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
Tolentino9 Sep 2021 13:09
Okay, I’ll correct that: dumb and clueless. Those could even become their nicknames.
OWLer9 Sep 2021 20:17
Oh wow, that’s really unfortunate. It takes a lot of patience.

In the meantime, I am still stuck in the valley of the clueless. Ignorance is bliss.
OWLer7 Oct 2021 21:30
How are things looking for you after one month? Is progress continuing, or has your heating installer already had the chance to prove themselves?

I would like to join our Arotherm self-help group soon. 😉

I’m already cycling happily with full power at 3 kW (3.3 hp) electrical output. The peaks are my Golf
Energy consumption dashboard with history of production, self-consumption, and usage as graph
Tolentino7 Oct 2021 22:23
Well, I just had contact with him today. Originally, the heat pump was supposed to be delivered and installed this week; allegedly, the wholesaler had it in stock.
Now, suddenly not. It is supposed to arrive at the heating technician next week, but the foreman is on vacation then. And he apparently wants to personally accept the pump. So installation will only take place the week after next.
I'm a bit annoyed about that.
But apparently, this was already an exception, achieved with special efforts and costs. At the manufacturer, the next delivery date is reportedly February 22.
Unfortunately, we now have to wait because nothing else can be done before the system commissioning.
This waiting with idle time and not being able to advance anything else is really frustrating.
In the meantime, I have already prepared the foundation for the outdoor unit:
Fresh

Freshly poured concrete slab in a pit with central pipe cover and reinforcement.


Set

Rectangular concrete slab in the ground, surrounded by red measuring lines on a construction site.


And today, the construction staircase was completed.

Wooden stairs in the shell construction; next to it metal scaffolding, cable reels, and tools on the ground.


You have to keep busy somehow.
11ant7 Oct 2021 22:28
Tolentino schrieb:

And today the construction staircase was completed.
Wow, that's quite a steep ladder for the site.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Tolentino7 Oct 2021 22:37
Yes, but definitely better than the ladder, and I didn’t feel like building a platform and landing just for six weeks—it was already more work than expected.