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hoppeline29 Mar 2017 10:27Hello everyone,
We are planning to build a house together with my parents-in-law.
Since the entrances should be completely separate and we already live in a hilly area, we would like to build on the slope.
Basic idea: We live on the ground floor + first floor, and the parents-in-law get the basement level as their living area.
We found a nice plot, but we are quite unsure whether our idea fits the property.
Initial discussions with companies (general contractors) are underway, but before we start detailed planning, I would like to get a rough assessment.
The property has about a 15% slope, with the street at the top and the slope descending downward (there is forest behind it). Nearly 800 square meters (8,600 sq ft) – the street frontage is about 18 meters (59 feet), the side length is approximately 32 meters (105 feet), and the rear side is 29 meters (95 feet) with a slightly diagonal layout.
Our idea: a 6-meter (20-foot) double garage along the left property line, a 9-meter (30-foot) house width. On the right side, a 3-meter (10-foot) driveway down to a garage for the parents-in-law.
Do you think this is generally feasible, or is it too tight?
Best regards
We are planning to build a house together with my parents-in-law.
Since the entrances should be completely separate and we already live in a hilly area, we would like to build on the slope.
Basic idea: We live on the ground floor + first floor, and the parents-in-law get the basement level as their living area.
We found a nice plot, but we are quite unsure whether our idea fits the property.
Initial discussions with companies (general contractors) are underway, but before we start detailed planning, I would like to get a rough assessment.
The property has about a 15% slope, with the street at the top and the slope descending downward (there is forest behind it). Nearly 800 square meters (8,600 sq ft) – the street frontage is about 18 meters (59 feet), the side length is approximately 32 meters (105 feet), and the rear side is 29 meters (95 feet) with a slightly diagonal layout.
Our idea: a 6-meter (20-foot) double garage along the left property line, a 9-meter (30-foot) house width. On the right side, a 3-meter (10-foot) driveway down to a garage for the parents-in-law.
Do you think this is generally feasible, or is it too tight?
Best regards
We are currently planning a house on a slope with a street at the top, with similar dimensions. We have positioned our double garage partially within the house, which allows for larger rooms at the back (which is the side with the view for us). This makes the house 11.35 meters (37 feet) wide instead of 9 meters (30 feet). On the other side, there will be a parking space at street level, from which a staircase along the house leads down to the garden and to the entrance door of the basement apartment.
Personally, I’m not a fan of driveways leading down to parking spaces and try to avoid them in our design. However, if you want to enter the basement apartment from the carport without stepping outside, you might have to accept this arrangement.
It is definitely important to engage early with your local building codes and building authority, as there are significant differences in regulations and their interpretation regarding garages built partially within the house, especially concerning boundary construction. The keyword here is independence.
Personally, I’m not a fan of driveways leading down to parking spaces and try to avoid them in our design. However, if you want to enter the basement apartment from the carport without stepping outside, you might have to accept this arrangement.
It is definitely important to engage early with your local building codes and building authority, as there are significant differences in regulations and their interpretation regarding garages built partially within the house, especially concerning boundary construction. The keyword here is independence.
The fact that the plot is deeper than it is wide does not automatically mean that the building zone allows an orientation of the house axis in the same direction (gable facing the street). The zoning plan provides clarity on what is permitted.
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Caspar202029 Mar 2017 16:18hoppeline schrieb:
We found a nice plot of land but are completely unsure whether our idea suits the property.Is there a zoning plan? Or is the development regulated according to Section 34 of the Federal Building Code?
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hoppeline29 Mar 2017 16:25The development plan is available but very basic. The orientation of the ridge or gable end is not specified. The current design should be acceptable — my main concern is whether the overall plan makes sense and especially if we can manage with the driveway on the opposite side.
I would prefer the driveway next to the garage for aesthetic reasons, but the width is insufficient there. The exit is necessary since the basement level needs to be accessible without steps.
I would prefer the driveway next to the garage for aesthetic reasons, but the width is insufficient there. The exit is necessary since the basement level needs to be accessible without steps.
hoppeline schrieb:
The development plan is available – but it is very simple.Usually, it includes a building envelope, shown as subtle lines. Let me give an example: a typical building envelope might be 14 m (46 feet) deep, and you might have a reason to stay one meter (3 feet) further away from the road than required. That leaves 13 m (43 feet), so in this example, a building footprint of 9 x 13 m (30 x 43 feet), assuming you cannot widen beyond the garage at the back.
hoppeline schrieb:
I would prefer the driveway next to the garage, but then we won’t make the width.I’m not quite following: how does arranging the driveway on the left or right side of the house-garage unit affect the total width?
hoppeline schrieb:
And the driveway must be there – the basement needs to be accessible without steps.If by “without steps” you mean accessibility for older people, that also implies moderate slope angles; otherwise, you might solve one problem but create another.
You could share a section of the development plan.
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