Dear house building forum,
In our town, building plots in two residential areas were recently allocated simultaneously, which means that almost all plots in our preferred area are still available. These will be advertised again in the coming weeks, and we are now considering which plots would best suit our needs so that we have 2-3 favorites for the allocation. We have already given this some thought and are currently leaning towards plots no. 22 and 23, or alternatively no. 8 or 9. One current concern is whether the southwest orientation of the first-mentioned plots would make the terrace too hot in summer, as we have been hearing this more and more often from people we know. On the other hand, we would like to create a (small) vegetable garden with a greenhouse, so I thought a southern orientation might be advantageous.
Overall, we hope to receive suggestions and perspectives that we have not yet considered, so that we can make the best possible decision for us in the end.
Development plan / restrictions:
Plot size: approx. 600 m² (6460 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Built-up area ratio (site coverage): 0.8
Edge development: no
Building boundary
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type: gable roof
Style: modern
Maximum heights / limits: in WA1 the ridge height (TH) is 4.50 m (15 ft), in WA2 it is 6.50 m (21 ft); the overall building height (GH) is 10 m (33 ft) in both
--> current favorites marked with a red dot in WA1, green dot in WA2
Other requirements: roof pitch 35–45 degrees
We are also currently wondering how low the knee wall will be with a ridge height of 4.50 m (15 ft), and whether we might therefore tend towards WA2 and a two-story house instead.
I apologize in advance for the plans, as I have seen much nicer versions posted here, and on my development plan the individual plots are not marked, but I hope that combining both plans makes the main information clear (don’t be surprised that I have removed personal data of already reserved plots from one of the overviews).
Thanks in advance for your input!
In our town, building plots in two residential areas were recently allocated simultaneously, which means that almost all plots in our preferred area are still available. These will be advertised again in the coming weeks, and we are now considering which plots would best suit our needs so that we have 2-3 favorites for the allocation. We have already given this some thought and are currently leaning towards plots no. 22 and 23, or alternatively no. 8 or 9. One current concern is whether the southwest orientation of the first-mentioned plots would make the terrace too hot in summer, as we have been hearing this more and more often from people we know. On the other hand, we would like to create a (small) vegetable garden with a greenhouse, so I thought a southern orientation might be advantageous.
Overall, we hope to receive suggestions and perspectives that we have not yet considered, so that we can make the best possible decision for us in the end.
Development plan / restrictions:
Plot size: approx. 600 m² (6460 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Built-up area ratio (site coverage): 0.8
Edge development: no
Building boundary
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type: gable roof
Style: modern
Maximum heights / limits: in WA1 the ridge height (TH) is 4.50 m (15 ft), in WA2 it is 6.50 m (21 ft); the overall building height (GH) is 10 m (33 ft) in both
--> current favorites marked with a red dot in WA1, green dot in WA2
Other requirements: roof pitch 35–45 degrees
We are also currently wondering how low the knee wall will be with a ridge height of 4.50 m (15 ft), and whether we might therefore tend towards WA2 and a two-story house instead.
I apologize in advance for the plans, as I have seen much nicer versions posted here, and on my development plan the individual plots are not marked, but I hope that combining both plans makes the main information clear (don’t be surprised that I have removed personal data of already reserved plots from one of the overviews).
Thanks in advance for your input!
_Jannika_ schrieb:
So far, we have mostly based our decisions on the plot sizes, which is probably not the best criterion.No, Yvonne’s suggestion to assess the plots based on how they can be “furnished” is more reasonable than just looking at the mixed total of sun-exposed square meters, shaded square meters, and the plot area used up by the driveway. But this basically applies here as well:_Jannika_ schrieb:
The idea that having two stories requires less footprint and thus leaves more garden space is a good point.A “town villa” only makes sense when the space requirements can be reasonably divided 50:50. If the result is a 60:40 or 65:35 split between rooms assigned to the ground floor and the upper floor, then a one-and-a-half-story house is clearly closer to the mark, and forcing a “town villa” design would create awkward room assignments. This leads to compromises and inconveniences in daily living that would make the gained garden space a costly trade-off. “Planning” is not a topic for naive emotions.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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