Hello everyone,
we are planning a three-story house on a south-facing slope and want to take advantage of the mountain view from the first floor. Therefore, we are considering placing the open living area (living, dining, kitchen) with a small pantry and guest toilet on the first floor. From the dining area, we plan access to the roof terrace, which is designed above the garage. The bedrooms, children’s rooms, bathrooms, as well as the entrance area with cloakroom, would be located on the ground floor.
We see a clear advantage in designing the upper floor as a fully open space (structural benefit since the roof is supported by the exterior walls), making better use of the view through large glass fronts facing the mountains, and saving costs for an additional balcony extension. Other benefits:
- The bedrooms would be cooler during the summer.
- Laundry would only need to be carried one floor from the ground floor to the basement.
- When coming home, outdoor clothing can be changed on the same floor.
The most common counterargument from friends and family is that groceries would need to be carried upstairs. However, so far, this is the only disadvantage for me.
What advantages and disadvantages do you see in this type of design?
Thank you very much for your ideas!
Best regards,
Bauherrin2021
we are planning a three-story house on a south-facing slope and want to take advantage of the mountain view from the first floor. Therefore, we are considering placing the open living area (living, dining, kitchen) with a small pantry and guest toilet on the first floor. From the dining area, we plan access to the roof terrace, which is designed above the garage. The bedrooms, children’s rooms, bathrooms, as well as the entrance area with cloakroom, would be located on the ground floor.
We see a clear advantage in designing the upper floor as a fully open space (structural benefit since the roof is supported by the exterior walls), making better use of the view through large glass fronts facing the mountains, and saving costs for an additional balcony extension. Other benefits:
- The bedrooms would be cooler during the summer.
- Laundry would only need to be carried one floor from the ground floor to the basement.
- When coming home, outdoor clothing can be changed on the same floor.
The most common counterargument from friends and family is that groceries would need to be carried upstairs. However, so far, this is the only disadvantage for me.
What advantages and disadvantages do you see in this type of design?
Thank you very much for your ideas!
Best regards,
Bauherrin2021
haydee schrieb:
Garages are usually quite prominent.What is often underestimated in conceptual ideas involving roof terraces on garages is the wind. New housing developments often lack the wind-breaking trees that well-established properties have – so the newspaper can easily turn over by itself during breakfast on the roof terrace.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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nordanney3 Mar 2020 12:04P.S. When I consider frequently using the view and the balcony/roof terrace from the living area on the upper floor, I would rather buy an apartment. It is significantly cheaper and offers the same living value as a house with an unnecessary garden.
You mention a south-facing plot.
I will assume that access is also from the south. That would explain the entrance area on the ground floor (partially built into the hillside?).
Since you are also planning a basement, a significant amount of earthworks will be necessary. Is it possible to plan garden access through the upper floor? This way you would have both a view and garden access.
I will assume that access is also from the south. That would explain the entrance area on the ground floor (partially built into the hillside?).
Since you are also planning a basement, a significant amount of earthworks will be necessary. Is it possible to plan garden access through the upper floor? This way you would have both a view and garden access.
We planned it exactly like this and are currently in the process of implementing it.
For the purchases, we included an opening in the floor slabs for the possible later installation of a freight elevator. From this forum, we received the advice to make this opening large enough to later install a passenger elevator as well. Thanks again to the person who gave that tip and to the forum.
Our entrance level is on the side in the basement, where we enter the house.
Our sleeping and laundry level is on the ground floor with direct access from the rooms and the children’s bathroom toward the south into the south garden.
The living, dining, kitchen level including the office is on the top floor. From there, we access the west-north garden laterally through the living room via a roof terrace. Even during construction, I realized how important this garden access is. The only drawback is that the kitchen unfortunately has no direct access from the top floor to the north garden. I really regret that because this planning mistake was pointed out to me here in the forum. Unfortunately, our construction was already too far advanced when I noticed this error during the building phase. So it is very important that the garden should be accessible from the top level of both living AND cooking areas.
For the purchases, we included an opening in the floor slabs for the possible later installation of a freight elevator. From this forum, we received the advice to make this opening large enough to later install a passenger elevator as well. Thanks again to the person who gave that tip and to the forum.
Our entrance level is on the side in the basement, where we enter the house.
Our sleeping and laundry level is on the ground floor with direct access from the rooms and the children’s bathroom toward the south into the south garden.
The living, dining, kitchen level including the office is on the top floor. From there, we access the west-north garden laterally through the living room via a roof terrace. Even during construction, I realized how important this garden access is. The only drawback is that the kitchen unfortunately has no direct access from the top floor to the north garden. I really regret that because this planning mistake was pointed out to me here in the forum. Unfortunately, our construction was already too far advanced when I noticed this error during the building phase. So it is very important that the garden should be accessible from the top level of both living AND cooking areas.
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hampshire3 Mar 2020 17:32Bauherrin2021 schrieb:
In the initial consultation, they just said "they wouldn’t plan it that way."Of course, they wouldn’t do it that way, because they don’t have a ready-made design for it and would need to think it through.Crossy schrieb:
I would never plan it like that with small children.Valid point – that’s why you should plan garden access from the living level and anticipate family life. How much and what do you want to do while the little ones are in the garden? How cautious are the children and the parents?nordanney schrieb:
You have no access to the garden from your living area.That’s a matter of creativity and budget, with a wide range of options—from a balcony with stairs, to ramps, to partially raised ground adjoining the house with or without a slide… You need to see the site to get creative.nordanney schrieb:
When I think about frequently using the view and the balcony/roof terrace from the living area on the upper floor, I’d rather buy an apartment.Alternatively, you could think of the garden in three dimensions. How can every room in the house (except the bathrooms in the children’s suites) have ground-level access to the garden, whether it’s a basement room, the living level, or the upper floor? It depends on the terrain.Similar topics