ᐅ Ground floor approximately 100 sqm, upper floor adaptable for expansion (planned bathroom, 2 children's bedrooms, 1 storage room)
Created on: 28 Mar 2018 10:32
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pffreestyler
Hello,
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 879 sqm (9,458 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.45
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 5 m (16 ft) to the street, 3 m (10 ft) each to the orchard area and neighbors
Edge development /
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Construction style: solid / masonry
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height 9.0 m (30 ft), eaves height 6.0 m (20 ft)
Other requirements
Homeowners’ requirements: living room facing south, small office (initially used as a nursery), walk-in shower on ground floor, utility room on the driveway side
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 stories
Number of residents, age: 2 – under 30
Office use: family use rather than home office
Number of overnight guests per year: 2-3
Open or closed architecture: closed
Traditional or modern style: rather traditional
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport planned later on the east side
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
House design
Designer: general contractor
What do you like most? Why? living room facing south, the number of rooms as desired
What do you dislike? Why? the office window 1 should be moved from south to west (otherwise the wall looks too bare); driveway and access to be on the east, not the west
Price estimate by architect/planner: available after Easter; currently mainly focused on the floor plan
Personal price limit including fixtures: expected around €1,700 per sqm (sq ft conversion not added per instruction)
Preferred heating: gas
If you have to give up, which details/features?
-can give up: bathtub
-cannot give up:
Why is the design as it is now?
The floor plan is based on a very similar layout seen during a house viewing and is our favorite among all viewings and catalog research. We only adapted it slightly to our needs (removed guest WC and enlarged living room, rotated office).
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
The floor plan basically fits us, but I would appreciate your opinion to see if any improvements are possible. Note: as mentioned, we want to move the office window to the west so the wall doesn’t look so bare. Driveway on the east, not west. Therefore, the bare wall on the west is where the carport will go up to the utility room door. Alternatively, a window could be added to the living room there and the carport start behind the house. The plot allows this.
My main concern is that we’re not 100% happy with the roof’s east-west orientation; I would prefer a north-south alignment. Do you have ideas on rotating the floor plan 90 degrees while keeping the layout mostly unchanged? Only the kitchen and office could be swapped.
PS: The square meter figures for the hallway may be incorrect; the contractor will finalize after Easter. Correct figures will be approximately: living room 31.79 sqm (342 sq ft), kitchen 15.19 sqm (163 sq ft), utility room 9.87 sqm (106 sq ft), hallway about 19.5 sqm (210 sq ft), office/child room 1 about 8 sqm (86 sq ft), bedroom about 11.8 sqm (127 sq ft), bathroom about 8.5 sqm (91 sq ft)
Plot details: length west: 40 m (131 ft), east: 42 m (138 ft), width: 21.5 m (71 ft)
Best regards
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 879 sqm (9,458 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.45
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 5 m (16 ft) to the street, 3 m (10 ft) each to the orchard area and neighbors
Edge development /
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Construction style: solid / masonry
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height 9.0 m (30 ft), eaves height 6.0 m (20 ft)
Other requirements
Homeowners’ requirements: living room facing south, small office (initially used as a nursery), walk-in shower on ground floor, utility room on the driveway side
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 stories
Number of residents, age: 2 – under 30
Office use: family use rather than home office
Number of overnight guests per year: 2-3
Open or closed architecture: closed
Traditional or modern style: rather traditional
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport planned later on the east side
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
House design
Designer: general contractor
What do you like most? Why? living room facing south, the number of rooms as desired
What do you dislike? Why? the office window 1 should be moved from south to west (otherwise the wall looks too bare); driveway and access to be on the east, not the west
Price estimate by architect/planner: available after Easter; currently mainly focused on the floor plan
Personal price limit including fixtures: expected around €1,700 per sqm (sq ft conversion not added per instruction)
Preferred heating: gas
If you have to give up, which details/features?
-can give up: bathtub
-cannot give up:
Why is the design as it is now?
The floor plan is based on a very similar layout seen during a house viewing and is our favorite among all viewings and catalog research. We only adapted it slightly to our needs (removed guest WC and enlarged living room, rotated office).
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
The floor plan basically fits us, but I would appreciate your opinion to see if any improvements are possible. Note: as mentioned, we want to move the office window to the west so the wall doesn’t look so bare. Driveway on the east, not west. Therefore, the bare wall on the west is where the carport will go up to the utility room door. Alternatively, a window could be added to the living room there and the carport start behind the house. The plot allows this.
My main concern is that we’re not 100% happy with the roof’s east-west orientation; I would prefer a north-south alignment. Do you have ideas on rotating the floor plan 90 degrees while keeping the layout mostly unchanged? Only the kitchen and office could be swapped.
