ᐅ Single-family home approximately 180 square meters – what are your thoughts?
Created on: 13 Aug 2018 08:54
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emundem
Hello everyone,
we would like to present our floor plan to you. It is based on our ideas and preferences and is an initial self-created draft. We are planning on a nearly level plot without a basement under the house.
What is important to us is easy access to the covered terrace, a parent zone that we can use even in old age, and the possibility to separate the upper floor from the ground floor quite easily.
We look forward to your opinions!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Size of the plot: approx. 1000 m² (12000 sq ft) planned, layout still to be decided
Slope: slight inclination to the south
Site coverage ratio: 0.2 – 0.3
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces
Number of stories
Roof type: no restrictions
Style: modern
Orientation: see attachment, south is at the bottom
Maximum heights / limits:
Further requirements
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, flat roof, shed roof or hip roof
Basement, number of floors: 2 floors, carport/garage with basement
Number of occupants, age: 4 people, 2 adults, 2 children, 3rd child not excluded
Space requirements on ground and upper floor:
Office: family use or home office?
Guest bedrooms per year
Open or closed architecture
Conservative or modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island, combined living and dining area
Number of dining seats: at least 6
Fireplace: optional
Balcony, roof terrace: yes
Garage, carport: either/or
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be included: we want the option to separate the ground floor and upper floor. On the upper floor, it should be possible to install a small kitchenette and a washing machine in the bathroom. The ground floor should also be well suited for use in old age. Covered/wind-protected terrace, easy access from the kitchen to the terrace.
House Design
Planning by:
- Do-it-yourself with suggestions from the internet
What do you especially like and why? Covered terrace, parent zone
What don't you like and why? Living room could be bigger
Price estimate according to architect/designer:
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 450000
Preferred heating technology: ground or air heat
If you had to give up certain details or extensions
- Can you give up:
- Cannot give up:
Why did the design turn out as it is now?
For example, a mixture of many examples from various magazines...
What is the main question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
How do you like the floor plan? What do you consider absolute no-gos? I look forward to suggestions and critiques. Thanks in advance!!
we would like to present our floor plan to you. It is based on our ideas and preferences and is an initial self-created draft. We are planning on a nearly level plot without a basement under the house.
What is important to us is easy access to the covered terrace, a parent zone that we can use even in old age, and the possibility to separate the upper floor from the ground floor quite easily.
We look forward to your opinions!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Size of the plot: approx. 1000 m² (12000 sq ft) planned, layout still to be decided
Slope: slight inclination to the south
Site coverage ratio: 0.2 – 0.3
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces
Number of stories
Roof type: no restrictions
Style: modern
Orientation: see attachment, south is at the bottom
Maximum heights / limits:
Further requirements
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, flat roof, shed roof or hip roof
Basement, number of floors: 2 floors, carport/garage with basement
Number of occupants, age: 4 people, 2 adults, 2 children, 3rd child not excluded
Space requirements on ground and upper floor:
Office: family use or home office?
Guest bedrooms per year
Open or closed architecture
Conservative or modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island, combined living and dining area
Number of dining seats: at least 6
Fireplace: optional
Balcony, roof terrace: yes
Garage, carport: either/or
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be included: we want the option to separate the ground floor and upper floor. On the upper floor, it should be possible to install a small kitchenette and a washing machine in the bathroom. The ground floor should also be well suited for use in old age. Covered/wind-protected terrace, easy access from the kitchen to the terrace.
House Design
Planning by:
- Do-it-yourself with suggestions from the internet
What do you especially like and why? Covered terrace, parent zone
What don't you like and why? Living room could be bigger
Price estimate according to architect/designer:
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 450000
Preferred heating technology: ground or air heat
If you had to give up certain details or extensions
- Can you give up:
- Cannot give up:
Why did the design turn out as it is now?
For example, a mixture of many examples from various magazines...
What is the main question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
How do you like the floor plan? What do you consider absolute no-gos? I look forward to suggestions and critiques. Thanks in advance!!
First of all: congratulations on the successful design process. Of course, there are still some adjustments that can and should be made, but it is a mature design.
17m² (183 sq ft) is indeed very large... minus 4m² (43 sq ft) for the sauna leaves 13m² (140 sq ft). Still very spacious, especially when you consider that on 6.5m² (70 sq ft) you can comfortably fit a bathtub and shower with a double vanity and toilet. This feels more like a ballroom and has that kind of spaciousness.
