Hello everyone,
A few weeks ago, my partner and I purchased a plot of land in a new residential development. It has an area of 555 square meters (about 5,974 square feet) and slopes gently towards the northeast (the elevation difference is almost linear, approximately 2 meters (6.5 feet) from the southwest to the northeast end – which makes it a bit hard for me to imagine how this 2-meter (6.5 feet) difference will be creatively bridged in the future). The plot is planned to be developed lengthwise from the eastern side with a single-family house — possibly with a basement — of around 150 square meters (1,615 square feet); if we build with a basement, about 130 square meters (1,400 square feet) would probably be sufficient.
The main “problem” we are facing right now is the placement of our (double) garage. Personally, I prefer what I would call a “tidy” and classic layout, with driveway access to the garage on the north side of the house, starting roughly from the middle of the longer side of the house, so that from the street side (streets run south and east since it’s a corner lot) the view of our beautiful house is not blocked. My partner, however, thinks that too much space on the south side (garden) would be lost in this case, because the house would have to be positioned further south. She would therefore prefer the garage to be placed in front of the house (essentially on the east side), so the house can be set further north.
We are thus looking for a (compromise) solution that appears both “tidy” and efficient or space-saving. The garage should not be placed directly on the eastern building boundary either, since there is a required minimum distance of 5 meters (16 feet) from the property line. That space seems a bit too narrow for a garage driveway (considering the car is 4.55 meters (15 feet) long).
The biggest challenge is that the driveway may only be located along the eastern edge of the property, and the plot itself widens towards the west. A double garage would be desirable for space reasons (we’ve also considered a single garage and carport, etc.), and also to have a dry place to work on projects. Having the garage in a potential basement is rather unlikely since that would require bridging a large height difference within the property for the driveway, which we want to avoid. But if anyone has creative ideas for this as well – please share, we are open to anything at this point. 😀
Any ideas? Feel free to include pictures, floor plans, etc. 🙂
Attached are our site plan and our first rough, spontaneous draft… Many thanks in advance for your feedback and suggestions!
A few weeks ago, my partner and I purchased a plot of land in a new residential development. It has an area of 555 square meters (about 5,974 square feet) and slopes gently towards the northeast (the elevation difference is almost linear, approximately 2 meters (6.5 feet) from the southwest to the northeast end – which makes it a bit hard for me to imagine how this 2-meter (6.5 feet) difference will be creatively bridged in the future). The plot is planned to be developed lengthwise from the eastern side with a single-family house — possibly with a basement — of around 150 square meters (1,615 square feet); if we build with a basement, about 130 square meters (1,400 square feet) would probably be sufficient.
The main “problem” we are facing right now is the placement of our (double) garage. Personally, I prefer what I would call a “tidy” and classic layout, with driveway access to the garage on the north side of the house, starting roughly from the middle of the longer side of the house, so that from the street side (streets run south and east since it’s a corner lot) the view of our beautiful house is not blocked. My partner, however, thinks that too much space on the south side (garden) would be lost in this case, because the house would have to be positioned further south. She would therefore prefer the garage to be placed in front of the house (essentially on the east side), so the house can be set further north.
We are thus looking for a (compromise) solution that appears both “tidy” and efficient or space-saving. The garage should not be placed directly on the eastern building boundary either, since there is a required minimum distance of 5 meters (16 feet) from the property line. That space seems a bit too narrow for a garage driveway (considering the car is 4.55 meters (15 feet) long).
The biggest challenge is that the driveway may only be located along the eastern edge of the property, and the plot itself widens towards the west. A double garage would be desirable for space reasons (we’ve also considered a single garage and carport, etc.), and also to have a dry place to work on projects. Having the garage in a potential basement is rather unlikely since that would require bridging a large height difference within the property for the driveway, which we want to avoid. But if anyone has creative ideas for this as well – please share, we are open to anything at this point. 😀
Any ideas? Feel free to include pictures, floor plans, etc. 🙂
Attached are our site plan and our first rough, spontaneous draft… Many thanks in advance for your feedback and suggestions!
11ant schrieb:
The planning seems appropriate to me; I would only consider moving the garage or carport slightly forward, meaning starting the driveway length from the property boundary rather than from the building line. In the very limited plan excerpt, I believe I can identify a ridge direction or house axis guideline. I think a square floor plan is possible here, but one with the house axis perpendicular to the street seems less likely (?)
How should the figure "204.20" on the plan excerpt be interpreted?
People in the heath probably view this differently than in the Swabian Alb region. In the SWR broadcast area, this is an average size for an ordinary household.The figure 204.20 corresponds to the ground floor slab height in meters above sea level (m a.s.l.). Our plot has its highest point in the southwest at 205.50m (676 feet) and its lowest point in the northeast at about 203.25–203.50m (667–669 feet) above sea level.
dimoe schrieb:
The figure 204.20 corresponds to the ground floor floor height in meters (m above sea level). I understand what height this is, but what does it mean here: should it be interpreted as a site-specific reference height for eaves and ridge height?
ypg schrieb:
or was it the gable??? Not the gable, usually the ridge direction, but in some zoning plans also the “house axis” (see the requirement in the thread by MBS2201 that the house should have an aspect ratio of about 5:4), though here a square floor plan appears to be allowed, at least that’s how I interpret the explicit mention of the hipped roof variant “pyramid roof.”
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11ant schrieb:
Should they be interpreted as plot-specific reference heights for eaves and ridge height? That’s what I assumed. The original poster said in #1 that the height difference on the plot is about 2m (6.5 feet), so the “thick” contour lines are probably whole meters, and the “thin” ones are half-meter lines. The one running through the middle of the building zone would then be 204m (670 feet), and at the edges of the building zone it goes up or down by half a meter (1.6 feet). If it were 203m (666 feet), then a basement wouldn’t be an issue for me anymore.
dimoe schrieb:
to move the house further south and take more advantage of the "southwest terrace." I don’t understand. Is north at the top of the plan? How would moving the house south result in a larger southwest terrace? Maybe you should first cut out possible shapes of your dream house (10m*10m (33ft*33ft), 11m*11m (36ft*36ft), 8m*15m (26ft*49ft), or similar) and place them on your graph paper.
Also keep in mind that according to the legal situation, the terrace counts as part of the main structure and must be within the building zone, unless the development plan allows exceptions. Some planners might not be aware of this, but for your planning it’s important to remember that exceeding the building boundary with the terrace can cause problems.
I would suggest an 11m*11m (36ft*36ft) house with an integrated garage on the ground floor and a 3m (10ft) carport along the north boundary, set back 5m (16ft) from the street. This way, you’d have 3m (10ft) on the south side and 4m (13ft) on the west side for the terrace.
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