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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Grantlhaua21 Aug 2018 15:47kbt09 schrieb:
I still don’t like the combination of the tall cabinet wall/pantryBut I still don’t see any alternative here, since you can’t rotate the whole thing due to the required space, and the window would also be lost.
ypg schrieb:
Wasn’t the issue that the garage faces south, no matter if it is located on the east or west side? That the beams would bend? ... Seriously: that the door would warp?Exactly. Rotating the garage would solve all the mentioned problems. However, it would no longer work with the front door and would also look odd...
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Grantlhaua21 Aug 2018 15:55ypg schrieb:
How are you going to handle this?Taking a classic risk ...
Some friends of ours also have the gate facing south (we only noticed this yesterday) and they never received a liability waiver or any information that there could be issues. So far, there are no problems at all.
From a practical standpoint, it would of course be ideal to have the gate face west.
kbt09 schrieb:
I have to agree with @Grantlhaua. My first thought about the idea of "mirroring" was also ... no, that just won't work. But then I took a closer look and followed the reasoning. The openness to the dining area definitely softens the situation somewhat. Still, I imagine a cozy gathering on a January afternoon in that living room would simply feel bleak.
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Grantlhaua21 Aug 2018 16:07kaho674 schrieb:
The openness to the dining area certainly eases the situation a bit. Still, I imagine a cozy gathering on a January afternoon in this living room as rather bleak.Why bleak? With a nice fire in the panoramic fireplace, it’s quite pleasant.
But actually, we haven’t really had many occasions yet where a lot of people were in the living room on a January afternoon. I wouldn’t remember that happening in almost 30 years at my parents’ house either, because when everyone is there, people sit at the dining table.
For us, the living room is more of a private space for reading and watching TV, while the dining room is the place for guests. It’s quite rare for guests to even sit on the sofa.
I do understand your point. Still, I don’t see a way to fit all requirements into one floor plan.
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