ᐅ Placement of House, Terrace, Carport, and More within the Building Envelope
Created on: 2 May 2021 22:21
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Hausbauer47472 May 2021 22:21We have started planning our plot, and with a large building area of about 35x40m (115x131 feet), we currently don’t have any problems. What concerns me, however, is balancing the following compromise:
1. Maximizing the distance from the street to reduce noise and increase privacy
2. Minimizing the distance from the street to avoid enlarging the little-used front yard and losing garden space behind the house. Technical connections will be more expensive, and costs for paving longer driveways will also increase, etc.
I need about 6 meters (20 feet) between the property boundary and the garage to be able to park a car on my property in front of the garage. If I move further away from the street, the garage shifts southward due to the diagonal northern boundary line of the lot, and so do the house and terrace. This means the outdoor areas would move from the more attractive south side to the less attractive north side.
What would be a reasonable compromise here, and do two or three meters more distance from the street really make a difference? It’s also worth mentioning that hardly any traffic is expected since the plot is located on a dead-end street.
In our initial draft, we "drew" a 6x9m (20x30 feet) prefabricated garage, a 3.5x6m (11x20 feet) carport roof, and a house measuring 12x11m (39x36 feet). On the far left in green are 3 meters (10 feet) of the plot that must be kept free as an access right. The dark green hedges were initially assumed to be one meter (3 feet) deep.
Have I completely missed an important consideration in my planning? Thanks in advance for all advice!
1. Maximizing the distance from the street to reduce noise and increase privacy
2. Minimizing the distance from the street to avoid enlarging the little-used front yard and losing garden space behind the house. Technical connections will be more expensive, and costs for paving longer driveways will also increase, etc.
I need about 6 meters (20 feet) between the property boundary and the garage to be able to park a car on my property in front of the garage. If I move further away from the street, the garage shifts southward due to the diagonal northern boundary line of the lot, and so do the house and terrace. This means the outdoor areas would move from the more attractive south side to the less attractive north side.
What would be a reasonable compromise here, and do two or three meters more distance from the street really make a difference? It’s also worth mentioning that hardly any traffic is expected since the plot is located on a dead-end street.
In our initial draft, we "drew" a 6x9m (20x30 feet) prefabricated garage, a 3.5x6m (11x20 feet) carport roof, and a house measuring 12x11m (39x36 feet). On the far left in green are 3 meters (10 feet) of the plot that must be kept free as an access right. The dark green hedges were initially assumed to be one meter (3 feet) deep.
Have I completely missed an important consideration in my planning? Thanks in advance for all advice!
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pagoni20202 May 2021 22:43Hausbauer4747 schrieb:
In the first draft, we "painted" a 6x9m (20x30 ft) prefabricated garage, a 3.5x6m (11.5x20 ft) carport roof, and a house measuring 12x11 meters (39x36 ft).Maybe you should first figure out the exact shape your house will have based on your floor plan, possibly with different dimensions. So far, I often see the word "garage"... I believe there will also be space allocated for that.
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Hausbauer47472 May 2021 22:49Unfortunately, this happens during the JPG creation process. 🙁 North is at the top.
- dark green all around: hedge, assumed depth 1 m (3 feet)
- vertical green strip on the far left: right of way, 3 m (10 feet) wide
- light green: garden/lawn, still without detailed planning
- light gray at the top right: driveway (57 m² (613 sq ft))
- gray at the top center: garage 6x9 m (52 m² (560 sq ft))
- light gray under the garage: carport roof (19 m² (205 sq ft)) and to the left of it a paved path to the garage, as well as to the right leading down to the front door and further to the other end of the terrace
- dark brown at the bottom right is the stable (30 m² (323 sq ft), see another thread regarding financing) with a paved path south and east of it
- brown to the left of that is a buffer area (94 m² (1,012 sq ft)) to offer a free space for a potential horse owner; however, this is not yet planned in detail and can be fairly freely moved around on the plot – currently, my idea is more toward the northeast corner of the property and in the direction of good planning for the garage, carport, and house.
The floor plan for the house is becoming much clearer right now, and the external dimensions are unlikely to change significantly.
- dark green all around: hedge, assumed depth 1 m (3 feet)
- vertical green strip on the far left: right of way, 3 m (10 feet) wide
- light green: garden/lawn, still without detailed planning
- light gray at the top right: driveway (57 m² (613 sq ft))
- gray at the top center: garage 6x9 m (52 m² (560 sq ft))
- light gray under the garage: carport roof (19 m² (205 sq ft)) and to the left of it a paved path to the garage, as well as to the right leading down to the front door and further to the other end of the terrace
- dark brown at the bottom right is the stable (30 m² (323 sq ft), see another thread regarding financing) with a paved path south and east of it
- brown to the left of that is a buffer area (94 m² (1,012 sq ft)) to offer a free space for a potential horse owner; however, this is not yet planned in detail and can be fairly freely moved around on the plot – currently, my idea is more toward the northeast corner of the property and in the direction of good planning for the garage, carport, and house.
The floor plan for the house is becoming much clearer right now, and the external dimensions are unlikely to change significantly.
Do you have to maintain a 3-meter (10-foot) setback from the street? I would probably position the garage near the street (while respecting the setback) with the driveway opening facing north. This way, the house can be placed further north, with the garage acting as a buffer to the street. I wouldn’t worry too much about a few meters with a length of 40 meters (130 feet). Courtyard plots can also be covered with gravel or planted.
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Hausbauer47473 May 2021 08:15ypg schrieb:
Do you have to maintain a 3-meter (10-foot) setback from the street? I would probably place the garage along the street (observing the setback) with the driveway opening to the north. Then the house can be positioned further north, with the garage acting as a buffer to the street. I wouldn’t worry about a few meters with a 40-meter (131-foot) long lot. And courtyard plots can be gravelled or planted.Yes, we have to keep a 3-meter (10-foot) setback. Rotating the garage by 90° is an interesting idea I hadn’t considered yet. The 6-meter (20-foot) width would also be about the length I’d need to park a car on the property in front of the garage. I need to try drawing that in the design software. The 90° turn when driving in and out might be a disadvantage. May I ask what exactly you mean by “courtyard plots”?
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