ᐅ Single-family home, approximately 160 m², Bauhaus style; first design draft based on our requirements
Created on: 23 Aug 2019 22:03
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Hello everyone,
we've been looking forward to this for a long time, and now we can finally share our first draft floor plan/design for discussion. We’re very curious to hear your feedback.
Those of you who have seen my thread before (https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/efh-Bauhausstil-Wohnfläche-180m-mit-Doppelgarage.31853/) know what to expect, and here comes the gem.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 530m² (about 5,700 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio (Grundflächenzahl): see screenshot
Floor area ratio (Geschossflächenzahl): see screenshot
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries: see screenshot
Edge development: see screenshot
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: flat roof
Architectural style: Bauhaus
Orientation
Maximum height/limitations
Other requirements
The green highlighted area represents our plot => Parcel 8479
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Bauhaus style, flat roof
Basement, floors: Basement yes, ground floor, upper floor
Number of residents, ages: 3 people, potentially 4: 33, 30, 2 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: Initially planned 180 m² (about 1,940 sq ft) on two stories, now reduced to 160 m² (about 1,720 sq ft) after feedback, with the ground floor slightly larger than the upper floor, around 75–85 m² (810–915 sq ft)
Office: Family use or home office? Yes, in the basement (guest room <-> office)
Overnight guests per year: Hard to say, probably about 10 times per year with 2–5 guests each time
Open or closed architecture: Rather open
Conservative or modern construction: Rather modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: Island
Number of dining spaces: 1
Fireplace: Yes
Music/sound system wall: Our soundbar is sufficient
Balcony, roof terrace: Maybe, undecided (Architect’s comment: How often do you really go out for a beer on the balcony/roof terrace instead of the nice terrace on the ground floor?)
Garage, carport: Double garage, possibly single garage with carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: Small but nice (a few tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchinis…)
House Design
Planning by: Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? We like the architecture with the two offset rectangles, though we wonder if the extra cost (no price estimate yet) justifies this. We believe it is structurally more challenging than a simple "cube."
What don’t you like? Why? The size of the bedroom/walk-in closet/children’s room. It feels like the bedroom is missing 2–5 m² (about 20–55 sq ft), as is the second children’s room.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: The initial draft was around 550,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 620,000 EUR
Preferred heating technology: Indifferent, but tendency toward heat pump.
If you had to give up something, which details/finishes
- You can give up: the current shape (nice but a cube would also do)
- You cannot give up: space
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? This is the second design resulting from last week’s discussion with us, and we find it very successful.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Absolutely, plus the idea he had to move the kitchen during development. The guest room has now moved to the basement, allowing more space on the ground floor (beforehand, it felt quite cramped and “squeezed”).
What makes it especially good or bad in your opinion? The architecture
...and now I’ll leave you alone with our house
Upper floor plan:
Basement:
we've been looking forward to this for a long time, and now we can finally share our first draft floor plan/design for discussion. We’re very curious to hear your feedback.
Those of you who have seen my thread before (https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/efh-Bauhausstil-Wohnfläche-180m-mit-Doppelgarage.31853/) know what to expect, and here comes the gem.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 530m² (about 5,700 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio (Grundflächenzahl): see screenshot
Floor area ratio (Geschossflächenzahl): see screenshot
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries: see screenshot
Edge development: see screenshot
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: flat roof
Architectural style: Bauhaus
Orientation
Maximum height/limitations
Other requirements
The green highlighted area represents our plot => Parcel 8479
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Bauhaus style, flat roof
Basement, floors: Basement yes, ground floor, upper floor
Number of residents, ages: 3 people, potentially 4: 33, 30, 2 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: Initially planned 180 m² (about 1,940 sq ft) on two stories, now reduced to 160 m² (about 1,720 sq ft) after feedback, with the ground floor slightly larger than the upper floor, around 75–85 m² (810–915 sq ft)
Office: Family use or home office? Yes, in the basement (guest room <-> office)
Overnight guests per year: Hard to say, probably about 10 times per year with 2–5 guests each time
Open or closed architecture: Rather open
Conservative or modern construction: Rather modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: Island
Number of dining spaces: 1
Fireplace: Yes
Music/sound system wall: Our soundbar is sufficient
Balcony, roof terrace: Maybe, undecided (Architect’s comment: How often do you really go out for a beer on the balcony/roof terrace instead of the nice terrace on the ground floor?)
