Hello everyone,
We have started over with a different architect. The corner windows from my previous thread have now been discarded. We look forward to your opinions and suggestions for improvement.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 454m² (about 4,888 sq ft)
Slope: no slope
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Floor space index: 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundaries: see plan
Border development: garage on boundary, 1.5 meters (5 feet) from the street
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: modern
Building orientation: eaves-facing
Maximum heights / limits: 6.5 meters (21 ft)
Additional requirements: max 0.7 m (28 inches) roof overhang, no roof eaves, roof pitch 30–35°
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: two-story single-family house
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 (26 years old), 2 children planned
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: approx. 75m² (807 sq ft) each
Office: family use or home office? Mostly family use
Overnight guests per year: 5–10
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: yes
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: 1 garage, space for 1 car in front of garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Planner: architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Floor-to-ceiling windows, appearance
What do you not like? Why? Staircase design in the plan (alternatives?)
Price estimate according to architect/planner: ~250,000 (plumbing/heating/drywall as DIY)
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 260,000
Preferred heating technology: gas + solar thermal for domestic hot water
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? We had little time due to complete replanning and used a design from a large prefab house company that we liked. This was then optimized and adapted to the house dimensions.
Questions we have:
- The utility/technical room with 8m² (86 sq ft) will probably be too small, I assume. Where could space be saved? Controlled ventilation/heating, washing machine, our small current kitchen (along the wall on the right when entering, could be “shortened” accordingly) and a drying rack should fit there.
- Do you have a better idea for the position of the fireplace? Between the two windows seems a bit tight. We would actually prefer the wall opposite, but then the chimney does not fit with the room layout upstairs.
- Is the entrance area possibly too narrow, or is there another way to place the stairs? We would actually like to place the front door in the center, but then according to the plan the stairs are in the way.
If any more information is needed, just let me know.
We look forward to your comments!
Best regards
We have started over with a different architect. The corner windows from my previous thread have now been discarded. We look forward to your opinions and suggestions for improvement.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 454m² (about 4,888 sq ft)
Slope: no slope
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Floor space index: 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundaries: see plan
Border development: garage on boundary, 1.5 meters (5 feet) from the street
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: modern
Building orientation: eaves-facing
Maximum heights / limits: 6.5 meters (21 ft)
Additional requirements: max 0.7 m (28 inches) roof overhang, no roof eaves, roof pitch 30–35°
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: two-story single-family house
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 (26 years old), 2 children planned
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: approx. 75m² (807 sq ft) each
Office: family use or home office? Mostly family use
Overnight guests per year: 5–10
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: yes
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: 1 garage, space for 1 car in front of garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Planner: architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Floor-to-ceiling windows, appearance
What do you not like? Why? Staircase design in the plan (alternatives?)
Price estimate according to architect/planner: ~250,000 (plumbing/heating/drywall as DIY)
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 260,000
Preferred heating technology: gas + solar thermal for domestic hot water
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? We had little time due to complete replanning and used a design from a large prefab house company that we liked. This was then optimized and adapted to the house dimensions.
Questions we have:
- The utility/technical room with 8m² (86 sq ft) will probably be too small, I assume. Where could space be saved? Controlled ventilation/heating, washing machine, our small current kitchen (along the wall on the right when entering, could be “shortened” accordingly) and a drying rack should fit there.
- Do you have a better idea for the position of the fireplace? Between the two windows seems a bit tight. We would actually prefer the wall opposite, but then the chimney does not fit with the room layout upstairs.
- Is the entrance area possibly too narrow, or is there another way to place the stairs? We would actually like to place the front door in the center, but then according to the plan the stairs are in the way.
If any more information is needed, just let me know.
We look forward to your comments!
Best regards
ypg schrieb:
And you really have only 1.5 meters (5 feet) boundary construction on the northeast side? Probably if a garage is built there? Pff [emoji32]
I’ll try to push it later
Best regards in short Exactly, on the northeast side it would be 1.5 meters (5 feet). On the other side, the house must maintain a 3 meter (10 feet) distance from the neighbor. Since the plot is 15.12 meters (50 feet) wide, the house could only be a maximum of 7.12 meters (23 feet) wide if the garage is placed on the other side (minus 1.5 m boundary, 3.5 m garage, 3 m setback), which is not feasible. Also because the hip roof must be built flush with the eaves.
Basically, stove pipes can be routed with bends going upwards, yes. But I wouldn’t overdo it. So far, the Maxime 420 has surprisingly little suffered from being adapted to this plot. At this point, I wouldn’t risk contortions just to add a chimney as a gimmick.
Regarding the boundary setbacks, I’m not sure if you’re interpreting them correctly. While the height-related side setback may not be an issue here due to the street, I don’t see the standard building setback being reduced because of that. I could imagine that even privileged boundary development must still maintain a 1.5 m (5 feet) distance. Allowing a two-story house with windows facing the street to be closer than a garage doesn’t make sense to me. I’m afraid the entire layout will have to keep 3 m (10 feet) on both sides (result: a garage can stand in the left setback, but the house will need to be 1.5 m (5 feet) narrower). That would, however, shatter the dream of fitting this house model to this plot. Which, in my opinion, is no loss. Hang the Maxime 420 as a poster above your bed or set it as a background on your PC, and build a house tailored to your needs. Pick three details from the original house that you like, and have the architect incorporate the two that work best. The result will be an even nicer, more suitable house.
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Regarding the boundary setbacks, I’m not sure if you’re interpreting them correctly. While the height-related side setback may not be an issue here due to the street, I don’t see the standard building setback being reduced because of that. I could imagine that even privileged boundary development must still maintain a 1.5 m (5 feet) distance. Allowing a two-story house with windows facing the street to be closer than a garage doesn’t make sense to me. I’m afraid the entire layout will have to keep 3 m (10 feet) on both sides (result: a garage can stand in the left setback, but the house will need to be 1.5 m (5 feet) narrower). That would, however, shatter the dream of fitting this house model to this plot. Which, in my opinion, is no loss. Hang the Maxime 420 as a poster above your bed or set it as a background on your PC, and build a house tailored to your needs. Pick three details from the original house that you like, and have the architect incorporate the two that work best. The result will be an even nicer, more suitable house.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Mat91 schrieb:
which would not be possible. Also because the hip roof must have its eaves on the sides.Are there any other requirements???
kaho674 schrieb:
The house is almost a cube. If you actually make it, for example, 10x10 meters (33x33 feet), can you still really call it "eaves-side"? Then it doesn’t matter how you turn it, right? Or are there other criteria?The eave is the so-called drip edge – a hip roof, whether pointed or elongated, has eaves on all four sides. However, there is the ridge, which runs parallel to the access road/street and can be considered the eaves side.
Still, in this case we have two street alignments – so one might hope that both streets can be used as a reference. But I don’t believe that is the case.
@kaho674 why do you trust me so much? I’m really under pressure because of you.
ypg schrieb:
@kaho674 why do you trust me with so much? I really feel under pressure because of you Oh, sorry.
I just thought I’d ask the expert here.
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