Hello fellow homebuilders,
We have reserved a plot of land and plan to build a house with a garage on it. Since it is a corner lot, it offers a bit more flexibility. However, we are still unsure about the layout – the orientation of the roof ridge, the location of the main entrance, the garage size, and so on.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 511 sqm (5500 sq ft)
Slope: gently sloping to the south
Site coverage ratio: 0.25
Floor area ratio: 1.5
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 ft) from the property line, 0.5 m (1.5 ft) for the garage (see attachments, red box for garage)
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 1 garage
Number of floors
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation: north/south or east/west, both possible
Maximum heights/limits: eaves wall height 4.3 m (14 ft) (dormer extension up to 1.6 m (5.2 ft) allowed), ridge height max 8.8 m (29 ft)
The house will have a footprint of about 80 sqm (860 sq ft). We plan to build with a basement (please keep discussions about this elsewhere). Access to the plot will be from the south, and so the driveway must also enter from the south (see image in the attachment, red box). However, the pedestrian entrance can be from the east. For budget reasons, we need to keep the construction “simple,” so a high-end masonry garage fully integrated into the house is out of the question. We are still debating whether to make the garage deep or wide (a large open garage). We only need space for one car at the moment, but we also require storage for wintering garden furniture and bicycles.
Of course, we have already given it some thought, but don’t let this limit your ideas – feel free to come up with completely new suggestions. One tends to overthink these things.
Best regards
We have reserved a plot of land and plan to build a house with a garage on it. Since it is a corner lot, it offers a bit more flexibility. However, we are still unsure about the layout – the orientation of the roof ridge, the location of the main entrance, the garage size, and so on.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 511 sqm (5500 sq ft)
Slope: gently sloping to the south
Site coverage ratio: 0.25
Floor area ratio: 1.5
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 ft) from the property line, 0.5 m (1.5 ft) for the garage (see attachments, red box for garage)
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 1 garage
Number of floors
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation: north/south or east/west, both possible
Maximum heights/limits: eaves wall height 4.3 m (14 ft) (dormer extension up to 1.6 m (5.2 ft) allowed), ridge height max 8.8 m (29 ft)
The house will have a footprint of about 80 sqm (860 sq ft). We plan to build with a basement (please keep discussions about this elsewhere). Access to the plot will be from the south, and so the driveway must also enter from the south (see image in the attachment, red box). However, the pedestrian entrance can be from the east. For budget reasons, we need to keep the construction “simple,” so a high-end masonry garage fully integrated into the house is out of the question. We are still debating whether to make the garage deep or wide (a large open garage). We only need space for one car at the moment, but we also require storage for wintering garden furniture and bicycles.
Of course, we have already given it some thought, but don’t let this limit your ideas – feel free to come up with completely new suggestions. One tends to overthink these things.
Best regards
N
nordanney13 Apr 2026 17:07Heimwerker0815 schrieb:
We still need space to store garden furniture over the winter and for bicycles. For this, the clever homeowner uses a small tool/garden shed. Also suitable for lawn mowers and similar equipment.
Depending on the neighborhood situation, it can also serve as a privacy screen or boundary.
Heimwerker0815 schrieb:
For cost reasons, we have to build "simply" Heimwerker0815 schrieb:
The basement will officially be a utility cellar and will be outside the thermal envelope. My neighbor already has the excavation ready due to a house demolition and could also build with a basement. However, after receiving the cost estimate (utility cellar slightly larger than yours, excavation mostly done), he decided to go for a second insulated garage as storage/workshop instead. Saves about 70,000.
Just a quick note on the affordable basement and your very limited budget.
Now: back to the discussion.
Did I read somewhere why the driveway absolutely has to be on the south side?
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Heimwerker081513 Apr 2026 17:39Have I read somewhere why the driveway must necessarily be on the south side? Because there is a green strip along the road to the east, and the neighbors to the north and west would not be pleased.
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nordanney13 Apr 2026 18:28Heimwerker0815 schrieb:
Because there is a green strip along the street to the east, the neighbors to the north and west would not be pleased. So? Is a driveway prohibited there? That’s why I’m asking. Otherwise, there could still be some options available.
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Heimwerker081513 Apr 2026 21:53Yes, it is prohibited. The driveway must be accessed from the south.
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