ᐅ Single-family Home – "Almost" Final Floor Plan – Suggestions for Improvement?
Created on: 17 Oct 2019 16:08
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Fabsta M
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 597 m² (6,425 sq ft)
Slope: Slightly sloping towards the street to the west
Building type: Detached single-family house with double garage
Site coverage ratio: 0.25
Edge development: No
Parking spaces: Double garage / carport in front of the garage
Number of floors: 1.5
Building setback: 3 m (10 ft) on all sides, except garage
Orientation: South
Maximum wall height: 4.4 m (14.4 ft)
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Solid single-family house, gable roof with 30° pitch
Basement, floors: 1 full floor, 0.5 upper floor, no basement
Number of occupants, age: 3 adults (34, 25), 1 child (10), 1 more planned
Room requirements by level:
Ground floor: Open kitchen-living area, living room, office, utility room, guest bathroom
Upper floor: Master bedroom, 2 children’s bedrooms, bathroom, WC, walk-in closet, storage room
Office: For private and business use, with sofa bed for guests
Guest stays: approximately 30 times per year
Conservative or modern build: Modern open kitchen with island in the living kitchen
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: yes
Audio/video wall: yes, 9.2 system
Balcony: no
Terrace: yes, in front of living kitchen and living room along the entire east side (wind protection provided by the forward-positioned garage)
Garage: large double garage with 54 m² (6 m x 9 m) (581 sq ft / 20 ft x 30 ft)
Utility garden: east side
Rainwater collection tank: no
Additional wishes/particulars, including reasons why some features are not included:
House Design
Who designed it: Ourselves together with an architect
What do you particularly like? Why? The open living-kitchen area as well as the master bathroom with walk-in closet
What do you not like? Why? Unfortunately, we had to reduce the knee wall height, so the sloped ceilings on the second floor now start at 1.40 m (4.6 ft) instead of 1.60 m (5.2 ft). The development plan does not allow for anything else. This change was due to height adjustments in the building area.
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 600,000 EUR
Preferred heating system: Ground source heat pump with heat storage / no radiators, only underfloor heating
If you had to give up, which details/expansions
-you can give up: Office
-you cannot give up: Large open kitchen
The design itself is practically set, unfortunately, we had to reduce the knee wall height a little, and now the sloped ceilings in the second floor start at 1.40 m (4.6 ft). We don’t find this very appealing, but the development plan does not permit two full floors.
We would simply appreciate some feedback. All ideas and suggestions are very welcome. Of course, we believe we have thought everything through thoroughly, but any information can help us.
There are no longer any trees on the plot.
Thank you very much in advance for the feedback.
Plot size: 597 m² (6,425 sq ft)
Slope: Slightly sloping towards the street to the west
Building type: Detached single-family house with double garage
Site coverage ratio: 0.25
Edge development: No
Parking spaces: Double garage / carport in front of the garage
Number of floors: 1.5
Building setback: 3 m (10 ft) on all sides, except garage
Orientation: South
Maximum wall height: 4.4 m (14.4 ft)
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Solid single-family house, gable roof with 30° pitch
Basement, floors: 1 full floor, 0.5 upper floor, no basement
Number of occupants, age: 3 adults (34, 25), 1 child (10), 1 more planned
Room requirements by level:
Ground floor: Open kitchen-living area, living room, office, utility room, guest bathroom
Upper floor: Master bedroom, 2 children’s bedrooms, bathroom, WC, walk-in closet, storage room
Office: For private and business use, with sofa bed for guests
Guest stays: approximately 30 times per year
Conservative or modern build: Modern open kitchen with island in the living kitchen
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: yes
Audio/video wall: yes, 9.2 system
Balcony: no
Terrace: yes, in front of living kitchen and living room along the entire east side (wind protection provided by the forward-positioned garage)
Garage: large double garage with 54 m² (6 m x 9 m) (581 sq ft / 20 ft x 30 ft)
Utility garden: east side
Rainwater collection tank: no
Additional wishes/particulars, including reasons why some features are not included:
House Design
Who designed it: Ourselves together with an architect
What do you particularly like? Why? The open living-kitchen area as well as the master bathroom with walk-in closet
What do you not like? Why? Unfortunately, we had to reduce the knee wall height, so the sloped ceilings on the second floor now start at 1.40 m (4.6 ft) instead of 1.60 m (5.2 ft). The development plan does not allow for anything else. This change was due to height adjustments in the building area.
