Floor plan optimization for new construction, single-family house with 2 full floors without basement on a slope

For me, it is and remains madness to put this "hut" on the slope. You can hardly call it built into the slope here.

We rejected the other option to enter the house via the upper floor and build the lower floor into the slope for several reasons. 1. In about half of the rooms on the lower floor, there would be no daylight because they would be built into the slope. 2. You would have to go up the stairs to the ground floor after entering the house to get to the kitchen/living areas. 3. The ground floor could not have been built in timber frame construction. The exterior walls would have been 17 cm thicker each. That would have cost living space and also been more expensive.

Those would be the cons (for you) and the pros?
At least for the additional costs, there are storage spaces (sqm) instead of retaining walls...
I’ll throw in split-level!

On the floor plan:
I only see windows/walls dimensioned, but not the rooms.

[*]Ground floor hallway needs light. Front door with glass, fixed glazed side panel, glass door in living room
[*]Dining table needs to move a bit towards the living area
[*]You’ve already installed the "I look at the slope window" :D
[*]Bathroom upper floor: I would swap bathtub and washbasin
[*]Due to (too) many windows and inconvenient door placement, no closet space...
[*]Balcony is for? Morning cigarette? Shaking out prayers? I explicitly read the wish for a balcony. Sunbathing as long as there are no children?

Otherwise, I don’t see any major blunders...

In Split-Level the "t" was swallowed :rolleyes:
…and beds

Now I have to go… ;)

I'll bring split level into play!

Yes, a split level would probably fit perfectly on the property here. Nice opening of the rooms towards south and west... but if the builders only know a standard city villa and the construction company does not consider options... I can also well imagine that they can't do split levels at all.

You’ve also already installed the "I look at the slope through the window" :D

I also had to smile a bit. It has something of the apartment-dweller mindset: looking is more important than going there. Regarding the floor plan: I don’t see the attached dining area integrated. It seems like a foreign body and like a second balcony that was glazed in. I also don’t like the kitchen, it seems closed off and the access is at the other end of the house. The dining area is in front of the sliding door and has to be moved into the room. The staircase was already mentioned, it apparently meets minimum dimensions. It’s not comfortable. The door underneath should open towards the entrance door. I like the cloakroom and office. Should the utility room door to the garage get a connection? There will be installation problems because no one will be responsible for the connection. The upper floor is okay.

Since the contract for the timber frame house is signed, the topic is probably settled. It will be the city villa.

Is there a site plan with the house and property elevations marked? That is the first plan you draw for a house on a slope.

What is the reference height for the house height according to the development plan?

I find the floor plan OK, and given how the plot is described (view to the southwest, horse paddock to the west), the ground floor rooms are well arranged. The upper floor could be mirrored, as the children's rooms would certainly benefit more from a west/southwest orientation than the parents' bedroom. Additionally, the bathroom would then be above the utility room. Basically, I don't like bay windows or hipped roofs... it's purely subjective, but I find both a bit outdated. Therefore, I would extend the ground floor by the bay window measurement (to 13m) and possibly narrow the house to 9m (which also has the advantage of less slope across the house width). The upper floor could remain as is (mirrored!) and would have a great children's balcony. Due to my aversion to hipped roofs, I would redesign the bathroom to have a gable roof with a medium-height knee wall (possibly with an open roof structure). This would make the house much less bulky. It could also be considered to let the roof extend somewhat over the children's balcony.

Regarding the slope: if the west side is designed with as little gradient as possible, the area south of the house could be terraced and largely left unused. To the west, there would then be a terrace directly accessible from the living room with an adjoining flat garden area. The ground floor layout would basically allow placing the house half a floor lower, which in my view would significantly improve access to the plot/garden. Unfortunately, there are two problems with this:
1. The ground floor would then be partly in the earth and would have to be constructed accordingly (so not timber frame). Technically this can be done, the question is whether the prefabricated house company wants to do this.
2. The street would then be higher than the entrance. What is still tolerable here needs to be planned.

If possible, you should in any case find out what your southern neighbor is planning. The more delicate and considerate their building is, the flatter you can also plan.

This is how I imagine it on the property.

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Is north at the top as I assumed?

How exactly is the slope?

Where does the street height come from?

What does the development plan say about retaining walls and terrain modifications?