ᐅ Ground floor finished floor level approximately 1 meter above ground level

Hello,

We are about to submit the building permit / planning permission application for a single-family house.

According to the preliminary plans (see attached file), the ground floor slab height will be about 1 meter (3 feet) above the current ground level. This is acceptable to us, as it allows for an almost level access at the driveway. The planners tried to lower the house, but this would cause major problems with the driveway and adjacent structures (such as lowering garages, etc.).

The terrain is also not completely flat and slopes downward to the north. Since we are planning a paved walkway around the entire house as well as a terrace, I am wondering how this should be handled. My current idea is:

a) raising the ground around the terrace and walkway areas
b) installing 1-2 concrete or building blocks steps at the floor-to-ceiling exit windows to compensate for the raised ground in that area, so the fill height does not have to be as high
c) sloping the resulting difference to the normal ground level with natural stone walls or similar

Are there any other suggestions?

Best regards

With the attached plan, hardly anyone will be able to help you. A more useful approach would be a cross-sectional plan of the terrain and possibly a floor plan, so that the layout of the pathways inside the house can be understood.