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
ypg schrieb:
...on one side, you end up with a bungalow. You have to like that, and I don’t see that with Franky here. Oh, do you think so? I thought that’s exactly what he wanted.
If I understand correctly, two full floors are desired here, with the entrance level not being counted because it does not protrude that far above ground on average. This might be possible if the slope (within the building plot) is sufficiently steep – but then it would result in a fully buried uphill side (meaning mostly air shafts rather than light shafts, practically unsuitable for living spaces).
This is a task for hardcore math enthusiasts and requires exact height measurements.
I would be more inclined to consider whether a sloped roof is really such a problem.
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This is a task for hardcore math enthusiasts and requires exact height measurements.
I would be more inclined to consider whether a sloped roof is really such a problem.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
kaho674 schrieb:
Oh, you think so? I thought he wanted exactly that. Well... here it says:
Franky73 schrieb:
Client Requirements
- Style, roof shape, building type: urban villa, hip roof
11ant schrieb:
I would rather consider whether a sloping roof really is such a problem Yes, I also find it hard to understand why someone cannot come to terms with a gable roof house with a knee wall.
ypg schrieb:
Yes, I also find it hard to understand why people can’t accept a gable roof house with a knee wall. Or a shed roof, which actually invites a slope.
The problem nowadays is that people don’t accept a plot of land with its natural terrain as a gift and build something beautiful on it; instead, they have a fixed idea of a house shape in mind and impose that on their land almost like a mortgage.
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I overlooked it because I was only using my phone:
The legend of the development plan only allows gable roofs.
And here I want to advise Franky again:
1. Look at the plot, 2. read the development plan (building permit / planning permission), 3. consider whether you can accept the requirements of the development plan. If yes, then calculate (possibly with a soil survey and/or architect) how much earthwork is needed, 4. buy the plot.
After that, don’t plan for or favor something that is not allowed or does not exist.
This discussion is more or less pointless.
And without criticizing Katja’s design: for a sloped plot, there will be other designs that fit.
I just read: the plot is already purchased…
So reconsider your requirements for your dream house and then share a cross-section including a photo and site plan of the plot.
If you’ve owned a plot for two months, you probably have a hand-drawn sketch with dimensions of the plot and are moving rectangles around.
So share that, and then we can move forward.
The legend of the development plan only allows gable roofs.
And here I want to advise Franky again:
1. Look at the plot, 2. read the development plan (building permit / planning permission), 3. consider whether you can accept the requirements of the development plan. If yes, then calculate (possibly with a soil survey and/or architect) how much earthwork is needed, 4. buy the plot.
After that, don’t plan for or favor something that is not allowed or does not exist.
This discussion is more or less pointless.
And without criticizing Katja’s design: for a sloped plot, there will be other designs that fit.
I just read: the plot is already purchased…
So reconsider your requirements for your dream house and then share a cross-section including a photo and site plan of the plot.
If you’ve owned a plot for two months, you probably have a hand-drawn sketch with dimensions of the plot and are moving rectangles around.
So share that, and then we can move forward.
ypg schrieb:
I missed it because I was only using my phone:
The legend of the zoning plan only allows gable roofs.Where did you find that? I’m too dumb to see it.Maybe something like this:
A certain resemblance to the original can certainly be seen. Assumed 1m (3 feet) knee wall. On a slab foundation – slightly built into the slope on the north side (bottom of the plan), raised on the south side. Of course, I don’t know if that’s feasible.
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