Under the stairs, you could create a built-in closet niche with shelves for towels. Even better would be to incorporate a niche for a separate toilet there. In the corner behind that, where the sauna currently is, you could place a generous walk-in shower.
There will definitely be space for the rectangular sauna.
I’m wondering: don’t you have any experience with this?
And shouldn’t there also be a plunge pool or tub near the sauna?
No...
No...
The corner is fine. I would also add a door between the living room and the foyer. And shift a few walls, for example, give the sofa area a bit more space and the bedroom a bit less.
The entrance on the north side works well too.
emundem schrieb:
The 17m² (183 sq ft) is large; do you think the bathroom can be furnished differently? The decision to have only a shower on the ground floor was intentional.
17m² (183 sq ft) is indeed very large... minus 4m² (43 sq ft) for the sauna leaves 13m² (140 sq ft). Still very spacious, especially when you consider that on 6.5m² (70 sq ft) you can comfortably fit a bathtub and shower with a double vanity and toilet. This feels more like a ballroom and has that kind of spaciousness.
Under the stairs, you could create a built-in closet niche with shelves for towels. Even better would be to incorporate a niche for a separate toilet there. In the corner behind that, where the sauna currently is, you could place a generous walk-in shower.
There will definitely be space for the rectangular sauna.
emundem schrieb:
We were told that a 2 x 1.9 meter (6 ft 7 in x 6 ft 3 in) footprint is sufficient for the sauna. Do you have experience with this?
I’m wondering: don’t you have any experience with this?
And shouldn’t there also be a plunge pool or tub near the sauna?
kaho674 schrieb:
But this corner is still the first thing that catches your eye and draws your attention
No...
kaho674 schrieb:
A recess that ruins the sense of space for me.
No...
The corner is fine. I would also add a door between the living room and the foyer. And shift a few walls, for example, give the sofa area a bit more space and the bedroom a bit less.
The entrance on the north side works well too.
P.S. The staircase end is a design flaw... a wall needs to be built along there. Also, the staircase will need a landing, as it is currently open at that point.
Additionally, I would keep the living room bay window and straighten the exterior wall on the south side. The staircase is really poorly positioned. The "Katja corner" would benefit if it were aligned with the load-bearing wall. The bathroom would be better off if there wasn’t an additional one that can only be reached by crossing the hallway (considering illness, nighttime, stairs).
When refining the design, many other possibilities would likely emerge. But I think this is something to discuss with an architect, who can address the issues that might not be obvious to a layperson.
Additionally, I would keep the living room bay window and straighten the exterior wall on the south side. The staircase is really poorly positioned. The "Katja corner" would benefit if it were aligned with the load-bearing wall. The bathroom would be better off if there wasn’t an additional one that can only be reached by crossing the hallway (considering illness, nighttime, stairs).
When refining the design, many other possibilities would likely emerge. But I think this is something to discuss with an architect, who can address the issues that might not be obvious to a layperson.
Do I understand this correctly? The house has a huge roof terrace and also a balcony strip of about 1.5m (5 feet) on the south side? This means that the concrete slab extends beyond the building on the south side. How do you properly insulate or construct something like this? I'm not criticizing it, I'm just genuinely interested.
ypg schrieb:
No...
No...
The corner is fine. No...
When you enter, you automatically turn slightly to the left into the open space, and your view and walking direction go straight to this corner. I think if the entrance to the open-plan room were different, it wouldn’t bother me as much. But yes, well, if everyone else is fine with it...
kaho674 schrieb:
Nope...
You enter and naturally turn slightly to the left into the open space, and your line of sight and walking direction immediately lead to that corner. I think if the entrance to the open-plan area were different, it wouldn’t bother me as much. But yes, well, if everyone else thinks it's okay... As I said before: definitely a technical challenge from a construction perspective.
I would straighten every wall anyway.
kaho674 schrieb:
Well, that: Wow, that’s definitely a corner that needs yellow-and-black striped bumper protection.
kaho674 schrieb:
As I said, in a multi-family building my apartment could look like this and it would be fine. But in my house, that is an indentation that ruins the sense of space for me. No, I wouldn’t like that even in an apartment building.
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