ᐅ Floor plan design for a single-family house of approximately 125 square meters, with two full stories
Created on: 27 Jul 2018 22:33
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Stefan890
We plan to build a single-family house with about 125sqm (1,345 sqft). We would like to include a small home office on the upper floor.
We prefer not to have the staircase directly next to the front door to avoid having to walk through the “dirty zone” all the time. However, an L-shaped staircase next to the front door might save space. This would allow for a larger utility room (the front door would be moved slightly).
The kitchen cabinet layout is not finalized yet. A place for a fireplace is also still missing (the challenge is integrating the chimney on the upper floor).
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 1000sqm (10,760 sqft)
Slope approx. 1 – 1.5m (3 – 5 ft) decline from north to south over 50m (164 ft).
Site and floor area ratio unknown, as §34 applies
Building envelope, boundary lines Building envelope 5m (16 ft) from the street on the north side, approx. 20 x 20m (66 x 66 ft), on the west side 15m (49 ft) distance to the neighbor’s building envelope, meaning the minimum distance to the west neighbor is 15m (49 ft), see site plan.
Edge development -
Number of parking spaces -
Number of floors 1–2
Roof type / Style / Orientation no restrictions
Maximum heights / limits -
Owners’ Requirements
Style, Roof type, Building type Urban villa, hipped roof or tent roof
Basement, floors no basement, 2 floors
Number and age of occupants 3 (33, 33, 3 years old)
Room requirements on the ground floor: Living/dining room, kitchen, utility room, WC
Upper floor: Bathroom, bedroom, child’s room, office, guest/hobby room
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Number of overnight guests per year 3–4
Open or closed architecture / conservative or modern design classic
Open kitchen, kitchen island semi-open, possibly with a kitchen island
Number of dining seats 4–6
Fireplace yes
Music/stereo wall -
Balcony, rooftop terrace -
Garage, carport Carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse -
House Design
Designed by: > Do-it-Yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? What do you dislike? Why? The north and west elevations look a bit odd; maybe an additional window should be added there.
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: approx. 250,000€
Preferred heating system: Gas or air-to-water heat pump
If you had to give up anything, which details/extra features
- could you live without:
- could you not do without:
Why is the design like it is now? For example:
We used various floor plans from prefabricated house providers/contractors found online as templates.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
The following questions:
1. Is the floor plan feasible and practical to use?
2. Would an L-shaped staircase be preferable to save space?
3. Do load-bearing walls on the upper and ground floors have to be aligned?
4. Where is the best place to position the carport on the plot, northeast or northwest?
5. How can the chimney for the upstairs fireplace be integrated without taking up too much space?
Floor plan:
Location:
Carport arrangement:
We prefer not to have the staircase directly next to the front door to avoid having to walk through the “dirty zone” all the time. However, an L-shaped staircase next to the front door might save space. This would allow for a larger utility room (the front door would be moved slightly).
The kitchen cabinet layout is not finalized yet. A place for a fireplace is also still missing (the challenge is integrating the chimney on the upper floor).
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 1000sqm (10,760 sqft)
Slope approx. 1 – 1.5m (3 – 5 ft) decline from north to south over 50m (164 ft).
Site and floor area ratio unknown, as §34 applies
Building envelope, boundary lines Building envelope 5m (16 ft) from the street on the north side, approx. 20 x 20m (66 x 66 ft), on the west side 15m (49 ft) distance to the neighbor’s building envelope, meaning the minimum distance to the west neighbor is 15m (49 ft), see site plan.
Edge development -
Number of parking spaces -
Number of floors 1–2
Roof type / Style / Orientation no restrictions
Maximum heights / limits -
Owners’ Requirements
Style, Roof type, Building type Urban villa, hipped roof or tent roof
Basement, floors no basement, 2 floors
Number and age of occupants 3 (33, 33, 3 years old)
Room requirements on the ground floor: Living/dining room, kitchen, utility room, WC
Upper floor: Bathroom, bedroom, child’s room, office, guest/hobby room
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Number of overnight guests per year 3–4
Open or closed architecture / conservative or modern design classic
Open kitchen, kitchen island semi-open, possibly with a kitchen island
Number of dining seats 4–6
Fireplace yes
Music/stereo wall -
Balcony, rooftop terrace -
Garage, carport Carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse -
House Design
Designed by: > Do-it-Yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? What do you dislike? Why? The north and west elevations look a bit odd; maybe an additional window should be added there.
