Hello everyone,
Our plot is located between a street at the front and a private driveway at the rear. The private driveway cannot be used for access or the driveway entrance. Access can only be made from the street.
Now the question is at what height we should position the house. Should we align it with the street level or with the private driveway?
If we align with the private driveway, we would need to add 80-100cm (31-39 inches) of fill, and the entrance to the house would likely require several steps. Also, the driveway to the parking area would probably be quite steep.
If we align with the street, the rear part of the plot would remain slightly below the level of the private driveway.
The street slopes upwards to the west. The neighbor to the west has adapted his house to the houses in the second row and his house is positioned quite high. His driveway is also very steep.
The neighbor to the north has leveled his plot completely and placed his house level with the street.
Our plot is in the middle. What would be the most sensible approach?
I have attached the elevation plan, hopefully it is clear.
Edit: The building project would be a single-family house without a basement!
Our plot is located between a street at the front and a private driveway at the rear. The private driveway cannot be used for access or the driveway entrance. Access can only be made from the street.
Now the question is at what height we should position the house. Should we align it with the street level or with the private driveway?
If we align with the private driveway, we would need to add 80-100cm (31-39 inches) of fill, and the entrance to the house would likely require several steps. Also, the driveway to the parking area would probably be quite steep.
If we align with the street, the rear part of the plot would remain slightly below the level of the private driveway.
The street slopes upwards to the west. The neighbor to the west has adapted his house to the houses in the second row and his house is positioned quite high. His driveway is also very steep.
The neighbor to the north has leveled his plot completely and placed his house level with the street.
Our plot is in the middle. What would be the most sensible approach?
I have attached the elevation plan, hopefully it is clear.
Edit: The building project would be a single-family house without a basement!
Yaso2.0 schrieb:
What would be the most practical option?Finished floor level = 22.50P.S.: Finished floor level = top surface of the completed floor on the ground floor
Escroda schrieb:
Top edge of finished floor = 22.50
P.S.: Top edge of finished floor = top edge of the completed floor on the ground floorThank you
If I understand correctly as a "layperson," this would mean that a height difference of about 1.20 m (3 ft 11 in) has to be bridged over a depth of 3 m (10 ft) between the street and the house entrance, right?
Of course, it was the neighbor to the east who originally built their house level with the street.
The house to the west also had to shore up the plot towards the street, whereas the house to the east did not.
Can someone roughly estimate from the elevation plan how high we will need to support the plot towards the street?
H
hampshire27 Jun 2020 22:01Appreciate the three-dimensional characteristics! Some variation in the site's elevation adds a certain charm. Ask an architect how they can work with these features.
Ours had an incredible imagination when it came to positioning the home we eventually built on a very three-dimensional plot.
By the way, the finished floor level is 10.5 m (34.4 ft) above street level.
Ours had an incredible imagination when it came to positioning the home we eventually built on a very three-dimensional plot.
By the way, the finished floor level is 10.5 m (34.4 ft) above street level.
Yaso2.0 schrieb:
If I understand this correctly as a "layperson," that would mean there is about 1.20m (4 feet) in height to overcome over a depth of 3m (10 feet) between the street and the house entrance, right?!That depends on what you want to build and where the building will be located. Are you aiming for a certain "ambiance" or maximum return? Here’s an example for maximum return:House dimensions approx. 11.80m x 11.50m (39 feet x 38 feet), ground floor, first floor, attic as a non-full storey, 3 dwelling units, 3 parking spaces
House entrance accessed via a path from the parking spaces, which increases the distance to overcome the height difference. For true accessibility, the top of the finished floor level would need to be about 50cm (20 inches) lower, around 22.00m (72 feet), or your planner might come up with a better solution, for example, placing parking spaces on the west side or optimizing the dimensions by a few centimeters while respecting the floor area ratio further south.
Edit:
Yaso2.0 schrieb:
Edit: The building project would be a single-family house without a basement!Ah! I missed that. Show us what you are planning (size, placement).H
hampshire28 Jun 2020 11:42Escroda schrieb:
Do you want a certain "flair" or maximum return?Great how you put together the cost-optimized version. That is really valuable for the original poster. The term "maximum return" is a bit misleading – one type of return in homebuilding is the satisfaction gained from living in the house. This can certainly be influenced by "flair." As a builder, never forget when setting priorities around the budget that the primary purpose of a house is to provide living space, not just to save money.
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