ᐅ Single-family Home Floor Plan Approx. 160 sqm – Suggestions for Improvement?
Created on: 21 Sep 2018 19:19
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kklk18
Hello everyone,
I am new to the forum, but have been following along for a while and have already gathered quite a bit of knowledge.
Attached are the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor of a single-family house; I know the dimensions do not yet match the floor area ratio, this is just an initial rough sketch that I plan to refine step by step.
Here are the details:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 500sqm (5400 sq ft), rear plot
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: 0.2 → 100sqm (1076 sq ft)
Floor area ratio: 0.3 → 150sqm (1615 sq ft) excluding the bathroom on the upper floor
Building envelope, building line and boundary: only 3m (10 ft) distance to the boundary must be maintained
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type: single-pitch roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: southwest
Maximum heights / limits: eaves height max. 4.5m (15 ft)
Additional requirements: old development plan → bathroom upstairs and air space are not included in the floor area ratio; likewise, no sealed surfaces outside the building
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: solid construction, rather modern style, large windows
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 child (3 planned in total)
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: see floor plan
Office: family use or home office? Home office 2-3 days per week
Overnight guests per year: 10
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen directly connected to the dining room via sliding door
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double carport → 2 parking spaces as mentioned above
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be included: gallery window from ground floor to upper floor → I know galleries are not very popular here, but we like this very much
House Design
Who planned it: self-designed using building brochures and impressions from friends’ houses as well as show homes
What do you like most? Why? Open living area; the heart of life and a meeting point; central stringer staircase
What do you not like? Why? Corridor size on upper floor; it feels like wasted space as it is really just a hallway leading to the rooms
Estimated cost according to architect/designer: still open
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: 270,000 EUR (without electrical, heating, sanitary, and outdoor facilities) → land already deducted. We are building in northwest Germany
Preferred heating technology: heat pump
If you have to give up, which details or extensions
-can you give up:
-can you not give up: size of the walk-in closet due to the size of Ikea Pax wardrobes, gallery window, shower in the ground floor bathroom, external blinds on the ground floor
Why did the design end up the way it is?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I’m looking forward to your opinions and would appreciate suggestions for improvement J
For now, I have left out the windows, as we are still at the very beginning and it is only about the spatial layout...
Thanks in advance for your help and best regards
Karina
added 22.9.: site plan
I am new to the forum, but have been following along for a while and have already gathered quite a bit of knowledge.
Attached are the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor of a single-family house; I know the dimensions do not yet match the floor area ratio, this is just an initial rough sketch that I plan to refine step by step.
Here are the details:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 500sqm (5400 sq ft), rear plot
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: 0.2 → 100sqm (1076 sq ft)
Floor area ratio: 0.3 → 150sqm (1615 sq ft) excluding the bathroom on the upper floor
Building envelope, building line and boundary: only 3m (10 ft) distance to the boundary must be maintained
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type: single-pitch roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: southwest
Maximum heights / limits: eaves height max. 4.5m (15 ft)
Additional requirements: old development plan → bathroom upstairs and air space are not included in the floor area ratio; likewise, no sealed surfaces outside the building
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: solid construction, rather modern style, large windows
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 child (3 planned in total)
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: see floor plan
Office: family use or home office? Home office 2-3 days per week
Overnight guests per year: 10
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen directly connected to the dining room via sliding door
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double carport → 2 parking spaces as mentioned above
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be included: gallery window from ground floor to upper floor → I know galleries are not very popular here, but we like this very much
House Design
Who planned it: self-designed using building brochures and impressions from friends’ houses as well as show homes
What do you like most? Why? Open living area; the heart of life and a meeting point; central stringer staircase
What do you not like? Why? Corridor size on upper floor; it feels like wasted space as it is really just a hallway leading to the rooms
Estimated cost according to architect/designer: still open
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: 270,000 EUR (without electrical, heating, sanitary, and outdoor facilities) → land already deducted. We are building in northwest Germany
Preferred heating technology: heat pump
If you have to give up, which details or extensions
-can you give up:
-can you not give up: size of the walk-in closet due to the size of Ikea Pax wardrobes, gallery window, shower in the ground floor bathroom, external blinds on the ground floor
Why did the design end up the way it is?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I’m looking forward to your opinions and would appreciate suggestions for improvement J
For now, I have left out the windows, as we are still at the very beginning and it is only about the spatial layout...
Thanks in advance for your help and best regards
Karina
added 22.9.: site plan
kklk18 schrieb:
Yesterday was my offline day, ... perfect for graph paper!
kklk18 schrieb:
The roof can’t be realized on it, so there’s no 3D view. But at least 2D drawings on paper can be nicely combined with floor plans from the computer. Otherwise, it’s just an excuse not to visualize the “doesn’t work” factor of your attic.
kklk18 schrieb:
Our further idea was to place the technical equipment outside the house, behind the carport. A friend has done the same in his detached house. That way, we could save on the floor area ratio and gross floor area ratio. *Alborland mode on* “I don’t think that’s true, Tim” *Alborland mode off*
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
11ant schrieb:
*Alborland mode on* "I don’t believe that, Tim" *Alborland mode off* ? I don’t understand that, sorry.
Actually, that exists. I currently live (also built in 2016) in a semi-detached house where all the meters, main connection, and meter cabinet are located in the garage, which is directly attached to the house. There really are such things.
I can believe that regarding the meter, but the "boiler" (or similar) belongs inside the thermal envelope; otherwise, the pipeline leading there would have to be insulated again.
And was the building use regulation at that time really generous enough to grant the entire floor area ratio II as a free on-top bonus?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
And was the building use regulation at that time really generous enough to grant the entire floor area ratio II as a free on-top bonus?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
11ant schrieb:
And was the building land use ordinance back then really so generous as to give the entire floor space index II as a free on-top bonus?Yes, that is indeed the case. The distinction between floor space index I and II only became legally binding with the building land use ordinance of 1990.
This is our advantage—otherwise, after the driveway, carport, and terrace, probably only a house the size of a shoebox would have been possible...
kklk18 schrieb:
Yes, that's actually the case. True. While it is very strict regarding the floor area ratio, it is quite lenient when it comes to the site coverage ratio.
11ant schrieb:
otherwise the pipeline would have to be "covered" again. Given the modest floor area ratio, that might be acceptable. However, if construction is not strictly according to §62 of the Lower Saxony Building Code, I would first check with the local authority about the possibilities under §66 (deviations).
@Escroda : Thank you very much for the reference to §66. We will definitely review that again.
Could you perhaps say something about this? Is it possible?
Could you perhaps say something about this? Is it possible?
kklk18 schrieb:
If I now plan a laundry room in the design as a children’s bedroom (meaning with connections for a washing machine) and mark it accordingly: Will this be checked after the house is built to ensure the connection is where it should be according to the building permit / planning permission?
Currently, as mentioned, we live in a (rented) semi-detached house, and I have looked at the floor plan, where the current children’s bedroom is shown as a storage room (without any connections or similar). It is the same development plan.
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