ᐅ Single-family home on a south-facing slope, floor plan approximately 160 m², including basement and garage
Created on: 31 May 2021 22:42
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r19freak
Hello everyone, I would like to share with you an initial draft from the architect and ask for your feedback and opinions.
Zoning Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 870m² (9369 sq ft)
Slope: south-facing slope
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Building floor area ratio (FAR): 0.8
Knee wall height: max. 0.75m (2.5 ft)
Building window, building line and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2 + 2 in front
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: gable roof
Architectural style:
Orientation: garden facing south
Maximum heights/limitations
Other requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style: classical
Solid wood house with wooden cladding on the upper floor
Roof style: gable roof with about 34°, open roof slope, no attic!
Building type
Basement: with basement
Number of floors: 1.5
Number of occupants: 2 adults (38, 39) + 1 child (2) + possibly another child
Space needs on ground floor, upper floor, basement:
The upper floor is a retreat area for the family, the two children’s rooms can optionally be combined if there is only one child. The parents’ bedroom and bathroom do not have to be particularly large.
On the ground floor, a home office (for self-employment) is very important. The focus is on the kitchen and dining area with views of the south-facing slope. The living room should be somewhat separated but does not need to be a separate room. The staircase area should be open, since the main heating will be from a stove. Cooking will happen regularly.
The basement should represent a second living unit initially for KFW 55 funding. Here is the guest area and a large gym.
Office: yes
Guests per year: 20. Family members do not live on site but visit often
Open architecture
Conservative construction method
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: yes, masonry stove
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: terrace on the west side
Garage: double garage
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Planner:
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
We really like the upper floor.
Open living/dining area with large windows facing the garden since it’s not overlooked.
The basement offers enough space for technical installations and storage.
The basement garage has space for garden tools and a workbench.
South-facing roof is well suited for photovoltaic panels.
What do you not like? Why?
Cost estimate per architect/planner: 450,000
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: 550,000 (furniture is available except bathroom and kitchen). Lots of DIY work planned for interior finishing.
Preferred heating technology: water-circulated masonry stove, buffer tank with heating element, large photovoltaic system, wall heating
If you have to give up on certain details or expansions
You could give up: open space, bathtub
You cannot give up: office, garage, basement
Why has the design turned out the way it has? For example:
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Yes
The challenge is in the ecological and sustainable timber construction and the budget.
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Is the living area sufficient? Does the floor plan work well in daily life?
Is the staircase placement suitable? Is the hallway/entrance area large enough?
What do you think about the windows in general?
Attachments
Zoning Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 870m² (9369 sq ft)
Slope: south-facing slope
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Building floor area ratio (FAR): 0.8
Knee wall height: max. 0.75m (2.5 ft)
Building window, building line and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2 + 2 in front
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: gable roof
Architectural style:
Orientation: garden facing south
Maximum heights/limitations
Other requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style: classical
Solid wood house with wooden cladding on the upper floor
Roof style: gable roof with about 34°, open roof slope, no attic!
Building type
Basement: with basement
Number of floors: 1.5
Number of occupants: 2 adults (38, 39) + 1 child (2) + possibly another child
Space needs on ground floor, upper floor, basement:
The upper floor is a retreat area for the family, the two children’s rooms can optionally be combined if there is only one child. The parents’ bedroom and bathroom do not have to be particularly large.
On the ground floor, a home office (for self-employment) is very important. The focus is on the kitchen and dining area with views of the south-facing slope. The living room should be somewhat separated but does not need to be a separate room. The staircase area should be open, since the main heating will be from a stove. Cooking will happen regularly.
The basement should represent a second living unit initially for KFW 55 funding. Here is the guest area and a large gym.
Office: yes
Guests per year: 20. Family members do not live on site but visit often
Open architecture
Conservative construction method
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: yes, masonry stove
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: terrace on the west side
Garage: double garage
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Planner:
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
We really like the upper floor.
Open living/dining area with large windows facing the garden since it’s not overlooked.
The basement offers enough space for technical installations and storage.
The basement garage has space for garden tools and a workbench.
South-facing roof is well suited for photovoltaic panels.
What do you not like? Why?
Cost estimate per architect/planner: 450,000
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: 550,000 (furniture is available except bathroom and kitchen). Lots of DIY work planned for interior finishing.
Preferred heating technology: water-circulated masonry stove, buffer tank with heating element, large photovoltaic system, wall heating
If you have to give up on certain details or expansions
You could give up: open space, bathtub
You cannot give up: office, garage, basement
Why has the design turned out the way it has? For example:
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Yes
The challenge is in the ecological and sustainable timber construction and the budget.
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Is the living area sufficient? Does the floor plan work well in daily life?
Is the staircase placement suitable? Is the hallway/entrance area large enough?
What do you think about the windows in general?
hanghaus2000 schrieb:
A double casement window also lets in enough light. The knee wall seems to be 1 m (3.3 ft)? That way you can avoid the expensive gable. The knee wall is currently 0.75 m (2.5 ft). According to the building plans, it cannot be higher. However, we are going to clarify this anyway. Our preference would be 1 m (3.3 ft) or 1.2 m (4 ft).
You misunderstood me regarding the stairs. I wasn't referring to your indoor staircase. What I meant is that no one plans a staircase inside the house as a passage from the kitchen on the upper floor to the dining and living areas on the ground floor. You are planning something similar but outside: kitchen upstairs, living, playing, (garden) downstairs.
What kind of indoor climate do you expect with wood?
If you plan solid wood construction, it might be possible to build without a concrete basement. We only have the retaining wall made of concrete; @Climbee has a wooden basement.
What kind of indoor climate do you expect with wood?
If you plan solid wood construction, it might be possible to build without a concrete basement. We only have the retaining wall made of concrete; @Climbee has a wooden basement.
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hanghaus20001 Jun 2021 13:35If you want a wooden facade, the planner has not been informed about it.
r19freak schrieb:
that we will build all exterior walls from solid, visible wood. Whatever that is supposed to mean (?)
r19freak schrieb:
The captain’s gable was not a requirement from us at all. It is necessary to create space for the staircase on the upper floor. Yes, that is what this is – at least the dormer. However, I wouldn’t have given it a gable that doesn’t match the house style, but rather a shed roof.
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r19freak schrieb:
The captain’s gable wasn’t any requirement from our side. It is necessary to create space for the staircase on the upper floor. What other options would there be here?Apparently, the planner just presents you with a standard floor plan, and you approve it, paying over 500,000 for a house that feels rather carelessly built into the slope. Other options? Maybe some planning around the desired open space on the hillside lot—that would be my suggestion.
Otherwise: if you like it, then everything is fine. We won’t make progress if everyone questions the long path to the garden, but you don’t seem to grasp that.
Because ultimately, most here say that as it stands now, it will feel awkward and inconvenient for everyday use, and it’s a shame for the garden and the money invested in such a house.
r19freak schrieb:
With a sloped site, the basement is probably not much more expensive than having to fill up the land. The secondary apartment is intended only to double the KfW55 subsidy. However, it will not be used as a secondary apartment for the time being.With photovoltaic panels and this construction method, moving to KfW40(+) standard is not far off. If I were you, I would have a detailed cost calculation done…Similar topics