ᐅ Floor plan design for an urban villa with basement – any suggestions for improvement?
Created on: 8 Oct 2019 21:00
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canerol
Hello everyone,
We are currently planning a townhouse for the plot of land we purchased. We would appreciate your feedback, improvements, or suggestions regarding the floor plans.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 448m² (5409 ft²)
Slope: South-facing slope, within the building area approximately 1.6 m (5.25 ft) descending from street level
Building type: Single-family house, townhouse style
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.3
Plot ratio / floor space index: 0.6
Building area, building line, and boundary: Maximum building depth 14 m (46 ft), building length 10.5 m (34 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 1 in front of the garage entrance
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: Gable roof, 25-45 degrees; hip roof / tent roof 15-25 degrees
Architectural style: Modern
Orientation: South
Maximum height / limitations: No restrictions
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Townhouse style, hip/tent roof 25 degrees
Basement, floors: 2 full stories plus basement rooms and a separate apartment in the basement
Number and ages of occupants: 4 people, ages: 46, 47, children 20 and 16 years
Space requirements for basement (UG), ground floor (EG), upper floor (OG):
UG:[/B] Separate apartment for one child (20 years), WC & shower, 1 cellar/storage room, utility room
EG: Kitchen/dining/living, workspace
OG: Two children’s rooms (child 16 years), bathroom, master bedroom, storage room (washing machine, dryer)
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen with island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: 4
Fireplace: yes
Music/Stereo wall: no
Balcony: no
Terrace: yes, on the ground floor; according to the development plan, half the width of the house
Rainwater tank: no
Garage or carport: garage
House Design
Designed by:
- Structural engineer
Cost estimate according to structural engineer: 350,000€ including ancillary construction costs and utility connections
Personal budget limit for house including fittings: 370,000€
Heating system: Geothermal heating
Why does the design look like it does?
Since our children are older, we wanted to prioritize giving them large rooms. Due to the slight slope on the site, a basement with a separate apartment made sense. This is where our older son would have his own space. Our daughter would have her room on the upper floor. We wanted the living room to be large and open.
We have a family member (father-in-law) who runs a civil engineering company, so we expect to get the earthworks and landscaping done at a relatively low cost.
We are currently planning a townhouse for the plot of land we purchased. We would appreciate your feedback, improvements, or suggestions regarding the floor plans.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 448m² (5409 ft²)
Slope: South-facing slope, within the building area approximately 1.6 m (5.25 ft) descending from street level
Building type: Single-family house, townhouse style
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.3
Plot ratio / floor space index: 0.6
Building area, building line, and boundary: Maximum building depth 14 m (46 ft), building length 10.5 m (34 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 1 in front of the garage entrance
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: Gable roof, 25-45 degrees; hip roof / tent roof 15-25 degrees
Architectural style: Modern
Orientation: South
Maximum height / limitations: No restrictions
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Townhouse style, hip/tent roof 25 degrees
Basement, floors: 2 full stories plus basement rooms and a separate apartment in the basement
Number and ages of occupants: 4 people, ages: 46, 47, children 20 and 16 years
Space requirements for basement (UG), ground floor (EG), upper floor (OG):
UG:[/B] Separate apartment for one child (20 years), WC & shower, 1 cellar/storage room, utility room
EG: Kitchen/dining/living, workspace
OG: Two children’s rooms (child 16 years), bathroom, master bedroom, storage room (washing machine, dryer)
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen with island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: 4
Fireplace: yes
Music/Stereo wall: no
Balcony: no
Terrace: yes, on the ground floor; according to the development plan, half the width of the house
Rainwater tank: no
Garage or carport: garage
House Design
Designed by:
- Structural engineer
Cost estimate according to structural engineer: 350,000€ including ancillary construction costs and utility connections
Personal budget limit for house including fittings: 370,000€
Heating system: Geothermal heating
Why does the design look like it does?
Since our children are older, we wanted to prioritize giving them large rooms. Due to the slight slope on the site, a basement with a separate apartment made sense. This is where our older son would have his own space. Our daughter would have her room on the upper floor. We wanted the living room to be large and open.
We have a family member (father-in-law) who runs a civil engineering company, so we expect to get the earthworks and landscaping done at a relatively low cost.
