ᐅ Floor plan for a single-family house, 130 sqm, hillside plot, 2 stories
Created on: 9 Dec 2021 19:09
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Pitigliano
Attached is the questionnaire with the floor plan and plot details for discussion.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 2200 sqm (0.54 acres)
Slope: South-facing slope, about 2.50 m (8 ft) within the building zone
Floor area ratio: §34 – adjacent properties have 1.5 to 2 stories with gable roofs
Plot ratio: §34
Building zone, building line, and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof type: 22-degree gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation: South-facing slope, accordingly oriented
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Classic, gable roof, single-family house without projections
Basement, floors: No basement, but due to slope, the lower residential floor should be partially embedded into the hillside. Above that, the ground floor as a full story.
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults (42 and 49), 1 child (19)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: approximately 65 sqm (700 sq ft) each
Office: Family use or home office? No
Overnight guests per year: negligible
Open or closed layout: open on the ground floor
Conservative or modern construction:
Open kitchen with island: Yes, with island
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: No
Music / stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Double garage preferred, carport acceptable if necessary
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes: Photovoltaics planned, mechanical ventilation system included in price, KfW55 energy standard
House Design
Planning source: DIY and general contractor planner
-Planner from construction company: Yes
-Architect: No
-Do-it-yourself: Yes
What do you especially like? Why? South orientation, view
What do you dislike? Why? That’s for you to tell us
Price estimate from architect/planner: 330,000
Personal price limit for house, including fittings: 450,000 including additional construction costs
Preferred heating technology: Air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give up on which details / expansions
-Can you do without: Garage
-Can’t do without: Not building smaller
Why did the design evolve as it is now? Example:
Information from the web (including this forum) and contacts with other builders
What makes it especially good or bad in your view? Don’t know
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Because of this forum, the building shell is planned as it currently is. The lower residential floor is to be half embedded into the slope on the valley side. On the open side are the two bedrooms and the main entrance. To the right, the double garage, also partly embedded in the slope. In the slope are the utility room and a bathroom. The ground floor above is planned entirely for living, with terraces and garden access, plus a small bathroom.
Fire away and thank you all.
Plan top is north.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 2200 sqm (0.54 acres)
Slope: South-facing slope, about 2.50 m (8 ft) within the building zone
Floor area ratio: §34 – adjacent properties have 1.5 to 2 stories with gable roofs
Plot ratio: §34
Building zone, building line, and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof type: 22-degree gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation: South-facing slope, accordingly oriented
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Classic, gable roof, single-family house without projections
Basement, floors: No basement, but due to slope, the lower residential floor should be partially embedded into the hillside. Above that, the ground floor as a full story.
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults (42 and 49), 1 child (19)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: approximately 65 sqm (700 sq ft) each
Office: Family use or home office? No
Overnight guests per year: negligible
Open or closed layout: open on the ground floor
Conservative or modern construction:
Open kitchen with island: Yes, with island
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: No
Music / stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Double garage preferred, carport acceptable if necessary
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes: Photovoltaics planned, mechanical ventilation system included in price, KfW55 energy standard
House Design
Planning source: DIY and general contractor planner
-Planner from construction company: Yes
-Architect: No
-Do-it-yourself: Yes
What do you especially like? Why? South orientation, view
What do you dislike? Why? That’s for you to tell us
Price estimate from architect/planner: 330,000
Personal price limit for house, including fittings: 450,000 including additional construction costs
Preferred heating technology: Air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give up on which details / expansions
-Can you do without: Garage
-Can’t do without: Not building smaller
Why did the design evolve as it is now? Example:
Information from the web (including this forum) and contacts with other builders
What makes it especially good or bad in your view? Don’t know
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Because of this forum, the building shell is planned as it currently is. The lower residential floor is to be half embedded into the slope on the valley side. On the open side are the two bedrooms and the main entrance. To the right, the double garage, also partly embedded in the slope. In the slope are the utility room and a bathroom. The ground floor above is planned entirely for living, with terraces and garden access, plus a small bathroom.
Fire away and thank you all.
Plan top is north.
Pitigliano schrieb:
If I built the house as you have drawn it, the house would be partially embedded into the slope on the short side. This way, the basement level could even have windows facing three directions (east/south/west).
An integrated garage is not the cheapest solution, but it might be worthwhile in this case.
Rooms + shower bathroom + entrance + garage in the basement, living + sleeping + bathroom on the upper floor.
Relocating a light pole is costly. We paid around 4,000 (currency) and that didn’t include transport or storage. It covered only dismantling, cable laying, reassembly, and connection.
Your south-facing bedroom won’t really stay cool. It’s better to choose the upper floor and face northwest. In modern houses, the temperature difference between floors is not significant; it’s more noticeable between south and north sides.
I find 11an’s suggestion with the garage very appealing.
Your south-facing bedroom won’t really stay cool. It’s better to choose the upper floor and face northwest. In modern houses, the temperature difference between floors is not significant; it’s more noticeable between south and north sides.
I find 11an’s suggestion with the garage very appealing.
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hampshire10 Dec 2021 13:19Pitigliano schrieb:
Sofa with its back to the window: When we watch TV, it’s usually late in the evening, so it’s dark outside. There’s not much to see then. We have planned a daybed in the dining room in front of the fixed panoramic window. Then just call it the TV room 😀
Pitigliano schrieb:
The “child” is 19 years old and won’t be living with us much longer anyway. That was exactly our challenge when building—that’s why it even crossed my mind. Kicking the “child” out of the utility room with some noise is obviously another solution.
Pitigliano schrieb:
If I positioned the house as you drew it, the house would be buried with the short side into the slope. That’s how we solved it.
haydee schrieb:
Your south-facing bedroom won’t really stay cool. Good point.
haydee schrieb:
I find 11an’s suggestion with the garage very appealing. Me too.
Pitigliano schrieb:
@ypg Now my confusion is confused.Confused or clarified? Pitigliano schrieb:
The south slope descends quite evenly from north to south.Yes, but we don’t actually know that. In your 3D view, there is a steep slope visible. With the software you are using, you can model a slope across the entire width of the plot. Why is the plot modeled so extremely? Because of the terrace? I would always suggest the most straightforward (and usually most cost-effective) approach—given your idea, I would rather place the garage beneath the terrace...
Pitigliano schrieb:
If I positioned the house as you drew it, the house’s short side would be partially embedded into the slope.Exactly! About one-quarter of one floor embedded. With a “regular” house, having an entrance on the ground floor and a terrace on the ground floor... that’s better than embedding half a floor. How about presenting one—the plan WITH elevation details?
So, I visualized this (not as polished as a professional program, but understandable).
I roughly mapped out the contour lines, assuming the 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) height difference within the building area (I took the front part of the plot) is distributed evenly.
I created a building volume similar to your house. The windows are just symbolic to show how much house you get on a slope.
Regarding the garage, I would even suggest placing it on the east side in front of the house... maybe I will visualize that shortly as well.
Slope at the front, possibly with retaining structures, and the same at the back. I used both examples.
... and if my little figure doesn’t want to float but rather use stairs, then probably only towards the north terrace 🙂
I roughly mapped out the contour lines, assuming the 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) height difference within the building area (I took the front part of the plot) is distributed evenly.
I created a building volume similar to your house. The windows are just symbolic to show how much house you get on a slope.
Regarding the garage, I would even suggest placing it on the east side in front of the house... maybe I will visualize that shortly as well.
Slope at the front, possibly with retaining structures, and the same at the back. I used both examples.
... and if my little figure doesn’t want to float but rather use stairs, then probably only towards the north terrace 🙂
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