ᐅ Detailed planning for a single-family house, 180 sqm, flat roof, with basement and double garage
Created on: 17 Dec 2017 18:53
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Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot Size: 594 m² (6389 sq ft)
Slope: South-facing slope
Floor Area Ratio: 0.4
Building Envelope, Building Line and Boundary: 12 x 22 m (39 x 72 ft)
Setback: 2.5 m (8 ft)
Number of Parking Spaces: 2 per residential unit
Roof Type: Flat roof
Architectural Style: Modern
Orientation: South
Maximum Height / Limits: Single-family house + 6.5 m (21 ft)
Client Requirements
Style, Roof Type, Building Type: Modern, flat roof
Basement, Floors: Basement with separate apartment + 2 floors
Number of Residents, Ages: 2 (male 26, female 26) + 2 planned children
Room Requirements on Ground Floor and Upper Floor: Ground floor (office, living/dining/kitchen, shower-toilet, storage) Upper floor (2 children’s rooms, office, bedroom, bathroom, dressing room)
Office Use: Family or Home Office? Wife is a teacher, I work from home once a week
Number of Overnight Guests per Year: 2-5
Open or Closed Layout: Open
Conservative or Modern Construction: Modern
Open Kitchen, Kitchen Island: Open kitchen with island
Number of Dining Seats: 6-10
Fireplace: Yes
Music / Stereo Wall: –
Balcony, Roof Terrace: –
Garage, Carport: Double garage
Utility Garden, Greenhouse: –
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also explanations why something should or should not be included
House Design
Who Designed it: Architect from a construction company
What Do You Like Most? Why? Side driveway to garage, direct access from garage to house, separate apartment concept, open ground floor design, upper floor is perfect in our opinion, gallery
What Do You Like Least? Why? Living/dining area is somewhat too large (wife worries it may be hard to arrange cozily), bedroom window position in the separate apartment is tricky, (north entrance → long access route for guests)
Preferred Heating System: Air-to-water heat pump + photovoltaic system + battery storage
If You Have to Cut Back, On Which Details / Extensions
- Can be cut: Office on upper floor, a few square meters in living/dining area
- Cannot be cut: Remaining room program
Why Has the Design Turned Out As It Is Now?
The room program was provided by us. Furthermore, many requirements and the plot itself influenced the design.
Why Was the Drawing Created in Sweet Home 3D?
The architect’s design is drawn to scale but not dimensioned, so I transferred it to SH3D.
What Is the Most Important / Fundamental Question About the Floor Plan, Summarized in 130 Characters?
What do you think of the floor plan? Any ideas on how to make the large living/dining area feel cozier?
Plot Size: 594 m² (6389 sq ft)
Slope: South-facing slope
Floor Area Ratio: 0.4
Building Envelope, Building Line and Boundary: 12 x 22 m (39 x 72 ft)
Setback: 2.5 m (8 ft)
Number of Parking Spaces: 2 per residential unit
Roof Type: Flat roof
Architectural Style: Modern
Orientation: South
Maximum Height / Limits: Single-family house + 6.5 m (21 ft)
Client Requirements
Style, Roof Type, Building Type: Modern, flat roof
Basement, Floors: Basement with separate apartment + 2 floors
Number of Residents, Ages: 2 (male 26, female 26) + 2 planned children
Room Requirements on Ground Floor and Upper Floor: Ground floor (office, living/dining/kitchen, shower-toilet, storage) Upper floor (2 children’s rooms, office, bedroom, bathroom, dressing room)
Office Use: Family or Home Office? Wife is a teacher, I work from home once a week
Number of Overnight Guests per Year: 2-5
Open or Closed Layout: Open
Conservative or Modern Construction: Modern
Open Kitchen, Kitchen Island: Open kitchen with island
Number of Dining Seats: 6-10
Fireplace: Yes
Music / Stereo Wall: –
Balcony, Roof Terrace: –
Garage, Carport: Double garage
Utility Garden, Greenhouse: –
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also explanations why something should or should not be included
House Design
Who Designed it: Architect from a construction company
What Do You Like Most? Why? Side driveway to garage, direct access from garage to house, separate apartment concept, open ground floor design, upper floor is perfect in our opinion, gallery
What Do You Like Least? Why? Living/dining area is somewhat too large (wife worries it may be hard to arrange cozily), bedroom window position in the separate apartment is tricky, (north entrance → long access route for guests)
Preferred Heating System: Air-to-water heat pump + photovoltaic system + battery storage
If You Have to Cut Back, On Which Details / Extensions
- Can be cut: Office on upper floor, a few square meters in living/dining area
- Cannot be cut: Remaining room program
Why Has the Design Turned Out As It Is Now?
The room program was provided by us. Furthermore, many requirements and the plot itself influenced the design.
Why Was the Drawing Created in Sweet Home 3D?
The architect’s design is drawn to scale but not dimensioned, so I transferred it to SH3D.
