ᐅ Single-Family Home Floor Plan, 141 sqm – Any Obvious Weaknesses?
Created on: 28 Jan 2016 13:24
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Dan8070
Hello everyone,
Attached is an initial preliminary design for a single-family house that we received after a first planning meeting with a construction company. After our "approval," we will receive the detailed offer.
North is at the top. Entrance is on the east side.
Within our possibilities and various compromises (it would have been nice to have a sliding door separating the living room, a larger storage room, and a slightly bigger bathroom to fit a built-in wardrobe), we are quite satisfied for the time being.
We have already requested that the stairwell window be enlarged from 2 meters to 3 meters (6.5 ft to 9.8 ft) in height, the front door to have the hinges reversed, the storage room window is still under discussion, the upstairs toilet may not be ideally placed, etc.
We would appreciate constructive feedback. Thank you very much!
Residents: 2 adults, 2 children (ages 1 and 10)
Development plan/restrictions: 2 stories, gable or hipped roof with 22-28% pitch
Plot size: 722 sqm (7,770 sq ft)
Slope: No
Parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: 2
Roof style: Hipped roof 22% pitch
Style: Townhouse?!?
Terrace facing south, entrance from the east
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof shape, building type
Basement, stories: basement plus 2 full floors
Number of occupants, ages
Space requirement for ground floor and first floor: approx. 65-70 sqm (700-750 sq ft) each
Office: none (nice to have, not a must)
Guest sleepers per year: 3-4
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: YES (small)
Garage, carport: 1 single garage with an attached space for equipment/bikes
House design
Planning by: Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Lots of space in the dining and living area, walk-in closet.
What don’t you like? Size of the hallway downstairs (too large?), storage too small, bathroom layout, bedroom somewhat too large.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: approx. 320,000 - 340,000 turnkey without floor finishes
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 380,000
Preferred heating technology: Pellets/air heat pump (no gas on the property!)
If you have to give up some details/additions:
- What can you do without: Basically nothing anymore
- What can you not give up:
Attached is an initial preliminary design for a single-family house that we received after a first planning meeting with a construction company. After our "approval," we will receive the detailed offer.
North is at the top. Entrance is on the east side.
Within our possibilities and various compromises (it would have been nice to have a sliding door separating the living room, a larger storage room, and a slightly bigger bathroom to fit a built-in wardrobe), we are quite satisfied for the time being.
We have already requested that the stairwell window be enlarged from 2 meters to 3 meters (6.5 ft to 9.8 ft) in height, the front door to have the hinges reversed, the storage room window is still under discussion, the upstairs toilet may not be ideally placed, etc.
We would appreciate constructive feedback. Thank you very much!
Residents: 2 adults, 2 children (ages 1 and 10)
Development plan/restrictions: 2 stories, gable or hipped roof with 22-28% pitch
Plot size: 722 sqm (7,770 sq ft)
Slope: No
Parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: 2
Roof style: Hipped roof 22% pitch
Style: Townhouse?!?
Terrace facing south, entrance from the east
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof shape, building type
Basement, stories: basement plus 2 full floors
Number of occupants, ages
Space requirement for ground floor and first floor: approx. 65-70 sqm (700-750 sq ft) each
Office: none (nice to have, not a must)
Guest sleepers per year: 3-4
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: YES (small)
Garage, carport: 1 single garage with an attached space for equipment/bikes
House design
Planning by: Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Lots of space in the dining and living area, walk-in closet.
What don’t you like? Size of the hallway downstairs (too large?), storage too small, bathroom layout, bedroom somewhat too large.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: approx. 320,000 - 340,000 turnkey without floor finishes
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 380,000
Preferred heating technology: Pellets/air heat pump (no gas on the property!)
If you have to give up some details/additions:
- What can you do without: Basically nothing anymore
- What can you not give up:
The space under our staircase will have an outward-opening door — there’s no risk of hitting someone in the face with it since you’ll rarely close the door behind you in that space (except maybe when playing hide and seek).
