ᐅ Floor plan design for our single-family home Single-family home in Schleswig-Holstein
Created on: 21 Aug 2018 17:54
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opalau
Hello everyone,
After successfully finding and purchasing a plot in Schleswig-Holstein a few months ago, we are currently planning our single-family house. On one hand, we are evaluating general contractors for potential collaboration, and on the other hand, we are refining the floor plan.
Originally, a basement was planned (see cross-section), but we cannot avoid a waterproof concrete shell (“white tank”) as recommended by the soil survey for the foundation. Furthermore, the requirements of the energy saving ordinance make basements more expensive. The narrow plot (15m (49 feet)) also complicates slope construction. All these factors have led us to plan without a basement, instead allocating more space above ground.
We’re now fairly satisfied with the preliminary result but aren’t attached to it—at least I hope not... Overall, we planned generously, but I’m still a bit surprised that the ground floor area is about 230 sq m (2,475 sq ft). I’m also somewhat worried that we might have a biased tunnel vision as amateurs, which is why I’m sharing this here.
Please excuse the duplicate floor plans. I find the interior visualization in Sweet Home 3D so poor that I can’t use it for interior design. Hence the separate versions. I hope that’s not too confusing.
At this point, many thanks to the forum; just from reading along, we’ve already learned a lot, which is fantastic!
Size of plot: 1150 sq m (15m x approx. 77m (49 feet x approx. 253 feet))
Slope: No
Land use parameters (floor area ratio, plot ratio, etc.): §34
Restrictions: Eave height 5.5m (18 feet), ridge height 8.14m (27 feet) (pre-application regarding volume)
Owner’s requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Simple, gable roof
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 full stories
Number and age of people: 32, 39, 3, 0
Space requirements on ground floor: Cooking/eating/living, pantry, study, utility room, guest WC, entrance area, hallway
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, children’s shower bath, master bedroom, dressing room, master bath, storage room, utility room, hallway
Office: Home office, hobby (used often)
Overnight guests per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: Open
Traditional or modern construction: Probably modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open with kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: No
Music/stereo wall: No (What is a stereo wall anyway? )
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Double carport with shed as boundary structure
House design
Who created the design: Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Generously sized rooms
- Good separation between master and children’s areas
- Children’s rooms face the private garden
- Master bedroom faces sunrise
- High knee wall on upper floor
- Adequate storage space
What do you dislike? Why?
- Master bath above study
- Storage room on upper floor on south side (but a neighbor is only 6m (20 feet) away here)
- Is the entrance area cramped?
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: 500,000 EUR plus additional construction costs, landscaping, carport
Preferred heating technology: Gas
If you had to do without something, which details/upgrades could you skip: No individual room as such, more a reduction of overall generosity, possibly consolidating the many storage areas (pantry, utility room, HAR, storage closet).
Why did the design turn out this way? Many iterations, balancing wishes, conversations with general contractors, visits to model parks, etc.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters? Is the floor plan basically reasonable? Have we missed anything crucial due to tunnel vision?
After successfully finding and purchasing a plot in Schleswig-Holstein a few months ago, we are currently planning our single-family house. On one hand, we are evaluating general contractors for potential collaboration, and on the other hand, we are refining the floor plan.
Originally, a basement was planned (see cross-section), but we cannot avoid a waterproof concrete shell (“white tank”) as recommended by the soil survey for the foundation. Furthermore, the requirements of the energy saving ordinance make basements more expensive. The narrow plot (15m (49 feet)) also complicates slope construction. All these factors have led us to plan without a basement, instead allocating more space above ground.
We’re now fairly satisfied with the preliminary result but aren’t attached to it—at least I hope not... Overall, we planned generously, but I’m still a bit surprised that the ground floor area is about 230 sq m (2,475 sq ft). I’m also somewhat worried that we might have a biased tunnel vision as amateurs, which is why I’m sharing this here.
Please excuse the duplicate floor plans. I find the interior visualization in Sweet Home 3D so poor that I can’t use it for interior design. Hence the separate versions. I hope that’s not too confusing.
At this point, many thanks to the forum; just from reading along, we’ve already learned a lot, which is fantastic!
