ᐅ Single-family Home on a Hillside – Many Planning Considerations
Created on: 15 Oct 2016 10:53
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little.grisu
Hello dear forum members,
We are still quite at the beginning.
We (26 and 27 years old) are still very early in the process – we have already visited a planning office a few times, but we are not really making progress! I hope you can help us. We look forward to criticism, ideas, and suggestions for improvement.
Here are the key details:
The plot is on a slope and can be accessed from both sides (east and west). If I have made any major mistakes, I apologize in advance. I have provided the data as accurately as possible.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: approx. 900m² (9688ft²)
Slope: Yes! – approx. 28%
Orientation: Front door facing east
No maximum height or other restrictions
Owners’ requirements
Roof style: shed roof, low-pitched gable roof, hipped roof would also be nice (but probably too expensive)
Number of floors: max. 2 (“multi-purpose basement”)
Number of occupants, age: 2 (26, 27)
Space needed on ground floor and upper floor: max. 145m² (1560ft²)
Office: family use
No open-plan kitchen – living room somewhat separated
Number of dining seats: 6 – corner bench seating
WC/bathroom – small on ground floor or basement as well
Balcony, small!
Garage or carport – either a double garage or single garage plus carport; garage must be on the left
Other wishes/special features/daily routine: large hobby room (20m² (215ft²)), 2 children’s rooms, WC with window (if possible), separate bathroom, few windows on the street side (east) – also bedroom on that side (because it is cooler there), fairly short distance from garage to kitchen
House design
Planning by: planning office
What do you like most? – sheltered terrace, elongated/narrow shape, two stories
What do you dislike? – “boxyness”
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 300,000–350,000
Preferred heating technology: wood heating / pellets
If you had to give up something, what details/additions could you forego?
- can give up: large rooms (children’s rooms can be very small)
- cannot give up: separate WC/bathroom, garage, hobby room
We are still quite at the beginning.
We (26 and 27 years old) are still very early in the process – we have already visited a planning office a few times, but we are not really making progress! I hope you can help us. We look forward to criticism, ideas, and suggestions for improvement.
Here are the key details:
The plot is on a slope and can be accessed from both sides (east and west). If I have made any major mistakes, I apologize in advance. I have provided the data as accurately as possible.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: approx. 900m² (9688ft²)
Slope: Yes! – approx. 28%
Orientation: Front door facing east
No maximum height or other restrictions
Owners’ requirements
Roof style: shed roof, low-pitched gable roof, hipped roof would also be nice (but probably too expensive)
Number of floors: max. 2 (“multi-purpose basement”)
Number of occupants, age: 2 (26, 27)
Space needed on ground floor and upper floor: max. 145m² (1560ft²)
Office: family use
No open-plan kitchen – living room somewhat separated
Number of dining seats: 6 – corner bench seating
WC/bathroom – small on ground floor or basement as well
Balcony, small!
Garage or carport – either a double garage or single garage plus carport; garage must be on the left
Other wishes/special features/daily routine: large hobby room (20m² (215ft²)), 2 children’s rooms, WC with window (if possible), separate bathroom, few windows on the street side (east) – also bedroom on that side (because it is cooler there), fairly short distance from garage to kitchen
House design
Planning by: planning office
What do you like most? – sheltered terrace, elongated/narrow shape, two stories
What do you dislike? – “boxyness”
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 300,000–350,000
Preferred heating technology: wood heating / pellets
If you had to give up something, what details/additions could you forego?
- can give up: large rooms (children’s rooms can be very small)
- cannot give up: separate WC/bathroom, garage, hobby room
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little.grisu15 Oct 2016 16:30We would like to have only two floors! The wider the house, the steeper the roof slope! The ceiling height is already quite high.
Do you have any ideas on how we could plan differently – do you have example floor plans? I can’t find anything similar on Google.
Shouldn’t we minimize the hallways as much as possible?
Where else could the kitchen be located?
What would you advise us to do?
Yes, the driveway is in the garden, and the street is at the entrance.
Living area approximately 140 m² (1507 sq ft)
Regarding the location – Grumpelweg is the street access – the house is to be built in the garden there.
Many thanks in advance to everyone who wants to help us!
Do you have any ideas on how we could plan differently – do you have example floor plans? I can’t find anything similar on Google.
Shouldn’t we minimize the hallways as much as possible?
Where else could the kitchen be located?
What would you advise us to do?
Yes, the driveway is in the garden, and the street is at the entrance.
Living area approximately 140 m² (1507 sq ft)
Regarding the location – Grumpelweg is the street access – the house is to be built in the garden there.
Many thanks in advance to everyone who wants to help us!
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little.grisu15 Oct 2016 16:32@ MracWen - Could you possibly share your floor plan with us? Your house is very beautiful! (profile picture)
Our floor plan won’t be of much help to you. You’ll need about 24 meters (79 feet) of street frontage. It’s also important to consider the orientation. In our case, it’s a classic north-south layout. The entrance is on the north side. The kitchen is to the east, the living and dining areas along with the balcony and terraces to the southwest, and the bedrooms and office are on the west side.
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little.grisu15 Oct 2016 17:42Too bad, we would have been interested. 24 m (79 feet) might be possible – but probably on the other side.
How do you "use" the basement? Is it a livable basement?
What is the slope?
Best regards
How do you "use" the basement? Is it a livable basement?
What is the slope?
Best regards
Our thread here. There have been a few changes in the detailed planning, but the overall concept has remained the same.
Yes, the basement will be almost entirely used as a living area, featuring a complete granny flat with 95 m² (1,023 sq ft) of living space and ground-level access to the terrace or garden on the south side.
The site has a slight slope from east to west. Otherwise, the rest of the terrain will be artificially shaped. I believe the driveway to the garage has a slope of about 15%.
Yes, the basement will be almost entirely used as a living area, featuring a complete granny flat with 95 m² (1,023 sq ft) of living space and ground-level access to the terrace or garden on the south side.
The site has a slight slope from east to west. Otherwise, the rest of the terrain will be artificially shaped. I believe the driveway to the garage has a slope of about 15%.
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