ᐅ Requesting Opinions on Floor Plans for a “House on a Slope”
Created on: 10 Aug 2013 14:18
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Shadowblues
Hello,
we have now spoken with many builders and also with two architects. An ideal floor plan with the available budget has not emerged, at best a compromise between cost and use. But please have a look for yourselves. I would appreciate any constructive tips.
The building will be solid construction through an architect with individual contracting.
General conditions:
Requirements for the floor plan:
Sloped site – so the basement is underground on the entrance side, and above ground on the opposite side.
Keep it simple, without much fuss.
Ridge and eaves height fixed as a maximum limit, as well as a gable roof; either we go for a high kneewall or dormers. We have decided on a high kneewall, otherwise it would not be approved according to the development plan.
Financially no more than 375,000 USD (approximate equivalence), which according to my architect corresponds to about 950 cubic meters (33,560 cubic feet) of enclosed space.
Upper floor as a separate living unit, initially for the children, later rentable.
Ground floor with open kitchen, dining and living area, bedroom (bed size 190cm x 230cm (75 in x 90 in)) and bathroom. Ideally a small storage room for vacuum cleaner etc.
Basement for technical equipment, separate entrance for one office, anteroom and WC, second office as well as a potential guest or hobby room accessible from the house side.
Fireplace possible in the living room.
Carport on the ground floor with basement underneath, open to the garden, uninsulated is sufficient.
When the children move out, a door will be installed on the ground floor between the stairway to the other apartment and the stairway down to the offices. This separation of staircases is very important to us. Accordingly, the stairs will be concrete.
Roger
P.S.: Please ignore any graphic errors in the program..
we have now spoken with many builders and also with two architects. An ideal floor plan with the available budget has not emerged, at best a compromise between cost and use. But please have a look for yourselves. I would appreciate any constructive tips.
The building will be solid construction through an architect with individual contracting.
General conditions:
Requirements for the floor plan:
Sloped site – so the basement is underground on the entrance side, and above ground on the opposite side.
Keep it simple, without much fuss.
Ridge and eaves height fixed as a maximum limit, as well as a gable roof; either we go for a high kneewall or dormers. We have decided on a high kneewall, otherwise it would not be approved according to the development plan.
Financially no more than 375,000 USD (approximate equivalence), which according to my architect corresponds to about 950 cubic meters (33,560 cubic feet) of enclosed space.
Upper floor as a separate living unit, initially for the children, later rentable.
Ground floor with open kitchen, dining and living area, bedroom (bed size 190cm x 230cm (75 in x 90 in)) and bathroom. Ideally a small storage room for vacuum cleaner etc.
Basement for technical equipment, separate entrance for one office, anteroom and WC, second office as well as a potential guest or hobby room accessible from the house side.
Fireplace possible in the living room.
Carport on the ground floor with basement underneath, open to the garden, uninsulated is sufficient.
When the children move out, a door will be installed on the ground floor between the stairway to the other apartment and the stairway down to the offices. This separation of staircases is very important to us. Accordingly, the stairs will be concrete.
Roger
P.S.: Please ignore any graphic errors in the program..
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Shadowblues11 Aug 2013 14:50Hello,
thank you for the sketch. We were thinking along similar lines and rearranged the rooms, but then ran into the problem that the gable direction is fixed. This means the rooms would have to be longer and narrower, or a roof window would need to be added.
I also had a rather silly idea to move the staircase to the upper left, then place the bathroom and bedroom there—I’m going to try that out now. The point about having the bedroom next to the staircase did make me think a bit...
Roger
thank you for the sketch. We were thinking along similar lines and rearranged the rooms, but then ran into the problem that the gable direction is fixed. This means the rooms would have to be longer and narrower, or a roof window would need to be added.
I also had a rather silly idea to move the staircase to the upper left, then place the bathroom and bedroom there—I’m going to try that out now. The point about having the bedroom next to the staircase did make me think a bit...
Roger
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Shadowblues11 Aug 2013 14:53By the way, it's a carport .. pretty certain .. so not a garage ..
So, the path in the basement from the guest room to the bathroom is like a small floor tour. I would also find a utility room located directly next to the bedroom inconvenient.
If the upper floor is intended to be rented out later, it makes sense to start roughly planning the layout now to avoid unfavorable setups for additional electrical/water lines or meters.
If the upper floor is intended to be rented out later, it makes sense to start roughly planning the layout now to avoid unfavorable setups for additional electrical/water lines or meters.
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Shadowblues11 Aug 2013 16:25Hello,
my wife is upset with me because she likes the other floor plan much better, and the architect is too since I want to redesign everything again – but he’ll have to redraw it anyway. Maybe he’ll come up with something smart. Still, here’s a new version that I quite like, and it moves the bedroom away from the stairs. Unfortunately, there is no longer space for cleaning supplies and beverage crates, which were marked as the utility room in the other plan. The window facing the terrace is also gone; I had already imagined a small aviary for the bird there. On the plus side, I can stumble back to bed drunk from the terrace… The issue with the guest house tour has also been solved. The rest of the house and exterior views will need to be redesigned too, but that’s for the architect to handle… he’s getting paid well for it.
What do you think of this ground floor? Better than the other one? It’s 3 square meters (about 32 square feet) larger, but that should be manageable…
Roger
my wife is upset with me because she likes the other floor plan much better, and the architect is too since I want to redesign everything again – but he’ll have to redraw it anyway. Maybe he’ll come up with something smart. Still, here’s a new version that I quite like, and it moves the bedroom away from the stairs. Unfortunately, there is no longer space for cleaning supplies and beverage crates, which were marked as the utility room in the other plan. The window facing the terrace is also gone; I had already imagined a small aviary for the bird there. On the plus side, I can stumble back to bed drunk from the terrace… The issue with the guest house tour has also been solved. The rest of the house and exterior views will need to be redesigned too, but that’s for the architect to handle… he’s getting paid well for it.
What do you think of this ground floor? Better than the other one? It’s 3 square meters (about 32 square feet) larger, but that should be manageable…
Roger
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Shadowblues11 Aug 2013 16:26Forgot to convert to JPEG.. sorry..
Shadowblues schrieb:
What do you think about the ground floor? Better than the other one? It's 3m² (32ft²) larger, but that should be manageable...
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