Examples of planning a plot of 10 acres: practical ideas for placement

Surely every person had a desire to escape from the bustle of the city and to retire with nature in a cozy country house. On the one hand, this decision is one big plus, since the urban ecology cannot be compared with the purest air that awaits you in the suburbs. However, there are a number of difficulties that will need to be solved for further comfortable living in a country house. Today, as an example, a standard plot of rectangular shape with an area of ​​10 acres (25x40 m) will be taken. Let's analyze how to properly place residential and non-residential buildings on such a territory.

The first is to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of such an area.The only drawback is the size of the estate itself. Small space somewhat limits the owners. However, it can be attributed to the advantages, since the compactness of the territory allows you to more closely monitor the garden and the garden.

However, a few simple recommendations will help retire even in the most populated street, creating a cozy and comfortable homely atmosphere.

Competent planning begins with the project, which will indicate the place to build future residential and non-residential structures.

Residential buildings include:

• directly the house itself and the roads leading to it;
• a place where pets are located (booths, aviaries and others);
• sports and recreation area (all kinds of gazebos, a place for picnics, etc.);
• decorative structures;
• garden.

As for the non-residential zone, it is conventionally divided into two subcategories: farm buildings and an agricultural zone.

The first are:

• area for breeding animals (chickens, rabbits and other living creatures);
• garage facility;
• toilet, bath or shower;
• barn;
• a place to waste.

As for the agricultural zone, this is a place for growing vegetables, planting trees and so on. Each aforementioned element must be indicated on the project (if it is, of course, provided for by you).

From this it is necessary to make a start and decide which structures to leave, which ones to demolish, what to do with the already existing trees, or simply create a territory from scratch.

Naturally, in the presence of finance, it is preferable to work with an absolutely clean area, since you can start implementing all your ideas from the first minutes. However, it should be remembered that construction work must be carried out in accordance with the current rules of "planning and building urban settlements and settlements." This document sets out the current construction regulations, respecting which, the future structures will stand on a fully legal basis.

After you have decided on which buildings will be present at the future site, you need to distribute them correctly.

To do this, you must take into account the features of the surrounding area, sunlight and a number of other nuances:

• For convenience, each individual element must be provided with a road or path.
• The construction of a residential building should be provided at some distance from the road. This is done in order to improve the performance of sound and dust insulation.
• It is also necessary to observe a distance of 8 m from the house to the bath and from the toilet to the well.

• Fences (fence from the street, as well as the fence between two adjacent areas) should not be deaf. Otherwise, it is necessary to obtain a written permission from the owners of neighboring houses. Also, the fence should be held 3 meters from the apartment building, 4 meters from the room with small livestock and a meter from other structures.
• As for trees, the boundary of the plots should be 4 meters from tall, 2 meters from middle-growth trees and a meter from shrubs. The distance between residential buildings of two adjacent areas should not be less than 10 m (ideally - 15 m);

There are several "standard" arrangements, one of which should be disassembled in detail.

The entrance from the street leads us to the parking lot, next to which there is a house with a terrace. Also near the house is a children's playground. On the east side is a long path that extends along the entire length of the estate. Immediately upon leaving the house, we can observe a decorative pond and a family recreation area with a gazebo and barbecue facilities.

Further there are beds for vegetables and a garden. Shrubs and trees are planted around the perimeter of the fence. Vegetable beds are replaced by a garden with beautiful flowers, and at the end of the estate there is a toilet, a bathhouse and other non-residential structures (for example, a barn). In such a scheme is not provided for the construction of livestock, but if desired, a decorative pond can be replaced by such a design, somewhat shifting the place for growing vegetables.

For those who are not conservative, one can suggest a more modern version.Its essence lies in the fact that the house is located almost in the center of the site in 10 acres and is surrounded by a garden and other buildings.

Two roads lead from the fence to the house: the first is a gravel (for a car), and the second is a narrow decorative walking path made of natural stone. Living space is a combined house with a garage and a veranda. Around tall trees and shrubs are planted. Behind the house is a gazebo with a picnic area, around which bushes and a bathhouse are planted with a triangle. The toilet is almost in the corner of the lot (behind the gazebo).

This option is suitable for those people who are not keen on the cultivation of vegetable crops or do not intend to keep livestock. This option is an example of a holiday home, where almost all the time you need to pay attention to the garden.

In order to allocate a plot of 10 acres among the others, it is recommended to make a live fence. This is a large number of climbing plants that grow around the perimeter of the fence and give the country house individuality and do not interfere with the rules for building rural settlements.

For diversity, you can create some hills on the land, which will also indicate the individuality of the owner.

Elevations come in several types and depend directly on the slope:

• If the slope is small, then you can lay terraces (it looks like separate layers of soil superimposed on each other).
• With a small slope, you can install special retaining structures. Also suitable slopes of natural material (stone, etc.).
• In case the slope of the site is more than 15 degrees, it is recommended to install special ladders.

Winding paths, terraces, stairs and other elements of landscape design will help to express both the individual features of the area and the individuality of the owners.

The last but not least is the drainage system or drainage system. It prevents excessive accumulation of moisture in the soil, because of which the foundation of structures can be damaged.

There are several options for arranging the drainage system: closed (consisting of a series of underground pipes) and open (drainage ditches). A closed system is established if a specific area is characterized by a large amount of precipitation, or there is a high level of groundwater. Underground drainage system is a certain number of pipes that remove excess moisture in the direction of the road.

They are laid under a small bias in order to create the necessary conditions for independent removal of moisture. It is collected using special holes that are drilled in the walls of the branching pipes. The diameter of these holes should not exceed 2 cm, otherwise the drainage system will be clogged with soil.

As a result, pipes are poured with rubble, brushwood is laid over it, and already the upper layer is soil that can be used as vegetable beds or for other purposes.

From all of the above, we can conclude that it is up to you to determine how exactly a plot of 10 acres will be (rectangular, triangular, or any other). You can translate any ideas to create a cozy corner, where it will be nice to be not only you, but also your guests. Compliance with the rules of construction and imagination - these are your two assistants in the arrangement of the land.

An example of planning and landscaping of a plot of 10 acres, see the following video.