ᐅ Preliminary floor plan design for a 220 m² single-family house
Created on: 20 Jun 2017 22:41
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R.Hotzenplotz
Hello!
We have already gone through several plans with our architect and I think we are almost there, about to start the detailed planning phase. Before that, I’m looking forward to getting feedback from other users.
Development plan/restrictions: §34 – two full stories
Plot size: 1,085m² (1,1679 yd²)
Basement, floors – 2 full stories plus partial basement
Number of people, ages – 3 people (37, 34, 1, second child planned)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor – the requirement was that bedrooms and the study should be about 17m² (183 ft²) each; the entire house should be approximately 220m² (2,368 ft²)
Office: family use
Guests per year: 1
Open or closed architecture: closed
Traditional or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island – no open kitchen, but yes to a kitchen island
Number of dining seats – 6
Fireplace – yes
Music/stereo wall – TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace – balcony
Garage, carport – large garage
Additional wishes/special features/daily routines, preferably with reasons why certain things should or should not be included – everyone should be able to sleep as undisturbed as possible in their bedrooms, even if other family members are awake. The husband is sometimes up as early as 4 a.m. Otherwise, watching TV in the evening should be possible without disturbing those sleeping upstairs.
House design
Who created the design:
- Architect (freelancer for a general contractor)
What do you like most? Why?
The upper floor with well-sized rooms and the location of the rooms exactly where they should be (only the washroom area we would still like to move to the outer right corner so that you don’t have to pass it every time you use the toilet). On the ground floor, the access through an airlock, the kitchen, and the dining area with the study next to it are especially liked.
Also appreciated is that after adjustments, the study now faces the garden instead of the street.
What don’t you like? Why?
We originally wanted the distance from wall to wall where the sofa and TV stand is to be about 6.40m (21 ft) (large screen & surround system), but so far only 5.69m (19 ft) has been realized.
Laundry room as described.
Kitchen larger in square meters than needed; the approx. 3m² (32 ft²) could theoretically be used well in the living area.
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
720,000 euros (including construction incidentals)
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
800,000 euros
Preferred heating technology:
Gas
If you have to give up on something, which details/features can you do without?
- Can do without:
Technical systems like controlled residential ventilation
- Cannot do without:
Space (except for the kitchen)
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Is this a standard design from the planner?
The architect has largely implemented our wishes; the only issue is the living room situation.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
Patient, quick to implement, has already gotten to know us well.
No negative points.
Do you notice any other points that might not fit or that we should consider, which we might have overlooked?
In the basement, the room currently labeled as home cinema might possibly be used as one medium- to long-term. For the foreseeable future, it will be a storage room.
We have already gone through several plans with our architect and I think we are almost there, about to start the detailed planning phase. Before that, I’m looking forward to getting feedback from other users.
Development plan/restrictions: §34 – two full stories
Plot size: 1,085m² (1,1679 yd²)
Basement, floors – 2 full stories plus partial basement
Number of people, ages – 3 people (37, 34, 1, second child planned)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor – the requirement was that bedrooms and the study should be about 17m² (183 ft²) each; the entire house should be approximately 220m² (2,368 ft²)
Office: family use
Guests per year: 1
Open or closed architecture: closed
Traditional or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island – no open kitchen, but yes to a kitchen island
Number of dining seats – 6
Fireplace – yes
Music/stereo wall – TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace – balcony
Garage, carport – large garage
Additional wishes/special features/daily routines, preferably with reasons why certain things should or should not be included – everyone should be able to sleep as undisturbed as possible in their bedrooms, even if other family members are awake. The husband is sometimes up as early as 4 a.m. Otherwise, watching TV in the evening should be possible without disturbing those sleeping upstairs.
House design
Who created the design:
- Architect (freelancer for a general contractor)
What do you like most? Why?
