ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 280 m² Single-Family Home on a Slope
Created on: 1 Oct 2017 19:05
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Dark_Templar
Hello everyone,
I would like to gather as many opinions and experiences as possible regarding my current floor plan. After all, building a house usually happens only once, so it needs to be right. What potential issues do you see in the design? Any kind of criticism or ideas are welcome.
The plot is quite complicated (see topography in the attachment):
The street/driveway is at 815.90 meters (2677 ft), the ground level ranges between approximately 809.xx and 810.xx meters (2654-2657 ft) --> about 6 meters (20 ft) height difference to the street and about 1 meter (3 ft) within the building site.
Therefore, the living floor is on the ground level, bedrooms, utility/technical room in the basement, and office/guest/cellar also in the basement. In the floor plan, guest and office rooms in the basement are swapped: the office is the larger room.
Development plan/restrictions
Building window, building line and boundary: flexible, current exceedances are not an issue
Roof type: flat roof, presumably according to K2
Style: Bauhaus, modern
Orientation: southeast, facing the valley
Client requirements
Number of occupants: 2 adults, 1 toddler, 1 baby
No fireplace
Audio/stereo setup: home theater in the living room, to be installed in a media wall along the 4.50-meter (15 ft) long wall.
House design
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 700,000-800,000 euros (excluding land)
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 900,000 euros
Preferred heating technology: certain: controlled residential ventilation, home theater, gas heating with solar, air conditioning on the ground floor. Under consideration: light bus system (Busch Free@Home)
Note: Attachments will follow as I currently do not have sufficient rights to upload them 🙁
I would like to gather as many opinions and experiences as possible regarding my current floor plan. After all, building a house usually happens only once, so it needs to be right. What potential issues do you see in the design? Any kind of criticism or ideas are welcome.
The plot is quite complicated (see topography in the attachment):
The street/driveway is at 815.90 meters (2677 ft), the ground level ranges between approximately 809.xx and 810.xx meters (2654-2657 ft) --> about 6 meters (20 ft) height difference to the street and about 1 meter (3 ft) within the building site.
Therefore, the living floor is on the ground level, bedrooms, utility/technical room in the basement, and office/guest/cellar also in the basement. In the floor plan, guest and office rooms in the basement are swapped: the office is the larger room.
Development plan/restrictions
Building window, building line and boundary: flexible, current exceedances are not an issue
Roof type: flat roof, presumably according to K2
Style: Bauhaus, modern
Orientation: southeast, facing the valley
Client requirements
Number of occupants: 2 adults, 1 toddler, 1 baby
No fireplace
Audio/stereo setup: home theater in the living room, to be installed in a media wall along the 4.50-meter (15 ft) long wall.
House design
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 700,000-800,000 euros (excluding land)
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 900,000 euros
Preferred heating technology: certain: controlled residential ventilation, home theater, gas heating with solar, air conditioning on the ground floor. Under consideration: light bus system (Busch Free@Home)
Note: Attachments will follow as I currently do not have sufficient rights to upload them 🙁
Dark_Templar schrieb:
What do you find particularly unsuccessful? The double casement windows? Honestly, the entire building. While the floor plans still look clear (albeit somewhat poorly planned), the building’s shape feels like a chaotic assemblage of overlapping shoeboxes. Overall, the building seems indecisive about whether it should cross the slope lengthwise or widthwise. The windows also suffer from this “modular” combination, meaning that the three-panel windows appear more like one and a half two-panel windows. The relative floor-to-ceiling height—that is, floor-to-ceiling height related only to a single level (which, however, does not lead to a terrace)—would likely make this worse rather than better. In terms of formats, layout, and composition, the facades on the southeast and northeast sides look like they were fitted with windows by a machine keeping time.
Does the house want to be a home or a sculpture, or can it not decide between the two? — this remains unclear here. And because the way this uncertainty is expressed reminds me of another specific design here, I am linking to the other post.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Sorry, I honestly don’t know where to start. I think the best idea would be to thank the architect and then consult someone else. But definitely don’t show them the old design.
The hallways are long, dark, and excessive – it looks like the entire house is twisting just to accommodate the staircase. Since it’s squeezed against the edge, you end up with problems in the deeper upper area and need very long corridors.
Unfortunately, you can’t simply brighten this whole thing up with a few tricks. 280m² (3,014 sq ft) and it doesn’t feel spacious at all. Clearly, this hillside location isn’t something you can solve with a standard design. It seems to me the architect is just overwhelmed by it. From the outside, it’s not exactly impressive either. Given the budget, I wouldn’t cut corners on the design and would therefore ask someone else.
The hallways are long, dark, and excessive – it looks like the entire house is twisting just to accommodate the staircase. Since it’s squeezed against the edge, you end up with problems in the deeper upper area and need very long corridors.
Unfortunately, you can’t simply brighten this whole thing up with a few tricks. 280m² (3,014 sq ft) and it doesn’t feel spacious at all. Clearly, this hillside location isn’t something you can solve with a standard design. It seems to me the architect is just overwhelmed by it. From the outside, it’s not exactly impressive either. Given the budget, I wouldn’t cut corners on the design and would therefore ask someone else.
I’m also bothered by the small windows and would reduce the number of window sashes. However, I notice that you don’t have any windows on the southwest side, which seems to be the most important location for windows to enjoy the light after work.
The southwest side also looks cut off, while the southeast side gives the impression of a multi-family house.
For example, I would remove the window in the southeast kitchen and place it on the southwest side. It’s the same with the children’s rooms.
There is too much on the southeast side and too little on the southwest. Try making some changes to achieve better balance and bring more light into the rooms.
Mobile greetings from on the go
The southwest side also looks cut off, while the southeast side gives the impression of a multi-family house.
For example, I would remove the window in the southeast kitchen and place it on the southwest side. It’s the same with the children’s rooms.
There is too much on the southeast side and too little on the southwest. Try making some changes to achieve better balance and bring more light into the rooms.
Mobile greetings from on the go
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Dark_Templar3 Oct 2017 11:34I also have other options in mind: With the attached design, I missed the openness on the ground floor (at street level) and more space on the terrace, although the hallways are used more efficiently. However, this design features an oversized living area of 300m² (3,230 sq ft) due to having three full floors.
Dark_Templar schrieb:
I also have other irons in the fire: Alright, then show them, including the other ones and the additional views.
Dark_Templar schrieb:
Here, however, I'm dealing with an oversized 300 m² (3,229 sq ft) living area, That’s a good joke: you want to build 280 m² (3,014 sq ft), but 300 m² (3,229 sq ft) is "oversized" :-)
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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Dark_Templar3 Oct 2017 19:37Hehe, my floor plan would have been overwhelming at 250 sqm (2690 sq ft), but the slope demands its due. What I liked about the first design was that the terrain was integrated. The second design, I believe, is around 320 sqm (3445 sq ft) and has three full floors.
The first design has a better street-level floor, but compromises were made on levels -1 and -2. The second design has a clearer layout on levels -1 and -2, but the street-level floor has a terrace that is too small and an insufficiently open living room.
I don’t have any other views at the moment.
The first design has a better street-level floor, but compromises were made on levels -1 and -2. The second design has a clearer layout on levels -1 and -2, but the street-level floor has a terrace that is too small and an insufficiently open living room.
I don’t have any other views at the moment.
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