D.S._
2022-01-07 15:57:37
- #1
Hello everyone,
My wife (23) and I (27) acquired a plot of land some time ago, which is to be built on in the coming years.
We currently have no children; the topic is still open due to our young age. We would like to plan for two children's rooms.
The plot presents a particular challenge in that it is located on a steep slope. The length along the building line is 34m and the depth in the middle is about 36m. Over the entire depth, it rises about 12m. Parallel to the building line, the street lies at about 6m distance. There is no development plan, the building line must be built upon, the neighboring buildings are a single-family house and a multi-family house with different ridge directions. The lower part of the plot (where the building is to take place) is somewhat flatter than the upper part.
The subsoil is partly rock (BK6), which is why my idea was to only build a half-basement. The intervention in the slope should be kept as minimal as possible, so I imagined a narrow, long building body. The first sketch ended up at 7.5*14.5m.
No garage or carport is planned; with a half-basement as in my sketch, I could also imagine using the "hobby" part as a carport with a corresponding canopy.
To the east is the valley, the view is quite okay, so the seating window is planned there in my sketch.
To the south are trees and bushes; this is the edge of the village and no further development.
The completed questionnaire follows
Development Plan/Restrictions
Size of the plot 1,244m²
Slope yes steep, height difference 12m over 36m depth
Floor area ratio -
Site occupancy index -
Building window, building line and boundary building line parallel to the street
Edge development
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors no specifications, I think 2 floors above ground should be possible, attic will probably not be a floor
Roof shape I am a fan of the good old gable roof. Due to east/west rather low pitch because of photovoltaics, max. 35°
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights/limits
Further requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type modern gable roof house in the direction of Alpine architecture with wooden facade
Basement, floors half-basement due to slope, otherwise we would not need a basement
Number of persons, age 2 adults 23 and 27, possibly 2 children planned
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor all rooms on the ground floor so that one can live on one level (except children’s / study rooms)
Office: family use or home office? 1 home office space must be included
Overnight guests per year -
Open or closed architecture open
Conservative or modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island doesn’t matter, kitchen/dining area should be the center, island or peninsula would be nice but not a must. Therefore, the kitchen is placed in the south in the sketch.
Number of dining seats 4-6
A fireplace would be wonderful
Balcony, roof terrace not needed
Garage, carport not needed
Utility garden, greenhouse -
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, also gladly reasons why this or that should or should not be
House Design
Who designed it:
-Do-it-Yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you not like? For the arrangement of the stairs and the knee wall, a dormer is needed; probably it would be easier and cheaper to raise the knee wall to normal wall height and make the roof flatter.
An alternative I can also imagine would be to completely omit the attic and build 2 children’s rooms in the basement.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: -
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: difficult topic, should not necessarily be part of the discussion here. I am a master carpenter myself and will do much of it in EL (timber frame construction completely with straw insulation, roof, window installation, drywall, clay plaster inside, heating-plumbing-electrical in part, facade, exterior landscaping). I am aware this needs corresponding time, we have no time pressure and experience in this area.
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump with underfloor heating, photovoltaics
If you have to do without which details/expansions
-can you do without: we do not need very much space, it should be comfortably usable, especially the traffic routes and doors with regard to age.
-can you not do without:
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I really don’t like the attic; here the stairs must be changed or the knee wall raised to 2m. I like the stairs in the ground and basement floors as they are.
The site plan shows the neighboring buildings and the steepness. The drawn planning was not implemented.
The sketch shows first ideas; this can be completely thrown overboard. On the north side, no or hardly any windows should be planned. On the one hand, the neighboring house is close to the boundary and on the other hand for energy reasons.
Please excuse the poor quality of the site plan; I can have a blank one without the old planning created next week.
I look forward to all suggestions and critical comments.
My wife (23) and I (27) acquired a plot of land some time ago, which is to be built on in the coming years.
We currently have no children; the topic is still open due to our young age. We would like to plan for two children's rooms.
The plot presents a particular challenge in that it is located on a steep slope. The length along the building line is 34m and the depth in the middle is about 36m. Over the entire depth, it rises about 12m. Parallel to the building line, the street lies at about 6m distance. There is no development plan, the building line must be built upon, the neighboring buildings are a single-family house and a multi-family house with different ridge directions. The lower part of the plot (where the building is to take place) is somewhat flatter than the upper part.
The subsoil is partly rock (BK6), which is why my idea was to only build a half-basement. The intervention in the slope should be kept as minimal as possible, so I imagined a narrow, long building body. The first sketch ended up at 7.5*14.5m.
No garage or carport is planned; with a half-basement as in my sketch, I could also imagine using the "hobby" part as a carport with a corresponding canopy.
To the east is the valley, the view is quite okay, so the seating window is planned there in my sketch.
To the south are trees and bushes; this is the edge of the village and no further development.
The completed questionnaire follows
Development Plan/Restrictions
Size of the plot 1,244m²
Slope yes steep, height difference 12m over 36m depth
Floor area ratio -
Site occupancy index -
Building window, building line and boundary building line parallel to the street
Edge development
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors no specifications, I think 2 floors above ground should be possible, attic will probably not be a floor
Roof shape I am a fan of the good old gable roof. Due to east/west rather low pitch because of photovoltaics, max. 35°
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights/limits
Further requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type modern gable roof house in the direction of Alpine architecture with wooden facade
Basement, floors half-basement due to slope, otherwise we would not need a basement
Number of persons, age 2 adults 23 and 27, possibly 2 children planned
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor all rooms on the ground floor so that one can live on one level (except children’s / study rooms)
Office: family use or home office? 1 home office space must be included
Overnight guests per year -
Open or closed architecture open
Conservative or modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island doesn’t matter, kitchen/dining area should be the center, island or peninsula would be nice but not a must. Therefore, the kitchen is placed in the south in the sketch.
Number of dining seats 4-6
A fireplace would be wonderful
Balcony, roof terrace not needed
Garage, carport not needed
Utility garden, greenhouse -
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, also gladly reasons why this or that should or should not be
House Design
Who designed it:
-Do-it-Yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you not like? For the arrangement of the stairs and the knee wall, a dormer is needed; probably it would be easier and cheaper to raise the knee wall to normal wall height and make the roof flatter.
An alternative I can also imagine would be to completely omit the attic and build 2 children’s rooms in the basement.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: -
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: difficult topic, should not necessarily be part of the discussion here. I am a master carpenter myself and will do much of it in EL (timber frame construction completely with straw insulation, roof, window installation, drywall, clay plaster inside, heating-plumbing-electrical in part, facade, exterior landscaping). I am aware this needs corresponding time, we have no time pressure and experience in this area.
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump with underfloor heating, photovoltaics
If you have to do without which details/expansions
-can you do without: we do not need very much space, it should be comfortably usable, especially the traffic routes and doors with regard to age.
-can you not do without:
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I really don’t like the attic; here the stairs must be changed or the knee wall raised to 2m. I like the stairs in the ground and basement floors as they are.
The site plan shows the neighboring buildings and the steepness. The drawn planning was not implemented.
The sketch shows first ideas; this can be completely thrown overboard. On the north side, no or hardly any windows should be planned. On the one hand, the neighboring house is close to the boundary and on the other hand for energy reasons.
Please excuse the poor quality of the site plan; I can have a blank one without the old planning created next week.
I look forward to all suggestions and critical comments.