PS: The square meter figures for the hallway may be incorrect; the contractor will finalize after Easter. Correct figures will be approximately: living room 31.79 sqm (342 sq ft), kitchen 15.19 sqm (163 sq ft), utility room 9.87 sqm (106 sq ft), hallway about 19.5 sqm (210 sq ft), office/child room 1 about 8 sqm (86 sq ft), bedroom about 11.8 sqm (127 sq ft), bathroom about 8.5 sqm (91 sq ft)
Plot details: length west: 40 m (131 ft), east: 42 m (138 ft), width: 21.5 m (71 ft)
Best regards
Take a look here: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissplanung-kurz-vor-bauantragsstellung.25647/page-80 – a very similar topic is currently being discussed there. A dimension is only as valuable as
a) the reference point is specified, meaning whether the wall opening is measured from the rough floor or the finished floor level;
b) it is accurate, meaning tolerances exist and, as mentioned in a), misunderstandings can occur during construction;
c) it is clear what it refers to, meaning whether it only applies to the door itself or also includes the roller shutter box.
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
a) the reference point is specified, meaning whether the wall opening is measured from the rough floor or the finished floor level;
b) it is accurate, meaning tolerances exist and, as mentioned in a), misunderstandings can occur during construction;
c) it is clear what it refers to, meaning whether it only applies to the door itself or also includes the roller shutter box.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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pffreestyler17 Jun 2018 08:15Hello,
a quick update: the measurements were actually incorrect. The patio doors were too small, and the difference between the front door and the utility room door was because one was based on rough opening dimensions and the other included some existing construction.
Due to the roller shutters, the actual clear passage height will be 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in).
Unfortunately, this is not a standard size, but since the roller shutters are custom-made, only the fly screens for the patio doors will be more expensive, as standard stock won’t fit. We’ll manage...
a quick update: the measurements were actually incorrect. The patio doors were too small, and the difference between the front door and the utility room door was because one was based on rough opening dimensions and the other included some existing construction.
Due to the roller shutters, the actual clear passage height will be 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in).
Unfortunately, this is not a standard size, but since the roller shutters are custom-made, only the fly screens for the patio doors will be more expensive, as standard stock won’t fit. We’ll manage...
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pffreestyler17 Jun 2018 10:13Yes, it was noticed in the course of that. Since the Ytong blocks are being glued by the owner, it’s better that it was discovered in time anyway.
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pffreestyler28 Nov 2018 10:38Hello,
we are currently in the middle of the construction phase. Attached is the floor plan again as a reminder.
The staircase is already being installed, even though the upper floor (UF) will not be finished right now. Therefore, the stairwell opening needs to be sealed somehow. We have ordered an MZ door, which will be installed on the upper floor, and the rest of the opening will be covered by the carpenter, including insulation. We have a meeting on site this Saturday to clarify the exact execution.
My idea is that the building shell will be constructed directly at the opening and remain there for a possible future finishing of the upper floor instead of a stair railing. The door would then of course be removed. I see the advantage that later, when the children have moved out, the upper floor can be thermally separated from the ground floor (GF). My partner is not quite convinced, as she thinks it will block too much light. She is right about that, but since the door will have frosted glass, I consider it unlikely that it will provide enough light anyway. Well, whatever, we don’t have to decide this right now.
At the moment, I am more interested in a floor plan for the UF. I have made a sketch and would like to know your opinion.
The drawing does not yet take wall thickness into account (these will be drywall partitions, since there is a wooden ceiling) nor the space lost due to the sloping walls. For now, I’m just concerned about the layout itself.
Best regards
we are currently in the middle of the construction phase. Attached is the floor plan again as a reminder.
The staircase is already being installed, even though the upper floor (UF) will not be finished right now. Therefore, the stairwell opening needs to be sealed somehow. We have ordered an MZ door, which will be installed on the upper floor, and the rest of the opening will be covered by the carpenter, including insulation. We have a meeting on site this Saturday to clarify the exact execution.
My idea is that the building shell will be constructed directly at the opening and remain there for a possible future finishing of the upper floor instead of a stair railing. The door would then of course be removed. I see the advantage that later, when the children have moved out, the upper floor can be thermally separated from the ground floor (GF). My partner is not quite convinced, as she thinks it will block too much light. She is right about that, but since the door will have frosted glass, I consider it unlikely that it will provide enough light anyway. Well, whatever, we don’t have to decide this right now.
At the moment, I am more interested in a floor plan for the UF. I have made a sketch and would like to know your opinion.
The drawing does not yet take wall thickness into account (these will be drywall partitions, since there is a wooden ceiling) nor the space lost due to the sloping walls. For now, I’m just concerned about the layout itself.
Best regards
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