Dear building experts, homeowners, and creative minds,
Due to work, my family and I are currently living in the Middle Kingdom (Beijing :-) ). At the end of September, after almost four years, we will be returning to our home country. Our plan is to build our single-family house as soon as possible and enjoy the peaceful life in the countryside.
Three years ago, I purchased a building plot that is subject to a development obligation by the municipality. Therefore, if possible, the construction should start this year. You can probably imagine that in Beijing, it’s not so easy to visit model homes that would fit into a typical building plot in southern Germany. So, over the past few weeks, my wife and I have been working intensively to put our wishes down on paper ourselves. Our approach was similar to the suggestions from ypg. We considered the sun’s path, neighbors, and of course our own needs.
We are quite satisfied with the result so far. However, I think it’s easy to get stuck in one’s own ideas, and a lack of experience might prevent us from noticing some important aspects. For example, the bedroom on the upper floor has turned out too small, and I am not at all sure about the proportions of the desired open space above the dining table.
Maybe you could find a few minutes to take a look at our floor plan drawing.
Many thanks and Nihao from faraway China :-)
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 545 sqm (about 5865 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line and setback
Edge development
Number of parking spaces
Number of storeys: 2 full storeys
Roof type: (flat roof planned)
Architectural style: Bauhaus
Orientation: south
Maximum height / limits
Additional requirements
Homeowners’ requirements:
Bauhaus style, flat roof, solid construction
Basement / granny flat, 2 full storeys
4 people, ages between 1 and 35 years
Room requirements on ground and upper floor: no specific ideas yet
Office: family use or home office? Both
Guests per year: usually none
Open layout
Modern construction methods
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace
Projector with screen in the living room
Roof terrace
Double garage
Additional wishes: generous open living area, open space, large glass facade facing south
House design
Designed by: my wife and me :-)
What do you particularly like? Large, open living area
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: no idea
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 500K
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give up something, on which details / extensions
- can you give up: most likely on size
- cannot give up: large kitchen and dining area
Why is the design the way it is? I believe
the design developed based on our wishes and the orientation of the neighboring buildings.
Due to work, my family and I are currently living in the Middle Kingdom (Beijing :-) ). At the end of September, after almost four years, we will be returning to our home country. Our plan is to build our single-family house as soon as possible and enjoy the peaceful life in the countryside.
Three years ago, I purchased a building plot that is subject to a development obligation by the municipality. Therefore, if possible, the construction should start this year. You can probably imagine that in Beijing, it’s not so easy to visit model homes that would fit into a typical building plot in southern Germany. So, over the past few weeks, my wife and I have been working intensively to put our wishes down on paper ourselves. Our approach was similar to the suggestions from ypg. We considered the sun’s path, neighbors, and of course our own needs.
We are quite satisfied with the result so far. However, I think it’s easy to get stuck in one’s own ideas, and a lack of experience might prevent us from noticing some important aspects. For example, the bedroom on the upper floor has turned out too small, and I am not at all sure about the proportions of the desired open space above the dining table.
Maybe you could find a few minutes to take a look at our floor plan drawing.
Many thanks and Nihao from faraway China :-)
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 545 sqm (about 5865 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line and setback
Edge development
Number of parking spaces
Number of storeys: 2 full storeys
Roof type: (flat roof planned)
Architectural style: Bauhaus
Orientation: south
Maximum height / limits
Additional requirements
Homeowners’ requirements:
Bauhaus style, flat roof, solid construction
Basement / granny flat, 2 full storeys
4 people, ages between 1 and 35 years
Room requirements on ground and upper floor: no specific ideas yet
Office: family use or home office? Both
Guests per year: usually none
Open layout
Modern construction methods
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace
Projector with screen in the living room
Roof terrace
Double garage
Additional wishes: generous open living area, open space, large glass facade facing south
House design
Designed by: my wife and me :-)
What do you particularly like? Large, open living area
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: no idea
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 500K
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give up something, on which details / extensions
- can you give up: most likely on size
- cannot give up: large kitchen and dining area
Why is the design the way it is? I believe
the design developed based on our wishes and the orientation of the neighboring buildings.
@haydee: The second children's room faces south. Children's room 1 faces east, overlooking the neighboring garden and beyond over the residential area. The walk-in closet is oriented towards the evening sun. My idea was that if we use the roof terrace, no one inside would be “disturbed” by the noise. That’s why the children’s rooms are on the opposite side. Would you have prioritized this differently?
The open space naturally takes up a nice area facing south and west... My hope is that the perceived gain in space in the living area compensates for this.
A basement is planned, but half of it will be a separate apartment. I haven’t fully planned that yet because we are still uncertain about the separate apartment.
You are, of course, right about the dimensions. That’s because I really struggled to estimate hallway sizes, stairs, etc. This definitely needs to be done by a professional. For now, my main focus is to finalize the room layout.
The open space naturally takes up a nice area facing south and west... My hope is that the perceived gain in space in the living area compensates for this.
A basement is planned, but half of it will be a separate apartment. I haven’t fully planned that yet because we are still uncertain about the separate apartment.
You are, of course, right about the dimensions. That’s because I really struggled to estimate hallway sizes, stairs, etc. This definitely needs to be done by a professional. For now, my main focus is to finalize the room layout.
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Matthew0312 Jan 2018 14:44Manu82 schrieb:
I'm still amazed how you can guess the location just from the pictures 🙂...when you work there, you have a feeling...the rest were clues 😉
Who do you want to build with?
A plan with measurements would really be important...
@Matthew03: We haven’t decided yet who we will be building with. Some friends of mine are quite satisfied with the local construction company...
I’ll mark my assumed measurements on the plan. They are really just rough estimates. I had no idea, for example, how thick an interior wall usually is, and so on.
Send my regards to home.
I’ll mark my assumed measurements on the plan. They are really just rough estimates. I had no idea, for example, how thick an interior wall usually is, and so on.
Send my regards to home.
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