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
So, the site manager has now commented. He has just barely accepted that the construction road is too short. The problem is that the construction road runs too close to my house, even cutting through a corner.
The site manager had even created a drawing on the site plan showing the required position and dimensions with reference distances to all sides, which he sent to the demolition contractor as the plan for the construction road.
The contractor is now arguing that I gave different instructions and that he basically built a compromise solution. It’s true that I said I wished to keep an existing pillar, but I always stated that if the site manager said it had to be removed, then it could be removed.
Now I am a bit surprised because I didn’t expect this from him. He always seemed pragmatic and reliable to me. I also understand that he doesn’t want to bring his equipment back again without extra pay, but the instructions were clearly given via drawing.
Of course, I could file a complaint about defects, but is it even worth it?
It involves demolishing a concrete pillar and moving an already existing construction road by about two meters for the first 5m (16 feet). How much would something like this cost?
What would you do now?
I actually planned to give him other jobs before, but now I’m wondering if that’s such a good idea.
Any suggestions?
The site manager had even created a drawing on the site plan showing the required position and dimensions with reference distances to all sides, which he sent to the demolition contractor as the plan for the construction road.
The contractor is now arguing that I gave different instructions and that he basically built a compromise solution. It’s true that I said I wished to keep an existing pillar, but I always stated that if the site manager said it had to be removed, then it could be removed.
Now I am a bit surprised because I didn’t expect this from him. He always seemed pragmatic and reliable to me. I also understand that he doesn’t want to bring his equipment back again without extra pay, but the instructions were clearly given via drawing.
Of course, I could file a complaint about defects, but is it even worth it?
It involves demolishing a concrete pillar and moving an already existing construction road by about two meters for the first 5m (16 feet). How much would something like this cost?
What would you do now?
I actually planned to give him other jobs before, but now I’m wondering if that’s such a good idea.
Any suggestions?
Tolentino schrieb:
He is now taking the position that I gave different requirements and that he basically built a compromise solution. It would have been your responsibility to resolve the conflict points or to discuss your desired plans with the site manager. As a contractor, I would now think, "That was the last time I tried to be helpful from a customer service perspective when the client still resents me for it and gives the next contract to someone else."
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Yes, that’s probably what he will think now. But I really did say that the site manager decides how things will be, and it’s fine with me if the column is removed. I communicated this clearly to both the demolition team and the site manager.
I’m not even upset about the mistake itself; errors happen. What bothers me is that, despite very clear instructions and a drawing, the blame is being put on me. I just don’t understand that.
And placing a construction access road over the future house location doesn’t seem very customer-oriented either. The site plan had been provided...
What would you recommend as the next steps for me?
Yes, that’s probably what he will think now. But I really did say that the site manager decides how things will be, and it’s fine with me if the column is removed. I communicated this clearly to both the demolition team and the site manager.
I’m not even upset about the mistake itself; errors happen. What bothers me is that, despite very clear instructions and a drawing, the blame is being put on me. I just don’t understand that.
And placing a construction access road over the future house location doesn’t seem very customer-oriented either. The site plan had been provided...
What would you recommend as the next steps for me?
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