ᐅ Single-family house design with a gable roof located at the edge of the development area
Created on: 25 Sep 2020 18:06
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RotorMotor25 Sep 2020 18:06Dear Home Builders,
After extensive experimenting with paper and templates for various staircases, carports, and layouts, we would like to discuss our current favorite design with you.
To the north and east, there is forest.
To the south and west, the neighbors.
Therefore, the house opens towards the east to enjoy peace and a great view.
The building envelope is 13x13m (43x43 ft), which is fully utilized by the 4m (13 ft) carport and 9m (30 ft) wide house, leaving 1m (3 ft) depth at the front.
The plot is mostly level but sits consistently about 40cm (16 inches) above the street; however, building up to 50cm (20 inches) higher is allowed.
The floor plans are oriented north and hand-dimensioned.
Please note that the roof could not be properly designed with the software.
Also, the landing staircase could not be modeled correctly in the tool but is marked green in the stair portal.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 750m² (8,073 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 13x13m (43x43 ft)
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: max 2
Roof type: Gable roof <45°
Style
Orientation: East-West ridge line specified
Maximum height / limits: Ridge height 6m (20 ft), eaves height 10.5m (34 ft)
Other requirements: Carports only on the sides or in front of the building; no basement replacement rooms in the front garden (5m (16 ft) wide strip between building and access road)
Client Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Single-family house with gable roof
Basement, floors: none, 1.5/2
Number of occupants, age: 2 (~30 years) + 2 children planned
Room needs ground floor / upper floor: Bedroom, dressing room, bathroom, 2x children’s rooms
Office: 1x family use (guest room) and 1x home office
Overnight guests per year: regularly
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: calm, rather modern but not fixed on style
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open
Number of dining seats: 8 (at one table, no kitchen counter)
Fireplace: No
Music/sound wall: desired
Garage, carport: 1x carport, 1x parking space, bicycle shed
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also explanations why certain things are preferred or avoided: Use of the beautiful view towards the east
House Design
Who designed it: Own design (of course a mix of ideas we have seen, etc.)
What do you especially like? Why? All rooms placed in the desired cardinal direction and size
What do you dislike? Why?
- Sofa orientation might create tight spots, but we would like the “music wall” facing the open-plan living/kitchen area.
- Few windows facing south, but since there is a neighbor’s house and carport to the west and the street to the south, we think the open living area is best located towards the east.
Price estimate by architect/planner: $400,000 (house only)
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings: Some flexibility left (but not required)
Preferred heating technology: Air-to-water heat pump + photovoltaic
If you have to compromise, which details/extensions
- can you give up:
- cannot give up:
Why is the design as it is now? e.g.
We created a list of requirements.
Looked at hundreds of floor plans and experimented until we decided we like this one.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
It accommodates almost all requirements within the building limits.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is the open living area well laid out?
Is the staircase well chosen?
Can we fit the building services (air-to-water heat pump, central mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, photovoltaic) distributed between the attic and laundry room?
Any other comments?
After extensive experimenting with paper and templates for various staircases, carports, and layouts, we would like to discuss our current favorite design with you.
To the north and east, there is forest.
To the south and west, the neighbors.
Therefore, the house opens towards the east to enjoy peace and a great view.
The building envelope is 13x13m (43x43 ft), which is fully utilized by the 4m (13 ft) carport and 9m (30 ft) wide house, leaving 1m (3 ft) depth at the front.
The plot is mostly level but sits consistently about 40cm (16 inches) above the street; however, building up to 50cm (20 inches) higher is allowed.
The floor plans are oriented north and hand-dimensioned.
Please note that the roof could not be properly designed with the software.