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 600,000 EUR
Preferred heating system: Ground source heat pump with heat storage / no radiators, only underfloor heating
If you had to give up, which details/expansions
-you can give up: Office
-you cannot give up: Large open kitchen
The design itself is practically set, unfortunately, we had to reduce the knee wall height a little, and now the sloped ceilings in the second floor start at 1.40 m (4.6 ft). We don’t find this very appealing, but the development plan does not permit two full floors.
We would simply appreciate some feedback. All ideas and suggestions are very welcome. Of course, we believe we have thought everything through thoroughly, but any information can help us.
There are no longer any trees on the plot.
Thank you very much in advance for the feedback.
wrobel schrieb:
Hello
I would find it perfect with the changes suggested by Tamstar as well. Additionally, I would make the entrance to the office a bit narrower to enlarge the cloakroom.
OlliHello Olli, I have also noted your idea about the cloakroom, good suggestion. That small area in the office doesn’t help, but having a bit more cloakroom space is always useful.
Thank you
Finally, a thread starter who softens the "final" on their floor plan with a "almost" before I have to do it myself.
A knee wall of "only" 140cm (55 inches) instead of 160cm (63 inches) would, in my opinion, usually not be a problem at all and often even an improvement – however, here I get the impression that the floor plans date from before this reduction, which raises concerns for me regarding the eaves-side corridor connecting the bedroom – dressing room – bathroom, as this might now need to be redesigned.
Otherwise, the differences compared to how I would do it seem mainly a matter of personal taste. Regarding the open space, I recommend using the forum search, as this topic has already been widely debated here.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
A knee wall of "only" 140cm (55 inches) instead of 160cm (63 inches) would, in my opinion, usually not be a problem at all and often even an improvement – however, here I get the impression that the floor plans date from before this reduction, which raises concerns for me regarding the eaves-side corridor connecting the bedroom – dressing room – bathroom, as this might now need to be redesigned.
Otherwise, the differences compared to how I would do it seem mainly a matter of personal taste. Regarding the open space, I recommend using the forum search, as this topic has already been widely debated here.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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hampshire17 Oct 2019 22:35Fabsta M schrieb:
We’ll consider having it above the entrance from the walk-in closet; it definitely sounds interesting. However, there should actually be a large mirror installed on the inside of the wall, but we’ll think about it.You could install a Linvisible door with an interior mirror. It’s a great feature.11ant schrieb:
Finally, a thread starter who softens the term "final" before their floor plan with a "almost," before I have to do it myself.
A knee wall of "only" 140cm (55 inches) instead of 160cm (63 inches) would normally not be a big deal in my opinion, but often even an improvement – however, here I get the impression that the floor plans are from before this reduction, which makes me worry that the layout near the eaves corridor—bedroom, dressing room, bathroom—might need to be redesigned.
Otherwise, the differences compared to how I would do it seem mostly to be a matter of taste. Regarding the void space, I recommend searching the forum; it has been discussed extensively already.Hello, no, this is actually already the revised floor plan with the 140cm (55 inches) knee wall. I could upload the previous floor plan as well, but I suspect that would only cause confusion in the end. Only the knee wall height, the position of the bathroom door from the hallway, and the width of the shower changing from 150cm (59 inches) to 135cm (53 inches) have been altered (since we start a bit lower, it could not be done otherwise).
Because of the knee wall change, we also increased the roof pitch from 26 degrees to 30 degrees, which I think is quite good in this case.
Yes, yes, the void space... I’ve also seen it at friends’ houses and liked it... and in several show homes as well... I think it will stay.
Thanks.
hampshire schrieb:
You could install a Linvisible door with a mirrored interior. It’s a real highlight.Yeah, that’s an interesting idea... I can really imagine that well as an entrance.
I’ll give it some thought.
Thanks.
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