ᐅ Single-family house with basement – Suggestions for optimization?
Created on: 2 Dec 2016 19:36
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mafo89
Hello everyone,
I’m relatively new here and would like to share our house plans to get your feedback, as I’ve seen some very helpful comments so far.
I’ll try to answer the template right away...
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size – 730 sqm (7857 sq ft)
Slope – slight, crossing the plot
Site coverage ratio – ?
Floor area ratio – ?
Building envelope, building line, and boundary – I’ve attached these
Adjacent buildings – residential houses on two sides, one side currently free
Number of parking spaces – none separate
Number of floors – 2
Roof style – mono-pitched
Architectural style – modern
Orientation – entrance on the south/east side
Maximum height/restrictions – ?
Other requirements – none known
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type – modern, mono-pitched, single-family home
Basement, floors – yes, 2
Number and age of occupants – 2 people, both 27 years old
Ground floor space needs: dining, kitchen, living room, utility room (can be used as a bedroom in old age), toilet
Upper floor: master bedroom, walk-in closet, bathroom, 2 children’s rooms, small room for ironing or a small office
Office: family use or home office? – both
Number of overnight guests per year – 5
Open or closed architecture – open
Conservative or modern construction – modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island – yes
Number of dining seats – 8
Fireplace – yes
Music/surround sound wall – no
Balcony, roof terrace – not necessary
Garage, carport – garage
Utility garden, greenhouse – normal garden, rather small
Other wishes/special features/daily routine –
House Design
Designed by – architect
What do you especially like?
Overall style and room layout
What do you like less?
Rear view (north), front view (south)
Cost estimate according to architect/planner – 400,000€ (approx. 400K Euros)
Personal budget for the house, including fittings – not much more
Preferred heating system – air source heat pump or heat pump with collectors
If you had to give up something, which details/extras would you give up? – basement under the garage
What can’t you give up? – modern, spacious living
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
We have already met several times with our architect and are very satisfied with the layout and drafts. Basically, we wanted a modern and spacious house. The “double” mono-pitched roof was more or less fixed because we have always liked it.
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Overall, we are already quite satisfied but of course welcome any suggestions for improvements. The front (south) was slightly adjusted at the last meeting. There is now a window band on the upper floor that visually connects two windows (master bedroom + office). The windows remain separate but will be visually linked by color to form a “band” – I hope I described that clearly enough 🙂
A brief note on the basement... We don’t have a design for it yet. However, it will probably be a basement under the entire house and garage. According to the architect, this makes the most sense because the land slopes slightly and a large foundation for the garage is necessary anyway – so the additional cost for basementing won’t be that high. We plan to use the basement under the garage more for storage, not living space.
I hope I have answered everything sufficiently and look forward to your opinions.
Best regards
I’m relatively new here and would like to share our house plans to get your feedback, as I’ve seen some very helpful comments so far.
I’ll try to answer the template right away...
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size – 730 sqm (7857 sq ft)
Slope – slight, crossing the plot
Site coverage ratio – ?
Floor area ratio – ?
Building envelope, building line, and boundary – I’ve attached these
Adjacent buildings – residential houses on two sides, one side currently free
Number of parking spaces – none separate
Number of floors – 2
Roof style – mono-pitched
Architectural style – modern
Orientation – entrance on the south/east side
Maximum height/restrictions – ?
Other requirements – none known
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type – modern, mono-pitched, single-family home
Basement, floors – yes, 2
Number and age of occupants – 2 people, both 27 years old
Ground floor space needs: dining, kitchen, living room, utility room (can be used as a bedroom in old age), toilet
Upper floor: master bedroom, walk-in closet, bathroom, 2 children’s rooms, small room for ironing or a small office
Office: family use or home office? – both
Number of overnight guests per year – 5
Open or closed architecture – open
Conservative or modern construction – modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island – yes
Number of dining seats – 8
Fireplace – yes
Music/surround sound wall – no
Balcony, roof terrace – not necessary
Garage, carport – garage
Utility garden, greenhouse – normal garden, rather small
Other wishes/special features/daily routine –
House Design
Designed by – architect
What do you especially like?
Overall style and room layout
What do you like less?
Rear view (north), front view (south)
Cost estimate according to architect/planner – 400,000€ (approx. 400K Euros)
Personal budget for the house, including fittings – not much more
Preferred heating system – air source heat pump or heat pump with collectors
If you had to give up something, which details/extras would you give up? – basement under the garage
What can’t you give up? – modern, spacious living
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
We have already met several times with our architect and are very satisfied with the layout and drafts. Basically, we wanted a modern and spacious house. The “double” mono-pitched roof was more or less fixed because we have always liked it.
-----
Overall, we are already quite satisfied but of course welcome any suggestions for improvements. The front (south) was slightly adjusted at the last meeting. There is now a window band on the upper floor that visually connects two windows (master bedroom + office). The windows remain separate but will be visually linked by color to form a “band” – I hope I described that clearly enough 🙂
A brief note on the basement... We don’t have a design for it yet. However, it will probably be a basement under the entire house and garage. According to the architect, this makes the most sense because the land slopes slightly and a large foundation for the garage is necessary anyway – so the additional cost for basementing won’t be that high. We plan to use the basement under the garage more for storage, not living space.
I hope I have answered everything sufficiently and look forward to your opinions.
Best regards
Hmm ... what I wouldn’t really like is that the main terrace is practically right next to the neighbor’s driveway (car parking space 😉 ).
Does the garage also have to be within the building area? Does it have to be on the east side? Have you considered options to place the garage on the west side, at the same level as the neighbor’s garage, or further forward? Of course, that would mean the house design would be a bit different.
Does the garage also have to be within the building area? Does it have to be on the east side? Have you considered options to place the garage on the west side, at the same level as the neighbor’s garage, or further forward? Of course, that would mean the house design would be a bit different.
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