What Is the Most Important / Fundamental Question About the Floor Plan, Summarized in 130 Characters?
What do you think of the floor plan? Any ideas on how to make the large living/dining area feel cozier?
Müllerin schrieb:
I’m just too tired right now – has there already been a plan for the plot and the elevations?
Would it be possible to place the garage on the other corner of the house? That way, the entire basement would be brighter...I agree. Definitely include a basement. The entrance should also be located there somewhere. It should be clearly visible. With a terrace on the west side (which also gets sun from the south).
Somehow, the lady is making it very complicated here – we’ve already talked about dreams and ideas.
In the end, the plot dictates the house. Anything else would just be a struggle and have negative consequences.
To be honest, I’ve never heard of someone preferring an entrance at the back. Or an external staircase. If you have to get around with crutches or a wheelchair after surgery, you can’t even get into your own house then.
11ant schrieb:
An entrance on the "ground floor" is something that fits a street on the uphill side in a sloped location. Here, however, you have to walk all around the house – like the Exodus on the way out, and the Walk to Canossa on the way in. Quite nice for castle actors, but rather inconvenient in daily life. The Zalando delivery person would rather leave the package with the neighbor.
Where exactly is the entrance on the two (identical?) "ground floors," or has it been moved down?
The staircase is now practically perpendicular to the slope – for those who like that...The entrance would be on the east side, and the niche on the north would be the cloakroom. The staircase should suit the shape of the house, regardless of which way the slope faces, right?
haydee schrieb:
Doesn’t the terrace now take away the last bit of natural light from the basement?
The foyer on the ground floor is too large. The area around the staircase and bathroom looks like a leftover space.
I really don’t like the upper floor. The kids’ rooms are different sizes. I find the smaller kids’ room too small for the overall living space.
You have almost 24 square meters (258 square feet) just for the bedroom and dressing room – only for storing clothes and sleeping. The children have 14 and 17 square meters (150 and 183 square feet) each for sleeping, clothes, playing, meeting friends, doing homework, and studying.
I don’t like the geometry of the upper floor, especially the corridor.
Don’t be mad at me, but the floor plan just looks like a series of wish-list rooms connected by an awkward corridor or foyer. As a result, many houses with much less square footage have similarly sized living spaces that are ergonomically more efficient.
Also, remember that earthworks cost money. Every shovelful of excavation has to be transported away. Every cubic meter (cubic yard) of fill has to be brought in. Every outdoor stair step must be kept free of snow and ice.
My in-laws have a long external staircase. Every winter, they hang a chain across it to prevent falls. The postman rings the doorbell at the bottom of the stairs, and in winter, children, in-laws, and anyone going into the house use the basement entrance.
My parents covered their external staircase with a huge glass canopy to protect it from the weather. Effective, visually unusual, and expensive.True, the basement wouldn’t get any daylight. But that wouldn’t be a problem since with this floor plan, there wouldn’t be a separate apartment anymore. I agree about the foyer. But when you look at the routes, the layout isn’t unwise. Groceries from the basement go to the pantry; coming in from the basement leads to the cloakroom; living room to bathroom;...
To be honest, we really like the upper floor. Yes, the dressing room is large. Is that a problem? The kids’ rooms at 14 and 17 square meters (150 and 183 square feet) are a decent size.
Regarding excavation, the current plan would require the least amount of digging. Additionally, some of the excavated material can be used as fill on the south side.
I don’t understand: if the entrance is on the east side and the cloakroom is on the north side, won’t you end up tracking sand or mud all along the hallway? Kids wouldn’t take off their shoes right at the door and carry them down the long corridor to the cloakroom. I wouldn’t do that either [emoji6]
And how is the staircase from the basement to the ground floor supposed to be accessed? Does it have a spiral or turning section on the ground floor?
Also, are there three steps protruding in front of the kitchen door that someone could trip over?
Who is the shower in the guest bathroom intended for?
And how is the staircase from the basement to the ground floor supposed to be accessed? Does it have a spiral or turning section on the ground floor?
Also, are there three steps protruding in front of the kitchen door that someone could trip over?
Who is the shower in the guest bathroom intended for?
ypg schrieb:
I don’t understand: if the entrance is on the east side and the cloakroom is on the north, won’t the whole hallway get tracked with sand or mud? Kids usually don’t take off their shoes right at the entrance and carry them all the way down the long hallway to the cloakroom. I wouldn’t do that either [emoji6]
And how is the staircase from the basement to the ground floor accessed? Does it make a turn on the ground floor?
And in front of the kitchen door: are there three steps protruding that someone could trip over?
Who is the shower in the guest bathroom intended for? Very good point about the kids bringing in dirt. I’ll have to sneak that into a later discussion. The three steps would be behind a fixed glass panel, with a glass sliding door next to it.
The basement stairs would simply be a spiral design.
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