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
Good tip once the shell of the building is up...
No, the neighbor is taking the photos from his upper floor. I think it’s nice because the perspective captures the entire property.
I edited the photos without asking since I didn’t feel like asking every neighbor and then explaining. Especially at the back right, there are older people who might not be familiar with the concept of an online forum.
The neighbor on the left probably wouldn’t mind, but the 20 seconds with the brush are actually a bit enjoyable...
No, the neighbor is taking the photos from his upper floor. I think it’s nice because the perspective captures the entire property.
I edited the photos without asking since I didn’t feel like asking every neighbor and then explaining. Especially at the back right, there are older people who might not be familiar with the concept of an online forum.
The neighbor on the left probably wouldn’t mind, but the 20 seconds with the brush are actually a bit enjoyable...
Tolentino schrieb:
After the demolition, it turned out that the plot is generally lower than the street level and the neighboring properties (the previous owner had concrete-covered more than half of the lot). You could use the excavation soil for something like that, right? I don’t even know if anyone offers crushing services (that is, making gravel from delivered construction debris). Apple juice from self-delivered apples isn’t available at the moment due to logistics changes caused by the coronavirus.
Tolentino schrieb:
Well, this is how it looks right now (with kind regards from my neighbor): Wow, you really went overboard with the correction fluid – were there that many secrets in the picture?
Mycraft schrieb:
I simply wrote my phone number in large letters on the wall inside every floor while the structure was still unfinished. My first thought was that “inside the floors” might be overdoing the gendering. But thinking about how often we differentiate on sloped sites about whether the upper floor or the lower floor should be considered the ground floor, I realize: floors can even be diverse :-)
Tolentino schrieb:
Next time I’ll add a bit of green. “My dear, use green, it brightens things up!” my late grandmother would have said. And “Purple is a last resort!”
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11ant schrieb:
I’m not sure if crushing services (meaning making gravel from delivered construction debris) are offered anywhere. Fresh juice from self-delivered apples isn’t available currently due to corona-related logistics changes. I think such services exist, but they usually aren’t worth it.
But in my case, it’s really about excavated soil, so nothing needs to be crushed. Maybe just sieving out a few bricks and cables and then spreading it.
11ant schrieb:
Wow, you really went to town with the correction fluid—were there so many secrets in the picture? Don’t you see those are clouds with Christmas angels sitting on them?
Well, the angels only see the well-behaved children >:oP
11ant schrieb:
“Miss, take green, that’s lifting!” my dear grandmother would have said. And “Purple is the last resort!” Yes, I promise,
I’ll put more effort in next time.
Still, no Milka cows!
Not even in two weeks.
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