ᐅ New construction of a single-family house approximately 1,600 sq ft with a basement garage
Created on: 25 Dec 2020 02:20
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Hello dear forum community,
I am new to the forum and currently planning the construction of a single-family house with about 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) of living space. Many of my ideas have been incorporated into the design by the general contractor.
I would be very grateful for your comments and suggestions regarding the information below and look forward to your feedback. I would also appreciate your thoughts on whether the budget seems realistic for a rural area in northern Bavaria.
The construction will take place on my parents’ property, so I do not have any costs for land purchase.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: approx. 1000 m² (11,000 sq ft)
Slope: gradient of 10.4° / 18.4% in the construction area
Floor area ratio: no development plan
Site coverage ratio: no development plan
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see site plan
Adjacent buildings: none
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 1.5–2
Roof type: gable roof
Style: classic-modern
Orientation: according to slope + parallel to existing buildings
Maximum height restrictions: none
Other specifications: none
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic single-family house with gable roof
Basement, floors: basement used as garage + ground floor + upper floor with kneewall 1 m (3 ft) and 40° gable roof + 4 m (13 ft) wide shed dormer; additionally, a front balcony (1.5 m / 5 ft deep) and rear terrace (4 m / 13 ft deep)
Number of people, age: currently 2 adults (+ possibly 2 children)
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: approx. 70 m² (750 sq ft) each
Office: permanently for home office use
Guest bedrooms per year: max. 10
Open or closed layout: open on ground floor, closed on upper floor
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, but separated from living room
Number of dining seats: 4–6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony facing south, terrace facing north
Garage, carport: garage integrated into basement
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
House design
Designer: architect of the general contractor
What do you particularly like? Why?
What don’t you like? Why? Several revisions have already been made, and so far everything matches my ideas
Price estimate according to architect/planner: turnkey including basement and earthworks approx. 430,000€ (no additional work like paving etc.)
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: max. 500,000€
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump
Why did the design turn out this way? e.g.
Standard design by planner? The design is based on my initial requirements
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? All wishes have been taken into account so far
Now I am curious about your feedback. Also happy to receive comments on the costs. Thank you very much.
I am new to the forum and currently planning the construction of a single-family house with about 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) of living space. Many of my ideas have been incorporated into the design by the general contractor.
I would be very grateful for your comments and suggestions regarding the information below and look forward to your feedback. I would also appreciate your thoughts on whether the budget seems realistic for a rural area in northern Bavaria.
The construction will take place on my parents’ property, so I do not have any costs for land purchase.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: approx. 1000 m² (11,000 sq ft)
Slope: gradient of 10.4° / 18.4% in the construction area
Floor area ratio: no development plan
Site coverage ratio: no development plan
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see site plan
Adjacent buildings: none
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 1.5–2
Roof type: gable roof
Style: classic-modern
Orientation: according to slope + parallel to existing buildings
Maximum height restrictions: none
Other specifications: none
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic single-family house with gable roof
Basement, floors: basement used as garage + ground floor + upper floor with kneewall 1 m (3 ft) and 40° gable roof + 4 m (13 ft) wide shed dormer; additionally, a front balcony (1.5 m / 5 ft deep) and rear terrace (4 m / 13 ft deep)
Number of people, age: currently 2 adults (+ possibly 2 children)
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: approx. 70 m² (750 sq ft) each
Office: permanently for home office use
Guest bedrooms per year: max. 10
Open or closed layout: open on ground floor, closed on upper floor
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, but separated from living room
Number of dining seats: 4–6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony facing south, terrace facing north
Garage, carport: garage integrated into basement
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
House design
Designer: architect of the general contractor
What do you particularly like? Why?
What don’t you like? Why? Several revisions have already been made, and so far everything matches my ideas
Price estimate according to architect/planner: turnkey including basement and earthworks approx. 430,000€ (no additional work like paving etc.)
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: max. 500,000€
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump
Why did the design turn out this way? e.g.
Standard design by planner? The design is based on my initial requirements
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? All wishes have been taken into account so far
Now I am curious about your feedback. Also happy to receive comments on the costs. Thank you very much.
Basement okay.
The ground floor is very unattractive. Huge living room and tiny kitchen and dining area. Also a strange layout. It just doesn’t fit.
The first floor has a cramped walk-in closet and a shower that definitely won’t work because it is only 1.50m (5 feet) high.
Overall, the house is oriented completely to the north. Very disappointing.
We basically have the same shape of plot: the street to the south and then the land slopes upward.
A retaining wall to the south and adding fill to at least have some south-facing garden. Then, of course, orient the rooms to the south, meaning kitchen and dining room to the south, living room to the north.
Please do not build the house as currently planned. The orientation is completely wrong. I don’t understand why some people like it here.
The ground floor is very unattractive. Huge living room and tiny kitchen and dining area. Also a strange layout. It just doesn’t fit.
The first floor has a cramped walk-in closet and a shower that definitely won’t work because it is only 1.50m (5 feet) high.
Overall, the house is oriented completely to the north. Very disappointing.
We basically have the same shape of plot: the street to the south and then the land slopes upward.
A retaining wall to the south and adding fill to at least have some south-facing garden. Then, of course, orient the rooms to the south, meaning kitchen and dining room to the south, living room to the north.
