Hangman
2021-04-09 20:09:57
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Of course, you can also place a wooden house on a basement built into a slope. The possibly missing pressure due to the lighter construction method then must be compensated for elsewhere if necessary (earth pressure beam, more partition walls in the basement, thicker basement ceiling). A structural engineer can determine if that is possible; whether it makes sense should be known by the planner/architect.
What you are describing (and I consider it a good idea) is not really a basement, but basically an underground garage with an attached technical room. Of course, this can be constructed much more "roughly," and thus more cost-effectively. If you search from house point DE for "compact living on a slope," you will find another example. That house is not suitable for you, but the cross-section and the design of the basement are quite illustrative.
The problem with a wooden house on a slope is that you have to protect the wooden wall on the slope side. If the wooden wall is far enough above the ground, that is quite doable. However, I am far from certain whether that is feasible for you – the slope is already steep. If you place an imaginary cross-section in the terrain profile, you will see if the lower edge of the wooden wall on the slope side is far enough above potential groundwater on the slope.
What you are describing (and I consider it a good idea) is not really a basement, but basically an underground garage with an attached technical room. Of course, this can be constructed much more "roughly," and thus more cost-effectively. If you search from house point DE for "compact living on a slope," you will find another example. That house is not suitable for you, but the cross-section and the design of the basement are quite illustrative.
The problem with a wooden house on a slope is that you have to protect the wooden wall on the slope side. If the wooden wall is far enough above the ground, that is quite doable. However, I am far from certain whether that is feasible for you – the slope is already steep. If you place an imaginary cross-section in the terrain profile, you will see if the lower edge of the wooden wall on the slope side is far enough above potential groundwater on the slope.