ᐅ New Construction of a Single-Family Home on a Sloping Lot
Created on: 30 Jan 2020 19:44
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BauherrFranken
Dear forum members,
After purchasing the plot, we thankfully received today the initial draft from the architect of the general contractor.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 735 sqm (21 meters wide, 35 meters deep) (22,700 sq ft (69 ft) wide, 115 ft deep)
Slope: yes
Site coverage ratio: ?
Floor area ratio: ?
Building envelope, building line and boundary: basically at the rear part of the plot
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2 (double garage)
Number of stories: 2
Roof style: gable roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: south/north
Maximum heights/limits: 1.125 m knee wall at top
Other requirements: roof pitch 38 degrees
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern gable roof
Basement, stories: basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 3 persons, 2 adults, 1 child (0.5), possibly one more
Space requirement: total 160-180 sqm (1,720-1,940 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office in basement
Guest bedrooms per year: none
Open or closed architecture
Traditional or modern construction
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: TV wall, possibly as divider between living and dining areas
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage with direct house access
Utility garden, greenhouse: flower beds and lawn
Other wishes/particulars/daily routine, also reasons why some things should or should not be included
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House Design
Who created the plan: architect of the general contractor
What do you particularly like? Why? – Entrance located in the basement because otherwise a steep entrance staircase around the house would be necessary; home office with window in the basement; terrace on the garage; upper floor with separate bathroom for children.
What do you dislike? We don’t like the orientation. We would prefer the gable sides to face north/south (mainly for the view; as currently planned, from the upper floor the southern or city view is only visible through roof windows). On the ground floor, a laundry room is planned facing the sunny south, which we find less practical. With the office in the basement, the usable living area is now 212 sqm (2,280 sq ft). We think we can manage well with 180 sqm (1,940 sq ft) overall. Perhaps the children’s rooms are each 2 sqm (22 sq ft) too small. Also, we are not comfortable with the many small, irregularly arranged windows.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: approx. 550,000 EUR turnkey plus 20,000 EUR landscaping plus 10,000 EUR landscaping = 580,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 550,000 EUR
Preferred heating technology: ?
If you had to give up, which details/finishings
- Utility room on the ground floor
- Cannot do without: separate bathroom for children
Why is the design like it is now? For example,
We gave some initial verbal ideas but allowed the planner considerable freedom.
What is the most important/basic question regarding the floor plan in 130 characters?
The planner sees only this orientation as sensible; however, we do not like it. How could the ground floor be better designed despite the staircase at the south side, which takes space from more practical rooms (possibly the kitchen)? Any ideas on the exterior design?
After purchasing the plot, we thankfully received today the initial draft from the architect of the general contractor.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 735 sqm (21 meters wide, 35 meters deep) (22,700 sq ft (69 ft) wide, 115 ft deep)
Slope: yes
Site coverage ratio: ?
Floor area ratio: ?
Building envelope, building line and boundary: basically at the rear part of the plot
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2 (double garage)
Number of stories: 2
Roof style: gable roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: south/north
Maximum heights/limits: 1.125 m knee wall at top
Other requirements: roof pitch 38 degrees
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern gable roof
Basement, stories: basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 3 persons, 2 adults, 1 child (0.5), possibly one more
Space requirement: total 160-180 sqm (1,720-1,940 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office in basement
Guest bedrooms per year: none
Open or closed architecture
Traditional or modern construction
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: TV wall, possibly as divider between living and dining areas
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage with direct house access
Utility garden, greenhouse: flower beds and lawn
Other wishes/particulars/daily routine, also reasons why some things should or should not be included
-
House Design
Who created the plan: architect of the general contractor
What do you particularly like? Why? – Entrance located in the basement because otherwise a steep entrance staircase around the house would be necessary; home office with window in the basement; terrace on the garage; upper floor with separate bathroom for children.
What do you dislike? We don’t like the orientation. We would prefer the gable sides to face north/south (mainly for the view; as currently planned, from the upper floor the southern or city view is only visible through roof windows). On the ground floor, a laundry room is planned facing the sunny south, which we find less practical. With the office in the basement, the usable living area is now 212 sqm (2,280 sq ft). We think we can manage well with 180 sqm (1,940 sq ft) overall. Perhaps the children’s rooms are each 2 sqm (22 sq ft) too small. Also, we are not comfortable with the many small, irregularly arranged windows.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: approx. 550,000 EUR turnkey plus 20,000 EUR landscaping plus 10,000 EUR landscaping = 580,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 550,000 EUR
Preferred heating technology: ?
If you had to give up, which details/finishings
- Utility room on the ground floor
- Cannot do without: separate bathroom for children
Why is the design like it is now? For example,
We gave some initial verbal ideas but allowed the planner considerable freedom.
What is the most important/basic question regarding the floor plan in 130 characters?
The planner sees only this orientation as sensible; however, we do not like it. How could the ground floor be better designed despite the staircase at the south side, which takes space from more practical rooms (possibly the kitchen)? Any ideas on the exterior design?
kaho674 schrieb:
Oh really? I couldn’t find anything about that. Did I miss it? BauherrFranken schrieb:
Orientation: South/North B
BauherrFranken31 Jan 2020 19:17Once again, the orientation is negotiable!
Zaba12 schrieb:
I tried asking around in my area. Both with farmers I know and strangers.
They all said no, not even for money.
I think nowadays this kind of thing only happens quietly within families. The possible penalties are too severe. Basically, it’s illegal disposal related to house construction. I would say: yes and no.
Topsoil is actually not considered waste; according to the national soil protection regulations, it is not allowed to be disposed of but must be reused. In some places, you’re lucky to find a thick topsoil layer suitable for agriculture, which a farmer or neighboring property owner will gladly take for their garden. Completely legal.
If there is a clay layer underneath, it is usually disposed of, but it could also be used as a raw material for brick or tile manufacturing.
And if there is a gravel layer beneath that, it can of course be reused elsewhere in construction projects.
In the cases mentioned above, the excavated material is not waste, but a product, and therefore is not disposed of illegally but instead reused.
However, most excavated materials—at least in our region—are of insufficient quality or too mixed together to be reused. I just wanted to clarify that not everything a digger scoops up has to go straight to a landfill.
Is the garage built on the boundary? In my case (also in Franconia), no terrace was approved on the boundary garage. I also excavated into the slope and spent nearly €24,000 (about 1500 cubic meters) for disposal and landfill. Forget the straight staircase—we have a stairwell with a two-stringer staircase and a continuous window strip over three floors with a view of the Main Valley. The stairs going up offer a nice outlook.
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BauherrFranken31 Jan 2020 19:43It should not be built on the property boundary. The building zone is located quite far towards the back, and the garage should either be integrated into the house or attached at the front.
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BauherrFranken31 Jan 2020 19:44Excavation this way or that, we have chosen this plot of land after all.
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