ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 150 sqm Single-Family Home Urban Villa
Created on: 18 Apr 2017 10:09
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hausbauerin17
Hello everyone,
I have been quietly gathering tips here for some time, and now our house construction is becoming more concrete! Therefore, I would appreciate any advice and suggestions, as we are beginners and afraid of overlooking something.
Here are the details:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 785m² (9,121 sq.ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Gross floor area index (GFAI): 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: standard distances, see plot image
Edge development: garage will be built approximately 1m (3 ft) from the property boundary, which is allowed
Number of parking spaces: 2 per building
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: no requirement
Architectural style: no requirement
Orientation: no requirement
Maximum height / limits: max eaves height 6.5m (21 ft)
Other requirements: none
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: modern, tent or hipped roof, urban villa
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2, both 31 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: 150m² (1,615 sq.ft), large open living/dining area, guest room, 2 bathrooms
Office / home office: office space in guest room for occasional use
Overnight guests per year: rarely, only during holidays
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: undecided, either open or with glass sliding door, no dining table in kitchen
Number of dining seats: at least 6, extendable to 10
Fireplace: yes
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: 1.5 garage + 1 carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed it: architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
- guest bathroom with shower
- large upper floor, large children’s rooms
- bedroom with walk-in closet
- covered entrance
What don’t you like? Why?
- kitchen too small
If you have to give up any features or expansions
- can give up: children’s rooms could be smaller
- cannot give up: garage, utility room, guest room
This is currently a draft plan with the window positions not yet finalized. Window positions and exterior views will be developed in the next step. The fireplace is also planned for the west wall between living and dining rooms.
I would still appreciate initial opinions and ideas on how to enlarge the kitchen. At the moment, our total area is about 152m² (1,636 sq.ft) and we do not want to go any larger overall.
Thank you very much!
I have been quietly gathering tips here for some time, and now our house construction is becoming more concrete! Therefore, I would appreciate any advice and suggestions, as we are beginners and afraid of overlooking something.
Here are the details:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 785m² (9,121 sq.ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Gross floor area index (GFAI): 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: standard distances, see plot image
Edge development: garage will be built approximately 1m (3 ft) from the property boundary, which is allowed
Number of parking spaces: 2 per building
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: no requirement
Architectural style: no requirement
Orientation: no requirement
Maximum height / limits: max eaves height 6.5m (21 ft)
Other requirements: none
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: modern, tent or hipped roof, urban villa
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2, both 31 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: 150m² (1,615 sq.ft), large open living/dining area, guest room, 2 bathrooms
Office / home office: office space in guest room for occasional use
Overnight guests per year: rarely, only during holidays
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: undecided, either open or with glass sliding door, no dining table in kitchen
Number of dining seats: at least 6, extendable to 10
Fireplace: yes
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: 1.5 garage + 1 carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed it: architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
- guest bathroom with shower
- large upper floor, large children’s rooms
- bedroom with walk-in closet
- covered entrance
What don’t you like? Why?
- kitchen too small
If you have to give up any features or expansions
- can give up: children’s rooms could be smaller
- cannot give up: garage, utility room, guest room
This is currently a draft plan with the window positions not yet finalized. Window positions and exterior views will be developed in the next step. The fireplace is also planned for the west wall between living and dining rooms.
I would still appreciate initial opinions and ideas on how to enlarge the kitchen. At the moment, our total area is about 152m² (1,636 sq.ft) and we do not want to go any larger overall.
Thank you very much!
hausbauerin17 schrieb:
Plot size: 785m² (8450 sq ft)
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6Oh, that’s really generous. I would seriously consider a two-family house.
Apart from the stub facing the street, which dictates the driveway location, this is basically a "jackpot."
How should the plans be interpreted (some dimensions would be helpful)?: Am I correct in guessing the house is about 11 x 11 m (36 x 36 ft)? What does the different “wall color” of the garage extension signify? Do the lines in the garden behind the heating room represent an “outdoor unit”? Does the outline on the left side indicate a spacious terrace?
At the intermediate landings, I would prefer a switchback staircase—it saves exactly the run length that is compensated here by headroom where the bathroom is above.
Even if—for which I’m doubtful—the headroom measured there is acceptable: at least it would feel as cramped as it is compensated by the generous layout of this type of staircase. I find these stairs attractive, but more suitable for houses one and a half times larger.
Making the children’s rooms smaller: I don’t see potential for that, they need around 12 to 14 m² (130 to 150 sq ft).
Please share elevation views as well; the overall appearance of a building strongly depends on the roof shape, window sizes, and so on.
