ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home, 160 sqm – Your Opinions Welcome
Created on: 27 Dec 2017 19:09
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pascalfGood evening,
after reading along here diligently for several weeks and already receiving a lot of helpful information, I would like to briefly introduce myself and ask for your opinions on our floor plan. I am looking for input on aspects we might not have considered.
My wife and I are 30 years old and have a 4-year-old daughter (no plans for more children). We live in Bavaria and recently purchased a plot of land in Straubing. We plan to build our single-family home there by mid-2019.
We have hired an architect with whom we are in close contact. Our currently agreed floor plan is attached.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size – 680 m² (7,326 sq ft)
Slope – no
Site coverage ratio – 0.3
Floor area ratio – 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see attachments: blue and red dashed lines
Edge development: see red dashed line for outbuildings
Number of parking spaces: minimum 2 spaces
Number of storeys: knee wall up to 1.2 m (4 ft) or over 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)
Roof style: free (slope for gable roof: 20–35°)
Architectural style: free
Orientation: free
Maximum heights / limits: free
Other requirements: none
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof form, building type: gable roof preferred
Basement, storeys: no basement, 2 full storeys
Number of occupants, ages: 3 (30 y, 30 y, 4 y)
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: home office on the ground floor desired (due to client visits)
Guest stays per year: 15
Open or closed architecture: mixed, rather closed 😉
Conservative or modern design: mixed 😉
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: not a priority
Garage, carport: very spacious garage (two parking spaces plus storage)
Utility garden, greenhouse: raised bed planned
Other requests / special features / daily routines, also reasons for preferences
House design
Source of plan:
Architect (also acting as general contractor; currently contracted only as architect)
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you dislike? Why? Compared to the current plan, we have already requested the architect to extend the garage northwards to the plot boundary. Also, we want to shift the southern exterior wall about 30 cm (12 inches) further south and allocate the gained space to living room, kitchen, and bedrooms, aiming for around 160 m² (1,722 sq ft).
Price estimate according to architect/planner: none yet, as the floor plan is not finalized.
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 390,000 (including, for example, kitchen, garden, bathroom, photovoltaic system, built-in wardrobes. So ready to move in or better), the plot is of course not included in the 390,000.
Preferred heating technology: natural gas boiler without solar thermal, with central ventilation system, energy saving ordinance standard.
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
– can you do without: roof terrace
– cannot do without: storage space (since no basement)
Why is the design the way it is? For example:
Standard design from the planner? No
Were specific wishes from the architect implemented? No generic “cookie-cutter” façade.
A mix of many examples from various magazines? Yes
What makes it, in your view, particularly good or bad? Tailored to our individual wishes.
The furniture shown in the living/dining area exactly matches our current furniture. I am a bit concerned about the storage space because we are moving from a fully basement-equipped semi-detached house (but for various reasons no longer want a basement), and quite a bit has accumulated in the basement that will need to be stored elsewhere in the new house. That is why we planned a very large garage and a large utility room.
The exterior views are currently being developed by the architect.
The plot is located in a new development area.
I look forward to your opinions! 🙂
Best regards,
Pascal
after reading along here diligently for several weeks and already receiving a lot of helpful information, I would like to briefly introduce myself and ask for your opinions on our floor plan. I am looking for input on aspects we might not have considered.
My wife and I are 30 years old and have a 4-year-old daughter (no plans for more children). We live in Bavaria and recently purchased a plot of land in Straubing. We plan to build our single-family home there by mid-2019.
We have hired an architect with whom we are in close contact. Our currently agreed floor plan is attached.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size – 680 m² (7,326 sq ft)
Slope – no
Site coverage ratio – 0.3
Floor area ratio – 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see attachments: blue and red dashed lines
Edge development: see red dashed line for outbuildings
Number of parking spaces: minimum 2 spaces
Number of storeys: knee wall up to 1.2 m (4 ft) or over 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)
Roof style: free (slope for gable roof: 20–35°)
Architectural style: free
Orientation: free
Maximum heights / limits: free
Other requirements: none
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof form, building type: gable roof preferred
Basement, storeys: no basement, 2 full storeys
Number of occupants, ages: 3 (30 y, 30 y, 4 y)
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: home office on the ground floor desired (due to client visits)
Guest stays per year: 15
Open or closed architecture: mixed, rather closed 😉
Conservative or modern design: mixed 😉
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: not a priority
Garage, carport: very spacious garage (two parking spaces plus storage)
Utility garden, greenhouse: raised bed planned
Other requests / special features / daily routines, also reasons for preferences
House design
Source of plan:
Architect (also acting as general contractor; currently contracted only as architect)
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you dislike? Why? Compared to the current plan, we have already requested the architect to extend the garage northwards to the plot boundary. Also, we want to shift the southern exterior wall about 30 cm (12 inches) further south and allocate the gained space to living room, kitchen, and bedrooms, aiming for around 160 m² (1,722 sq ft).
Price estimate according to architect/planner: none yet, as the floor plan is not finalized.
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 390,000 (including, for example, kitchen, garden, bathroom, photovoltaic system, built-in wardrobes. So ready to move in or better), the plot is of course not included in the 390,000.
Preferred heating technology: natural gas boiler without solar thermal, with central ventilation system, energy saving ordinance standard.
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
– can you do without: roof terrace
– cannot do without: storage space (since no basement)
Why is the design the way it is? For example:
Standard design from the planner? No
Were specific wishes from the architect implemented? No generic “cookie-cutter” façade.
A mix of many examples from various magazines? Yes
What makes it, in your view, particularly good or bad? Tailored to our individual wishes.
