Hello everyone,
I more or less stumbled upon a plot of land after someone let their reservation expire.
The plot is about 606 square meters (6,521 square feet), according to my "measurement" approximately 18.10 meters by 33.50 meters (60 feet by 110 feet), not officially surveyed yet, and now I’m wondering exactly what I can do with it.
The development plan sets out the following for "my plot":
Here I have placed an example house measuring 9.60 meters by 11.95 meters (31.5 feet by 39 feet), which I like based on my initial review (Viebrockhaus Edition 600).
Next to the house, in the 5.50-meter (18 feet) wide space there would be a carport – is that enough space for two parking spots? I would prefer not to make the house narrower just to accommodate vehicles... but then there’s hardly any room left for fencing?!
The terrace and garden at the back are, of course, limited by the tall trees – but that’s a compromise I’ll have to accept.
I’ve never built a house in my life before... so this is my first time dealing with this topic in detail. What would you do in this situation? Make the house a bit smaller?
If you need more information, just ask – as I said, I’m a beginner and eager to learn 🙂
My wishes are:
- Starting from 160 square meters (1,722 square feet) upwards
- I’m currently thinking about a basement and budget around $100k extra for it
- I don’t like long corridors
Once the plot situation is reasonably clear, I’d like to hear your advice on floor plans – that will surely be a more extensive topic.
Best regards
I more or less stumbled upon a plot of land after someone let their reservation expire.
The plot is about 606 square meters (6,521 square feet), according to my "measurement" approximately 18.10 meters by 33.50 meters (60 feet by 110 feet), not officially surveyed yet, and now I’m wondering exactly what I can do with it.
The development plan sets out the following for "my plot":
- 0.35 floor area ratio
- Single-story buildings only
- Maximum building height 10 meters (33 feet)
- Eave height max 4.50 meters (15 feet)
- One driveway with max width of 4 meters (13 feet)
- Two parking spaces are mandatory
- Roof pitch between 15° and 51°
- Roofs of garages etc. may differ in shape
- Garages, carports, and ancillary buildings as defined by §14 (1) of the building use ordinance, which are buildings, must not exceed the street-side building boundaries of the access roads.
- Dormers and roof recesses: the total length of dormers or roof recesses per roof side may not exceed 50% of the total length of that roof side.
- Standard distance to property boundary is 3 meters (10 feet)
- In the southern area, there is an 8-meter (26 feet) deep strip across the full width of the plot (approx. 18 meters (60 feet)) where trees and shrubs must be preserved. This area is quite densely vegetated and reaches heights up to 10 meters (33 feet) – I’ve tried to visualize this below
- In the middle of this vegetation is a downward slope... the building boundary to this strip was reduced from the normal 3 meters to 2 meters (7 feet) so the plots aren’t too restricted.
Here I have placed an example house measuring 9.60 meters by 11.95 meters (31.5 feet by 39 feet), which I like based on my initial review (Viebrockhaus Edition 600).
Next to the house, in the 5.50-meter (18 feet) wide space there would be a carport – is that enough space for two parking spots? I would prefer not to make the house narrower just to accommodate vehicles... but then there’s hardly any room left for fencing?!
The terrace and garden at the back are, of course, limited by the tall trees – but that’s a compromise I’ll have to accept.
I’ve never built a house in my life before... so this is my first time dealing with this topic in detail. What would you do in this situation? Make the house a bit smaller?
If you need more information, just ask – as I said, I’m a beginner and eager to learn 🙂
My wishes are:
- Starting from 160 square meters (1,722 square feet) upwards
- I’m currently thinking about a basement and budget around $100k extra for it
- I don’t like long corridors
Once the plot situation is reasonably clear, I’d like to hear your advice on floor plans – that will surely be a more extensive topic.
Best regards
Thanks for your contributions!
Regarding Tetris: I’m very grateful for any concrete suggestions! I really can’t manage the stairs properly as a layperson, I’m afraid. I’ve considered leaving the storage room upstairs open... that could be an option, it would make the area feel more spacious and let in some light. But otherwise it’s a dead space for me because I know none of us would ever sit there to read or anything like that.
icandoit schrieb:Yes, but the individual plots don’t exist yet – so far it’s just one large area.
Don’t you have a geoportal where you are? The plot sizes are usually accurate there. Definitely have the land surveyed before buying. The deviations are usually closer to 1% than 10%.