Size of plot: 1150 sq m (15m x approx. 77m (49 feet x approx. 253 feet))
Slope: No
Land use parameters (floor area ratio, plot ratio, etc.): §34
Restrictions: Eave height 5.5m (18 feet), ridge height 8.14m (27 feet) (pre-application regarding volume)
Owner’s requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Simple, gable roof
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 full stories
Number and age of people: 32, 39, 3, 0
Space requirements on ground floor: Cooking/eating/living, pantry, study, utility room, guest WC, entrance area, hallway
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, children’s shower bath, master bedroom, dressing room, master bath, storage room, utility room, hallway
Office: Home office, hobby (used often)
Overnight guests per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: Open
Traditional or modern construction: Probably modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open with kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: No
Music/stereo wall: No (What is a stereo wall anyway? )
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Double carport with shed as boundary structure
House design
Who created the design: Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Generously sized rooms
- Good separation between master and children’s areas
- Children’s rooms face the private garden
- Master bedroom faces sunrise
- High knee wall on upper floor
- Adequate storage space
What do you dislike? Why?
- Master bath above study
- Storage room on upper floor on south side (but a neighbor is only 6m (20 feet) away here)
- Is the entrance area cramped?
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: 500,000 EUR plus additional construction costs, landscaping, carport
Preferred heating technology: Gas
If you had to do without something, which details/upgrades could you skip: No individual room as such, more a reduction of overall generosity, possibly consolidating the many storage areas (pantry, utility room, HAR, storage closet).
Why did the design turn out this way? Many iterations, balancing wishes, conversations with general contractors, visits to model parks, etc.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters? Is the floor plan basically reasonable? Have we missed anything crucial due to tunnel vision?
Cool. Huge house. Do you have the budget?
I don’t think the design is bad – with so much space, planning naturally becomes easier.
What I don’t like: an enormous house, but the master bathroom feels too cramped. Unfortunately, the kitchen seems a bit uncomfortable, like a passageway. The stair tread depth looks a bit tight – but that might be misleading.
Why do you need such a large storage room on the upper floor?
I don’t think the design is bad – with so much space, planning naturally becomes easier.
What I don’t like: an enormous house, but the master bathroom feels too cramped. Unfortunately, the kitchen seems a bit uncomfortable, like a passageway. The stair tread depth looks a bit tight – but that might be misleading.
Why do you need such a large storage room on the upper floor?
kaho674 schrieb:
Cool. Huge house. Do you have the budget for it?
I don’t think the design is bad – having a lot of space of course makes planning easier.
What I don’t like: It’s a huge house, but the master bathroom feels quite cramped. The kitchen unfortunately seems a bit uncomfortable, almost like a pass-through room. The stair depth looks a bit tight – but that might be misleading.
Why do you need such a large storage room on the upper floor?Cool that you immediately notice different aspects than I asked about! (Seriously and intended as positive)
Regarding the master bathroom: We are not really bathroom enthusiasts, so it doesn’t have to be a spa-like retreat. But it shouldn’t feel cramped either. Do you think it would? The layout is just a first draft; could it be optimized based on that?
About the kitchen: Uncomfortable because of the access to living/dining areas? There is definitely some habit involved, because I remember from before, for example, that I always found it quite suitable to have the living room in the coziest back corner and arrange the other two rooms accordingly (e.g., path from entrance to pantry to kitchen). Also, the area behind the island is somewhat “cosy” and shielded.
The stair tread depth is indeed tight. We’ll probably have to add about 20cm (8 inches) so it’s not too steep or the landing too narrow. But that should still work with the current position.
The storage room does seem large compared to many here in the forum. It came from giving up the basement and is certainly generously sized (but far smaller and cheaper than a basement). However, we do have quite a bit of stuff (e.g. diving gear, riding gear) that needs space. Also, I’m currently quite annoyed by the inconvenient access to our small basement…
opalau schrieb:
Plot size: 1150sqm (15m x approx. 77m / 49ft x approx. 253ft) Ouch. That looks like fields where land consolidation was missed.
opalau schrieb:
Slope: No Which is a pity in this case, since on a slope you could at least have split-leveled the towel.
opalau schrieb:
Is the floor plan basically reasonable? Are we missing anything important due to tunnel vision? I think, all things considered, you’ve placed the cabins quite well. I would put the utility room under the master bathroom (or vice versa), and the staircase seems a bit too short to me (I’d expect a switch to a spiral design at the landing).
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11ant schrieb:
Ouch. This looks like fields where land consolidation was neglected.
What’s a shame here is that on the slope you could at least have done some split-level construction.Is there a question hidden here?
I think 15m (49 feet) is still just acceptable; the unobstructed garden view is a big plus. And I don’t mind saving the extra costs of building on a slope either.
opalau schrieb:
Is there a question hidden here? Where should there be one?
opalau schrieb:
I think 15m is still just okay, For a semi-detached house, yes, or if the building depth can be kept to 12 or 13m (39 or 43 feet).
What is that, which on the site plan looks like the outline of a double garage (which would, however, block a window of the study)?
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