Please do not build the house as currently planned. The orientation is completely wrong. I don’t understand why some people like it here.
First of all: there are far worse hillside layouts in terms of the floor plan.
However, I always find it quite unfortunate when the house’s appearance doesn’t follow the slope – here it already looks somewhat like it was just placed there, with a frame, meaning the basement. This is due to the general contractor’s planner: they don’t design freely but rather adapt their standard house models slightly for the client. A 40-degree roof pitch for a house on a slope – hats off 😉 small knee wall – hats off 😉
If not much more is going to be changed, I would at least plan the cloakroom generously in the basement instead of on the main floor. Also, consider reducing the size of the living room to enlarge the kitchen/dining area. The kitchen is drawn unrealistically and really needs a proper island with depth. On the upper floor, the walk-in closet as it is doesn’t add much.
Possibly extend the western side and add a patio door there… a laundry chute might be something to think about…
Windows are also an issue. They look very narrow to me. Pay attention to the west side!
If you still have time, I suggest getting a new design from an independent architect experienced with hillside building.
The result should be a flatter roof that better follows the slope and a garden opening on the west side. I would probably eliminate one level (so a bungalow plus basement) and elongate the house to create better connection to the garden. Looking at the site plan, you have enough space on the plot to use the front, south side as a garden entrance as well…
Then, again, more space for the dining area, a storage room also on the sleeping level, and consider whether laundry might be better placed on the sleeping level too. But a realistic hillside bungalow would have the utility rooms in the rear lower level built into the slope, and just one staircase is already a big benefit.
The more I write, the more I have to say this is the wrong house for the plot. It feels like a foreign body.
However, I always find it quite unfortunate when the house’s appearance doesn’t follow the slope – here it already looks somewhat like it was just placed there, with a frame, meaning the basement. This is due to the general contractor’s planner: they don’t design freely but rather adapt their standard house models slightly for the client. A 40-degree roof pitch for a house on a slope – hats off 😉 small knee wall – hats off 😉
If not much more is going to be changed, I would at least plan the cloakroom generously in the basement instead of on the main floor. Also, consider reducing the size of the living room to enlarge the kitchen/dining area. The kitchen is drawn unrealistically and really needs a proper island with depth. On the upper floor, the walk-in closet as it is doesn’t add much.
Possibly extend the western side and add a patio door there… a laundry chute might be something to think about…
Windows are also an issue. They look very narrow to me. Pay attention to the west side!
If you still have time, I suggest getting a new design from an independent architect experienced with hillside building.
The result should be a flatter roof that better follows the slope and a garden opening on the west side. I would probably eliminate one level (so a bungalow plus basement) and elongate the house to create better connection to the garden. Looking at the site plan, you have enough space on the plot to use the front, south side as a garden entrance as well…
Then, again, more space for the dining area, a storage room also on the sleeping level, and consider whether laundry might be better placed on the sleeping level too. But a realistic hillside bungalow would have the utility rooms in the rear lower level built into the slope, and just one staircase is already a big benefit.
The more I write, the more I have to say this is the wrong house for the plot. It feels like a foreign body.
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The more I write, the more I have to say that this is the wrong house for the plot. It feels out of place. I have seen much more lazy, slope-adapted standard designs. But this house feels like a foreign object because it clearly shows that it was planned without any respect for the site. I wouldn’t design the terrace so perfectly straight and level, cutting directly into the hillside, or place the eaves lower on the valley side than on the uphill side. The color change between the gray pants and the white shirt unfavorably emphasizes that the building does not embrace the slope with enthusiasm. Also, the decision to extend the open-plan living space across the full depth of the house on both the northeast rear side and the southwest balcony side seems like a very forced “masterstroke.” My conclusion is: although “not everything is bad,” a radical reset to square one is needed.
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pagoni202025 Dec 2020 19:55Please enter the exact and actual room and furniture dimensions here as well, so that any awkward areas can be identified quickly. The bathroom on the upper floor has not been very well designed so far.
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hampshire27 Dec 2020 08:13The house itself gives a pleasing impression, though I have a few questions about the dining area, kitchen size, bathroom, and walk-in closet. A house also sits on a plot of land – and here, it seems that little consideration was given to light, sightlines, and topography. The slope is overcome rather than utilized. Daylight seems to be disregarded. How is the plot intended to be designed or used? Whatever. The general contractor’s employee may have studied architecture and can design houses, but he clearly focuses more on his employer’s budget planning than on effectively engaging with the client. In my view, an architect should support the client in decision-making and offer perspectives that a layperson might not recognize. This appears to be lacking here.
Schimi179127 Dec 2020 13:12I noticed the following, among other things:
- Shower only 1 m x 1 m (3.3 ft x 3.3 ft). Shouldn’t it be larger?
- Long walking distances from the kitchen to the pantry
- Dressing room too small
If the design allows, I would suggest having the garages protrude halfway from the main building and planning a terrace above them. However, this depends on the budget and the plot of land. Of course, personal taste also plays a role...
- Shower only 1 m x 1 m (3.3 ft x 3.3 ft). Shouldn’t it be larger?
- Long walking distances from the kitchen to the pantry
- Dressing room too small
If the design allows, I would suggest having the garages protrude halfway from the main building and planning a terrace above them. However, this depends on the budget and the plot of land. Of course, personal taste also plays a role...
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