FRENCH HOUSE FLOOR PLANS
IT WILL HELPFUL TO ANYBODY THAT IS INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW THE HOUSE WAS RE DESIGNED IF I INCLUDE THE FLOOR PLANS.
I HAD DEVELOPED MY OWN IDEAS FOR THIS CONVERSION BUT IN ORDER TO GET THE NECESSARY PLANNING PERMISSIONS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE I COMMISSIONED A FRENCH ARCHITECT TO PUT THEM FORWARD.
THE FLOOR PLANS WILL BE SHOWN AS BEFORE AND AFTER IN ORDER TO SHOW THE SCOPE OF THE WORK.
I FOUND OUT THAT MY ORIGINAL SKETCHES ARE IN THE FRENCH HOUSE SO WILL HAVE TO USE THE ARCHITECTS DRAWINGS WHICH, ONCE SCANNED, MAY NOT BE SO LEGIBLE.
THE HOUSE CONFIGURATION IS QUITE COMMON IN FRANCE. THAT IS THE LIVING AREA IS AT ROAD LEVEL AND THE GARAGE AND WORKSHOP AT GARDEN LEVEL. THIS IS CALLED "SEMI INTEREE" OR HALF BURIED IN ENGLISH
I HAD DEVELOPED MY OWN IDEAS FOR THIS CONVERSION BUT IN ORDER TO GET THE NECESSARY PLANNING PERMISSIONS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE I COMMISSIONED A FRENCH ARCHITECT TO PUT THEM FORWARD.
THE FLOOR PLANS WILL BE SHOWN AS BEFORE AND AFTER IN ORDER TO SHOW THE SCOPE OF THE WORK.
I FOUND OUT THAT MY ORIGINAL SKETCHES ARE IN THE FRENCH HOUSE SO WILL HAVE TO USE THE ARCHITECTS DRAWINGS WHICH, ONCE SCANNED, MAY NOT BE SO LEGIBLE.
THE HOUSE CONFIGURATION IS QUITE COMMON IN FRANCE. THAT IS THE LIVING AREA IS AT ROAD LEVEL AND THE GARAGE AND WORKSHOP AT GARDEN LEVEL. THIS IS CALLED "SEMI INTEREE" OR HALF BURIED IN ENGLISH
THIS IS THE ARCHITECTS VIEW OF THE REAR OF THE HOUSE AS PURCHASED. ALSO SHOWN IS THE VIEW LOOKING ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE UPPER VIEW.
THE PROJECTED VIEWS AS THE HOUSE WOULD LOOK ONCE FINISHED
THE EXISTING PLAN AT GARDEN LEVEL WHICH IS VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED AS THE GARAGE AND ATELIER ARE STILL USED FOR THEIR ORIGINAL PURPOSE
EXISTING PLAN AT ROAD LEVEL
THE PROJECTED PLAN AT ROAD LEVEL
CROSS SECTION THROUGH HOUSE AS VIEWED FROM THE GARDEN
IN PROGRESS