Hello,
we have chosen a plot of land and would appreciate your feedback on our floor plan.
Zoning plan / restrictions
Plot size: 920m² (9900 sq ft approx.)
Slope: 5.5% over 31m (102 ft) from north to south
Site occupancy index (floor area ratio): 0.4
Floor space index: 0.6
Building window, building line and boundary: 5m (16 ft) setback from the street
Number of storeys: II = ground floor + attic
Roof style: gable roof 45°
Maximum heights / limits: 4.6m (15 ft)
Additional requirements:
Knee walls are only allowed for II = ground floor plus attic buildings and up to a maximum height of 75cm (30 inches), measured from the top edge of the raw ceiling to the bottom edge of the rafter at the outer wall.
The ridge of roof extensions must be at least 0.8m (2 ft 7 inches) lower than the ridge of the main residential building.
Architectural style, roof style, building type: gable roof single-family house
Basement, number of storeys: No basement, ground floor + attic
Number of occupants, ages: He 31, she 28
Office: a little home office + occasional guests
open architecture
modern construction style
open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 6 (or 8 including ends)
Fireplace: No
Garage
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine:
- Geothermal heat pump with deep drilling
- Ventilation system with heat recovery
- Monolithic 36cm (14 inch) brick walls
- Electrically operated roller shutters centrally controlled (via PLC) on the ground floor
- Kitchen island
House design
Designed by:
- Do-it-yourself
Price estimate based on forum experience:
Plot including additional costs: €58k
House including ancillary building costs for ceiling and walls: €450k
Personal budget limit for house including fittings:
€530k
Preferred heating technology:
Geothermal; if not possible, then air source
If you have to give up features / extensions, which ones would you omit:
- Kitchen island
- Geothermal heat
Why was the design created this way?
Based on the forum and what we actually need
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
The sloping ceilings concern me a bit. On the upper floor plan, I drew a 1.2m (4 ft) line, where the ceiling height should be 2m (6 ft 7 inches). I assume a knee wall of 80cm (31 inches) (since 75cm (30 inches) is measured on the outside). Otherwise, we hope you can point out “blind spots” we no longer see 🙂
Thank you in advance for your constructive criticism.
I hope we haven’t forgotten anything.
Best regards
we have chosen a plot of land and would appreciate your feedback on our floor plan.
Zoning plan / restrictions
Plot size: 920m² (9900 sq ft approx.)
Slope: 5.5% over 31m (102 ft) from north to south
Site occupancy index (floor area ratio): 0.4
Floor space index: 0.6
Building window, building line and boundary: 5m (16 ft) setback from the street
Number of storeys: II = ground floor + attic
Roof style: gable roof 45°
Maximum heights / limits: 4.6m (15 ft)
Additional requirements:
Knee walls are only allowed for II = ground floor plus attic buildings and up to a maximum height of 75cm (30 inches), measured from the top edge of the raw ceiling to the bottom edge of the rafter at the outer wall.
The ridge of roof extensions must be at least 0.8m (2 ft 7 inches) lower than the ridge of the main residential building.
Architectural style, roof style, building type: gable roof single-family house
Basement, number of storeys: No basement, ground floor + attic
Number of occupants, ages: He 31, she 28
Office: a little home office + occasional guests
open architecture
modern construction style
open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 6 (or 8 including ends)
Fireplace: No
Garage
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine:
- Geothermal heat pump with deep drilling
- Ventilation system with heat recovery
- Monolithic 36cm (14 inch) brick walls
- Electrically operated roller shutters centrally controlled (via PLC) on the ground floor
- Kitchen island
House design
Designed by:
- Do-it-yourself
Price estimate based on forum experience:
Plot including additional costs: €58k
House including ancillary building costs for ceiling and walls: €450k
Personal budget limit for house including fittings:
€530k
Preferred heating technology:
Geothermal; if not possible, then air source
If you have to give up features / extensions, which ones would you omit:
- Kitchen island
- Geothermal heat
Why was the design created this way?
Based on the forum and what we actually need
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
The sloping ceilings concern me a bit. On the upper floor plan, I drew a 1.2m (4 ft) line, where the ceiling height should be 2m (6 ft 7 inches). I assume a knee wall of 80cm (31 inches) (since 75cm (30 inches) is measured on the outside). Otherwise, we hope you can point out “blind spots” we no longer see 🙂
Thank you in advance for your constructive criticism.
I hope we haven’t forgotten anything.
Best regards
W
WilhelmRo21 Jan 2019 16:00ypg schrieb:
A utility room will be entered several times a day, but it is an enclosed room. That causes congestion, sorry!Quickly:
In that case, the bathroom is not a walkthrough room.
kaho674 schrieb:
- If the utility room must remain upstairs, consider swapping the bathroom and utility room. You can still bathe quite well under a sloped ceiling. Loading laundry, on the other hand, is very inconvenient.We had the same idea at the same time : )The utility room is wanted upstairs to handle laundry creation and cleaning on the same level.
Best regards
W
WilhelmRo21 Jan 2019 17:58Here is the upper floor again:
2m x 5.2m (6.6ft x 17ft) plus full ceiling height at the gable and sloping roof above the beds does not seem "impossible" to me.
Best regards
ypg schrieb:Sorry, but we disagree on this.
The layout of your children's rooms is really impossible.
2m x 5.2m (6.6ft x 17ft) plus full ceiling height at the gable and sloping roof above the beds does not seem "impossible" to me.
Best regards
WilhelmRo schrieb:
Sorry, we have different opinions here.
2m x 5.2m (6.6ft x 17ft) plus a gable at full room height and sloping ceiling above the beds doesn’t seem "impossible" to me.If you only consider the square meters, sure not, but there has to be space for furniture as well.
Are the drawn-in corner wardrobes by the window 60cm (24 inches) deep? For example, a 60cm (24 inches) Pax plus a 2cm (0.8 inches) door or sliding door plus 10cm (4 inches) – will the window still fully open then?
W
WilhelmRo21 Jan 2019 18:28Müllerin schrieb:
Are the corner cabinets drawn by the window 60cm (24 inches) deep? Yes. I took to heart the 70cm (28 inches) suggestion from Maria16.
Best regards
Ok. I still don’t find the rooms very spacious, but you can make something work out of them.
Until school starts, when a desk is not yet needed, the space in front of the window is good for Lego or train sets. After that, it will get a bit tight once a desk is added (especially for Lego cities that you want to keep set up). But from the teenage years onward, it works quite well again.
PS I still wouldn’t rule out a complete redesign – sometimes something good comes out of it. 😉
Until school starts, when a desk is not yet needed, the space in front of the window is good for Lego or train sets. After that, it will get a bit tight once a desk is added (especially for Lego cities that you want to keep set up). But from the teenage years onward, it works quite well again.
PS I still wouldn’t rule out a complete redesign – sometimes something good comes out of it. 😉
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