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.
I was thinking less about the consequences of self-managing the construction on site (in the simple sense of comparing planned versus actual completed trades). Rather, I was referring to the problem that F is working slowly and delaying the following trades so much that, because M is no longer available later, M suddenly has to come before K, which causes a lot of hassle and additional supervisory hours for K and L. But well, that little household work can’t be that difficult, says Johanna von Koczian’s husband.
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Grantlhaua14 Oct 2019 06:39That can happen to you as well, unless you have a
But the same can happen with external site management. I know people who have been building for almost two years and still aren’t in the house.
@canerol
Could you please give some feedback? How are things progressing? Are you sticking with the plan? What suggestions are being considered?
11ant schrieb:
that F works with delays and pushes back the other trades so much that because M is not available much later, M now suddenly has to come before K, which causes a lot of hassle and extra labor hours for K and L. But well, that little household task can’t be that hard, says Johanna von Koczian’s husband
But the same can happen with external site management. I know people who have been building for almost two years and still aren’t in the house.
@canerol
Could you please give some feedback? How are things progressing? Are you sticking with the plan? What suggestions are being considered?
Grantlhaua schrieb:
I know people who have been building for almost two years and still haven’t moved in.
Over 2 years
There are also two cases like that in our town. However, without construction management.
One hopes to finish by Christmas, with unplanned self-work and additional money.
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Grantlhaua14 Oct 2019 07:39haydee schrieb:
Over 2 years
In our town, there are also 2. However, without construction management.
One wants to finish by Christmas, with unplanned owner-contracted work and additional costs. We are managing within 10 months using separate trade contracts. At this point, something major would have to go wrong for us not to move in by January. So it could go either way. If a lot of owner-contracted work is added, it definitely becomes stressful, but it’s also fun.
Well, let’s see what more info @canerol will provide.
Great
Both often experience downtime lasting weeks, sometimes even months.
I’m not sure if it’s just due to the shortage of skilled tradespeople.
The roofs for the outbuildings were enough for me. I don’t want to build a house like that.
10/17 Roofer 1 said it’s too complicated for me, I’m not doing it.
2/18 Through connections, we found one who promised to finish by 12/18.
9/19 It was completed.
Long-term illness, no replacement.
Both often experience downtime lasting weeks, sometimes even months.
I’m not sure if it’s just due to the shortage of skilled tradespeople.
The roofs for the outbuildings were enough for me. I don’t want to build a house like that.
10/17 Roofer 1 said it’s too complicated for me, I’m not doing it.
2/18 Through connections, we found one who promised to finish by 12/18.
9/19 It was completed.
Long-term illness, no replacement.
Grantlhaua schrieb:
@canerol
Could you please give some feedback? How will you proceed? Are you keeping the plan as is? What suggestions are being considered?Yes, we will proceed with self-managing the project because it gives me maximum flexibility and allows for making smaller adjustments during the construction phase. I believe this approach enables us to achieve better quality. In my opinion, this is definitely the most challenging way to build....We also live close to the construction site and will be supported by a technical inspection authority (TÜV) and a structural engineer.
We are aware of the dependencies between the different trades—if one trade falls behind schedule, the others will also be delayed, which means the contractors may miss their appointments. We trust our construction supervisor, who has a large network of tradespeople to provide alternatives if needed.
To return to the overall budget: as I mentioned before, we will obtain contractors’ quotes in the coming weeks. If the cost estimates prove insufficient, we will increase our budget accordingly.
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