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
Zaba12 schrieb:
As it was written, that’s how it was meant. If you need an all-inclusive package because you don’t have the time or interest to get involved in the details, then you’ll have to sell the plot and rely on a developer. A general contractor (GC) will require Franky to make far more decisions and have more knowledge than we are currently asking. If every sentence ends with “… right?”, it’s not going to work.You see, that’s exactly where the problem lies. We had clear ideas for our future house but underestimated the challenges presented by the sloping plot. But again, the structural engineer said it’s absolutely no problem at those prices, so I feel somewhat unfairly accused since we did seek professional advice!
Now we’re a bit wiser and know that we first need to carefully assess and get much better advice on what is actually feasible on the plot—also to keep the budget from getting completely out of control.
I’m also quite skilled with crafts; when we built our previous bungalow, we did almost everything ourselves from the shell construction to the interior finishing (except screed, electrical work, and plumbing). This time, however, we plan to have most of the work completed by professionals. I can still do painting, flooring, and tiling myself—just so you know!
Zaba12 schrieb:
Cool, then with brick cladding you're already at €400,000 (about $440,000) with a double carport, a storage room, paths and terrace, but without kitchen, lawn, bushes, trees, or fence.
However, this price doesn't include high-end bathrooms—so no floor-to-ceiling tiles, drainage channels, or walk-in showers. For those, you would need to add another €10,000 (about $11,000). I assume these figures are for your house? You didn't opt for a high-end bathroom?
Franky73 schrieb:
I assume these values are from your house? You didn’t create a nice bathroom for yourself? No, I didn’t. It was too expensive for me!
If you have to pay at least 600€ for a toilet or the wash basin with cabinet but without a mirror costs 1500€, and the shower costs 4,000€, you won’t be asking this question. If you also have a shower in the guest bathroom... and have to multiply everything by two, you’ll quickly realize that you have spent 30,000€ just on the bathrooms.
Zaba12 schrieb:
...but apparently that’s your assumption. And just like that, you’ve crossed the 400,000 € limit. Why do you say "apparently that’s your assumption" when I wrote a few posts earlier "no golden faucets"?
We had a really nice bungalow that we also upgraded to a very modern and elegant level with a small budget. Anyone who takes the time to compare can save a lot on many things without having to accept major quality losses.
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