Hello everyone,
Our plot is 21 meters (69 feet) wide and 35 meters (115 feet) long, with a southeast orientation.
Our house will be a Frisian-style house, measuring 12.15 by 9 meters (40 by 30 feet). We also plan to build a double carport that allows dry access into the utility room. We are quite happy with the floor plan of our Frisian house; it is very well tailored to our personal needs now and in the future.
Originally, we wanted to position the house with the Frisian gable facing the street and place the carport next to it. However, this would leave only 5.85 meters (19 feet) in width for the carport instead of 6 meters (20 feet). We could live with that. The building setback line from the street and to the neighboring plots is 3 meters (10 feet). Still, we wanted to leave 6 meters (20 feet) of space from the street.
Our solar system (for domestic hot water) would then face southeast.
This plan has been settled for weeks, but today, three weeks before our planning meeting with Team Massivhaus, we came up with the idea to rotate the house so that the side gable with the utility room, guest bathroom, and guest bedroom faces the street, and the Frisian gable faces the neighboring plot.
Advantages:
- We would get more sunlight and daylight in our open kitchen and living room during winter.
- The solar system would then face southwest (if I remember correctly, this is even better than southeast).
- We could enjoy the evening sun on the terrace to the west.
- The garden would not be just a square behind the house but would extend in an L-shape around the house.
Disadvantages:
- Our daughter's bedroom window would then face northwest toward the street (we could switch it with our bedroom, which would then have a south-facing orientation).
- The Frisian gable would face the neighboring plot—which is currently undeveloped, but if a town villa were built there, the Frisian gable might no longer be visible from the street (this is the main reason I am hesitant).
Unfortunately, I am currently unable to upload images. Can you imagine the layout based on my description?
Best regards – Vetti007
Our plot is 21 meters (69 feet) wide and 35 meters (115 feet) long, with a southeast orientation.
Our house will be a Frisian-style house, measuring 12.15 by 9 meters (40 by 30 feet). We also plan to build a double carport that allows dry access into the utility room. We are quite happy with the floor plan of our Frisian house; it is very well tailored to our personal needs now and in the future.
Originally, we wanted to position the house with the Frisian gable facing the street and place the carport next to it. However, this would leave only 5.85 meters (19 feet) in width for the carport instead of 6 meters (20 feet). We could live with that. The building setback line from the street and to the neighboring plots is 3 meters (10 feet). Still, we wanted to leave 6 meters (20 feet) of space from the street.
Our solar system (for domestic hot water) would then face southeast.
This plan has been settled for weeks, but today, three weeks before our planning meeting with Team Massivhaus, we came up with the idea to rotate the house so that the side gable with the utility room, guest bathroom, and guest bedroom faces the street, and the Frisian gable faces the neighboring plot.
Advantages:
- We would get more sunlight and daylight in our open kitchen and living room during winter.
- The solar system would then face southwest (if I remember correctly, this is even better than southeast).
- We could enjoy the evening sun on the terrace to the west.
- The garden would not be just a square behind the house but would extend in an L-shape around the house.
Disadvantages:
- Our daughter's bedroom window would then face northwest toward the street (we could switch it with our bedroom, which would then have a south-facing orientation).
- The Frisian gable would face the neighboring plot—which is currently undeveloped, but if a town villa were built there, the Frisian gable might no longer be visible from the street (this is the main reason I am hesitant).
Unfortunately, I am currently unable to upload images. Can you imagine the layout based on my description?
Best regards – Vetti007
For me, a traditional Frisian house should have the third gable facing the street. I am quite open-minded and creative, but if you choose a house like this, you have to accept its characteristic features.
If the floor plan shows the southeast orientation, then mirror the house and swap the kitchen and living room. This way, more light will enter the house, and the kitchen will be next to the terrace, where salads come from during barbecues or drinks are taken from the refrigerator. Naturally, the carport should be placed in the shadier corner, not where the evening sun shines.
The guest room and bathroom also need some adjustments so that the closet can fit behind the guest room door.
If the floor plan shows the southeast orientation, then mirror the house and swap the kitchen and living room. This way, more light will enter the house, and the kitchen will be next to the terrace, where salads come from during barbecues or drinks are taken from the refrigerator. Naturally, the carport should be placed in the shadier corner, not where the evening sun shines.
The guest room and bathroom also need some adjustments so that the closet can fit behind the guest room door.
Thanks for the suggestion, I need to think that through.
We had planned the kitchen there (more towards the east) because we especially like to have sunlight during breakfast and in the kitchen on weekends.
We are flexible with the guest bathroom; it just needs to be large enough since it might eventually be used by my brother-in-law. In the original floor plan, the bathroom is smaller because it doesn’t have a shower. I’m still hoping for some suggestions from the architect.
Regarding the Frisian gable facing the street – I basically agree. Otherwise, we could have left it out or chosen a captain’s gable facing the garden. But from the start, we have been certain about the Frisian-style house.
We had planned the kitchen there (more towards the east) because we especially like to have sunlight during breakfast and in the kitchen on weekends.
We are flexible with the guest bathroom; it just needs to be large enough since it might eventually be used by my brother-in-law. In the original floor plan, the bathroom is smaller because it doesn’t have a shower. I’m still hoping for some suggestions from the architect.
Regarding the Frisian gable facing the street – I basically agree. Otherwise, we could have left it out or chosen a captain’s gable facing the garden. But from the start, we have been certain about the Frisian-style house.
Vetti007 schrieb:
I am still hoping for some suggestions from the architect. You’re expecting too much there. Team Massiv is low budget, so there won’t really be much effort put into it now.
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