Kazazi
2015-04-02 13:33:15
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Good morning,
since our construction project has been stalled for many months due to unforeseen reasons (which I will report on once hopefully everything is over!), I haven't been here in the forum for a while.
Now we are suddenly faced with the question of whether we should slightly shift our planned house on the property. I am attaching the current plan. We are seeking advice on the following points:
1) Should we move the house slightly away from the street, and if so, by how much?
Background: We originally planned the house quite close to the street in order to maximize the garden area on the west side. However, first, the nice green embankment at our property boundary will likely be lost in favor of a new path. Second, in the meantime, the likelihood has increased that the state of Berlin might revive long-abandoned plans for a four-lane road, which could start about 5.5 meters behind our property boundary, sometime again in the next few years. Given these circumstances, would you design the front yard a bit more generously at the expense of the garden, so that the east side of the house gets more peace and light? Or leave it as is? Our architect recommends the latter.
2) Should we shift the house a little bit to the left (north)?
From this, we expect a small gain in space on the south side, which could improve the usability of the garden strip there. We think 0.5–0.75 meters might work, but we are unsure if the north strip would then be too narrow? The parking space position is not set in stone, but basically, the north strip should be usable as an access way, parking spot, shed space and/or bicycle parking.
I look forward to your advice and thank you warmly in advance.
Kind regards,
Kaz
since our construction project has been stalled for many months due to unforeseen reasons (which I will report on once hopefully everything is over!), I haven't been here in the forum for a while.
Now we are suddenly faced with the question of whether we should slightly shift our planned house on the property. I am attaching the current plan. We are seeking advice on the following points:
1) Should we move the house slightly away from the street, and if so, by how much?
Background: We originally planned the house quite close to the street in order to maximize the garden area on the west side. However, first, the nice green embankment at our property boundary will likely be lost in favor of a new path. Second, in the meantime, the likelihood has increased that the state of Berlin might revive long-abandoned plans for a four-lane road, which could start about 5.5 meters behind our property boundary, sometime again in the next few years. Given these circumstances, would you design the front yard a bit more generously at the expense of the garden, so that the east side of the house gets more peace and light? Or leave it as is? Our architect recommends the latter.
2) Should we shift the house a little bit to the left (north)?
From this, we expect a small gain in space on the south side, which could improve the usability of the garden strip there. We think 0.5–0.75 meters might work, but we are unsure if the north strip would then be too narrow? The parking space position is not set in stone, but basically, the north strip should be usable as an access way, parking spot, shed space and/or bicycle parking.
I look forward to your advice and thank you warmly in advance.
Kind regards,
Kaz