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!
By the way, I wouldn’t place the living room window on the side exactly in the center of the wall, but about 70cm (28 inches) away from the TV wall. Usually, windows are not positioned in the middle when viewed from the inside. It doesn’t look good and makes furnishing difficult.
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Grantlhaua22 Aug 2018 07:31kbt09 schrieb:
But why does the pantry need a window? You’re probably planning to install a ventilation system anyway, right? That was a big point of discussion. Personally, I wouldn’t need a window because of the ventilation system. But my partner really insists on having one. Also, you need about 60cm (24 inches) more space if you swap the pantry and the tall cabinet wall, which we don’t have.
kbt09 schrieb:
Oh, adding to the question about the pantry window, why a pantry at all if you also have a basement? We just don’t want to go down to the basement for every little thing. Our kitchen is already completely full, and outside the apartment we have an additional room (awkwardly laid out old building) where we store what would normally be in the pantry (potatoes, onions, recycling containers, olive oils, kitchen appliances we don’t use often, etc.). I don’t want to go to the basement every time, especially since we don’t have wall cabinets and thus everything has to fit in the kitchen base units.
kbt09 schrieb:
Opening the garage to the west would also allow for a west-facing terrace in the entrance area. Thanks for your effort first of all.
Turning the garage to the west would definitely be the optimal solution for the garage itself, but in our opinion it’s suboptimal for the front door (I’d have to walk around the garage or through the workshop area, which probably won’t always be spotless) and it doesn’t look good from the south-facing side either.
Well... the view is a matter of perspective. The doors currently located on the south side of the garage could be removed, and a door could be added in the storage area near the main entrance of the house. However, I would rather keep the southern right door (shifted slightly to the left) because it provides a more direct access for items like lawnmowers and similar equipment.
Regarding the appearance... it should be quite easy to create an attractive wall on the southern garage side using wooden elements, plants, or similar features.
ypg schrieb:
Great, Kerstin. Thanks
We don't have any minimum load-bearing capacity?And is that okay like this?
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Grantlhaua22 Aug 2018 12:11kbt09 schrieb:
Well ... the elevation is a matter of perspective. The doors currently on the south side of the garage could be removed, and a door could be added in the storage area near the main entrance. However, I would rather keep the southern right door (moved slightly to the left) because it provides more direct access for items like the lawnmower.I just mirrored the elevation and overlaid the garage wall from the north view. I don’t find it that problematic and will discuss it with my partner this evening. It would solve the issue of wasted space and the garage door, as well as save a significant amount of paving.
Maybe the workshop room could be moved to the side instead of the rear.
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