Hello everyone,
after browsing through many posts, I would like to share the design of an architect from a construction company for a single-family house with 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) of living space for discussion. Overall, we like it quite a bit, but I am curious about your opinions. Maybe you could take a look.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 711 sqm (7,649 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.35
Gross floor area ratio (GFA):
Building envelope, building line and boundary: yes, see image
Number of parking spaces: 1 per housing unit
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable, hip, pyramid, shed roof
Style: modern
Orientation: south
Maximum height/restrictions: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
Additional requirements
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 (35), possibly a child
Room requirements on the ground floor: living room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, guest bathroom with shower, cloakroom; on the upper floor: master bedroom with walk-in closet, 1 child’s room, 1 guest/office room, large bathroom
Office: family use
Overnight guests per year: approx. 5
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: standard TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: undecided, but double
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes: storage room behind carport/garage, covered walkway to the main entrance
House design
Who created the design: architect from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? open living/dining area, kitchen with corner window implemented, bathroom on upper floor with T-shaped layout
What do you dislike? Why? divided walk-in closet (“walk-in closet” + “storage”), possibly the pantry location, general positioning of the house on the plot (likely due to the building envelope, a lot of space lost on the north side)
Price estimate according to architect/designer: not yet available
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: €350,000
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions
- could you do without: second room on the upper floor as large as the child’s room
- could you not do without: ?
This is a first preliminary draft from our architect. Unfortunately, no dimensions are included yet; those will only be provided once we approve a design.
One of the most difficult issues is the overall positioning of the house. The building envelope is unfortunately not ideal. The access road runs along the south side. To make optimal use of the plot (building envelope), the house would actually have to be positioned on the northern build boundary, but then it would not be parallel to the road.
I would appreciate your opinions and ideas!
Best regards
Edit: uploading images is currently not working, I am working on it
after browsing through many posts, I would like to share the design of an architect from a construction company for a single-family house with 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) of living space for discussion. Overall, we like it quite a bit, but I am curious about your opinions. Maybe you could take a look.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 711 sqm (7,649 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.35
Gross floor area ratio (GFA):
Building envelope, building line and boundary: yes, see image
Number of parking spaces: 1 per housing unit
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable, hip, pyramid, shed roof
Style: modern
Orientation: south
Maximum height/restrictions: 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in)
Additional requirements
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 (35), possibly a child
Room requirements on the ground floor: living room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, guest bathroom with shower, cloakroom; on the upper floor: master bedroom with walk-in closet, 1 child’s room, 1 guest/office room, large bathroom
Office: family use
Overnight guests per year: approx. 5
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: standard TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: undecided, but double
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes: storage room behind carport/garage, covered walkway to the main entrance
House design
Who created the design: architect from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? open living/dining area, kitchen with corner window implemented, bathroom on upper floor with T-shaped layout
What do you dislike? Why? divided walk-in closet (“walk-in closet” + “storage”), possibly the pantry location, general positioning of the house on the plot (likely due to the building envelope, a lot of space lost on the north side)
Price estimate according to architect/designer: not yet available
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: €350,000
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions
- could you do without: second room on the upper floor as large as the child’s room
- could you not do without: ?
This is a first preliminary draft from our architect. Unfortunately, no dimensions are included yet; those will only be provided once we approve a design.
One of the most difficult issues is the overall positioning of the house. The building envelope is unfortunately not ideal. The access road runs along the south side. To make optimal use of the plot (building envelope), the house would actually have to be positioned on the northern build boundary, but then it would not be parallel to the road.
I would appreciate your opinions and ideas!
Best regards
Edit: uploading images is currently not working, I am working on it
11ant schrieb:
Without the trendy detail of a corner window, something is missing that, in my opinion, adds a distinctive touch to the otherwise very classic regional architecture.Then you simply place the corner window up in the bedroom—it's more noticeable there anyway. Windows of this size are typically chosen for that location.
Edit: Bedroom window facing south -> definitely install shutters, otherwise it will get warm!
We have a very similar floor plan. However, the exterior dimensions are 9.5m x 10m (31 feet x 33 feet).
If you like, I can gladly share some photos to show how everything looks.
I was also worried about the hallway, but with a side panel next to the front door, a window in the stairwell, and a glass door leading to the living area, it’s not too dark.
If you like, I can gladly share some photos to show how everything looks.
I was also worried about the hallway, but with a side panel next to the front door, a window in the stairwell, and a glass door leading to the living area, it’s not too dark.
Yes, exactly that certain something would be missing.
Roller shutters will of course be installed, and we’ve already had a south-facing bedroom once, which was basically a no-go for the house.
I’m considering whether we should maybe visit a kitchen showroom to plan with and without a pantry, to get a better idea.
Roller shutters will of course be installed, and we’ve already had a south-facing bedroom once, which was basically a no-go for the house.
I’m considering whether we should maybe visit a kitchen showroom to plan with and without a pantry, to get a better idea.
MissFilou schrieb:
We have a very similar floor plan. However, the exterior dimensions are 9.5m x 10m (31.2 ft x 32.8 ft).
If you like, I can share some photos to show how things look.I’d love that!
We want to extend the shorter side to 9 m (29.5 ft) for the exterior dimension. I’m not sure if that will make much of a difference, but as it is, it feels quite narrow.
HansHaus schrieb:
We want to extend the exterior dimension to 9 m (30 feet) on the shorter side,I would leave that as is. Changing it would affect the heights too, and the dimensions are perfectly fine as they are; it just sounds narrow—I assume this is your first house?
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We have a similar floor plan measuring 11.5 * 8 meters (38 * 26 feet), but with a basement. In the area where you have planned the pantry, we have an office, and yet the kitchen-living-dining area is still spacious enough. So, I would also extend the pantry to the full length. I once saw someone turn a kitchen cabinet into a door. Maybe that could work here as well (and then have a proper door to the pantry from the hallway). Regarding the corner window, I would be concerned that it might not stand out as much, especially if it is partially under the carport.
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