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
Franky73 schrieb:
What else can be done in the entrance area around the "front door" to make it look nice, stand out a bit, and keep costs manageable? That really comes down to personal taste. I personally like trellis panels with climbing roses next to the entrance – although my husband unfortunately forbade me from doing that.
Others go for a modern glass canopy as a porch roof with all kinds of decorative touches. Then there’s someone who makes the door out of wood and paints it pink...
kaho674 schrieb:
That really comes down to personal taste. I personally like trellis panels with climbing roses next to the entrance – unfortunately, my husband forbade me that.
Others go for a modern glass roof as a porch covering with all sorts of decorative extras. Then someone else might make the door out of wood and paint it pink... We would also like a porch covering at the entrance but not made of glass. If a carport is planned, a covered extension would, of course, look quite nice. Outside, it could be clad with the same tiles as the roof.... it might look stylish.
Franky73 schrieb:
We would also like a canopy over the main entrance, but not made of glass. If a carport is planned, then a covered extension would of course be nice as well. On the outside, it could be clad with the same tiles as the roof... that might look attractive. Maybe a conservatory as well?
Franky73 schrieb:
We would also like a covered entrance, but not with glass. If a carport is planned, a covered extension connecting to it would definitely look nice. Clad on the outside with the same roof tiles... that could look stylish. Hmm. The pink color is cheaper...
I think you can forget about saving money on upgrades. *giggle, giggle* Better plan for the 450,000.
Franky73 schrieb:
Oops... yes, that’s what I meant. How did I come to talk about bay windows? Yes, that’s exactly what I mean, preferably on both sides.On both sides? I have no comment on that.
Franky73 schrieb:
I thought that if a prefab house provider offers these captain’s gables in their houses, then hopefully they wouldn’t be too expensive in solid construction either. If you see it differently, then I’m gaining another experience. Why should it be an inexpensive building method or cost little just because a prefab company offers it?
Of course, it costs extra: higher carpentry work, roofing, interior finishing... I’d guess around 5,000 to 8,000 (currency) per gable.
Franky73 schrieb:
We’d also like a covered entrance but without glass. If a carport is planned, a covered extension would look really nice. Covered outside with the same roof tiles… could look good.And then combined with a captain’s gable?
A captain’s gable house might look borderline on a sloped plot; a captain’s gable on the slope side probably won’t look good at all... but now combined in front with the entrance canopy, covered with roof tiles, and connected to the carport... the house actually starts to suffer aesthetically. Somewhere a small balcony will be added too...
My advice: spend a day on your plot and really take it in.
And if you search online, please look only for hillside houses!
ypg schrieb:
And then combined with a Dutch gable?
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A Dutch gable house might look borderline on a sloped plot, and a Dutch gable on the slope side probably doesn’t look good at all...
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And if you Google, please search only for hillside houses! Haha, I just did the latter. Not sure if that advice was so great:
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