Grantlhaua schrieb:
What I find totally missing in your planning, if you really want to do it with the granny flats like that, where will the laundry be washed and, above all, hung to dry? Your son hardly wants to have to walk through the entire apartment every time, right?Good point. The son can access the lower terrace directly from his door, where he can hang his laundry. To avoid him having to walk through the whole apartment, we will probably need to install a second washing machine in the basement.Matthew03 schrieb:
I agree with Katja and am more than surprised and disappointed that you haven’t addressed the specific questions.
Is the cost estimate net or gross? This has remained unanswered so far.
The various points about the family situation have been actively and rightly discussed by almost everyone, but from you: nothing. Why?
All the fundamental questions should be discussed before talking about individual wall lengths... unless you don’t want to, which is fine. But then don’t be surprised if nothing conclusive comes out of this. Sorry, it was not intentional to ignore the comments.
The cost estimate is shown as gross, including VAT.
Regarding the family situation, I have already commented on this: the children still live with us. Of course, we also considered building without a basement, but in the end, we concluded that a 20-year-old with their partner doesn’t want to live on the same floor as us, and neither do we.
We then tried to plan our bedroom on the ground floor, but that didn’t work because I couldn’t fit my office otherwise.
Therefore, for us, only the option with a basement was feasible, where each child gets their own room of almost the same size.
canerol schrieb:
Basement:
- Yes, the bathroom is narrow, but in my opinion it should be absolutely sufficient for one person.Hmm. You mean that because it’s only one person, they don’t need to turn around while drying off? That doesn’t make sense. It’s not about how many people you can cram in, but how comfortably you can move around in a room. Especially when you have ample space down there where the heating system can be placed. That’s a joke!canerol schrieb:
- Also the utility room, we don’t need more there either since only the heating will be installed,So no water, electricity, hot water tank, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, or fiber optic? Where will all of that be installed?canerol schrieb:
- Hobby / child’s room has two windows, one of which is large and faces south, the room probably won’t get flooded with light but in our opinion it should be sufficient.
- In the utility room (heating room) no window is planned, only a light well.Why not add a light well in the child’s room corner instead? Surely you prefer the child to have natural light more than the heating system, right?canerol schrieb:
Ground floor:
- The distance from the entrance to the kitchen with shopping bags is too long. Yes, you are right, so we plan a patio door leading to the driveway. The window shown in the drawing is actually the patio door. Unfortunately, the kitchen furniture is still shown in the drawing, but of course it won’t be placed there.So, you’re already planning for crutches instead of designing reasonable pathways from the start?canerol schrieb:
Upper floor:
- The child’s room is as large as our daughter wants it.Somehow it feels like the girl is more favored than the boy here.canerol schrieb:
No exit to the balcony is planned, that would blow the budget.What, no balcony? I’m speechless.kbt09 schrieb:
It’s not clear where you want to place the terrace. More likely on the right, where the dining area is? Will there be any land raising involved? kbt09 schrieb:
For a galley kitchen, the width of 326 cm (128 inches) is actually too wide. It would make sense to upload plans that also reflect the design. I don’t understand the kitchen area at all.
kbt09 schrieb:
Why is there still a bathroom with a shower on the ground floor? The office is quite small for that. Is it meant to be a home office? The space for a swivel chair is just too tight. ????
And then the question... how long do you think the children will still be living with you? What about their training/studies/careers?
If your son already lives with his girlfriend, you should consider a real self-contained apartment quality with cooking facilities/kitchen, etc.
kaho674 schrieb:
Hmm. You mean that because it’s just one person, they don’t need to turn around while drying off? That’s nonsense. It’s not about how many people you can cram in there, but how you move comfortably within the space. Especially when you have kilometers of space downstairs where the utility room can be placed. That’s a joke!
So no water / electricity / hot water tank / mechanical ventilation / fiber optic? Where will all that be installed?
Why not add a light well in the corner of the child’s room? The child is much more important to you than the heating system, right?
So you’re planning for crutches from the start instead of designing proper pathways?
Somehow it feels like the girl is preferred over the boy.
What, no terrace? Speechless. Water / electricity / hot water tank will also be in the utility room. The utility room can’t be smaller because otherwise the door wouldn’t fit.A light well in the corner probably won’t be possible because our terrace is planned exactly on that side, taking up half the width of the house. Since the plot slopes (about 1.80m (6 feet)) in that area, I think a light well will be difficult to realize.
What would you consider a proper layout or pathway for the kitchen?
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