Friesenhausen15 Dec 2018 12:09Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 775 m² (8,340 sq ft)
Slope: No
Floor area ratio: 0.25
Gross floor area ratio
Building window, building line, and boundary: 3 meters (10 feet)
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1 full floor
Roof shape: none
Architectural style: none
Orientation: none
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height 8.50 m (28 ft), eaves height 6.50 m (21 ft)
Other requirements
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Friesenhaus
Basement, floors: 1 full floor
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 2 toddlers
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: total net 123 m² (1,324 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Family
Number of occasional guests per year: 2
Open or closed architecture: rather open, i.e. open-plan living kitchen
Conservative or modern construction: classical
Open kitchen, kitchen island: L-shaped, open
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: standard TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double carport with shed planned
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, reasons for preferences or exclusions
House Design
Planner: jointly created by us and the builder
Favorite features and why: hallway with niches
Disliked features and why: none
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for house without fixtures: 230,000
Preferred heating technology: gas heating KfW 55 standard
If you have to give up certain details or extensions:
-can you give up:
-cannot give up:
Why is the design as it is now? Our wishes
Standard design from planner? No
Hello
We are planning to build our dream house in summer 2019 – a solid Friesenhaus with approximately 123 m² (1,324 sq ft) according to the WofV (Housing Space Ordinance).
We developed the floor plan from many different impressions, reference visits, internet research, etc. Important to us were:
- Open-plan living kitchen
- Small niche in front of guest WC for an open coat rack
- Guest WC with window
- Only one window on each side of the front façade
- Heating to be installed in the niche of the utility room
- Niche under the stairs for a built-in closet with slatted doors for shoes, jackets, etc.
I am uncertain about the width and visual effect, as it extends under the stairs and should not directly touch the wood. Currently planned: 120 cm (47 inches) wide, considering reducing to 100 or 80 cm (39 or 31 inches).
- In the kitchen, three tall kitchen units nearly reaching the ceiling will be placed on the wall with the protruding niche: a fridge-freezer combination, oven, and broom cupboard, then the kitchen continues in a U shape.
For the upper floor, it was important to us that plenty of light falls into the shower (with a shower tray), the washbasin is on the shower wall, and that there are niches in the shower and above the bathtub.
We debated for a long time whether to have a dressing room or an office/guest room in the center upstairs or two equally sized children’s rooms in the upper area...
We decided that the two small rooms are sufficient for the children and that we prefer to have one larger room with an “open” dressing corner on the left and a desk under the skylight.
The upper floor hallway will not have a balcony area and also will not be fully built up to the Friesen gable; it will remain an open gallery, which we find very appealing. The argument that this reduces storage space is not important to us because the house is large enough.
Do you have any suggestions for improvement or concerns that any of these ideas might not work as well in reality as we imagine?
Thank you in advance for your advice and tips.
Best regards
The prospective homeowners
Plot size: 775 m² (8,340 sq ft)
Slope: No
Floor area ratio: 0.25
Gross floor area ratio
Building window, building line, and boundary: 3 meters (10 feet)
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1 full floor
Roof shape: none
Architectural style: none
Orientation: none
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height 8.50 m (28 ft), eaves height 6.50 m (21 ft)
Other requirements
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Friesenhaus
Basement, floors: 1 full floor
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 2 toddlers
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: total net 123 m² (1,324 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Family
Number of occasional guests per year: 2
Open or closed architecture: rather open, i.e. open-plan living kitchen
Conservative or modern construction: classical
Open kitchen, kitchen island: L-shaped, open
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: standard TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double carport with shed planned
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, reasons for preferences or exclusions
House Design
Planner: jointly created by us and the builder
Favorite features and why: hallway with niches
Disliked features and why: none
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for house without fixtures: 230,000
Preferred heating technology: gas heating KfW 55 standard
If you have to give up certain details or extensions:
-can you give up:
-cannot give up:
Why is the design as it is now? Our wishes
Standard design from planner? No
Hello
We are planning to build our dream house in summer 2019 – a solid Friesenhaus with approximately 123 m² (1,324 sq ft) according to the WofV (Housing Space Ordinance).
We developed the floor plan from many different impressions, reference visits, internet research, etc. Important to us were:
- Open-plan living kitchen
- Small niche in front of guest WC for an open coat rack
- Guest WC with window
- Only one window on each side of the front façade
- Heating to be installed in the niche of the utility room
- Niche under the stairs for a built-in closet with slatted doors for shoes, jackets, etc.
I am uncertain about the width and visual effect, as it extends under the stairs and should not directly touch the wood. Currently planned: 120 cm (47 inches) wide, considering reducing to 100 or 80 cm (39 or 31 inches).
