ᐅ Floor plan for a 160 sqm urban villa – Requesting advice!
Created on: 28 Jan 2019 09:23
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Bauherrin92
Hello everyone,
we are planning to build an urban villa with 160 sqm (1720 sq ft) plus a basement in rural Bavaria. Since we are now in the crucial phase of floor plan design, we would really appreciate your opinions and suggestions for improvements.
The following issues concern us the most:
1. Arrangement of the house and garage on the plot: The garage has been deliberately placed on the west side to create distance from the neighbor. To catch the evening sun, the house has been set back. However, I wonder if this looks "good," as I have never seen such an arrangement before. We are also undecided whether the garage should be detached or attached to the house (possibly with access through the pantry?). On the plans, the garage is at the neighbor’s boundary. There is currently no house there.
2. The cloakroom and dressing room seem too small to comfortably place proper wardrobes and move around freely.
3. In general, I feel the overall design could still be improved, including the arrangement of windows.
Here is the questionnaire:
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 800 sqm (8,600 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.35
Floor space index: 0.7
Building window, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 ft) to the street
Edge development: garage yes
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 2
Roof style: open construction
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: urban villa, 2 full storeys, hipped roof
Basement, storeys: basement, ground floor, first floor
Number of people, age: two adults, schoolchild, expecting a baby
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: three bedrooms, spacious living-dining area, separate cloakroom, shower toilet on the ground floor
Office: none
Guest bedrooms per year: none
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 4–10 (when guests visit)
Fireplace: yes
Garage, carport: prefabricated double garage
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be included:
- Cloakroom in a niche
- Shower toilet on the ground floor, later for the teenage daughter
- Large children’s rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the garden
- Dressing room in the master bedroom
- Pantry for yellow bags (recycling waste bags), vacuum cleaner, cleaning supplies, pasta stock, etc.
House design
Who made the plan: planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Basement: fine as is
- Ground floor: large pantry, L-shaped kitchen/living/dining area
- Upper floor: large children’s rooms
What don’t you like? Why?
- Ground floor: layout of toilet and cloakroom
- Upper floor: dressing room and bathroom possibly too small
- detached garage
Preferred heating technology: undecided so far
If you had to give up something, which details/upgrades would you skip?
- Could give up: access from garage into the house
- Could not do without: pantry, dressing room, cloakroom
Why has the design turned out as it is now? Our wishes were implemented by the planner
We look forward to your advice!!!
P.S.: The red circle is supposed to indicate north, sorry, it couldn’t be done otherwise!
we are planning to build an urban villa with 160 sqm (1720 sq ft) plus a basement in rural Bavaria. Since we are now in the crucial phase of floor plan design, we would really appreciate your opinions and suggestions for improvements.
The following issues concern us the most:
1. Arrangement of the house and garage on the plot: The garage has been deliberately placed on the west side to create distance from the neighbor. To catch the evening sun, the house has been set back. However, I wonder if this looks "good," as I have never seen such an arrangement before. We are also undecided whether the garage should be detached or attached to the house (possibly with access through the pantry?). On the plans, the garage is at the neighbor’s boundary. There is currently no house there.
2. The cloakroom and dressing room seem too small to comfortably place proper wardrobes and move around freely.
3. In general, I feel the overall design could still be improved, including the arrangement of windows.
Here is the questionnaire:
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 800 sqm (8,600 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.35
Floor space index: 0.7
Building window, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 ft) to the street
Edge development: garage yes
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 2
Roof style: open construction
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: urban villa, 2 full storeys, hipped roof
Basement, storeys: basement, ground floor, first floor
Number of people, age: two adults, schoolchild, expecting a baby
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: three bedrooms, spacious living-dining area, separate cloakroom, shower toilet on the ground floor
Office: none
Guest bedrooms per year: none
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 4–10 (when guests visit)
Fireplace: yes
Garage, carport: prefabricated double garage
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be included:
- Cloakroom in a niche
- Shower toilet on the ground floor, later for the teenage daughter
- Large children’s rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the garden
- Dressing room in the master bedroom
- Pantry for yellow bags (recycling waste bags), vacuum cleaner, cleaning supplies, pasta stock, etc.
House design
Who made the plan: planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Basement: fine as is
- Ground floor: large pantry, L-shaped kitchen/living/dining area
- Upper floor: large children’s rooms
What don’t you like? Why?
- Ground floor: layout of toilet and cloakroom
- Upper floor: dressing room and bathroom possibly too small
- detached garage
Preferred heating technology: undecided so far
If you had to give up something, which details/upgrades would you skip?
- Could give up: access from garage into the house
- Could not do without: pantry, dressing room, cloakroom
Why has the design turned out as it is now? Our wishes were implemented by the planner
We look forward to your advice!!!
P.S.: The red circle is supposed to indicate north, sorry, it couldn’t be done otherwise!
Update:
I would choose an 8m (26 ft) setback from the street. Also, a porch roof from the front door extending to the garage. The kitchen window would just remain unobstructed.
On the upper floor, the door and wall clearances are now maximized to ensure enough space for the bed.
The fireplace would still be an issue.
I would choose an 8m (26 ft) setback from the street. Also, a porch roof from the front door extending to the garage. The kitchen window would just remain unobstructed.
On the upper floor, the door and wall clearances are now maximized to ensure enough space for the bed.
The fireplace would still be an issue.
... @kaho674 ... Katja ... really great how you keep contributing.
As the original poster, I would consider this ... a basement, yes, but what exactly will be stored there? Garden furniture? Lawn mower, etc.? Outside access?
What about bicycles? The garage doesn’t have space for them.
As the original poster, I would consider this ... a basement, yes, but what exactly will be stored there? Garden furniture? Lawn mower, etc.? Outside access?
What about bicycles? The garage doesn’t have space for them.
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Bauherrin922 Feb 2019 15:34kaho674 schrieb:
Including a canopy from the house entrance to the garageI would move the garage door to the back, facing the garden. It doesn’t add much value if it’s right next to the garage entrance where I can just walk out.
The kids’ rooms are really small, hmm... I’ll have to draw it as soon as I get to it.
kbt09 schrieb:
A basement, yes, but what is it supposed to be used for? Garden furniture? Lawn mower, etc.? .. External access?
What about bicycles? The garage doesn’t offer space for them.Garden shed, basement, …
External access is more of a luxury, not absolutely necessary.
kaho674 schrieb:
That’s nonsense. I hardly see any advantage of #145 compared to the original design.Why nonsense? What would you do differently/better? (Without changing the style like in the last design)
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Bauherrin922 Feb 2019 15:38kaho674 schrieb:
The story height is the vertical distance the stairs need to cover. This includes not only the room height but also elements like the ceiling and floor structure. The latter usually adds about 30cm (12 inches) in height, plus the clear room height, resulting in a total story height of around 2.90m (9 ft 6 in). Otherwise, you would have to subtract that from the 2.63m (8 ft 8 in), making the room height only about 2.30m (7 ft 7 in).Our rough construction room height is stated as 2.63m (8 ft 8 in).
kaho674 schrieb:
I would rather keep the kitchen in the east.The kitchen doesn’t matter to me; I care about the dining room, which should be in the west.
kbt09 schrieb:
Basement yes, but what exactly is supposed to be stored down there? Garden furniture? Lawn mower, etc.? .. Outdoor access?
What about bicycles? The garage doesn’t have space for them. And you answer:
Bauherrin92 schrieb:
Garden shed, basement, ....
Outdoor access is more of a luxury, not absolutely necessary. So, what exactly is supposed to go in the basement ... and, are you clear about the transport route? And what is meant by a floating garden shed?
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