ᐅ Positioning the house, garage, or carport on the property
Created on: 14 Aug 2018 08:29
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Grantlhaua
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 883m² (9500 sq ft)
Slope: gentle slope, about 1m (3.3 ft) rise over 10m (33 ft)
Building window, building line and boundary: standard
Edge construction: possible for garage
Number of parking spaces: 2 in the garage
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: modern
Orientation: south
Maximum heights/limits: based on the existing terrain according to the district office
Client Requirements
The floor plan of the house is fixed, but it will be completely mirrored from west to east
House Design
Designed by:
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? The front door located between the garage and the house
What do you dislike? Why?
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 420,000 (our estimate about 500,000 all in)
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 500,000
Preferred heating system: air-source heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details or additions
- can you give up: nothing
- cannot give up: garage, workshop
What is the most important fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
The floor plan is basically fixed, but for noise (street) and privacy reasons, we want to mirror the whole house so the garage, front door, bay window, house, and terrace are positioned from west to east.
Unfortunately, this has sparked many discussions because the plot was gifted to us by family whose house behind is slightly elevated (about 3m (10 ft), on the north side). They fear their house will no longer be visible from the south if we move the garage to within 2–3m (6.5–10 ft) of the western boundary. However, if we move it back 6–7m (20–23 ft) to where the current house corner is, there is about 80m² (860 sq ft) of "wasted space" between the boundary, street, driveway, and garage. Do you have any ideas on how to make use of this space or avoid it altogether without compromising the rest of the design?
The images still show the old version, as we will only redesign once we find a solution...
Thank you very much!
Plot size: 883m² (9500 sq ft)
Slope: gentle slope, about 1m (3.3 ft) rise over 10m (33 ft)
Building window, building line and boundary: standard
Edge construction: possible for garage
Number of parking spaces: 2 in the garage
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: modern
Orientation: south
Maximum heights/limits: based on the existing terrain according to the district office
Client Requirements
The floor plan of the house is fixed, but it will be completely mirrored from west to east
House Design
Designed by:
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? The front door located between the garage and the house
What do you dislike? Why?
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 420,000 (our estimate about 500,000 all in)
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 500,000
Preferred heating system: air-source heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details or additions
- can you give up: nothing
- cannot give up: garage, workshop
What is the most important fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
The floor plan is basically fixed, but for noise (street) and privacy reasons, we want to mirror the whole house so the garage, front door, bay window, house, and terrace are positioned from west to east.
Unfortunately, this has sparked many discussions because the plot was gifted to us by family whose house behind is slightly elevated (about 3m (10 ft), on the north side). They fear their house will no longer be visible from the south if we move the garage to within 2–3m (6.5–10 ft) of the western boundary. However, if we move it back 6–7m (20–23 ft) to where the current house corner is, there is about 80m² (860 sq ft) of "wasted space" between the boundary, street, driveway, and garage. Do you have any ideas on how to make use of this space or avoid it altogether without compromising the rest of the design?
The images still show the old version, as we will only redesign once we find a solution...
Thank you very much!
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Grantlhaua20 Aug 2018 09:47ypg schrieb:
Then the consequence would be that you also change your nickname in the gray area. But that is not the case.How could I make good use of the space on the west side, or is there any reason not to move the garage to the west?
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Grantlhaua20 Aug 2018 14:34ypg schrieb:
So you want to mirror the house including the garage extension to keep the neighborhood quiet?Among other things, this also means the terrace will be much farther from the street than in the current plan. I simply wouldn’t have placed the garage 6.5 meters (21 feet) from the property line as requested, but only two or three meters (6.5 to 10 feet). In principle, mirroring offers advantages for both sides, but I don’t like having to push the garage so far into the lot... However, we have now accepted that compromise. Or is there any objection?
I would never give up the west-facing sunlight inside the house, especially in the living or dining room!
It’s my source of energy after work—both in the summer evenings and on winter afternoons.
But everyone has different priorities... you might want to check the neighboring thread by Katja @kaho674 instead.
It’s my source of energy after work—both in the summer evenings and on winter afternoons.
But everyone has different priorities... you might want to check the neighboring thread by Katja @kaho674 instead.
ypg schrieb:
So you want to mirror the house including the garage extension to keep the neighborhood quiet? Grantlhaua schrieb:
Basically, mirroring has advantages for both sides, [...] Or is there any reason against it? Without scrolling through the entire thread history, I would assume, as lawyers say, that "the basis of the agreement has collapsed" for all discussion points referring to cardinal directions. Just because you mirror a floor plan doesn’t mean the sun suddenly rises in the west.
And if it turns out not to be so wise to mirror exactly 1:1, you’ll have to start from scratch in the newly arranged rooms to check the locations of downpipes again...
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