ᐅ Single-family home – townhouse – 160 sqm (square meters) of living space
Created on: 9 Oct 2017 11:03
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schnizzel
Hello everyone,
finally the time has come. After about a year of reading along and numerous evenings of discussion with my partner, I am starting my own floor plan thread.
From the beginning, we agreed that we want a city villa with a Mediterranean touch. Since the plot is located in a village and there is no zoning plan for the building site, the local building authority immediately imposed a restriction --> a pitched roof is mandatory. We did not want to accept this and discussed with the mayor the reasons for building with a hip roof or pitched roof. The municipality fully supports our plans and is now doing everything possible to allow us to build as we want.
We also applied for the ELR subsidy together with the municipality. The plot is a gap in the built-up area and is still partly used for agriculture. Connections for water, sewage, electricity, etc. were already installed when the road was rebuilt.
Now about the house itself:
THE FLOOR PLAN IS NOT 100% FINAL YET!
Zoning plan/restrictions: n/a
Plot size: 964 sqm (10,379 sq ft)
Slope: slight slope, approx. 2 meters (6.5 feet) over 63 meters (207 feet)
Site coverage ratio
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: statutory setback (possibility of modification exists)
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hip roof
Style: Mediterranean city villa
Maximum heights/limits
Other specifications
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Mediterranean, columns at the entrance
Basement, floors: 2 floors plus basement
Number of people, age: 2 x 29
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor:
Ground floor: 1 office or bedroom (for later use) + 1 shower toilet
Upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, dressing room with separate exit
Office: family use or home office? Both
Guests per year: unknown
Open or closed architecture: definitely open!
Conservative or modern building style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes!
Number of dining seats: 6+
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: optional roof terrace on the garage, accessible through children’s room 2
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: the plot is currently partly used as a utility garden, but should mostly become lawn later
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also explanations why certain things should or should not be included:
House design
Who planned it:
- own design, discussed with an architect. ONLY A ROUGH CONCEPT!
What do you particularly like? Why? The large living-dining area is the highlight for us. The office/bedroom will be moved to the level of the pantry, and the fireplace will thus be moved further into the living area. To avoid having no "cover" in the living area, we want to insert a design element as privacy protection in this area. I also really like the large children’s rooms!
What do you not like? Why? All the corner windows. The planner went a bit overboard here. I suggested a corner window variant in the kitchen, but he just put those windows everywhere. Overall, the arrangement of the windows looks awful from the outside, to put it mildly.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: ---> would first like to hear your assessment (Baden-Württemberg, very rural area)
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: 420k
Preferred heating technology: air-water heat pump
If you had to give up something, which details/expansions would you?
- could give up: double garage maybe to be built later. Basement, but then the entire floor plan would have to be revised to accommodate technical and utility rooms
- cannot give up: rooms on the ground floor
Why did the design turn out the way it is now?
We saw a house in a show home park in Stuttgart during a visit that was almost perfect for us in terms of floor plan.
What is your most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Do you have any concerns, ideas, or suggestions on how to improve or make the floor plan nicer?
Yes, I know washing laundry in the basement is not ideal etc., but that is a conscious decision.
finally the time has come. After about a year of reading along and numerous evenings of discussion with my partner, I am starting my own floor plan thread.
From the beginning, we agreed that we want a city villa with a Mediterranean touch. Since the plot is located in a village and there is no zoning plan for the building site, the local building authority immediately imposed a restriction --> a pitched roof is mandatory. We did not want to accept this and discussed with the mayor the reasons for building with a hip roof or pitched roof. The municipality fully supports our plans and is now doing everything possible to allow us to build as we want.
We also applied for the ELR subsidy together with the municipality. The plot is a gap in the built-up area and is still partly used for agriculture. Connections for water, sewage, electricity, etc. were already installed when the road was rebuilt.
Now about the house itself:
THE FLOOR PLAN IS NOT 100% FINAL YET!
Zoning plan/restrictions: n/a
Plot size: 964 sqm (10,379 sq ft)
Slope: slight slope, approx. 2 meters (6.5 feet) over 63 meters (207 feet)
Site coverage ratio
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: statutory setback (possibility of modification exists)
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hip roof
Style: Mediterranean city villa
Maximum heights/limits
Other specifications
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Mediterranean, columns at the entrance
Basement, floors: 2 floors plus basement
Number of people, age: 2 x 29
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor:
Ground floor: 1 office or bedroom (for later use) + 1 shower toilet
Upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, dressing room with separate exit
Office: family use or home office? Both
Guests per year: unknown
Open or closed architecture: definitely open!
Conservative or modern building style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes!
Number of dining seats: 6+
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: optional roof terrace on the garage, accessible through children’s room 2
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: the plot is currently partly used as a utility garden, but should mostly become lawn later
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also explanations why certain things should or should not be included:
House design
Who planned it:
- own design, discussed with an architect. ONLY A ROUGH CONCEPT!
What do you particularly like? Why? The large living-dining area is the highlight for us. The office/bedroom will be moved to the level of the pantry, and the fireplace will thus be moved further into the living area. To avoid having no "cover" in the living area, we want to insert a design element as privacy protection in this area. I also really like the large children’s rooms!