The upper floor with well-sized rooms and the location of the rooms exactly where they should be (only the washroom area we would still like to move to the outer right corner so that you don’t have to pass it every time you use the toilet). On the ground floor, the access through an airlock, the kitchen, and the dining area with the study next to it are especially liked.
Also appreciated is that after adjustments, the study now faces the garden instead of the street.
What don’t you like? Why?
We originally wanted the distance from wall to wall where the sofa and TV stand is to be about 6.40m (21 ft) (large screen & surround system), but so far only 5.69m (19 ft) has been realized.
Laundry room as described.
Kitchen larger in square meters than needed; the approx. 3m² (32 ft²) could theoretically be used well in the living area.
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
720,000 euros (including construction incidentals)
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
800,000 euros
Preferred heating technology:
Gas
If you have to give up on something, which details/features can you do without?
- Can do without:
Technical systems like controlled residential ventilation
- Cannot do without:
Space (except for the kitchen)
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Is this a standard design from the planner?
The architect has largely implemented our wishes; the only issue is the living room situation.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
Patient, quick to implement, has already gotten to know us well.
No negative points.
Do you notice any other points that might not fit or that we should consider, which we might have overlooked?
In the basement, the room currently labeled as home cinema might possibly be used as one medium- to long-term. For the foreseeable future, it will be a storage room.
Nonsense. Construction flaws shouldn’t be soundproofed but avoided—at least in houses that are still in the planning stage. What might be done in renovations should not be the standard for new builds.
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R.Hotzenplotz28 Jun 2017 00:23So what would be the solution? To completely redesign the floor plan?
Go through every single point in detail, explaining why it is that way. Also, why the corner is removed. Not because of me, but because the drainage is located there. So either the corner is removed at the top and bottom, or not removed at the bottom and not at the top, or removed at the top and not at the bottom—then clarify how to address this. The bathroom hasn’t been there as long as the corner has been removed—so a room was moved without considering the consequences. Who wanted this corner that way and why, and how does the bathroom deal with it? With the drain pipe, as a bonus track for surround sound effects, even with insulation, definitely not.
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R.Hotzenplotz28 Jun 2017 06:3111ant schrieb:
Also, why the corner is removed. Not because of me, but because the drainage is there. So either the corner is removed both at the top and bottom, or not removed at either end, or removed at the top but not at the bottom, and clarify how to proceed accordingly. The bathroom hasn’t been there as long as the corner has been removed – a room was shifted without considering all the consequences. So who wanted this corner like that and why, and how does the bathroom handle it? With a drain pipe as a bonus track for cinema sound experience, definitely not with insulation either.Corner removed? What do you mean by that? I’m having trouble understanding it and using it as a basis for a discussion with the architect.
11ant, when will your panic mode end? Routing drains through slopes in the ceilings and then soundproofing them below isn’t rocket science anymore. The old rule of having bathrooms stacked directly above each other seems somewhat outdated and is not even followed in the layouts of budget builders (though I would really worry about soundproofing in those cases).
I think you’re a bit stuck here.
And dear OP, what you urgently need to do is turn off the dreadful internet. Either you trust your architect and their verifiable experience or you don’t. Why do you put the opinion of an anonymous internet user above that of your paid professional? In a field where there can be several reasonable and understandable approaches.
I think you’re a bit stuck here.
And dear OP, what you urgently need to do is turn off the dreadful internet. Either you trust your architect and their verifiable experience or you don’t. Why do you put the opinion of an anonymous internet user above that of your paid professional? In a field where there can be several reasonable and understandable approaches.
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R.Hotzenplotz28 Jun 2017 06:54@Alex:
You are right. The internet is really useful. I have gathered many valuable tips here that will also be implemented. I don’t want to miss out on that. I have also addressed the topic of drainage and discussed it with the architect, specifically asking about it. So, hopefully, you are right.
You are right. The internet is really useful. I have gathered many valuable tips here that will also be implemented. I don’t want to miss out on that. I have also addressed the topic of drainage and discussed it with the architect, specifically asking about it. So, hopefully, you are right.
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