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:
Ich sachdamanixzu Why? Shouldn’t it just be a small one?
Franky73 schrieb:
Why? It’s supposed to be just a small one, right? I already told you how much a balcony costs. Have you found a lost suitcase full of money in the meantime?
You will only be able to finalize your plans after signing the general contractor contract. This means you won’t know in advance whether an additional €10,000, €20,000, or even €30,000 will be added. €8,000 (about $8,800) for incidental construction costs is ridiculous; that doesn’t even cover the utility connections for phone, water, electricity, gas, and sewage (i.e., the internal infrastructure).
What about drainage with 2 inspection chambers plus possibly a cistern and piping?
Usually, the amount set aside for steel reinforcement is also underestimated, as it depends on the structural engineering of the specific house. A few thousand euros could easily be added there.
You’ll only realize this after signing the contract as well.
So keep your money together and stop dreaming about bay windows and balconies.
Instead, treat yourself to a large lift-and-slide door of 3–4 meters (10–13 feet); you’ll get more benefit from that.
Franky73 schrieb:
noticed a house type "SH 142 Drempel SF" - classic design with a bay window on one sideWhere exactly is the bay window there?
kaho674 schrieb:
Hehe, yep. Balcony and bay window. The loan will probably be bigger after all.
Are you talking about something like ->Google: Danwood Point 150.13 Grasbrunn? Yes, although this house would have two bay windows. With this option, there would still be living space under the balcony, but if the terrace was partially covered, that would be enough for us.
However, Zaba is right to have concerns. The house I/we mentioned from Scanhaus Marlow Marlow (SH 142 Drempel FS) already included a bay window and was listed starting at 192,000 including the floor slab. So I thought with additional extras there would still be some flexibility—of course, I’m not forgetting all the costs for the plot.
Franky73 schrieb:
The house I/we mentioned from Scanhaus Marlow Marlow (SH 142 Drempel FS) already had a bay window includedThat is a gable dormer, not a bay window.
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