ᐅ Location of a city villa or detached single-family house on a 500 m² rectangular plot

Created on: 17 Jan 2020 18:03

Dear all,

after sharing the floor plans of my possible hamster cage with you in the other thread , here comes the next thread (thanks again for all the constructive suggestions there).
Just so you know, the semi-detached house is not off the table yet, as this plot of land is highly sought after and it’s not clear whether it will work out. But this one would be my favorite.

Now to this plot. For now, I’m mainly concerned with where and roughly how the house should be positioned on this plot.

Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 500 m² (5400 sq ft)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: 0.2
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 5 m (16 ft) from the street, 3 m (10 ft) from neighbors
Edge development: allowed for garages and sheds, none existing on the plot
Number of parking spaces: 1-2
Number of floors: 1.5–2.5
Roof shape: no preference
Architectural style: no preference
Orientation: aligned parallel to the street
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height max. 9 m (30 ft)

Below are the site plans I created myself based on the details from the listing.

This is a rough overview of the plot with building boundaries and dimensions.

Site plan: green center outlined by red frame, street names on the left and compass top left.

My question is: where to put the house?
The broker suggests placing it towards the back, since you already have the 5 m (16 ft) setback at the front and would “gain” about 3 m (10 ft) of garden. My partner doesn’t like this because of the visibility from the street. I say: privacy screen! But I also think, a fence too high might create a prison-yard feel.

But even if you follow this suggestion, I wonder if a more square floor plan (-> town villa style) would be better?

Like this, for example:

Floor plan: street on the left, orange buffer zones, green area, central grey building (100 m²).

Then parking space might be tricky, right?

Or upright like this?

Floor plan of a plot with orange buffer zones, green yard and grey building block.

I really want as much of a west-facing view and garden as possible. I tend to be an evening person and that side is less built up, due to the road. So I think more light comes through.
But the narrow floor plan caused lots of problems with the semi-detached house already. Well, here you could build longer instead.

What do you think?

Best regards

Tolentino

11ant10 May 2020 15:42

#217

Tolentino schrieb:

The options considered here (all measurements are from real furniture) make the passage to the terrace look less like a slalom course:

And the main difference is that both of the L-shaped custom designs seem feasible, while the architect’s design feels like a prompt to make a choice: either build a bay window or never have more than four people dining together.

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Tolentino10 May 2020 15:45

#218

11ant schrieb:

And that is the key difference: both L-shaped self-designed plans seem feasible, whereas the architect’s design looks like a prompt to decide—either build a bay window or never have more than four people dining.

Yes, but what do you mean exactly? Should I distrust the self-designed plans, and are you also in favor of a bay window, or is this a "vote" for one of the L-shaped versions?

11ant10 May 2020 15:55

#219

Tolentino schrieb:

Yes, but what do you mean by that? Should I distrust the custom designs?

No, the custom designs do look functional—both L-shaped ones as well as the one with the bench;

Tolentino schrieb:

and are you also in favor of bay windows?

I personally prefer it without bay windows, but the architect’s version looks like without a bay window the dining table wouldn’t be extendable (or only with all the doors, none of which can be fully opened, which is quite limiting) or else it would need a bay window. Even rotating it doesn’t make the space adequate according to the architect’s furniture layout. So, with the architect’s furniture plan and no bay window, there’s no chance for a roast duck dinner with the large family, kids’ birthday party, and so on.

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kaho67410 May 2020 16:37

#220

Our living room alone is 40m² (430 sqft). If I imagine adding the kitchen and permanently having 5 people in there, well, that’s definitely more than tight.

saralina8710 May 2020 17:01

#221

kaho674 schrieb:

Our living room alone is 40m² (430 sq ft). If I imagine that the kitchen and a permanent group of 5 people are supposed to fit in here – well, that’s definitely tight.

Sorry, but that’s absolutely subjective luxury thinking.
Some couples live in 40 sqm (430 sq ft), some even with children. It’s clear that this is not a ballroom, but I argue that with normal expectations, you can definitely manage and live well in a 40 sqm (430 sq ft) open-plan area.

Tolentino10 May 2020 17:28

#222

kaho674 schrieb:

Our living room alone is 40m² (430 sq ft). If I imagine that the kitchen and a permanent presence of 5 people need to fit in here as well – phew, that’s really tight.

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ᐅ Location of a city villa or detached single-family house on a 500 m² rectangular plot

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