Housing Plan Help

draw a sketch of your plot, and house that includes your wish list...... you may be surprised of your limited space.

Go vertical....

Yes, and I like to have my car garage on the top level......... how can I do that?

It's dooable...

...but I think a garden would be better....

Where does the heliport go?

Well on the roof, of course!

Perfect, and it fits my lot too.

Many thanks.

Here's a guy....

http://www.indianhomedesign.com/modern-tamilnadu-style-villa-exterior/

I live in the USA. I have no idea how to design a house that small.

Try some of these:

House Design, Home Plan, Floor Plan, Indian Building ...

Home Architecture Design In India Design Ideas, Pictures ...

Home Plans - www.dreamghar.com India's first complete ...

What? No indoor pool?

Have you contacted your local building officials? Is the property zoned (that may be a unique concept) for residential single family. If so, what are the set backs from all edges of the property? In this area of the world, are basements a common architectural occurrence? Are multi stories allowed. Do you have water and sewer provided, or do you have to have a septic system, with cistern or well. In my locality you must have 150 ft (50m) separation of the well and septic drain field.

This is a very narrow and shallow lot, what are your limitations? What are the standard building materials in your area? Start with the limitations of what you can't build.

Thanks, Lyn! That's the first meaningful reply to my query.

It came from here: Home Plans - www.dreamghar.com India's first complete ...

If someone comes down those stairs just as someone else opens the front door....!

Nonetheless, a good initial proposal.

For the OP: Why should the first floor duplicate the ground floor? What is a "pooja" room? Why was Solar Eagle's 3-storey suggestion not meaningful? What are the principal Tamil Nadu house features? Is that architect's sample a good representation?

Nope. The doorway for the stairs is on the outside wall.

Look again. Note that when the door is 45° open, its edge will be about where the word "UP" is, so that someone could collide with it edge-on, rather than broadside.

I still think the entry to the stairs is on the outside wall. Going up will get you to the level at the opposite end from the door.

Your house plot is about 1/2 the size of local gardens...you might do a search for 'micro' or 'tiny house plans' usually built as mobile units.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amTkene5JLo

Is about a schoolteacher with an 8'x20'. Just one of many 'american' ideas of living in small areas. You could park 4 of these on your lot and rent out 3 and still do a small garden.

There are numerous websites on Tamilnadu houses and architects, so it's apparent what's really aimed at in the request for help is avoidance of professional fees. An old adage applies; "Penny Wise, Pound Foolish". It saddens me when the most costly thing to probably ever expend cash on is reduced to three lines to CR4. Necessity for info on setbacks, height restrictions, location of services points etc. has been commented on by others. But it's also essential to know orientation of the plot, and any decent designer needs a basic 'brief' on family size, life-style, etc. For instance, would an open-plan kitchen be acceptable? By duplicating two floors, the house ends up with four toilets - or maybe the top floor is for letting out? At least I discovered a pooja is a meditation/prayer room, preferably located for the right 'Vastu'.

As an architect I must admit I shuddered at the images of Tamilnadu-style houses and couldn't find any definitive ethnic style, but amongst the bizarre hotch-potch there are a few reasonable ones. One that particularly drew my attention is indeed on three floors, with ground floor reserved for parking, garden etc., drawn by Nplanners,Tanjavur. I'm not sure they were the actual designers, but it's a start!

It's good to hear an architect's view on this.

Where do you ply your trade?

That is a very generous post mate.

Further to the disagreement/argument between Tornado and Munster, I side with Tornado on his ability to correctly read a plan. However,although the front door could potentially be a hazard to anyone descending the stairs, it's a front door, and will in all likelihood not be opened violently by someone coming home. But personally, I'd reverse the swing; still opening in, but hinges on the staircase side.

I'm more concerned with the validity of this plan for other reasons. From my experience, only in very low economic environments do zero building lines on both sides prevail, but since we have received no info on this point, who knows?? Also, where's the bath or shower? But at least the store room could be used for either of these. Also, there's no 2nd bathroom/guest toilet.

only in very low economic environments do zero building lines on both sides prevail

Don't think so. In most cities the neighbouring properties are right up against each other especially in affluent inner city urban/commercial environments. Space is money.

If you want curtelage you have to head for the suburbs or beyond where space is cheaper.

I was probably somewhat glib in my comments regarding zero building lines and agree this applies in all inner city commercial situations. I also live in an urban complex where all 100 units in narrow sections abut in several blocks. But these were designed by one architect, and then sold 'sectional title' (Photos available). In my experience, with narrow plots in individual ownership, there's often a design conflict from plot to plot, leading to a thorough mess. I've now modified my single storey offering, with the house on one side boundary and 1,8 garden on the other. This hopefully complies with zoning requirements, but who knows?

I've waited several days to assess the situation, but it's now obvious the initiator of the forum has abandoned interest; aside from comment on Lyn's plan, there's abysmal silence. A pity, because I find the problem interesting, and in addition to my single storey solution, have designed tentative 2 and 3-storey solutions, dependent on accommodation requirements, local authority constraints and budget. Possibly the result of too much time on my hands, or maybe sheer masochism!! I'm not producing plans here because of awareness of potential to 'rip them off', but I can certainly say the accommodation requirements on the plot are easily fulfilled.

You abandoned CR4. Out of interest I tried to solve your housing problem and came up with solutions on one, two and three storeys. I'd be interested to know if you solved you house plan dilemma to your satisfaction, and id if so, what plan and with whom??

Dude, you can do smarter. For example, I did so. When I had no ideas how to make repairs or how to build a house, I wrote to this construction company http://avenue-south-residence.com.sg and pretended to be a potential buyer. I asked them to send me the examples of how the house/apartment would look like from the inside and outside, and also asked them to send photos of these rooms. These guys always sent me drawings, and some I took for the groundwork for my own works ))