ᐅ Single-family house with a gable roof, approximately 137 sqm (about 1,474 sq ft), one full story
Created on: 13 Apr 2020 12:41
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Revendare
Hello dear forum community,
we are well advanced in planning our single-family home with a gable roof and have already decided on a construction company. Unfortunately, we are not yet 100% satisfied with the current floor plan. Therefore, we are now turning to you for advice.
Building Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1,010 sqm (1,010,000 sq ft approx.)
Slope: slightly rising, approximately 1.8 m (6 ft) from the house location to the end of the plot
Site coverage ratio: No building plan, plot has 20 m (65 ft) frontage
Building window, building line and boundary
Setback from property line: 3 m (10 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2 cars in double carport, 1-2 in front of the house (street parking inconvenient)
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type
Architectural style
Orientation: North-facing garden
Maximum heights/restrictions
Additional requirements: Neighbor is the plot seller and has several conditions, including house height (not higher than theirs), and the carport must be on the boundary with the other neighbor
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: single-family home, gable roof, not too modern
Basement, number of floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, age: currently 2, both around 30, planning for 2 children
Space requirements on ground floor: living/dining/kitchen, utility room, office, guest WC with shower, storage room behind carport as basement substitute
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, bathroom, possibly storage room
Office use: family or home office? home office
Number of overnight guests per year: negligible
Open or closed layout: open
Traditional or modern construction style: rather traditional
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open yes, possibly kitchen island, currently a G-shape is planned
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: undecided, leaning towards yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: not planned
Other wishes/features/daily routine, also reasons why some things should or should not be included
House Design
Planner: partner architect of the construction company
What do you like most? Why? open living-dining area with lots of glass and views into the large garden, dormer at front greatly enhances the house and should flood it with light, current room layout
What do you dislike? Why? straight staircase and resulting long hallway both on ground and upper floor. Unfortunately, the architect insists that with this house width another staircase design is hardly possible without removing the office.
Estimated price according to architect/planner: €360,000 including incidental building costs, technical systems, etc., but excluding kitchen
Personal price limit for house including fittings: €380,000
Preferred heating system: ground-source heat pump
If you had to give up on some details/extras
-that you could do without: fireplace, straight staircase
-that you could not give up: office, basement substitute
Why has the design ended up as it is now? The architect tried to meet our desired room program and the neighbor’s restrictions
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? door from carport to utility room, office, shower in guest WC, open living-dining area with lots of glass
What do you consider especially good or bad about it? In my opinion, the straight single-flight staircase takes up a lot of space; the requirement from the plot seller (neighbor to east side) makes natural light inside difficult — hence the dormer with open hallway in the living-dining area to bring more light into the house
I am now hoping for some suggestions on how we could get more out of the current floor plan while keeping the same room layout. I assume the simplest way would be a different staircase design.
Please excuse me if I have not filled out all questions correctly for the floor plan discussion.
Best regards,
Revendare
we are well advanced in planning our single-family home with a gable roof and have already decided on a construction company. Unfortunately, we are not yet 100% satisfied with the current floor plan. Therefore, we are now turning to you for advice.
Building Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1,010 sqm (1,010,000 sq ft approx.)
Slope: slightly rising, approximately 1.8 m (6 ft) from the house location to the end of the plot
Site coverage ratio: No building plan, plot has 20 m (65 ft) frontage
Building window, building line and boundary
Setback from property line: 3 m (10 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2 cars in double carport, 1-2 in front of the house (street parking inconvenient)
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type
Architectural style
Orientation: North-facing garden
Maximum heights/restrictions
Additional requirements: Neighbor is the plot seller and has several conditions, including house height (not higher than theirs), and the carport must be on the boundary with the other neighbor
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: single-family home, gable roof, not too modern
Basement, number of floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, age: currently 2, both around 30, planning for 2 children
Space requirements on ground floor: living/dining/kitchen, utility room, office, guest WC with shower, storage room behind carport as basement substitute
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, bathroom, possibly storage room
Office use: family or home office? home office
Number of overnight guests per year: negligible
Open or closed layout: open
Traditional or modern construction style: rather traditional
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open yes, possibly kitchen island, currently a G-shape is planned
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: undecided, leaning towards yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: not planned
Other wishes/features/daily routine, also reasons why some things should or should not be included
House Design
Planner: partner architect of the construction company
What do you like most? Why? open living-dining area with lots of glass and views into the large garden, dormer at front greatly enhances the house and should flood it with light, current room layout
What do you dislike? Why? straight staircase and resulting long hallway both on ground and upper floor. Unfortunately, the architect insists that with this house width another staircase design is hardly possible without removing the office.