- In the kitchen, three tall kitchen units nearly reaching the ceiling will be placed on the wall with the protruding niche: a fridge-freezer combination, oven, and broom cupboard, then the kitchen continues in a U shape.
For the upper floor, it was important to us that plenty of light falls into the shower (with a shower tray), the washbasin is on the shower wall, and that there are niches in the shower and above the bathtub.
We debated for a long time whether to have a dressing room or an office/guest room in the center upstairs or two equally sized children’s rooms in the upper area...
We decided that the two small rooms are sufficient for the children and that we prefer to have one larger room with an “open” dressing corner on the left and a desk under the skylight.
The upper floor hallway will not have a balcony area and also will not be fully built up to the Friesen gable; it will remain an open gallery, which we find very appealing. The argument that this reduces storage space is not important to us because the house is large enough.
Do you have any suggestions for improvement or concerns that any of these ideas might not work as well in reality as we imagine?
Thank you in advance for your advice and tips.
Best regards
The prospective homeowners
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Not exactly spacious, but it can be enough.
I don’t agree with that. The heating system will require maintenance, and the technician won’t be happy with that location!
Keep in mind that at the height above the entrance area (Diele), there is only the staircase, so the available storage space under it is about 2 meters (6.5 feet) high.
Yes, you don’t have that problem at all.
Friesenhausen schrieb:
A solid Frisian-style house with about 123 m² (1325 sq ft) according to WofV.
Not exactly spacious, but it can be enough.
Friesenhausen schrieb:
- the heating system will be placed in the recess of the utility room
I don’t agree with that. The heating system will require maintenance, and the technician won’t be happy with that location!
Friesenhausen schrieb:
- recess under the stairs for a built-in closet with louvered doors for shoes, jackets, etc.
Keep in mind that at the height above the entrance area (Diele), there is only the staircase, so the available storage space under it is about 2 meters (6.5 feet) high.
Friesenhausen schrieb:
The argument that space for storage is lost doesn’t apply to us because the house is big enough for us.
Yes, you don’t have that problem at all.
Whether the main bedroom or the children’s room is more important is something you have to decide for yourselves – I wouldn’t distribute the space that way.
As for the heating, that won’t work – where will the pipes enter the house?
Not only will the installer have no room in the tight 90cm (35 inches), but if the pipes need to come in there, the heater might not even be allowed in that spot.
And with your groceries, do you want to carry them through the living room every time to get to the kitchen? Storage space for food and drinks for 4 people?
We’re also planning to build a cupboard under the stairs, as large as possible, and there are only 3 of us.
I know that houses are being built smaller nowadays, but I find this really cramped.
Washing machine in the utility room? Dryer or drying rack?
Christmas decorations and similar items –
or do you live very minimally (which doesn’t have to be a bad thing!).
As for the heating, that won’t work – where will the pipes enter the house?
Not only will the installer have no room in the tight 90cm (35 inches), but if the pipes need to come in there, the heater might not even be allowed in that spot.
And with your groceries, do you want to carry them through the living room every time to get to the kitchen? Storage space for food and drinks for 4 people?
We’re also planning to build a cupboard under the stairs, as large as possible, and there are only 3 of us.
I know that houses are being built smaller nowadays, but I find this really cramped.
Washing machine in the utility room? Dryer or drying rack?
Christmas decorations and similar items –
or do you live very minimally (which doesn’t have to be a bad thing!).
Friesenhausen15 Dec 2018 15:39Hello
The washing machine and dryer will be placed in the utility room.
We plan to use the attic as storage for decorations and want to fully cover it with OSB boards. The builder will only create a 10m² (107.6 sq ft) walkway.
In the long term, a double carport with a shed is planned, which will also provide some storage space.
Our heating solution is based on a reference house from the builder, and it seems to work well there.
I grew up myself as part of a family of four in a 100m² (1076 sq ft) house and find the large modern homes of 140m² (1507 sq ft) and above quite huge.
The built-in closet in the hallway will be 200cm (79 inches) tall, with a wooden or similar panel at the top.
How do I delete the PDF? The edit button is missing from my post!?
The washing machine and dryer will be placed in the utility room.
We plan to use the attic as storage for decorations and want to fully cover it with OSB boards. The builder will only create a 10m² (107.6 sq ft) walkway.
In the long term, a double carport with a shed is planned, which will also provide some storage space.
Our heating solution is based on a reference house from the builder, and it seems to work well there.
I grew up myself as part of a family of four in a 100m² (1076 sq ft) house and find the large modern homes of 140m² (1507 sq ft) and above quite huge.
The built-in closet in the hallway will be 200cm (79 inches) tall, with a wooden or similar panel at the top.
How do I delete the PDF? The edit button is missing from my post!?
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