Also, the landing staircase could not be modeled correctly in the tool but is marked green in the stair portal.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 750m² (8,073 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 13x13m (43x43 ft)
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: max 2
Roof type: Gable roof <45°
Style
Orientation: East-West ridge line specified
Maximum height / limits: Ridge height 6m (20 ft), eaves height 10.5m (34 ft)
Other requirements: Carports only on the sides or in front of the building; no basement replacement rooms in the front garden (5m (16 ft) wide strip between building and access road)
Client Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Single-family house with gable roof
Basement, floors: none, 1.5/2
Number of occupants, age: 2 (~30 years) + 2 children planned
Room needs ground floor / upper floor: Bedroom, dressing room, bathroom, 2x children’s rooms
Office: 1x family use (guest room) and 1x home office
Overnight guests per year: regularly
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: calm, rather modern but not fixed on style
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open
Number of dining seats: 8 (at one table, no kitchen counter)
Fireplace: No
Music/sound wall: desired
Garage, carport: 1x carport, 1x parking space, bicycle shed
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also explanations why certain things are preferred or avoided: Use of the beautiful view towards the east
House Design
Who designed it: Own design (of course a mix of ideas we have seen, etc.)
What do you especially like? Why? All rooms placed in the desired cardinal direction and size
What do you dislike? Why?
- Sofa orientation might create tight spots, but we would like the “music wall” facing the open-plan living/kitchen area.
- Few windows facing south, but since there is a neighbor’s house and carport to the west and the street to the south, we think the open living area is best located towards the east.
Price estimate by architect/planner: $400,000 (house only)
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings: Some flexibility left (but not required)
Preferred heating technology: Air-to-water heat pump + photovoltaic
If you have to compromise, which details/extensions
- can you give up:
- cannot give up:
Why is the design as it is now? e.g.
We created a list of requirements.
Looked at hundreds of floor plans and experimented until we decided we like this one.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
It accommodates almost all requirements within the building limits.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is the open living area well laid out?
Is the staircase well chosen?
Can we fit the building services (air-to-water heat pump, central mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, photovoltaic) distributed between the attic and laundry room?
Any other comments?
RotorMotor schrieb:
Any other comments? Off the top of my head, your dormers reminded me of this house: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundriss-bau-bereits-begonnen.36387/
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Even if the main focus of daily life is in the east, I would always try to let the afternoon/evening sun into the open living area. In short: personally, I don’t like it.
I don’t see any obvious mistakes right now, but any negative aspects (e.g., privacy screen, shower, cloakroom, width of the open living area) would probably be justified by you anyway, given all the efforts put into the design program.
I don’t see any obvious mistakes right now, but any negative aspects (e.g., privacy screen, shower, cloakroom, width of the open living area) would probably be justified by you anyway, given all the efforts put into the design program.
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RotorMotor26 Sep 2020 09:2211ant schrieb:
At first, your dormers reminded me of this house: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundriss-bau-bereits-begonnen.36387/ Yes, we really liked that house as well. The upper floor was difficult to design because of the staircase. We often ended up with too much hallway space there.
ypg schrieb:
Even if the main living area is planned to face east, I would always try to bring in the afternoon/evening sun into the open-plan space. So, to put it briefly: personally, I don’t like it. I already expected that you wouldn’t be happy with the east orientation. Do you have any good ideas to get more evening light? For us, the large windows at the stairwell and a big door to the open-plan living area still let light into the house and the living space.
ypg schrieb:
No obvious mistakes come to mind right now, but I suppose you would justify any negative points (e.g. privacy wall, shower, cloakroom, width of open-plan space) anyway given all the effort you’ve put into the design software. We would appreciate it if you could elaborate on these points and not be put off by our experimental approach. We are especially not satisfied with the bathroom ourselves. One problem is the sink under the sloped ceiling, which could make playtime difficult.
For the cloakroom, the idea was to place part of it under the staircase, but we are open to suggestions here as well!
Do you think the 4m (13 feet) width of the open-plan space is too narrow? Or sometimes too wide? Or is it just awkward that it is a very uniformly sized room?
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RotorMotor26 Sep 2020 09:44Zubi123 schrieb:
How is the neighboring development to the west? Is it very solidly built?
Or would it be possible to position the carport closer to the street so that you could still enjoy the evening sun on the north-facing terrace? Unfortunately, it is rather solidly built. The neighboring carport is positioned more than 9 meters (30 feet) on the boundary, where we have planned ours.
The house itself is then 3 to 3.5 meters (10 to 11.5 feet) from the boundary and also has an attic, so it is not flat either.
Therefore, there are only a few scenarios where the sun shines past that house.
Most likely in summer, late in the evening, from the north.
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