You mentioned it’s 1.1 m (3.6 ft) wide? Generally, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for the shelf to be at least 30 cm (12 inches) deep to fit a beverage crate sideways. That would leave about 80 cm (31.5 inches) free — which should be doable. I would decide on the window placement based solely on the view.
What you should be careful about is the exact planning of the door, including the light switch. It would be frustrating if the door (including the door frame) blocks the 30 cm (12 inches) shelf space, and the light switch can only be reached by moving the shelf — make sure to discuss this with the planner and have it noted. The same applies to the window.
You mentioned it’s 1.1 m (3.6 ft) wide? Generally, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for the shelf to be at least 30 cm (12 inches) deep to fit a beverage crate sideways. That would leave about 80 cm (31.5 inches) free — which should be doable. I would decide on the window placement based solely on the view.
What you should be careful about is the exact planning of the door, including the light switch. It would be frustrating if the door (including the door frame) blocks the 30 cm (12 inches) shelf space, and the light switch can only be reached by moving the shelf — make sure to discuss this with the planner and have it noted. The same applies to the window.
Dan8070 schrieb:
Basement 1 has to be the room with the main utility connections because the supply comes from the street on the north side. That’s what the developer said.By the way, what do homeowners do with a narrow, elongated lot? A certain length of utility lines from the property boundary to the house is usually included. In our district, it’s 12.5 meters (41 feet). For every additional meter (foot), you might have to pay extra—but not necessarily a large amount. I would ask about this and plan the technical room in the basement under the bathrooms accordingly.
Dan8070 schrieb:
I have the following question: does a room of this size even make sense?I once had a storage room like that in an apartment. On one end, it had 60cm (24 inches) deep shelves running from wall to wall. The front area was occupied by a vacuum cleaner, ladder, and mop. One wall had many hooks, and the opposite wall had 15cm (6 inch) deep shelves.
I’m not sure what else you could expect from this kind of storage room when you have a basement.
However, the window should definitely be removed!
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Bauexperte30 Jan 2016 00:19Good evening Yvonne,
Regards, Bauexperte
ypg schrieb:The general contractor’s statement could primarily be based on the fact that utility providers usually only install up to just behind the exterior wall; they rarely lay lines around the house.
A certain length of utility lines from the property boundary to the house is usually included. In our district, it is 12.5 meters (41 feet). For each additional meter (foot), you might have to pay extra—but not necessarily a large amount.
Regards, Bauexperte
Bauexperte schrieb:
Good evening Yvonne,
The general contractor’s statement could mainly be based on the fact that utility providers usually install connections only up to just behind the first exterior wall; rarely do they extend them around the house.
Regards, BauexperteTherefore, it’s worth directly contacting the utility providers – I wouldn’t rely solely on the builder/general contractor’s statement, which may be a generalized claim.
Alright, then I need to do some research.
A friend of mine, who built without a basement and was also dealing with the local utility company’s area, had the situation where the entrance area facing the street (where the utility lines were installed from) is on the south side, while his connection/technical room is located on the north side of the house. Unfortunately, according to him, the utility company refused—even for an additional fee—to route the connections around the house to the technical room. Now, all the connections are in the hallway near the cloakroom... That would really annoy me. In my opinion, this is a planning mistake by the general contractor.
Thanks for your practical advice.
A friend of mine, who built without a basement and was also dealing with the local utility company’s area, had the situation where the entrance area facing the street (where the utility lines were installed from) is on the south side, while his connection/technical room is located on the north side of the house. Unfortunately, according to him, the utility company refused—even for an additional fee—to route the connections around the house to the technical room. Now, all the connections are in the hallway near the cloakroom... That would really annoy me. In my opinion, this is a planning mistake by the general contractor.
Thanks for your practical advice.
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Bauexperte30 Jan 2016 10:01Dan8070 schrieb:
... In my opinion, that’s a planning error by the general contractor?!Why? The acquaintance, like any other builder, had influence on the final design. Maybe he just didn’t want to believe that things would turn out the way they did?Regards, Bauexperte
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