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?
The children's room on the upper floor was adjusted, and the bathroom window on the ground floor was slightly moved.
Today, we also learned that the structural engineer requires a steel support column in the garage. It is now positioned exactly in the center. The alternative would have been a beam, which, however, would have been 40cm (16 inches) deep and would have reduced the clear height below 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) at that spot. Unfortunately, it is not ideal, but there seems to be no other solution.


Today, we also learned that the structural engineer requires a steel support column in the garage. It is now positioned exactly in the center. The alternative would have been a beam, which, however, would have been 40cm (16 inches) deep and would have reduced the clear height below 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) at that spot. Unfortunately, it is not ideal, but there seems to be no other solution.
ivenh0 schrieb:
Today we also learned that the structural engineer requires a steel support column in the garage. It is now positioned exactly in the middle. An alternative would have been a beam, but that would have added 40cm (16 inches) in height, causing the clearance height there to drop below 2m (6 ft 7 in). Unfortunately not ideal, but it seems there is no other solution. Oops, I completely missed that. I would prefer a beam instead: rotated 90°, and then single gates.
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We are currently planning the laundry chute. Unfortunately, this is proving to be a bit tricky. The locations on the ground floor and upper floor are not ideal. Do you have any suggestions?
Additionally, we learned today that the lintel above the garage door needs to be enlarged due to structural requirements, which means the garage door’s height will be reduced. New height is 2145 mm (84.4 inches). This is not a critical issue for us at the moment—or have we overlooked something?
Regards and thanks for your feedback



Additionally, we learned today that the lintel above the garage door needs to be enlarged due to structural requirements, which means the garage door’s height will be reduced. New height is 2145 mm (84.4 inches). This is not a critical issue for us at the moment—or have we overlooked something?
Regards and thanks for your feedback
ivenh0 schrieb:
The position on the ground floor and first floor is not optimal. Do you have any ideas? On the first floor, that’s the price of aesthetics (the offset); on the ground floor, I don’t see a problem — simply because I would align the pipe enclosures flush with the waste chute in both floors, meaning the toilet bowl along with its concealed cistern would move forward by that 10 cm (4 inches) difference.
ivenh0 schrieb:
Furthermore, it was announced today that the lintel above the garage door needs to be enlarged due to structural reasons, which will reduce the height of the garage door. New height: 2145 mm (84.5 inches). A house this sophisticated should be suitable for a Cayenne, Bentayga, or Borgward. I’ll throw in my controversial suggestion again to switch to single garage doors — then the lintel doesn’t have to span as far unsupported and might be able to have a slimmer construction height.
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