ᐅ New single-family house, 190 sqm (aiming for fewer square meters!)
Created on: 15 Mar 2019 15:40
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Lucrezia
Let’s give it a try 😉
We have finally decided on a local supplier who builds MHM walls (solid wood with wood wool insulation). It’s more expensive than a timber frame construction, but the local sourcing and construction method ultimately convinced us.
The floor plans were originally created by an architect, but we have gradually adapted them.
Of course, we will have “official” floor plans drawn up by the architect later. Before that, I’d like to exchange ideas with you and gather good suggestions 🙂
Hard facts:
We already live on the property in an older semi-detached house, which we will then rent out.
Plot size 470 sqm (total 1404 sqm, but part is already occupied by our old house, the double garage, and parking spaces).
The new house will have an “L-shape” to make optimal use of the free part of the property. The preliminary building enquiry with this plan was successful. The facade will be white! (or orange if approved).
The terrain is flat (needs about 60 cm (2 feet) of fill) – part of the topsoil will be reused, and whatever is missing will hopefully be “imported” from neighbors who are also building.
2 stories
Gable roof, between 25° and 28°
Style rather traditional
Orientation southwest
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type rather traditional, gable roof (requirements from local building authority/planning department)
No basement
Number of people, ages: she 45, he 50, 2 medium-sized dogs, children aged 1.5 and 2.5 years
Space needed on ground floor and upper floor – about 120 sqm (1300 sq ft) on the ground floor (due to practice), around 50 sqm (540 sq ft) upstairs would be enough
Practice with 2 rooms on the ground floor: 1 room purely as a practice, 1 larger room for courses/seminars as well. Soundproof wall between practice and living space. In 20 years or later, when we retire, the practice should become a granny flat (hence connections for kitchen + shower).
Guest sleepers per year – 5-6
Open or closed architecture – rather closed
Conservative or modern construction – doesn’t matter, main thing is practical
Open kitchen with island – more likely yes, but not mandatory
Number of dining seats – 3 to 6
Fireplace – only a stove
Music/stereo wall – unclear, possibly in the future?
Balcony, roof terrace – 1 balcony upstairs, 8.5 sqm (90 sq ft)
Garage, carport – no, already exists on the other part of the property
Utility garden, greenhouse – no, already present in the other garden area (maybe expand?)
House design
Originally planned by the architect, now “copied” and modified by me
What do you like in particular? Why? Light! Relatively little “dead space” (entrance, hallway...). I want it bright, and all square meters used rationally and sensibly.
What don’t you like? Why? Practice WC without a window, but apparently it can’t be done differently. Probably still too little storage space because no basement (we have storage in and on the garage, but since we have several hobbies, I’m afraid it will be tight).
Especially upstairs I would like fewer square meters overall, and less corridor space...
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 430K
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 510K
Preferred heating technology: heat pump without ventilation system (only in WC/bathroom), underfloor heating.
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions would it be?
- You could give up: parts of the entrance/hallway, living space upstairs
- You could not give up: practice, disabled-accessible practice WC. However, everything could be a bit smaller (overall house size, especially upstairs). A lower knee wall upstairs (currently 144 cm (4 ft 9 in)) is not feasible because on the south side, we would lose too much light.
Why is the design like this now? For example: Practice area
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Do you see ways to avoid dead space? Reduce costs?
We have treated the upper floor somewhat as an afterthought, since we only need 1 bedroom, 1 guest room, 1 sauna, and not necessarily an extra office/dog room.
The layout is still open. There is definitely room for improvement and lots of opportunity for constructive ideas 🙂
*Note: no window on the south side is possible in the guest room, because the roof gable of the ground floor is there.
We have finally decided on a local supplier who builds MHM walls (solid wood with wood wool insulation). It’s more expensive than a timber frame construction, but the local sourcing and construction method ultimately convinced us.
The floor plans were originally created by an architect, but we have gradually adapted them.
Of course, we will have “official” floor plans drawn up by the architect later. Before that, I’d like to exchange ideas with you and gather good suggestions 🙂
Hard facts:
We already live on the property in an older semi-detached house, which we will then rent out.
Plot size 470 sqm (total 1404 sqm, but part is already occupied by our old house, the double garage, and parking spaces).
The new house will have an “L-shape” to make optimal use of the free part of the property. The preliminary building enquiry with this plan was successful. The facade will be white! (or orange if approved).
The terrain is flat (needs about 60 cm (2 feet) of fill) – part of the topsoil will be reused, and whatever is missing will hopefully be “imported” from neighbors who are also building.
2 stories
Gable roof, between 25° and 28°
Style rather traditional
Orientation southwest
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type rather traditional, gable roof (requirements from local building authority/planning department)
No basement
Number of people, ages: she 45, he 50, 2 medium-sized dogs, children aged 1.5 and 2.5 years
Space needed on ground floor and upper floor – about 120 sqm (1300 sq ft) on the ground floor (due to practice), around 50 sqm (540 sq ft) upstairs would be enough
Practice with 2 rooms on the ground floor: 1 room purely as a practice, 1 larger room for courses/seminars as well. Soundproof wall between practice and living space. In 20 years or later, when we retire, the practice should become a granny flat (hence connections for kitchen + shower).