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: approx. 250,000€
Preferred heating system: Gas or air-to-water heat pump
If you had to give up anything, which details/extra features
- could you live without:
- could you not do without:
Why is the design like it is now? For example:
We used various floor plans from prefabricated house providers/contractors found online as templates.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
The following questions:
1. Is the floor plan feasible and practical to use?
2. Would an L-shaped staircase be preferable to save space?
3. Do load-bearing walls on the upper and ground floors have to be aligned?
4. Where is the best place to position the carport on the plot, northeast or northwest?
5. How can the chimney for the upstairs fireplace be integrated without taking up too much space?
Floor plan:
Location:
Carport arrangement:
Stefan890 schrieb:
The bay windows have really caught your interest ... Well, in this case, they are also a real advantage upstairs for the small office and downstairs in the entrance area.
Stefan890 schrieb:
The house stands out from the typical city villas. My only concern is that two bay windows might exceed our budget. For a bay window—mind you, without adding any extra floor area, I am only talking about the additional cost of the projection itself—you could get ten square meters (108 square feet) more space.
You can never stand out from the mainstream by following the mainstream: attempts to jazz up a cube-shaped house (bay window, bay window in carmine red, bay window in gray, corner windows, smoky eyes, etc.) usually fail miserably due to their lack of originality.
With a different roof style (shed roof, barrel roof, mansard roof) you could achieve much more. A shed roof sloping diagonally would probably be unique not only in the development area but in the entire city.
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11ant schrieb:
For a bay window – mind you, without increasing the floor area, I’m only talking about the extra costs of the projection itself – you can actually get ten square meters (about 108 square feet) more. Wow! That’s new to me. Back in our day, a bay window was apparently even cheaper.
11ant schrieb:
You can never stand out from the mainstream by being mainstream: attempts to spice up a cube-shaped house (bay window, bay window in crimson, bay window in gray, corner window, “Smokey Eyes,” ...) usually fail miserably due to their lack of originality.
Using a different roof shape (true shed roof, barrel roof, mansard roof) would offer much more. A shed roof sloping diagonally would probably be unique not only in the development area but in the entire city. Your obsession with standing out from other houses is completely foreign to me. I’m more in favor of blending into existing shapes, colors, and styles. Isn’t that exactly the reason why building regulations and planning permissions exist? To prevent too many crazy individuals from spoiling the cityscape with their supposed architect-designed houses?
kaho674 schrieb:
Your obsession with standing out from other houses is completely foreign to me. I’m more in favor of blending in with existing shapes, colors, and styles. Isn’t that exactly the reason why there are building permits / planning permissions? So that not so many crazy people with their so-called architect-designed houses ruin the cityscape? My question – you probably mean the original poster. I don’t have that obsession. You can lump me together with Karsten, except when it comes to parking near streetlights. But if someone wants to make their house stand out at all, I would prefer they do it effectively, rather than ending up marching in step with a thousand others.
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11ant schrieb:
My question? I thought you wrote it that way.
I hadn’t noticed this request from the OP.
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Stefan8903 Aug 2018 11:0911ant schrieb:
You can never really stand out from the mainstream by being mainstream: attempts to jazz up a box-shaped house (bay window, bay window in carmine red, bay window in gray, corner window, smokey eyes, ...) usually fail miserably due to lack of originality. It was not meant that we have to stand out from the mainstream with our house. We don’t mind if the house has already been built in the same or similar way 100 times. What matters to us is that the layout and exterior look suit us. So it should please us, and whether the same house is built next door again does not matter.Similar topics