Estimated price according to architect/planner: €360,000 including incidental building costs, technical systems, etc., but excluding kitchen
Personal price limit for house including fittings: €380,000
Preferred heating system: ground-source heat pump
If you had to give up on some details/extras
-that you could do without: fireplace, straight staircase
-that you could not give up: office, basement substitute
Why has the design ended up as it is now? The architect tried to meet our desired room program and the neighbor’s restrictions
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? door from carport to utility room, office, shower in guest WC, open living-dining area with lots of glass
What do you consider especially good or bad about it? In my opinion, the straight single-flight staircase takes up a lot of space; the requirement from the plot seller (neighbor to east side) makes natural light inside difficult — hence the dormer with open hallway in the living-dining area to bring more light into the house
I am now hoping for some suggestions on how we could get more out of the current floor plan while keeping the same room layout. I assume the simplest way would be a different staircase design.
Please excuse me if I have not filled out all questions correctly for the floor plan discussion.
Best regards,
Revendare
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Revendare13 Apr 2020 13:28kaho674 schrieb:
How deep is the building envelope? Would a south-facing garden be possible? We do not want a south-facing garden because there is a (not very busy main) road directly adjacent. Since we have to align with the neighbors' buildings, according to the architect we should definitely build within the current plot.
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Revendare13 Apr 2020 13:36All three parcels of land.
Directly behind them is undevelopable field.
Directly behind them is undevelopable field.
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Revendare13 Apr 2020 13:44RomeoZwo schrieb:
The house is not allowed to be any taller, but if you position it further north on the plot, it will be higher up the slope and therefore definitely taller than theirs. The neighbor is basically just afraid that our house will block the sunlight on their terrace.
Oh, so these are the three plots. Then the garden faces north. Inside, there is still a lack of natural light. I think the entrance does not compensate for the absence of west and south-facing windows.
I wouldn’t mind if the carport is not attached to the house. The small utility/technical room loses a lot of space because of the second door. Please draw in all the building services along with the washing machine and dryer, etc.
A wardrobe is missing.
I wouldn’t mind if the carport is not attached to the house. The small utility/technical room loses a lot of space because of the second door. Please draw in all the building services along with the washing machine and dryer, etc.
A wardrobe is missing.
Revendare schrieb:
The neighbor is the land seller and has set various conditions. Among them, the height of the house (not higher than his), and the carport must be built on the boundary with the other neighbor. Wow. That’s quite a demand!
Revendare schrieb:
The plot rises about 1.20m (4 feet) above street level. And where exactly?
Revendare schrieb:
-You can’t skip: office, basement substitute And where is the basement substitute?
Revendare schrieb:
Since the carport is to remain connected to the house, I’m not sure if it will add much value for us. The added value would be natural light inside the house. Your window up there might let in a lot of light, but because of the stairwell opening, only a few days will provide sunlight at the right angle.
The layout of your rooms doesn’t seem to consider light or shade at all. Then there’s the west-facing parking spot...
haydee schrieb:
I would move the carport as far forward toward the street as possible and place the storage room separately as a garden shed on the north side, hoping to get at least some west sun into the living area.
The carport on the western boundary line if it has to be. That’s how I would proceed as well.
Carport as boundary development in front, garden shed at the back. It can be detached so you can have windows facing west. I might even flip the house layout (mirror it). And YES: that means no connection between the second hallway (utility/technical room?) and the carport. That’s a disadvantage.
You have very little space for parking. Read this carefully.
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/die-liste-die-jeder-m-bauherrin-zu-interessieren-hat.34418/
Your utility room is quite small and has to serve multiple functions. Who wants to get into the house through piles of washed laundry? The door takes up valuable space. You have a front door right nearby anyway.
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