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
Well, then there are the prices, and they just don’t get acknowledged...
Last week it was the kit home with no knowledge of costs whatsoever. This year, Franky is calculating with “high-quality” materials, laminate and carpet for 25€ (about $27), and his 2500€ (about $2700) over 82m² (about 882 sq ft) works out to something around 30€ (about $32). Where exactly are the baseboards or the adhesive in that? Transport of the carpet roll, waste from cutting?
I don’t think this forms a proper basis for calculating the real cost of building a house. One should spend weeks doing research first, then step back and organize things to check or compare the items later.
I’ve already said this 2-3 times, so I’m out—I believe that’s the best advice Franky can get right now.
Even all the various experiments don’t help much if the original poster hasn’t even studied the layout of the rooms themselves.
Last week it was the kit home with no knowledge of costs whatsoever. This year, Franky is calculating with “high-quality” materials, laminate and carpet for 25€ (about $27), and his 2500€ (about $2700) over 82m² (about 882 sq ft) works out to something around 30€ (about $32). Where exactly are the baseboards or the adhesive in that? Transport of the carpet roll, waste from cutting?
I don’t think this forms a proper basis for calculating the real cost of building a house. One should spend weeks doing research first, then step back and organize things to check or compare the items later.
I’ve already said this 2-3 times, so I’m out—I believe that’s the best advice Franky can get right now.
Even all the various experiments don’t help much if the original poster hasn’t even studied the layout of the rooms themselves.
Zaba12 schrieb:
Hey Franky, how are things going? How far along are you with your house planning, and have you now familiarized yourself with the topic? It's been two months by now!After working my way through the entire thread on Sunday evening, I’m also really curious about this.A lot has happened, and we have also had many discussions.
For our sloped building plot, we had to compromise by constructing a living basement into the slope and then adding another floor above with a hip roof.
The alternative would have been a one-and-a-half-story single-family house. However, this would have required us to add 2-3 meters (6.5-9.8 feet) of fill due to the slope and then terrace the remaining land. With the option we have now chosen, we gain a bit more living and usable space (about 85 square meters (915 square feet) per floor).
For our sloped building plot, we had to compromise by constructing a living basement into the slope and then adding another floor above with a hip roof.
The alternative would have been a one-and-a-half-story single-family house. However, this would have required us to add 2-3 meters (6.5-9.8 feet) of fill due to the slope and then terrace the remaining land. With the option we have now chosen, we gain a bit more living and usable space (about 85 square meters (915 square feet) per floor).
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