ᐅ Location of a city villa or detached single-family house on a 500 m² rectangular plot
Created on: 17 Jan 2020 18:03
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Tolentino
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.
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:
Then parking space might be tricky, right?
Or upright like this?
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
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.
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:
Then parking space might be tricky, right?
Or upright like this?
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
Tolentino schrieb:
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The total demolition cost is just under 30,000 EUR. This is a flat rate including disposal, although according to the offer the house will also be dismantled. At least that is how it was stated.
It was the best offer out of five (and four actually present). The overall range was from 20,000 to 60,000 EUR. The one offering 20,000 seemed unreliable and didn’t even show up. The one at 60,000 was actually a janitorial service (?!?!). The other three were all within about plus or minus 10%. One didn’t want to provide a flat rate for the asbestos and roofing felt removal, instead recommending we handle that privately.
The company now doing it made 1. the flat rate offer, 2. had previously worked with my general contractor but stopped on their own due to “differences of opinion.” However, they were recommended by both my general contractor and the realtor.
They made the best impression, always responded fastest, and might possibly help me later with earthworks and groundwork for the utilities. We’ll see...
The total demolition cost is just under 30,000 EUR. This is a flat rate including disposal, although according to the offer the house will also be dismantled. At least that is how it was stated.
It was the best offer out of five (and four actually present). The overall range was from 20,000 to 60,000 EUR. The one offering 20,000 seemed unreliable and didn’t even show up. The one at 60,000 was actually a janitorial service (?!?!). The other three were all within about plus or minus 10%. One didn’t want to provide a flat rate for the asbestos and roofing felt removal, instead recommending we handle that privately.
The company now doing it made 1. the flat rate offer, 2. had previously worked with my general contractor but stopped on their own due to “differences of opinion.” However, they were recommended by both my general contractor and the realtor.
They made the best impression, always responded fastest, and might possibly help me later with earthworks and groundwork for the utilities. We’ll see...
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I’m hearing about debris testing for the first time. When is it needed? Who decides that?
I will receive a waste disposal certificate...
We have already removed quite a bit. From the fence panels shown in the photo, we made a total of five just using planks and beams from the floor structure of the house. As mentioned, the neighbor took the windows as well as the two front doors. We sold the gas boiler.
Other than that, there was nothing I really wanted to keep...
Unfortunately, I overlooked an old radio box when inspecting the crawl space. That would have made a collector happy, of course. Well, now one of the workers will be happy instead...
I’m hearing about debris testing for the first time. When is it needed? Who decides that?
I will receive a waste disposal certificate...
We have already removed quite a bit. From the fence panels shown in the photo, we made a total of five just using planks and beams from the floor structure of the house. As mentioned, the neighbor took the windows as well as the two front doors. We sold the gas boiler.
Other than that, there was nothing I really wanted to keep...
Unfortunately, I overlooked an old radio box when inspecting the crawl space. That would have made a collector happy, of course. Well, now one of the workers will be happy instead...
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