Guest sleepers per year – 5-6
Open or closed architecture – rather closed
Conservative or modern construction – doesn’t matter, main thing is practical
Open kitchen with island – more likely yes, but not mandatory
Number of dining seats – 3 to 6
Fireplace – only a stove
Music/stereo wall – unclear, possibly in the future?
Balcony, roof terrace – 1 balcony upstairs, 8.5 sqm (90 sq ft)
Garage, carport – no, already exists on the other part of the property
Utility garden, greenhouse – no, already present in the other garden area (maybe expand?)
House design
Originally planned by the architect, now “copied” and modified by me
What do you like in particular? Why? Light! Relatively little “dead space” (entrance, hallway...). I want it bright, and all square meters used rationally and sensibly.
What don’t you like? Why? Practice WC without a window, but apparently it can’t be done differently. Probably still too little storage space because no basement (we have storage in and on the garage, but since we have several hobbies, I’m afraid it will be tight).
Especially upstairs I would like fewer square meters overall, and less corridor space...
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 430K
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 510K
Preferred heating technology: heat pump without ventilation system (only in WC/bathroom), underfloor heating.
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions would it be?
- You could give up: parts of the entrance/hallway, living space upstairs
- You could not give up: practice, disabled-accessible practice WC. However, everything could be a bit smaller (overall house size, especially upstairs). A lower knee wall upstairs (currently 144 cm (4 ft 9 in)) is not feasible because on the south side, we would lose too much light.
Why is the design like this now? For example: Practice area
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Do you see ways to avoid dead space? Reduce costs?
We have treated the upper floor somewhat as an afterthought, since we only need 1 bedroom, 1 guest room, 1 sauna, and not necessarily an extra office/dog room.
The layout is still open. There is definitely room for improvement and lots of opportunity for constructive ideas 🙂
*Note: no window on the south side is possible in the guest room, because the roof gable of the ground floor is there.
11ant schrieb:
Strangely mixed Silesian Swedish house with a touch of Alpine chalet – so instead of dogs as pets, I would have expected Bigfoot). 😀 nicely summed up. The laughter did me good, thanks!
Well, the younger dog already looks like a little Bigfoot 🙂
Since we haven’t received the invoice from the original architect yet and therefore haven’t paid (the next plans will be drawn up by a different architect because we will no longer build with the original log house company), I want to possibly avoid copyright infringements.
Originally, the two entrances were side by side, where the practice entrance is now – which we didn’t like much.
The hallway was wider, both practice rooms were located next to each other.
Meaning: no possibility to hold courses or events.
Too few windows on the south side on the upper floor.
Is this roughly imaginable like this?
At least the proportions need to be right 🙂
In any case, the result is that we don’t want to go with the original plan.
Among other things, the private entrance was quite long, which I didn’t like (my parents’ house was a typical 70s style pump house with a huge marble entrance, all about appearance rather than practicality. Now I want exactly the opposite. Also, we have lived accordingly for the past 25 years – it suits us).
In any case, the result is that we don’t want to go with the original plan.
Among other things, the private entrance was quite long, which I didn’t like (my parents’ house was a typical 70s style pump house with a huge marble entrance, all about appearance rather than practicality. Now I want exactly the opposite. Also, we have lived accordingly for the past 25 years – it suits us).
Lucrezia schrieb:
Is it roughly like this? Unfortunately, not at all. I was asking whether the house was developed based on the floor plan or from an overall building concept; I wanted to be able to picture which wall is where the architect intended and which ones you moved. From your words, I can’t tell either — rather, I get the impression that you didn’t just modify but freely reinterpreted it. Probably, if we compared drawings side by side, the similarities would be hard to find (?).
Lucrezia schrieb:
no possibility to hold courses, etc. How exactly is the practice operation supposed to work then?
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So the entire building structure remains unchanged, exactly as visible from the exterior view.
My design is based on this 1:1.
After submitting the building permit / planning permission inquiry, the idea arose to make the recess slightly wider.
This formed the basis of the first floor plan.
Later, we changed our minds for the reasons mentioned above and reduced the recess again to the original planned size.
Use: practice – therapy, courses such as autogenic training and stress management.
My design is based on this 1:1.
After submitting the building permit / planning permission inquiry, the idea arose to make the recess slightly wider.
This formed the basis of the first floor plan.
Later, we changed our minds for the reasons mentioned above and reduced the recess again to the original planned size.
Use: practice – therapy, courses such as autogenic training and stress management.
Lucrezia schrieb:
and we reduced the recurrence again, Regionally, I would probably see that more as a towing away.
Lucrezia schrieb:
Courses like autogenic training So a small group exercise room?
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