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P.S.: I wouldn’t build this as an "urban villa" (in the trendy pyramid roof style): in my opinion, the floor plan is more suitable for a clear ridge direction of a low-pitched gable roof.
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Peanuts7418 Apr 2017 15:30MIA_SAN_MIA__ schrieb:
Personally, the bedroom would be too large for me. Keep in mind, you’re only sleeping there and there’s nothing in the room except the bed.
Why too large? You still want to be able to walk around the bed...
No restrictions regarding architectural style or roof shape, and a relatively large plot of land...
WOW!
You could really create something super innovative here!
Why always the same boring urban villa with a hip/hip-and-gable roof – the same dull design everyone has now, where one house looks just like the other?
Why choose a square floor plan when the plot clearly calls for a rectangular one? (Which would probably suit your needs much better.) Or two interlocking rectangles or squares.
Floor area ratio / plot ratio also offers a lot of potential. I’d look for an engaged architect to design a dream home. Very few people have such a situation. Usually, the building form is very restrictive.
I honestly feel frustrated when I see someone with such a great starting point and they waste the opportunity on a basic, cookie-cutter house.
If you increase the ground floor area, the kitchen becomes larger and possibly the entire living area more functional.
You can place a smaller upper floor on top if you want to avoid exceeding a certain square meter area, and gain a nice roof terrace in return (or green the roof).
I would probably build something very modern and cubic here, primarily based on spatial needs (and there are so many possibilities!), with the facade design following internal requirements (not the other way around, as is unfortunately often the case with urban villas, where the facade must “fit”).
*sniff*
I admit, I’m a bit jealous of the opportunities you have here.
Please, please at least try to take advantage of them!
(in other words: ditch the current design, start over, allow something innovative)
Otherwise: I don’t understand the logic behind the staircase layout. No cloakroom—impossible with 4 people. (Just think about everyone arriving home together—the first person starts taking off shoes and coats, where are the others supposed to stand? I’m not even going to mention trying to get everyone changed at the same time...)
The kitchen is too small for my taste (I’m a confessed kitchen enthusiast), and I always wonder why you need a bar counter when the dining table is just 1.5m (5 feet) away. I’d rather have a larger kitchen island to use (maybe with an overhang toward the living area and regular chairs that can be tucked under the countertop when not in use).
But, as I said: I find the entire floor plan especially on the ground floor poorly designed. Since you have the opportunity to create a floor plan tailored to your needs, I would avoid the very restrictive urban villa concept and build something individual instead.
If you are attached to the idea of an urban villa… well, then you’ll have to settle for a cramped square layout and compromises in the interior design. That wouldn’t be my choice…
WOW!
You could really create something super innovative here!
Why always the same boring urban villa with a hip/hip-and-gable roof – the same dull design everyone has now, where one house looks just like the other?
Why choose a square floor plan when the plot clearly calls for a rectangular one? (Which would probably suit your needs much better.) Or two interlocking rectangles or squares.
Floor area ratio / plot ratio also offers a lot of potential. I’d look for an engaged architect to design a dream home. Very few people have such a situation. Usually, the building form is very restrictive.
I honestly feel frustrated when I see someone with such a great starting point and they waste the opportunity on a basic, cookie-cutter house.
If you increase the ground floor area, the kitchen becomes larger and possibly the entire living area more functional.
You can place a smaller upper floor on top if you want to avoid exceeding a certain square meter area, and gain a nice roof terrace in return (or green the roof).
I would probably build something very modern and cubic here, primarily based on spatial needs (and there are so many possibilities!), with the facade design following internal requirements (not the other way around, as is unfortunately often the case with urban villas, where the facade must “fit”).
*sniff*
I admit, I’m a bit jealous of the opportunities you have here.
Please, please at least try to take advantage of them!
(in other words: ditch the current design, start over, allow something innovative)
Otherwise: I don’t understand the logic behind the staircase layout. No cloakroom—impossible with 4 people. (Just think about everyone arriving home together—the first person starts taking off shoes and coats, where are the others supposed to stand? I’m not even going to mention trying to get everyone changed at the same time...)
The kitchen is too small for my taste (I’m a confessed kitchen enthusiast), and I always wonder why you need a bar counter when the dining table is just 1.5m (5 feet) away. I’d rather have a larger kitchen island to use (maybe with an overhang toward the living area and regular chairs that can be tucked under the countertop when not in use).
But, as I said: I find the entire floor plan especially on the ground floor poorly designed. Since you have the opportunity to create a floor plan tailored to your needs, I would avoid the very restrictive urban villa concept and build something individual instead.
If you are attached to the idea of an urban villa… well, then you’ll have to settle for a cramped square layout and compromises in the interior design. That wouldn’t be my choice…
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