ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family House with Basement and Double Garage on a 540 sqm Plot
Created on: 13 Sep 2019 22:44
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MakeNBreak
Hello everyone,
we need help planning our house. We have purchased a 540 sqm (5810 sq ft) plot and want to build a single-family home with a basement, two full floors, and a double garage. Unfortunately, I couldn’t attach PDFs, but I hope the quality of the mysweethome snapshot is sufficient.
Details on the floor plan below...
Development plan/restrictions:
Plot size: 540 sqm (5810 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building line, building boundary, and building zone: see plan
Edge development: detached housing
Number of floors: no restriction
Maximum height: 8.5 m (natural ground to ridge)
A 5 m (16 ft) wide protected buffer zone along the water must be planted and cannot be built on.
Client requirements:
Building type: single-family house with double garage
Roof shape: gable roof
Basement ceiling height: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in), ground floor ceiling height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in), upper floor ceiling height: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Number and age of occupants: 2 adults (mid-30s), 2 children (<3 years)
Living area: 160-180 sqm (1720-1940 sq ft)
Basement with waterproofing “black tank” system
We want to combine the following:
- No kitchen-dining-living room corridor; instead, an L-shaped layout with the living room somewhat separated
- Office/guest room on the ground floor (double bed and desk); home office once a week, guests about ten times a year; also usable as a bedroom later in life (space for double bed and wardrobe)
- Ground floor toilet with shower
- Direct access from the garage to the house or at least a dry path from the garage to the house
- Half-landing staircase
- Gable roof
- House oriented lengthwise (gable side) towards the street to preserve as much garden space as possible on the west side
- Pantry would be nice but can be omitted if the kitchen is large; a storage room for food is planned in the basement
- Open kitchen
- Seating for 6 people
- No balcony
House design:
The current design is our own. After visiting many show homes and working through various planning drafts, we gradually became clear about what we want. The current design incorporates the above wishes.
What do we not like? Why?
If you had to give up some details/extensions, which ones would they be?
What we cannot do without:
- Living/dining area should be spacious and feel open
- We do not want a kitchen-dining-living corridor; the living room should be somewhat separated/offset.
Why did the design turn out this way?
Optimal use of the plot, placing the double garage and house towards the street to have enough garden space at the back. Kitchen faces the street, living and dining area face the garden/terrace. Simple house shape (no bay window because of the waterproof basement “black tank,” cost savings, etc.). After much trial and error, this layout made the most sense.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Are there other options to meet our requirements? What are the main criticisms or improvement suggestions for the current design?
we need help planning our house. We have purchased a 540 sqm (5810 sq ft) plot and want to build a single-family home with a basement, two full floors, and a double garage. Unfortunately, I couldn’t attach PDFs, but I hope the quality of the mysweethome snapshot is sufficient.
Details on the floor plan below...
Development plan/restrictions:
Plot size: 540 sqm (5810 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building line, building boundary, and building zone: see plan
Edge development: detached housing
Number of floors: no restriction
Maximum height: 8.5 m (natural ground to ridge)
A 5 m (16 ft) wide protected buffer zone along the water must be planted and cannot be built on.
Client requirements:
Building type: single-family house with double garage
Roof shape: gable roof
Basement ceiling height: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in), ground floor ceiling height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in), upper floor ceiling height: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Number and age of occupants: 2 adults (mid-30s), 2 children (<3 years)
Living area: 160-180 sqm (1720-1940 sq ft)
Basement with waterproofing “black tank” system
We want to combine the following:
- No kitchen-dining-living room corridor; instead, an L-shaped layout with the living room somewhat separated
- Office/guest room on the ground floor (double bed and desk); home office once a week, guests about ten times a year; also usable as a bedroom later in life (space for double bed and wardrobe)
- Ground floor toilet with shower
- Direct access from the garage to the house or at least a dry path from the garage to the house
- Half-landing staircase
- Gable roof
- House oriented lengthwise (gable side) towards the street to preserve as much garden space as possible on the west side
- Pantry would be nice but can be omitted if the kitchen is large; a storage room for food is planned in the basement
- Open kitchen
- Seating for 6 people
- No balcony
House design:
The current design is our own. After visiting many show homes and working through various planning drafts, we gradually became clear about what we want. The current design incorporates the above wishes.
What do we not like? Why?
- Where could shelves be integrated in the living area?
- Is the size of the dining and living area proportionate to the house?
- The hallway on the ground floor is quite wide – seems like wasted space
- It would be nice if the living room felt a bit more separated
If you had to give up some details/extensions, which ones would they be?
- Pantry (we haven’t managed to integrate it yet)
- Half-landing staircase is practical and attractive but takes up a lot of space (alternative: straight staircase or two-flight angled staircase)
- Kitchen orientation facing the street
What we cannot do without:
- Direct access from the garage
- Living/dining area should be spacious and feel open
- We do not want a kitchen-dining-living corridor; the living room should be somewhat separated/offset.
Why did the design turn out this way?
Optimal use of the plot, placing the double garage and house towards the street to have enough garden space at the back. Kitchen faces the street, living and dining area face the garden/terrace. Simple house shape (no bay window because of the waterproof basement “black tank,” cost savings, etc.). After much trial and error, this layout made the most sense.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Are there other options to meet our requirements? What are the main criticisms or improvement suggestions for the current design?
MakeNBreak schrieb:
If an aerial photo still makes sense, I can have a friend take one with a drone. Would it still be a field in Google Earth?
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MakeNBreak schrieb:
The advantage of having a bit of space would be that you could extend the terrace around the corner to have breakfast there on summer weekends...
And what speaks against staying on the main terrace with the view of the water? If you extend the terrace around the corner, you’re basically sitting in the neighbor’s garden. And 2m (6.5 feet) for the terrace won’t do any good. You can’t even place a table and have a meal with four people because there’s no room to walk or you have to step onto the lawn...
A 3m (10 feet) wide terrace would leave only a tiny strip of grass... It wouldn’t look very good either.
You’ll end up staying on the main terrace anyway, and gaining 1m (3 feet) of garage width is clearly better than having a second seating area awkwardly squeezed into the corner.
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MakeNBreak13 Oct 2019 21:5411ant schrieb:
Google Earth Unfortunately, that doesn’t help. The area is not yet developed.
danixf schrieb:
What is the problem with keeping the main terrace and enjoying the view of the water? If you build a terrace around the corner, you’re basically sitting in the neighbor’s garden. And 2m (6.5 ft) for the terrace is not enough. You can’t even place a table for four to eat because there’s no room to move around, or you’d have to step onto the lawn... A 3m (10 ft) wide terrace would leave only a tiny strip of green space... which doesn’t look very good either.
You will end up staying on the main terrace anyway, and gaining 1m (3 ft) in garage width is much more useful than having a second, cramped seating area tucked into a corner. Thanks for the feedback. I also see the terrace on the west side. I think the garage will be made a bit wider as well. We still plan to visit relatives’ garages and even test drive inside them since so far we’ve only measured them...
We will get back to you when we have the next floor plan, this time from the architect.
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