Hello dear forum,
We have now received two suitable offers from general contractors and are having a hard time deciding. Both floor plans have their advantages, and we find it difficult to choose the "best" one.
Our plot is on a slope, so we are planning to build with a basement. On the street side, the basement will be a lower ground floor/living basement, and on the garden side, it will be fully underground. This area will house storage and technical rooms.
Here are our options:
Option 1: Entrance in the front area, with rooms on the right and left that we currently plan to use as offices. A staircase leads up to the main living area.
Option 2: The entire front facade will be rooms, maximizing natural light. The main entrance will be on the side of the house. Because of the slope, this would involve paving and stairs. A secondary entrance would be located on the side of the basement. A garage will be added here at some point anyway.
We would like to keep the option open to eventually use the basement as full living space for us, our children, or possibly a tenant, which is why we intend to install connections for a bathroom and kitchen there. Having an entrance on the ground floor is definitely the easier and nicer option, but this would always mean a longer route to the entrance through the outdoor area.
We are having trouble picturing both options clearly because there are very few examples. Online image searches yield little as well.
Do you have any tips? I am attaching the floor plans.
We have now received two suitable offers from general contractors and are having a hard time deciding. Both floor plans have their advantages, and we find it difficult to choose the "best" one.
Our plot is on a slope, so we are planning to build with a basement. On the street side, the basement will be a lower ground floor/living basement, and on the garden side, it will be fully underground. This area will house storage and technical rooms.
Here are our options:
Option 1: Entrance in the front area, with rooms on the right and left that we currently plan to use as offices. A staircase leads up to the main living area.
Option 2: The entire front facade will be rooms, maximizing natural light. The main entrance will be on the side of the house. Because of the slope, this would involve paving and stairs. A secondary entrance would be located on the side of the basement. A garage will be added here at some point anyway.
We would like to keep the option open to eventually use the basement as full living space for us, our children, or possibly a tenant, which is why we intend to install connections for a bathroom and kitchen there. Having an entrance on the ground floor is definitely the easier and nicer option, but this would always mean a longer route to the entrance through the outdoor area.
We are having trouble picturing both options clearly because there are very few examples. Online image searches yield little as well.
Do you have any tips? I am attaching the floor plans.
Thirteen schrieb:
We have now received two suitable offers from the general contractor (GC). "Suitable" in what way?
Thirteen schrieb:
Our plot is on a slope, The house design, however, is not: it simply places a house for a flat plot on a pedestal in the form of a full basement.
Thirteen schrieb:
We are having trouble picturing both concretely, Me too—not just because the basement shown obviously does not belong to the same house design.
This won’t work like that. Please create an introduction thread and a floor plan thread (starting with the completed questionnaire at the top of the floor plan section), include the development plan/planning permission in the floor plan thread, and link both threads to each other. If necessary, you can also use this existing thread, but don’t delay with the questionnaire, site plan, and so on, so that the key information is summarized at the beginning.
I will only believe the house shown is permitted according to the development plan. I have particular questions regarding heights and the number of floors. In any case, the concept could be improved; with this sloped site, the entrance level should be at the lower side.
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I agree with 11ant. This is not a hillside house. It’s a standard house with a basement pushed underneath, which is exposed at the front. You often see this design; whether you like it or not is a personal choice. Personally, I don’t think it’s really planned with the slope in mind.
I would definitely design the entrance in the basement level with a nice, spacious hallway and wardrobe area, then plan a nice staircase going upstairs (not too winding, somewhat wider, better railing, etc.). This way, the basement level would be better utilized. For me personally, I wouldn’t plan three floors on a slope like this. I don’t like the tall appearance from the front. I would increase the footprint and build only two floors, placing as many usable rooms as possible in the basement (such as an office and children’s rooms) and use only the rear rooms that are embedded in the slope as classic basement spaces, utility rooms, or mechanical rooms.
I would definitely design the entrance in the basement level with a nice, spacious hallway and wardrobe area, then plan a nice staircase going upstairs (not too winding, somewhat wider, better railing, etc.). This way, the basement level would be better utilized. For me personally, I wouldn’t plan three floors on a slope like this. I don’t like the tall appearance from the front. I would increase the footprint and build only two floors, placing as many usable rooms as possible in the basement (such as an office and children’s rooms) and use only the rear rooms that are embedded in the slope as classic basement spaces, utility rooms, or mechanical rooms.
Crossy schrieb:
This is a standard house with a basement added underneath, which is simply exposed at the front. You see this quite often; whether you like it or not is a matter of personal taste. I just think it’s not really designed with the slope in mind. No, it’s not planned with the slope at all. A general contractor not specialized in masonry probably offered a house with the words, "We don’t include basements; you have to arrange that yourself." I certainly wouldn’t come up with a nice house design where what you see passing by is just the “petticoat.” On my event card it says, "You have to roll again."
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11ant schrieb:
Create an introduction thread and a floor plan thread here (the latter starting with the completed questionnaire from the top of the floor plan section), mention the zoning plan in the floor plan thread, and link both threads to each other. I’ll do that right away, thanks for the tip!
Crossy schrieb:
Personally, I wouldn’t plan three floors on a slope like that. I don’t like how it looks so tall from the front. And I believe the zoning plan wouldn’t approve of that either.
@Thirteen: remember, external links are not allowed here, so just refer to the zoning plan by name, for example, "Uhlenbusch No. 234 Sesamstraße."
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