Hello everyone,
we are planning to build a single-family house. We have one plot of land to choose from and are currently working on the house design. After reviewing several options, we have summarized our requirements and entered them into a planning system, spending hours and days on it. Attached you will find all the information about the ground floor, upper floor, the plot, etc.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 930 sqm (10,010 sqft)
Slope: Slight slope facing west.
Plot ratio (floor area ratio): 0.35
Floor space index: 0.7
Building envelope, building line and boundary: See attachment
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories plus basement
Roof type: Mono-pitched or flat roof
Architectural style: Modern
The development plan gives us a lot of freedom regarding the house and roof design.
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Modern
Basement, floors: Basement plus ground floor and upper floor
Space needs on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: For family use or home office? Yes – on the ground floor
Guests per year: About 10?
Open or closed architecture
Traditional or modern construction: Modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Yes
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: Yes
Music / stereo wall: Yes
Balcony, roof terrace: Not necessary
Garage, carport: Yes, for 2 cars each
Utility garden, greenhouse – not decided yet
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things are preferred or avoided
House Design
-Do-it-yourself: After reviewing several houses.
What do we especially like? Why? That the bedroom is far from the bathroom. Walk-in closet. It was important that one partner, who might still want to sleep, is not disturbed.
What don’t we like? Why? Bay window on the upper floor. Causes an unattractive wall towards the bedroom. Maybe someone has a great idea for this.
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: €500,000
Preferred heating technology: Ground loop heat exchanger.
If you had to give up something, which details / extensions
- could you do without: Direct access from garage to the house
- could you not do without:
Why did the design turn out the way it is? For example,
A mix of many examples from various magazines.
Unfortunately, the street is located to the southeast. But in the direction of north and west, no houses are visible—and no new building plots are expected to be developed in that area for the next 20 years. So it is a very quiet location. There would be a neighbor to the right of us.
We like the open kitchen and the large living/dining area. Therefore, we would also like to plan for a ceiling height of 2.75 m (9 ft) on the ground floor and large windows.
In theory, we could also separate the garage and house. This means the garage would move to the right side of the plot, and the house would be rotated counterclockwise by about 30%. (The bay window in the dining area would then face clearly west.) The main reason for this would be better sunlight utilization.
I look forward to suggestions and new ideas.
MikeKaddi
we are planning to build a single-family house. We have one plot of land to choose from and are currently working on the house design. After reviewing several options, we have summarized our requirements and entered them into a planning system, spending hours and days on it. Attached you will find all the information about the ground floor, upper floor, the plot, etc.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 930 sqm (10,010 sqft)
Slope: Slight slope facing west.
Plot ratio (floor area ratio): 0.35
Floor space index: 0.7
Building envelope, building line and boundary: See attachment
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories plus basement
Roof type: Mono-pitched or flat roof
Architectural style: Modern
The development plan gives us a lot of freedom regarding the house and roof design.
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Modern
Basement, floors: Basement plus ground floor and upper floor
Space needs on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: For family use or home office? Yes – on the ground floor
Guests per year: About 10?
Open or closed architecture
Traditional or modern construction: Modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Yes
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: Yes
Music / stereo wall: Yes
Balcony, roof terrace: Not necessary
Garage, carport: Yes, for 2 cars each
Utility garden, greenhouse – not decided yet
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things are preferred or avoided
House Design
-Do-it-yourself: After reviewing several houses.
What do we especially like? Why? That the bedroom is far from the bathroom. Walk-in closet. It was important that one partner, who might still want to sleep, is not disturbed.
What don’t we like? Why? Bay window on the upper floor. Causes an unattractive wall towards the bedroom. Maybe someone has a great idea for this.
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: €500,000
Preferred heating technology: Ground loop heat exchanger.
If you had to give up something, which details / extensions
- could you do without: Direct access from garage to the house
- could you not do without:
Why did the design turn out the way it is? For example,
A mix of many examples from various magazines.
Unfortunately, the street is located to the southeast. But in the direction of north and west, no houses are visible—and no new building plots are expected to be developed in that area for the next 20 years. So it is a very quiet location. There would be a neighbor to the right of us.
We like the open kitchen and the large living/dining area. Therefore, we would also like to plan for a ceiling height of 2.75 m (9 ft) on the ground floor and large windows.
In theory, we could also separate the garage and house. This means the garage would move to the right side of the plot, and the house would be rotated counterclockwise by about 30%. (The bay window in the dining area would then face clearly west.) The main reason for this would be better sunlight utilization.
I look forward to suggestions and new ideas.
MikeKaddi
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MikeKaddi5 May 2019 17:21First of all, thank you for the conversation so far. What we take away from the whole discussion is that we will consult with a few architects and eventually have the house designed.
Now it’s time to search and exchange ideas.
Now it’s time to search and exchange ideas.
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hampshire5 May 2019 19:07haydee schrieb:
We have 14 meters (46 feet)
Still, that’s too steep a slope to ignore 14 meters (46 feet) difference in height?
Of course, that needs to be taken into account!