When people find out that I’m a landscape architect, often says the phrase, “we just bought land, but the landscape we had so far”… It gives me a storm of emotions: how far, when is the time?! After purchase there is a question about building a house. And with it garage, saunas, gazebos.
In fact, it is now the fate of your garden and landscape. They might not happen, if we “plant” was built wrong. Explain what the problem is and why run alone SNiP — a little.
Verba Design
Step 1: Looking at the terms “permitted” places
Where to start the search for a place to home? Let’s start with the standards, as boring as it may sound. According to SNiP 30-02-97, the distance from residential buildings to frontage line of the street shall be not less than 5 m from the red line of the passage is 3 m. Moreover, the red line can pass at different distances from parcel boundaries.
How to figure out where this line runs exactly in your case? Different: someone the red line already marked on the cadastral plan, somewhere in the General development plan of the area, sometimes in terms of surveying. If you saw all the plans, no red line not found — request in the architectural Department of the district administration.
AR Design Studio Ltd
On the photo: according to Russian norms is the location of the house is prohibited until fence at least two meters (in some areas even stricter rules)
Dalecki Design
So, you specify the location of the red line specifically in your case. If from the fence to travel a decent distance, the house will be built on the edge of the plot. This is true when the area is small and the ground floor project is the garage — there will be no loss of land for the construction of the passage.
The rules require that between the house and fence of a neighbouring property was not less than 3 m for non-residential structures the norms of humane — a distance of at least 1 m.
Photo: the house in the back garden, so access to the garage is made of long and wide road. As far as this location is justified — a matter of taste. The main thing — to understand what it is you really need
Feldman Architecture, Inc.
Step 2: Look at the topography of the site
Suppose the red line and the neighboring buildings are located successfully — there are several options for planting at home. What to do next?
Open the map and see where there is a General slope of the area. This can be an electronic map, for Moscow and the region. Or check with paper maps.
Archidea
If the area near the drain — that is, low-lying line, which goes through surface runoff to the nearest body of water (river, lake).
- Place the house in the side of it, preferably at the highest point of the area to the flowing water does not strike the Foundation.
- If you change the location of the house is not possible (for example, the entire plot is elongated along the gutter), I have to think about more serious waterproofing than usual.
- The feasibility of basements at this site under the question: will struggle with flooding, mold. In any case, the map simply do not understand — consult with the architect and engineers responsible for the construction.
Workshop brothers Titov
Photo: the house in place of a drain as a challenge to the architect. But if all the relief is considered from both architectural and engineering point of view, can be very effective project
Iconic Homes
If the plot is on a slope
It is important to choose the zero level of the building. Otherwise it may happen that all the water from the street will be on your journey to flow down to you in the garage. The problem is solved serious events to sanitation: we’ll have to do the storm drain, install the trays, pumps… But better before the start of construction to calculate the mark for planting of the building so that with a minimum slope to drain water away from the garage entrance. “Catch” the water will still have — most large cottage settlements it is forbidden to pull on the overall passage of untreated water from the site. But it will have very different loads and water flows.
Interior design in Moscow. Bureau “Yudin and Novikov”.
Photo: the joint work of the architect and landscape architect always gives the most interesting result, the house becomes a part of the environment
architecture:m chartered architects
Photo: the house inscribed in relief — this is evident by the different heights of the cap to the left and right of the building
Landscape workshop Alena Arsenyeva
If the plot is flat
Here, too, can not do without a well-set mark at home. Often builders put it with stock height. Someone to save, someone- just inadvertently. In fact, there is a risk to the house, standing on a man-made hill. The deck will hang over the rest of the ground level, and will either have to buy a huge amount of imported soil for leveling or to construct slopes and retaining walls.
Giulietti Schouten Architects
Photo: in this project, apparently, the priority was building a house on a flat terrace. Also important is the view: from the top of it is much more fun
A “before”picture
“SK Vash Dom”
Step 3: Make a topographical survey
All the problems of boarding houses associated with the relief, helps to solve surveying. It is a plan of the area indicating elevations on the borders of the possession, near the entrances and on all uneven terrain. These altitude marks are arranged horizontally. They give the engineer an understanding about all the problematic areas. A landscape architect or engineer-gtplanet them to recommend the optimum elevations for the construction of the building.
I would advise you to carry out a topographical survey in any case — smooth area or with features. But usually, if the plot is flat, customers refuse to surveying because of the cost. Persuade not always. On terrain with a slope no shooting just refuse to work, on a relatively flat agree.
Workshop brothers Titov
Step 4. Determined main facade
What will be the main facade? It all depends on your lifestyle.
