Land use for semi-detached houses or halves of semi-detached houses

Staggering and windows become difficult if it is supposed to be 2 "real" semi-detached houses, meaning with a fire separation wall. As far as I know, minimum distances from windows apply in that case. If the whole thing is set up as a multi-family house with a declaration of division, it could work.

P.S. If it is about evening sun, why isn't the right half shifted to the north? That would provide evening sun on the terrace. The possible window on the south side, i.e., towards the street, would probably rather face secondary rooms.

What do you think? Do you have any other ideas for a version that creates good lighting for both sides? I think you can’t light both sides in the same way due to the fact that the houses are built next to each other.

I find it very commendable that you are considering this. Often, builders rate the sun as unimportant if it doesn’t fit with the garage plans or similar.

I would probably think in this direction:



As you can see, I completely killed the garages. They block the sun – so they have to go. Each house has 2 parking spaces – that must be enough. Then, in the middle, back to back, a bike shed with all the trimmings. Whether the houses should have exactly this format is another question. In any case, I would choose the layout so that the living rooms can still be lit from the south through the kitchen. The neighboring garages should also be considered with regard to the house width.
A garden tool shed goes to the other end of the property and I have not considered that here.

However, I don’t know if this would be permitted, since the houses on the left side of the plan are almost in a line and a kind of building line is also maintained opposite. But your immediate right neighbor deviates wildly from this. That’s why I would first claim the same right.

Do you have any other ideas for a variant that creates a good impression for both sides?

Not me personally, but in post #8 I linked you a handful right away.

Staggered positions and windows become difficult if it is to be 2 "real" semi-detached houses, i.e. with a fire separation wall. As far as I know, minimum distances apply to windows. If the whole thing is constructed as a multi-family house with a declaration of division, it could work.

Yes, good point. It should not become a multi-family house.

P.S. If it is about the evening sun, why isn't the right half shifted north? That would provide evening sun on the terrace. The possible window on the south, i.e. towards the street, would presumably hit secondary rooms.

Yes, I thought that at first too, but then the south side would become a bit darker from the afternoon because of the left half. That’s why I rotated the whole construction in variant 3.

I find it very commendable that you’re thinking about these things.

As you may be able to see, I have taken the pinned guideline from regarding the sun position quite literally. I consider this a factor not to be underestimated and the procedure is well described.

I would probably think in this direction

That is a great new stimulus to think about, many thanks for your effort! Giving up garages would certainly suit our budget well. We will have to carefully consider whether we can do without them. In principle, the garages would "only" take away light in the basement/lower ground floor, where at least in our half only a study is accommodated as an important room, which among other things will probably have a window towards the street.

The consequence of your suggestion is that we would go a little further into the slope than I had previously planned. That means a bit more earthworks to get a level area for the terrace behind the house. I’m just thinking about that in writing...

Not me personally, but in post #8 I linked you a handful right away.

Your reference to the related topics was great and led me to a thread that ultimately inspired variant 4. All these threads are especially excellent reading for the floor plan development before one picks up the pencil oneself. I’m currently still reading a lot as I certainly have not yet caught everything suitable for our case.

Whether this would be allowed, however, I do not know, since the houses on the left side of the plan are almost in a line and a kind of building line is also observed opposite.

I could imagine that it would basically be OK if we place the house where the neighbor on the right also started his granny flat. Because that was his trick to be allowed to build his house, which practically stands on the basement, further back. Unfortunately, information from the city is hard to get because the building authority is severely understaffed and very behind in processing. We actually hope that the architect who will be involved later can roughly assess what is allowed and will be approved in this environment. Just as unclear to us is the possible roof pitch / the possible knee wall height. One question about your version: Wouldn't you have problems with the long slopes and lose space on the sleeping floor? (If you assume a ridge direction parallel to the street)

We actually hope that the architect involved later can roughly assess what is allowed and will be approved in this environment. Equally unclear to us is the possible roof pitch / the possible knee wall.

There is a rumor that several users in this forum can read development plans.