Michilo schrieb:Yes, we have thought about that wall too – two rows of wardrobes would be nice, but we also like having some space in front of the bed. Our current bedroom is about 4x4 meters (13x13 feet), which we really like, especially since our bed is a custom size (waterbed) and about 20cm (8 inches) longer than most beds. But I’ll take another look at it. More wardrobe space can’t hurt.
I would extend the walk-in closet towards the bedroom so that a second wardrobe fits in. A sliding door between the closet and bedroom would allow the bedroom to be separated when needed, without disturbing daily use.
ypg schrieb:Yes, that’s true – I’m not happy with the bathroom either. We lack experience regarding the ideal distances, but I can also refer to standard floor plans for inspiration. I’ll review it and try to improve it.
The bathroom layout is also poor: it’s too tight between the shower and bathtub... the shower is too short... this needs to be planned considering fixed windows as well.
Würfel* schrieb:Yes, admittedly, stairs are a headache for me as a layperson because I don’t know the required dimensions and how everything should fit together. I’m hoping for help from whoever creates the official construction-ready plans – this is just to visualize my idea or request. I did look up possible stair layouts with measurements but already suspected it wouldn’t work as is.
The stairs won’t work like that. You’re covering at least two steps with the bathroom, which will make you hit your head. One step is okay with a standard ceiling height... The basement stairs won’t work at all like that...
Würfel* schrieb:We definitely don’t want the laundry room upstairs. I was thinking of a small office there, but it would really be tiny, and I think I’d prefer sitting in the basement. We’ll see... 7 square meters (75 square feet) is probably a bit much for storage, especially since, as you pointed out, the basement is available.
I don’t see a storage room of that size in the upper floor plan, you have a huge basement and a central vacuum system doesn’t need 7 square meters (75 square feet). I would either plan a small office in there (or at least install a large roof window so it could be a cozy office later) or put the laundry room with the washing machine there. No one really likes working in basements with window wells.
ypg schrieb:Sorry, you’re absolutely right – I always forget to indicate north. I’ll do that in the next draft, promise. North is roughly where the upstairs bathroom is.
I don’t see a wet room there either. After all, there is an open living area with glass below... I would work on that some more and play Tetris... especially because of the stairs (if only we knew which way the house is facing now... :rolleyes 🙂 I would probably plan double casement windows there and a small gallery (reading corner or similar), open to the hallway, so it also gets some light.
Regarding Tetris: I’m very grateful for any concrete suggestions! I really can’t manage the stairs properly as a layperson, I’m afraid. I’ve considered leaving the storage room upstairs open... that could be an option, it would make the area feel more spacious and let in some light. But otherwise it’s a dead space for me because I know none of us would ever sit there to read or anything like that.
SaschaL schrieb:
because I know that none of us would ever sit there to read, etc...Do you already know the preferences of your unborn children?
I was just about to say, "You can also play Super Mario in a reading nook" :-)
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Update upper floor – I tried to implement your suggestions:
- A wider walk-in closet will be difficult – I have now drawn our bed to the correct size (2.40 meters long, 2.20 meters wide [7 ft 10 in long, 7 ft 3 in wide])... if the wall is moved far enough to fit a second wardrobe, it will become very tight in front of the bed
- Storage room is now an open space – it would need a roof window
- I tried to adjust the staircase and extended the walls accordingly... added a corner in the bathroom, so you don’t bump your head anymore when going from the ground floor to the upper floor 🙂 I understood that correctly, right?
- Bathroom redesigned... is this roughly better? The windows became narrower because otherwise the shower would be in front of the window
- North indicated 😉
- A wider walk-in closet will be difficult – I have now drawn our bed to the correct size (2.40 meters long, 2.20 meters wide [7 ft 10 in long, 7 ft 3 in wide])... if the wall is moved far enough to fit a second wardrobe, it will become very tight in front of the bed
- Storage room is now an open space – it would need a roof window
- I tried to adjust the staircase and extended the walls accordingly... added a corner in the bathroom, so you don’t bump your head anymore when going from the ground floor to the upper floor 🙂 I understood that correctly, right?
- Bathroom redesigned... is this roughly better? The windows became narrower because otherwise the shower would be in front of the window
- North indicated 😉
Phew, I thought I’d get some praise 😉 Is the staircase at least better?
I’m really trying—honestly! Thanks for the tips... What if you just swap the toilet and shower, with an additional partition wall?
Edit: I just realized that would make everything quite tight... I’ll keep thinking.
I’m really trying—honestly! Thanks for the tips... What if you just swap the toilet and shower, with an additional partition wall?
Edit: I just realized that would make everything quite tight... I’ll keep thinking.
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