Often plan to have guests? Do the main facade, which faces the driveway. Perhaps with a Grand staircase, columns, interesting decoration and large Windows. In this case you should push back a little into the site, guests can admire the facade, and not to bury your gaze in the fence, which is visible only the tip of the house.
In such a scenario, it is important to immediately determine the location of gates and wickets. It would be “strung” them on a single axis with the façade. To open the gate to gasp from the beauty of the house, not looking where it crouched on the side door.
Sergey Volokitin
On the photo: the circular motion gives you a reference to the noble land and gives magnificence to the species
Moondrop Interiors
Live in seclusion? Then it is reasonable to make the main facade facing into the site — you will see much more often. Let he will just be more elegant than the one from the street: and you do well, and the neighbors jealous. In this case, the building may be located closer to the border area, but so close to home remained a place for Parking cars.
smyk fischer architekten
smyk fischer architekten
Photo: compare the views of the house from the street and courtyard facade (frame before)
Step 5. Check with compass
Not enough to choose a spot for future development, the place of entry. You need to understand the window of which room, which side will come out. There are a lot of nuances.
AR-project
Veranda — in the shade or in the sun? In the mid-latitudes is much nicer to sit on the porch, Sunny and not cold and damp shadows. But in the southern regions, on the contrary, it is better to choose a house project, so the porch was on the North side. And in any case it should open with the most impressive, with the prospect of the garden. Not on the fence or window of a neighbor’s house…
Photographer Mikhail Pomortsev / Pro.Foto
What will be the view from the Windows? Somehow, during the construction of this house if think last. In vain! It is the view from the Windows creates half of the interior of the house. So be sure to “try on” a house project it to your site.
- The viewport is usually located in the living room and the kitchen, lying on the sofa nice to look at some expressive area of the garden, and the kitchen is convenient to observe children playing while cooking dinner.
- Windows of guest bedrooms and technical rooms not so important, they can be directed into the side of the fence, and into the street.
- When the location of the master bedroom, imagine that you prefer to get up with the first rays of the sun or watch the sunset? Like a trifle, but if it is possible to calculate in advance, why not use it?
Architectural Bureau “NEEDLES”
Photo: the view from the Windows of the most visited areas should be as effective, with long-term, especially if the panoramic Windows
ARCADIA GARDEN landscape Studio
On the photo: sitting on the porch, nice to see a perspective view from the rear of the yard. Also from the garden can be considered the facade itself — it makes sense to make it more decorative
AR-project
Where will fall the shadow of the house? In what area will the shady place. It may happen that the space (allotted in your imagination under the lawn or the rose garden) is in reality unsuitable for plants. This is where an unpleasant surprise.
Penton Architects
In the photo: it is possible to combine all your wishes to the orientation of the house, the number and arrangement can, if you make the house an unusual shape
Yulia Andreeva/ “Reasonable sad”
Step 6. That in addition to the house? Make a plan of the site
It is important to understand the relative position of buildings on the site. After all, how often: bought the land, there is no money, and suburban life want. And first, put bath and a guest house (the first time wait here). Then the opportunity arises, and begins construction of the “dream home” — the main building. Later the family grows, the children grow up, and in the area, an additional garage, outbuildings for storing bicycles and garden equipment. Then there is the desire to have a dog — you need a cage. Or a chicken coop. Or corral for the pony. Or workshop for my husband, who suddenly became fascinated with woodwork… And all the houses, lodges and huts are located as necessary, clogging the space and casting shadows on each other and leaving no hopes for any logic in the layout of the garden.
Akimova Nelly/CVETPLANET18
Therefore, the location of buildings on the site must be approached “once and forever”. Even if there is no money, from dream to the maximum: the desired number of cars, dogs and chickens. Let’s see what the project offers the construction market for each case — forms, size and overall style, and place all the buildings on the site plan. Then would not be painfully a shame because the most comfortable place on the plot took a guest house, not main house, which was left to huddle somewhere on the side. Let the best place is still just a lawn for many years, yet it will not be a really important building.
Architectural workshop “atrium”
Instead of conclusions
So, after buying the land before the owner emerges the choice to spend money on the alignment of complex terrain, to put the home “as possible, and then decide” or still pay the architect for individual project: to enter the house and buildings into the existing topography.
It would seem that the latter option is the most expensive. But really for a professional project, developed with the participation of a landscape architect, will allow to avoid many problems in the future. And most importantly, from the substantial financial investments to fix rash decisions.
Xenia Rozantseva | Creative group “Osobine”
Photo: you can save on house project, but will have to figure out how to “put“ it on the terrain
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