Floor plan optimization single-family house: gable entrance and basement

Dear house building community,

we are at the very beginning of our house building journey. So far, we have gathered information, visited houses, and above all thought about what requirements we have for our future home. We have tried to implement this in the attached floor plan. Not everything is perfect down to the last detail yet; it is about the basic layout, etc. We already have the plot (see photo, north is at the top). The house should be positioned as far as possible in the northeast.

In the next few weeks, we want to schedule appointments with various general contractors to get first assessments/offers and then decide which company we want to build with. We are not under pressure to build, as it is a private building area, but we would like to start building at the end of 2025/beginning of 2026.

I hope it is okay to ask for feedback and criticism at such an early stage here. We thought that the earlier we recognize errors in thinking or incorporate new ideas, the better. If I am out of place here, I am happy to accept feedback and come back better prepared.

We are grateful for any feedback!

Below is the questionnaire filled out to the best of our knowledge and belief.

Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 719m2
Slope: approx. 60cm gradient in the building area
Floor area ratio: 0.3
Floor space index:
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 3m distance to all sides
Edge development: Open construction, border garages up to 9m allowed
Number of parking spaces: -
Number of floors: max. 1 full floor
Roof shape: -
Style: -
Orientation: -


Builders’ requirements
Basement: yes
Roof shape: gable roof
Style: country house
Floors: 1 + attic. Preferably high knee wall.
Number of persons, age: 2 (28, 27), two children planned
Room requirements on ground floor, upper floor: GF (cooking, eating, living, office, guest bathroom, entrance lobby). UF: 3 bedrooms, bathroom, laundry room
Office: I work 80% from home
Overnight guests per year: 2-3 times a year
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open with double sliding door
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport
Other wishes/special features: access to garden from kitchen, entrance lobby, attic laundry room, shower in guest bathroom, open kitchen with sliding door

House design
Who is the planner:

[*]Do-it-Yourself

What do you particularly like? Why?

[*]Staircase not in the dirty area
[*]Kitchen can be both open and closed
[*]Laundry room in the upper floor

What do you not like? Why?

[*]Basement stairs unfortunately not in the entrance lobby
[*]Bathroom on the upper floor not clearly separated into wet and dry areas

Price estimate according to architect/planner: -
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: 500k
Preferred heating technology: -

If you had to forego, which details/expansions
-can you do without:
-can you not do without:

Why did the design turn out as it is now? The standard design of a house with a gable entrance was taken as a basis. Large office, which could also be used later as a double bedroom, entrance lobby and laundry room in the upper floor planned.


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Show me the building envelope and the development plan. What is that in the north?? Are the 3 lines an overhead line? With 16m, the plot is quite narrow. You get little out of the 660 m2.

Here is one with the CP. Without a development plan, you can't really help here.

The budget is too low for about 170m2. Is a basement really planned? Then at least 150k is missing.

Remove the basement and slim down to 130m2, then it can barely fit.

Show the heights in the building envelope and on the property.

Show me the building envelope and the development plan. What is that to the north?? The 3 lines, is that an overhead line? With 16m, the plot is quite narrow. You get little out of the 660 m2.

Hi

Show me the building envelope and the development plan. What is that to the north?? The 3 lines, is that an overhead line? With 16m, the plot is quite narrow. You get little out of the 660 m2.

Hi & thanks for the quick response!
The three lines at the top show a subdivision into small partial plots. These have now all been merged into one plot with 719 sqm. No lines or anything like that.

Attached is the current city development plan; unfortunately, some plot boundaries are still missing here. For the planning here, this is rather secondary, as the house is supposed to be placed to the north. The blue line shows the area 3m from the street that must not be built over. To the other plots, a 3m distance must also be kept, resulting in a 10.36m wide building envelope. So yes, with 16m definitely quite narrow.

I hope this helps!

Best regards

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Show the heights in the building envelope and on the property.

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