The furniture shown in the living/dining area exactly matches our current furniture. I am a bit concerned about the storage space because we are moving from a fully basement-equipped semi-detached house (but for various reasons no longer want a basement), and quite a bit has accumulated in the basement that will need to be stored elsewhere in the new house. That is why we planned a very large garage and a large utility room.
The exterior views are currently being developed by the architect.
The plot is located in a new development area.
I look forward to your opinions! 🙂
Best regards,
Pascal
The notched corner in the office looks unattractive on its own and makes the house appear visually narrower than the garage. In this arrangement of bay windows and beams, rectangular shapes no longer lead to cost-effective construction, so it might have been better to opt for more irregular forms from the start.
Maybe one or two too many?
Especially in connection with
it seems to me that it’s still too early for a final draft plan, as some issues are probably not fully discussed yet.
A rough estimate may not be as certain as the “amen” after a cost estimation, but if it applies, the budget will be tight :-)
The staircase changes its direction between the two plans (?)
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
pascalf schrieb:
A mix of many examples from various magazines? Yes
Maybe one or two too many?
Especially in connection with
pascalf schrieb:
If you have to do without certain details/finishes – which ones can you do without: roof terrace
it seems to me that it’s still too early for a final draft plan, as some issues are probably not fully discussed yet.
pascalf schrieb:
My wife and I are 30 years old and have a 4-year-old daughter (no further children planned).
A rough estimate may not be as certain as the “amen” after a cost estimation, but if it applies, the budget will be tight :-)
The staircase changes its direction between the two plans (?)
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
11ant schrieb:
pascalf schrieb:
A mix of many examples from various magazines? Yes.
Maybe one or two too many?
Especially in connection with pascalf schrieb:
If you have to give up something, which details/extra features
-can you do without: rooftop terrace
it seems to me that it’s still too early for a design plan, as not everything has been fully discussed yet.
A contingency allowance isn’t as certain as Amen following a cost estimate, but if it happens, it will be tight 🙂
The staircase appears to change direction between the two plans (?) I had to look up what a “Tropi” is first. 😀
In any case, we are doing everything to exclude a contingency allowance. 😉
The staircase is actually drawn incorrectly; neither I nor apparently the architect have noticed yet.
The idea for the balcony didn’t even come from us, but from the architect. Although it was motivated more by aesthetics than practical reasons. Currently, we are not planning a balcony.
By the way, the street runs in a south/north direction, east of the property (which is basically clear from the garage location).
Is the plan oriented correctly? Is north at the top?
If the office is really intended to be used for clients or visitors, I would swap it with the utility room so that people don’t have to walk through the entire house but can be received right at the entrance.
The dining area in the bay window seems very cramped to me. I would make it wider.
The recessed corner in the current office has neither a practical nor aesthetic value. (see 11ant)
The piano is partly in the living area and partly in the dining room. It gives the impression that there is no clear decision about where to place it. I would prefer a clear separation or none at all.
I think the roof terrace is pointless when you have a garden; no one will really use it, and it only darkens the living room.
I’m not a fan of the long hallway in the entrance area. Also, I don’t like it when you come in and immediately face a wall. One built-in closet for the coat area is also too little for me. I would completely reconsider the entrance layout.
The bathroom downstairs is planned so that when sitting on the toilet, you almost hit your knees on the shower. This is either a poor layout or the space is too small.
If the office is really intended to be used for clients or visitors, I would swap it with the utility room so that people don’t have to walk through the entire house but can be received right at the entrance.
The dining area in the bay window seems very cramped to me. I would make it wider.
The recessed corner in the current office has neither a practical nor aesthetic value. (see 11ant)
The piano is partly in the living area and partly in the dining room. It gives the impression that there is no clear decision about where to place it. I would prefer a clear separation or none at all.
I think the roof terrace is pointless when you have a garden; no one will really use it, and it only darkens the living room.
I’m not a fan of the long hallway in the entrance area. Also, I don’t like it when you come in and immediately face a wall. One built-in closet for the coat area is also too little for me. I would completely reconsider the entrance layout.
The bathroom downstairs is planned so that when sitting on the toilet, you almost hit your knees on the shower. This is either a poor layout or the space is too small.
pascalf schrieb:
By the way, the road runs south to north, east of the property (which is actually obvious from the location of the garages).I don’t find the orientation obvious at all.
So you’re planning the terrace on the east side, the house and garden face east, are kept defensively on the south side, and turn their back to the west.
It would probably be more appropriate to show the site plan with the property location here than anywhere else [emoji6]
If there is customer traffic, I would also avoid having a customer walk through my house. The hallway isn’t exactly welcoming either, it’s far too long.
Edit: looked again... the road is on the right side of the plan????? Okay... [emoji6] then the orientation makes more sense.
I understand that north is at the top of the plan – is that correct? A north arrow on floor plans is really VERY helpful 😉
I also noticed the office with client visits. To me, that location is not ideal and should be near the entrance.
If north is indeed at the top of the plan, then there are too few south-facing windows.
The route from kitchen to terrace through the cramped dining area seems much too narrow. The kitchen appears to have only a side-by-side refrigerator and no other tall cabinets planned. What about the oven? A raised dishwasher?
I also noticed the office with client visits. To me, that location is not ideal and should be near the entrance.
If north is indeed at the top of the plan, then there are too few south-facing windows.
The route from kitchen to terrace through the cramped dining area seems much too narrow. The kitchen appears to have only a side-by-side refrigerator and no other tall cabinets planned. What about the oven? A raised dishwasher?
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