ᐅ Single-family house floor plan, approximately 180 m², basement with a pitched roof

Created on: 27 Jul 2016 16:59

Hello everyone,

Attached is our floor plan, on which the detailed construction plan will be based in the coming days. We would appreciate any constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approximately 850m² (9,150 sq ft)
Slope: yes, see terrain elevation image
Site coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Edge development: yes
Number of parking spaces: 1.25
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof - visible roof truss
Roof pitch: 15-30 degrees
Architectural style: family house, country house
Orientation: north-south (planned)
Maximum cut on plot: 0.75m (2.5 ft)
Maximum fill on plot: 0.75m (2.5 ft)
Knee wall height:
Valley side: permitted up to 0.50m (20 inches) measured from top of raw ceiling to top of purlin;
Hill side: permitted up to 0.75m (30 inches), measured from top of raw ceiling to top of purlin.

Additional Specifications
Basement, floors: yes, 2
Number of occupants, ages: 4 (3, 6, 39, 41)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: home office
Garage, carport: garage
Guest bedrooms: many
Open or closed architecture: open (living area)
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 8 (one central dining table)
Fireplace: yes

House Design
Designer: self-designed
What do you particularly like? Living area
What do you not like? The slope is somehow not being utilized, but we can’t think of any ideas
Preferred heating technology: gas condensing boiler seems appropriate since gas is available, but not yet finalized

Other Notes:

Parcel 4 in the site plan is ours
The 2m (6.5 ft) line is not yet drawn, as the roof pitch has not been definitively determined
Windows etc., especially on the upper floor, are also not yet 100% fixed; we would appreciate any tips
North is at the top
We have a slight (?) slope (from 511.65m (1,681 ft) in the southeast to 507.86m (1,666 ft) in the northwest), but we don’t know how to use it positively… perhaps someone has a good idea so we can take advantage of it
The kitchen island is shown as 60cm (24 inches) in the plan, but will actually be 1.10m (43 inches) wide – hence the space between the chairs and the kitchen island

Mike1234567890130 Jul 2016 22:33

#49

ypg schrieb:
I thought the knee wall was set relatively low in the development plan.?

Knee wall:
Valley side: Permitted up to 0.50 m (20 inches) measured from the top edge of the raw ceiling to the top edge of the rafter;
Mountain side: Permitted up to 0.75 m (30 inches) measured from the top edge of the raw ceiling to the top edge of the rafter.

According to the planner, this works via the attic floor.
I will double-check just to be sure.

kbt0930 Jul 2016 22:50

#50

kbt09 schrieb:
If the upper floor (so the parents’/children’s floor) is a full story and the knee wall is then only in the attic, you wouldn’t have a 2-meter (6 ft 7 in) height line on the upper floor … or how should that be understood?

Mike12345678901 schrieb:
That would be the case, yes. But as I said, I want a setback towards the terrace, and we need to see how far down we can/are allowed to go there – because a setback at 5 meters (16 ft 5 in) height doesn’t make sense.

So what is it now?
I think:
Basement
Ground floor
Upper floor
Attic … with the knee wall

Now you’re talking again as if the upper floor must have the knee wall, which means the elevations wouldn’t be correct either.

What kind of planner is this who can’t explain this clearly?

And as I said, I still don’t see a hillside solution.

ypg30 Jul 2016 23:01

#51

Heights: from the top left on the plan to the right side, there is more than 350cm (about 11.5 feet) difference; this is not accounted for in the plan at all. The ground floor would basically be sinking into the earth. If the garage height at the ground floor in the front is correct, then the terrace would end up on the upper floor at the back. Or am I mistaken? Your redesign doesn’t work that way, in my opinion. I have already commented on the floor plan—the kitchen is designed for people who don’t actually need to work in it.

Mike1234567890130 Jul 2016 23:04

#52

@kbt09 :
So, this is my first time building, okay?

Regarding this topic, I said:

I’m not an expert, but two full floors are allowed to be built. The question is whether we have to do that.
We would like a covered outdoor seating area, and it would be inconvenient if the roof extended 5 m (16 feet) above that. So my approach would be to lower the roof as much as makes sense and is permitted. This point is still unresolved, but hopefully it will be clarified today.

So, that’s the first part...

And secondly, the building expert was asking about the "relatively low knee wall."
My answer was that this will be solved by the attic conversion. By the way, the neighbors did the same with the same construction company.
Where do you see a contradiction in what I said?

kbt0930 Jul 2016 23:22

#53

Here, the upper floor is neither a full storey nor does it meet the 50/75 cm knee wall rules, as far as can be determined.

Mike12345678901 schrieb:
Number of storeys: 2
Roof type: Gable roof – visible roof truss
Roof pitch: 15-30 degrees
Style: Family house, country house
Orientation: North-South (planned)
Maximum excavation on plot: 0.75 m (2.5 ft)
Maximum fill on plot: 0.75 m (2.5 ft)
Knee wall height:
Valley side: permitted up to 0.50 m (1.6 ft), measured from the top of the raw ceiling to the top of the purlin;
Ridge side: permitted up to 0.75 m (2.5 ft), measured from the top of the raw ceiling to the top of the purlin.

The upper floor plan also does not include a 2-meter (6.6 ft) height line, which should be present given the current roof shape.

And as I already mentioned, the house does not provide a solution for your sloped plot. Ypg also noticed this.

kbt0930 Jul 2016 23:25

#54

Take another look at post 20. ... By the way, I have never built before.

ᐅ Single-family house floor plan, approximately 180 m², basement with a pitched roof

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