say yourself that he just needs to dig the house deep enough into the slope and then it counts as a 1.5-story? Thanks, Katja!!! There are already so many comments that I missed it! It seems that some people really enjoy this here! Everyone defines help or support differently!
kaho674 schrieb:
I don’t understand now. Didn’t you say yourself that the house just needs to be dug deep enough into the slope and then it counts as a 1.5-story building?No, without going back to check, this morning I only wanted to refer to the number of full stories. Not to the practicality.
People often lump everything together and forget that, for example, a basement can also count as a full story, just like an attic. What applies to a roof also applies to a basement.
Basically, I stand by the order: first the plot of land, then the planning ON that plot according to the zoning plan / building permit.
You know that.
Franky73 schrieb:
Some seem to really enjoy this! Everyone defines help or support differently! Stay relaxed. The tone in the forum can be a bit harsh because the unvarnished truth is delivered bluntly. But in the end, everyone just wants to help. And our Yvonne – YPG is one of the best advisors here. I wouldn’t risk upsetting her.
Franky73 schrieb:
Thank you, Katja!!! There were already so many comments that I missed this! It seems that many people really enjoy this here! Everyone defines help or support differently!Everyone reads what they want to read.
If you want to hear praise for your city villa or have a problem with criticism, then you shouldn’t be in a forum.
Don’t expect my honest and well-intentioned words to be updated every hour here.
It is what it is: no city villa as you imagine it.
Either the way I initially suggested or a house with a pitched roof.
And no, I’m not trying to upset you, but just trying to bring you back down to earth.
ypg schrieb:
No, without flipping forward, this morning I only wanted to refer to the full stories. Not to the usefulness. So I think the original poster mainly wants to be able to live in two full stories. Even if the basement is partly built into a slope, if necessary. Whether that makes sense, I haven’t really thought about yet, since the financing isn’t even secured. What do you think?
kaho674 schrieb:
So I believe the original poster primarily wants to be able to live in two full floors. Even as a basement tucked into a slope, if necessary. Whether that makes sense, I haven’t really thought about it yet, since the financing isn’t even finalized. What do you think?That was my impression as well—that the original poster values that.
Therefore, I have presented the possibility... (Because I’m being polite and others have made general statements)
But apparently, the original poster doesn’t like that I am addressing their needs?
For me, though, it would just be a hassle.
That aside, the slopes are still not really known well enough to give advice, except for this: two full stories is NOT possible!
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