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.

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
Tolentino10 Dec 2020 18:35
So, the foundation slab has been poured (I wouldn’t say it’s finished yet since it still needs to dry).

Freshly poured concrete slab in excavation pit, edge forms visible and earthworks at the perimeter.


Are the puddles actually a problem?
11ant11 Dec 2020 00:05
Tolentino schrieb:

Are puddles actually a problem?
The screed must have some purpose after all; I haven’t heard of floor tiles becoming loose because of it.
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Nida35a11 Dec 2020 01:16
Our slab installers were more concerned about 35°C (95°F) and direct sunlight, so they covered it with plastic sheeting; rain is not an issue.
opalau11 Dec 2020 07:53
11ant schrieb:

The screed must be good for something; I've never heard of floor slabs being ready for finishing.
Any Swedish or climate floor slab is ready for covering. We had that, it went smoothly.
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Grillhendl
12 Dec 2020 09:56
11ant schrieb:

Screed must be good for something; I haven't heard of floor panels that are ready for covering yet.

Actually, there are such panels. These are the thermal floor panels that already have the underfloor heating integrated.
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Grillhendl
12 Dec 2020 09:57
Oh, I saw too late that @opalau has already commented. It’s so confusing on the phone.