ᐅ Floor plans that meet all our requirements

Created on: 27 Nov 2017 20:51
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chbest
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chbest
27 Nov 2017 20:51
After having approached the topic the wrong way in the last thread, here is another attempt. First, our requirements:

Overall Requirements
The entire project must be completed within a budget of 280,000 euros. The finished product must be a move-in ready house including driveway, carport, lawn, and a hedge around the property.

Requirements for All Rooms
Every room must have a window.

Requirements for Children’s Rooms
The children’s rooms must be at least 10 m² (108 sq ft) in size.
The children’s rooms should preferably be square-shaped.
There must be three children’s rooms included.
Preferably, there should be four children’s rooms included.

Requirements for Kitchen, Dining, and Living Rooms
The kitchen must have at least one wall without a door measuring 230 cm (7 ft 7 in) and an adjacent wall without a door measuring 310 cm (10 ft 2 in).
The floor plan should include an open-plan kitchen-living area.
The kitchen and dining room can be in direct view of each other.
The living room should not be visible from the kitchen but should be visible from the dining room.
(An ideal solution would be an L-shape layout with the kitchen at one end and the living room at the other.)

Requirements for the (Master) Bedroom
The bedroom must be able to accommodate a wardrobe 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) wide and a bed 180 cm (6 ft) wide.
The bedroom may have space for a nightstand on each side of the bed.

Requirements for Bathrooms
There must be two bathrooms, both equipped with toilets.
One bathroom must include a bathtub.

Pantry / Storage Room
The home must provide at least 4 m² (43 sq ft) of storage space.

Utility Room
The utility room must have space for a washing machine and a dryer.

Development Plan / Restrictions

Plot size
Approximately 300 m² (0.07 acres)

Slope
No

Floor area ratio (FAR)
0.4

Gross floor area ratio
0.8

Building envelope, building line, and boundaries

Edge development

Number of parking spaces
Two

Roof shape

Architectural style

Orientation
15° roof direction

Maximum heights / limits
FH 11.5 m (37 ft 9 in); TH 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)

Other specifications

Homeowner requirements

Building type
Solid construction house, bungalow

Basement, storeys
Only one ground floor level

Number of occupants, age
Two adults and one preschool child, with tendency to increase

Space requirements on ground and upper floors

Office: family use or home office?
Family use or not necessary

Number of overnight guests per year
About 40

Open or closed architecture

Conservative or modern building style

Open kitchen, kitchen island
Open-plan kitchen-living area

Number of dining seats
3+

Fireplace
Yes, mine

Music / stereo wall
No, but a 5+1 surround sound system with a 280 x 158 cm (110 x 62 in) screen should be planned.

Balcony, roof terrace
No

Garage, carport
Carport and bicycle shed

Utility garden, greenhouse
No

Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also with reasons
If possible, barrier-free design so the house can serve as a residence for old age

General House Design

Who designed it
Planner from a construction company

Personal price limit for house, including fittings
280,000 €

Preferred heating technology
Gas heating

Specific House Designs
Design number 1 - Park 140 W

Two-storey floor plan: Ground floor with living room, kitchen, hallway, WC; upper floor with 4 rooms and bathroom.


What do you particularly like? Why?
Central living area where family life happens. Kitchen, dining, and living rooms are ideally arranged in an L-shape.
Windows in every room for good ventilation and natural light.
Five equally sized rooms that can be used flexibly.

What do you not like? Why?
Quite a few doors on the left side of the plan, making that area feel busy.

Estimated cost according to architect/planner
163,400 €

Which details / expansions can you do without?

Which details / expansions are absolutely necessary?

Why does the design look the way it does now?
Standard design from the planner

Specific House Designs
Design number 2 - Bungalow 123

Floor plan Bungalow 123: Living, dining, kitchen, master bedroom, child 1, child 2, office, hallway


What do you particularly like? Why?
Central living area where family life happens. Kitchen, dining, and living rooms are ideally arranged in an L-shape.
Windows in every room for good ventilation and daylight.
Guest toilet is easily accessible from the center.
Two showers.

What do you not like? Why?
The large bathroom is only accessible through the master bedroom.
Only three children’s rooms.
The children’s rooms vary in size.

Estimated cost according to architect/planner
xxx €

Which details / expansions can you do without?
The master bedroom is too large.

Which details / expansions are absolutely necessary?

Why does the design look the way it does now?
Standard design from the planner

Specific House Designs
Design number 3 - Bungalow 119

Floor plan Bungalow 119: Living and dining area, kitchen, bathroom, master bedroom, children’s room, technical room


What do you particularly like? Why?
Central living area where family life happens. Kitchen, dining, and living rooms are ideally arranged in an L-shape.
Windows in every room for good ventilation and natural light.
Five equally sized rooms that can be used flexibly.
Guest toilet is easily accessible.
Two showers.
A terrace in the bottom right of the plan has abundant sunlight during the day.

What do you not like? Why?
The large bathroom is only accessible through the master bedroom.
Only three children’s rooms.
The children’s rooms vary in size.

Estimated cost according to architect/planner
xxx €

Which details / expansions can you do without?
The master bedroom is too large.

Which details / expansions are absolutely necessary?

Why does the design look the way it does now?
Standard design from the planner
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ypg
27 Nov 2017 21:06
280,000€
Excluding land and additional construction costs?
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Pumbaa
27 Nov 2017 21:08
With a 300 sqm (3,229 sq ft) plot and a floor area ratio of 0.4, building a bungalow is likely not feasible.
C
chbest
27 Nov 2017 21:09
The two bungalows appear to be available from €196,000 including the foundation slab.
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chbest
27 Nov 2017 21:12
Pumbaa schrieb:
With a 300 m² (3,230 ft²) plot and a floor area ratio of 0.4, a bungalow probably won’t be feasible.

Thanks for the note. The plot needs to be at least 372.5 m² (4,009 ft²) for bungalows.
ypg schrieb:
280,000 €
Excluding land and additional construction costs?

280,000 including land and additional costs. I know this requires a lot of discipline, but it should be doable.
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Nordlys
27 Nov 2017 21:20
The price of around 190,000 bare is too low for that. Expect more like 320,000. Forget about Town & Country and have a local builder calculate the cost. Use a cubical shape instead of angles—it’s cheaper to build. You know ours: the base price was 163,000, final result 285,000, with 70,000 for the land. Karsten