ᐅ Single-family house with a walkable green roof carport on a sloped site
Created on: 22 Dec 2019 09:40
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Anolca*
Dear forum members,
In April, we purchased a really small plot of land (315 sqm (3395 sq ft)). Soon, a single-family house with a walkable green roof carport will be built on it. Due to the sloped terrain, the street-facing basement will be used as living space for bedrooms and a bathroom.
The entrance will lead directly into the living level from the side.
The building permit / planning permission has now been granted, with a few minor conditions. We expected this since our plot is located in an area designated as outside the main development zone and also within a water and landscape protection area.
We are building a solid brick house in monolithic construction (Poroton) without any frills, completely old-fashioned (small rooms, no floor-to-ceiling windows and those only in white), but turnkey via a general contractor.
On January 6th (06.01.), the site will be cleared, and after the surveyor has marked it out, construction will start.
Beforehand, we will drop off a card at the nearest neighbors’ houses, along with a small survival kit for neighbors of builders (cotton wool for sound insulation, something sweet as comfort food, and a painted picture by our daughter as window decoration for a nicer view instead of the construction site).
We are filling a small building gap in an old village, so a more personal approach is allowed.
Now we hope that the excavation work in soil classes 6/7 will remain within reasonable limits.
Best regards and happy holidays,
Anolca
In April, we purchased a really small plot of land (315 sqm (3395 sq ft)). Soon, a single-family house with a walkable green roof carport will be built on it. Due to the sloped terrain, the street-facing basement will be used as living space for bedrooms and a bathroom.
The entrance will lead directly into the living level from the side.
The building permit / planning permission has now been granted, with a few minor conditions. We expected this since our plot is located in an area designated as outside the main development zone and also within a water and landscape protection area.
We are building a solid brick house in monolithic construction (Poroton) without any frills, completely old-fashioned (small rooms, no floor-to-ceiling windows and those only in white), but turnkey via a general contractor.
On January 6th (06.01.), the site will be cleared, and after the surveyor has marked it out, construction will start.
Beforehand, we will drop off a card at the nearest neighbors’ houses, along with a small survival kit for neighbors of builders (cotton wool for sound insulation, something sweet as comfort food, and a painted picture by our daughter as window decoration for a nicer view instead of the construction site).
We are filling a small building gap in an old village, so a more personal approach is allowed.
Now we hope that the excavation work in soil classes 6/7 will remain within reasonable limits.
Best regards and happy holidays,
Anolca
haydee schrieb:
I believe it is never easy with a sick relative. Changes are difficult for your daughter, right?Yes, especially when it is a continuous change where you get used to something and then it changes again a bit.Anolca* schrieb:
Some aspects are simply determined by the plot and the desired orientation according to the cardinal directions, and then there were things that were definitely more important to us than others. The playroom should be as central as possible,I would have spontaneously swapped the living room and the child's room based on the description alone (without considering orientation). This change would have many advantages, for example, respecting the privacy of visitors or bathroom users in relation to the child’s room. Then, probably in the next step, I would have swapped the kitchen and living room as well... anyway... whatever!
But then everyone would have had to go through the playroom to get to the kitchen, or we would have had to create a hallway there. When we have guests, we are either in the kitchen or on the terrace. Guests who sit with us in the living room are very familiar to us. Also, anyone who wants to use the bathroom downstairs is welcome to do so. The terrace exit must be accessible from the kitchen... anything else doesn’t make sense to me, and the terrace has to face north. As I said, our preferences and needs are probably not standard, so I can understand if it seems unusual to some. But for us, this design combines the things that were extremely important to us despite disadvantages we find quite acceptable. And I don’t think many people have the chance to build without any compromises at all.
But I like imperfection. None of our cups or glasses match, instead of a wardrobe we have wooden shelves, and large-format pictures hang on our walls that our daughter created in my mother’s studio (I deliberately say created, not painted), with imagery that is not immediately recognizable. In the kitchen, the chairs don’t match, and half of the living room is empty because we reduced its size with a room divider. And none of this is out of necessity; it was all done intentionally because we like it that way.
But I like imperfection. None of our cups or glasses match, instead of a wardrobe we have wooden shelves, and large-format pictures hang on our walls that our daughter created in my mother’s studio (I deliberately say created, not painted), with imagery that is not immediately recognizable. In the kitchen, the chairs don’t match, and half of the living room is empty because we reduced its size with a room divider. And none of this is out of necessity; it was all done intentionally because we like it that way.
Anolca* schrieb:
But for us, this plan brings together the things that were extremely important to us despite some disadvantages we found quite acceptable. You see that wrongly. Your important aspects could also have been achieved with a good “average” plan. What I mean is: your goals could have been implemented better. I don’t see a proper plan here, just a sequence,
Anolca* schrieb:
but consciously done this way because we like it. Anolca* schrieb:
But I like it imperfect. This is exactly what I meant: a justification of poor planning.
Anolca* schrieb:
instead of a wardrobe, we have wooden shelves We have that too. We use the Ivar system.
Anolca* schrieb:
large-format pictures hang on the wall in our home, created by our daughter in my mother’s studio (I deliberately don’t say “painted”), on which nothing is recognizable, We also have large-format pictures… the better Yvonne would now say, because she can, while the other honestly says that abstract shapes are poorly made that others could afford to buy.
Anolca* schrieb:
the chairs don’t match in the kitchen By now, every second household has mismatched chairs. I stopped doing that in 2014.
What I want to say, without offending you: there’s always room for improvement. Especially in terms of planning. I just find it annoying when such impracticality is defended.
Anolca* schrieb:
But then everyone would have had to go through the playroom to get to the kitchen or we would have had to make a hallway there. No. 2 meters (6.5 feet) longer hallway...
Anolca* schrieb:
Additionally, anyone who wants to can use the bathroom downstairs. … who wants to… but now everyone is looking at that toilet… there is no reason to make it accessible from a living area.
Anolca* schrieb:
As I said... our preferences and needs are probably not standard, so I can understand if it looks strange to some. As I said above: standard is relative, and often one’s own standard is not far from the mainstream. However, a mere sequence of rooms is often viewed as poor planning, and that is often a fair assessment.
That is how I see it in your case.
I also wish others would think more about how to use basements/underground levels. Many don’t understand the difference between a cellar and a basement.
But here I feel you stopped trying to solve different planning challenges or forgot to shuffle things back and forth in the design. Alternatives were not even tested or developed.
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