What do you not like? Why? All the corner windows. The planner went a bit overboard here. I suggested a corner window variant in the kitchen, but he just put those windows everywhere. Overall, the arrangement of the windows looks awful from the outside, to put it mildly.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: ---> would first like to hear your assessment (Baden-Württemberg, very rural area)
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: 420k
Preferred heating technology: air-water heat pump
If you had to give up something, which details/expansions would you?
- could give up: double garage maybe to be built later. Basement, but then the entire floor plan would have to be revised to accommodate technical and utility rooms
- cannot give up: rooms on the ground floor
Why did the design turn out the way it is now?
We saw a house in a show home park in Stuttgart during a visit that was almost perfect for us in terms of floor plan.
What is your most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Do you have any concerns, ideas, or suggestions on how to improve or make the floor plan nicer?
Yes, I know washing laundry in the basement is not ideal etc., but that is a conscious decision.
I like open staircases. It’s well designed here, as the chill lounge can be somewhat hidden — just make sure to consider the sofa placement when furnishing!
The shower door should open from the main hallway so that you or your guests don’t have to constantly walk through the wardrobe area. This way, you could also have the option to completely hide the wardrobe in a small room. Additionally, you could later section off the entrance area so that you’re not always visible from the door when heading there.
I think the pantry works well here as a room divider [emoji4]. Also, there are two walls that can be easily furnished.
Upstairs, the bedroom is again a walk-through room — not ideal!
The shower door should open from the main hallway so that you or your guests don’t have to constantly walk through the wardrobe area. This way, you could also have the option to completely hide the wardrobe in a small room. Additionally, you could later section off the entrance area so that you’re not always visible from the door when heading there.
I think the pantry works well here as a room divider [emoji4]. Also, there are two walls that can be easily furnished.
Upstairs, the bedroom is again a walk-through room — not ideal!
schnizzel schrieb:
What don’t you like? Why? All the corner windows. The planner really overdid it. I had suggested a corner window in the kitchen as an option, but he just installed those windows everywhere. I agree that they are overused. What still doesn’t seem fully thought through to me is the patio roof. Overall, the patio covering is also almost overwhelmingly prominent.
schnizzel schrieb:
--> Gable roof is a must. Looking at the floor plans, I would say a gable roof is perfectly fine here as well. I would use it as the main roof, and the patio roof can then be balanced out in design. What is the range of roof pitches on the neighboring houses?
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What honestly confuses me is the "Mediterranean touch" combined with "columns in front of the door"... the door is not symmetrical to the front facade... and then a corner window.
What do you or others understand by the term "Mediterranean"?
And:
What orientation is planned for a width of 19 meters (62 feet)? From which side is the driveway?
What do you or others understand by the term "Mediterranean"?
And:
What orientation is planned for a width of 19 meters (62 feet)? From which side is the driveway?
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schnizzel9 Oct 2017 15:5311ant schrieb:
I agree that they are overdosed. What still seems not fully thought through to me is the patio roof. Overall, the patio cover is almost dominant in appearance.
Looking at the floor plans, I would say a gable roof is perfectly fine here. I would choose it as the main roof, and the patio roof can be balanced aesthetically with that. What is the range of roof pitches on the neighboring houses?The patio cover was also planned for the gable roof. Neighboring roofs are all very steep; nothing under 35° (35°) will be found there.
ypg schrieb:
What honestly confuses me: “Mediterranean touch” with “columns in front of the door” ... door not symmetrical to the house front ... and then a corner window.
What do you understand by the term "Mediterranean"?
And:
What orientation is being planned for with 19 meters (62 feet) width? From where is the driveway?By Mediterranean, we mean that we want columns at the main entrance, along with divided-light windows and a suitable paint color. It is not meant to be a rustic Tuscan-style house but rather just a slight Mediterranean touch (which can also be influenced by the roof tiles).
The orientation is clear: terrace and living-dining area facing south, bathroom, stairs, garage, etc., to the north.
The driveway is on the east side via a paved farm road; we have already obtained permission from the district authority and the municipality.
As I said, this is currently just our rough floor plan. We have not yet refined details or exterior appearance.
The tip about a centered entrance door when planning with columns sounds sensible; otherwise, it can easily look awkward.
schnizzel schrieb:
The patio roof was also planned for the gable roof Yes, exactly: only the main roof as a gable roof, and the patio roof wrapping around the corner accordingly sloped on both sides.
schnizzel schrieb:
The tip about the central front door, if planned with columns, sounds reasonable, It’s fine as it is and in a way quite centered: the solid wall sections next to it are 285 and 290 cm (112 and 114 inches) wide, which looks practically symmetrical.
schnizzel schrieb:
Mediterranean means that we want columns at the front entrance, plus sash windows and an appropriate paint finish. It’s not meant to become a rustic Tuscan house, but just a slight Mediterranean touch (also influenced by the roof tiles). Oh, I was already thinking of tuna and olives
Monk and nun roof tiles or something similar can work. But sash windows sound more like a pretzel mixed into a Mediterranean sauce seasoning for developers (?)
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