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.
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R.Hotzenplotz19 Aug 2017 19:3911ant schrieb:
That one was already shown to need revision anyway. It works in #248/274 That absolutely doesn’t match what we have planned now. Better to start over again.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
That absolutely does not match what we have planned now. Better to start over. Yes, starting over was best, but it wasn’t consistently applied in the design shown in #265. That design is based on your original sketch, but it wasn’t translated cleanly; instead, an earlier draft was roughly reworked in that direction.
What I did in #248/274 was a completely different approach, and it was never meant to become a new final design: in #248 I showed, using the 213 m² (2,293 sq ft) variant as an example, how it could have been fixed from structural flaws to be functional and visually appealing—and I claimed that the upper floor could also be built "on the foundation walls of the ground floor." I outlined proof of this in #274. This was done purely for demonstration purposes. If you prefer the kitchen on the right instead of the left, it doesn’t make it any wider—and therefore, the house itself doesn’t get wider. In other words, whether the kitchen is left or right, the house can still have a functional staircase. So no one has to run into a wall coming down the stairs.
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R.Hotzenplotz20 Aug 2017 22:11Our house will face southwest towards the street, with the kitchen, children's rooms, and children's bathroom on that side.
The master bedroom, living area, and workspace will face northeast, towards the back.
Would it be a reasonable idea to install external Venetian blinds (also known as Raffstores) on the rooms facing the front and traditional roller shutters on the rooms at the back? I think it’s enough to simply darken the rooms at the back when you want to sleep or fully secure the windows. On the front side, I can imagine that the afternoon and evening sun will shine strongly into the rooms, but I wouldn’t want to make the rooms completely dark there.
What do you think?
The master bedroom, living area, and workspace will face northeast, towards the back.
Would it be a reasonable idea to install external Venetian blinds (also known as Raffstores) on the rooms facing the front and traditional roller shutters on the rooms at the back? I think it’s enough to simply darken the rooms at the back when you want to sleep or fully secure the windows. On the front side, I can imagine that the afternoon and evening sun will shine strongly into the rooms, but I wouldn’t want to make the rooms completely dark there.
What do you think?
If you are already asking questions about venetian blinds (Raffstores) and so on, I can only recommend, especially for version 265 or in general, to create a realistic kitchen layout. The sketched version does not seem particularly practical to me, with long distances to the refrigerator and other areas.
By the way, in 265, I also see a cloakroom issue... 18 m² (194 sq ft) hallway for the stairs and a 100 cm (39 inches) wardrobe. There should be a basement—right? Is the basement accessed from the kitchen? Or has the basement been removed? If so, then you could still use the space under the stairs.
By the way, in 265, I also see a cloakroom issue... 18 m² (194 sq ft) hallway for the stairs and a 100 cm (39 inches) wardrobe. There should be a basement—right? Is the basement accessed from the kitchen? Or has the basement been removed? If so, then you could still use the space under the stairs.
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Bieber081521 Aug 2017 09:28I would really appreciate it if it were possible to pin the current floor plan draft in the first post... After 57 pages in the thread, I definitely have no overview :-(.
kbt09 schrieb:
There should be a basement – right? Basement access then from the kitchen? Or was the basement plan dropped? In that case, the space under the stairs could still be used. Haha, no, the basement access is under the other staircase. The basement stairs are much shorter than the other one. This topic has already been laughed at, and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing it in practice.
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