Garage, carport: Double garage, possibly single garage with carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: Small but nice (a few tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchinis…)
House Design
Planning by: Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? We like the architecture with the two offset rectangles, though we wonder if the extra cost (no price estimate yet) justifies this. We believe it is structurally more challenging than a simple "cube."
What don’t you like? Why? The size of the bedroom/walk-in closet/children’s room. It feels like the bedroom is missing 2–5 m² (about 20–55 sq ft), as is the second children’s room.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: The initial draft was around 550,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 620,000 EUR
Preferred heating technology: Indifferent, but tendency toward heat pump.
If you had to give up something, which details/finishes
- You can give up: the current shape (nice but a cube would also do)
- You cannot give up: space
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? This is the second design resulting from last week’s discussion with us, and we find it very successful.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Absolutely, plus the idea he had to move the kitchen during development. The guest room has now moved to the basement, allowing more space on the ground floor (beforehand, it felt quite cramped and “squeezed”).
What makes it especially good or bad in your opinion? The architecture
...and now I’ll leave you alone with our house
Upper floor plan:
Basement:
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spyfromtheeast12 Nov 2019 22:36The “odd” corners in the hallway on the upper floor—specifically by the bedroom door and the staircase—would bother me. I just sketched this quickly, but I think this layout would make more sense:
I would try to design the bedroom entrance at a 45-degree angle. This way, you can also turn left directly into the walk-in closet. Additionally, I would add a door from the bedroom to the bathroom. If you need to use the toilet at night, it’s a shorter route.
Is there no urinal planned for the toilet on the ground floor? There’s space for one, and I find it quite practical. Especially if you have many guests, the main toilet stays cleaner afterward.
But that’s just my opinion... of course, you have to decide what works best for you.
Best regards, thespyfromtheeast.
I would try to design the bedroom entrance at a 45-degree angle. This way, you can also turn left directly into the walk-in closet. Additionally, I would add a door from the bedroom to the bathroom. If you need to use the toilet at night, it’s a shorter route.
Is there no urinal planned for the toilet on the ground floor? There’s space for one, and I find it quite practical. Especially if you have many guests, the main toilet stays cleaner afterward.
But that’s just my opinion... of course, you have to decide what works best for you.
Best regards, thespyfromtheeast.
The kink in the wall on the upper floor isn’t serious, is it?
I don’t understand how something like this can be handed over to the client! You’re paying hundreds of thousands, and the planner can’t even draw the wall properly. This is just — and I’m really frustrated about this — sloppy. You have to be able to see that the bathroom needs to be 2cm (1 inch) smaller.
Otherwise, it’s a matter of personal taste. The wall near the stairs wouldn’t be my choice, as it reduces the chance for the light from the window upstairs to brighten the hallway on the ground floor. I still find the door to the dining area a bit too narrow and the distance too long when carrying groceries. I like the idea of opening up the hallway on the ground floor.
I don’t understand how something like this can be handed over to the client! You’re paying hundreds of thousands, and the planner can’t even draw the wall properly. This is just — and I’m really frustrated about this — sloppy. You have to be able to see that the bathroom needs to be 2cm (1 inch) smaller.
Otherwise, it’s a matter of personal taste. The wall near the stairs wouldn’t be my choice, as it reduces the chance for the light from the window upstairs to brighten the hallway on the ground floor. I still find the door to the dining area a bit too narrow and the distance too long when carrying groceries. I like the idea of opening up the hallway on the ground floor.
kaho674 schrieb:
The kink in the wall on the upper floor isn't serious, right?Haha... well, I guess that’s because of a 3-meter (10-foot) wardrobe. I don’t really get it either, and I would skip having two doors in the bedroom.
Clearly ... bedroom connected through a walk-in closet, then the corner bend is eliminated.
I would also reconsider the skylights in the bathroom and bedroom ... rather a standard window to the right of the bed, and in the bathroom the bathtub preferably where the washbasin is now, with the washbasin moved to the wall shared with the bedroom, then either two standard windows or one wide window.
Why is there a skylight in the guest toilet?
I would also reconsider the skylights in the bathroom and bedroom ... rather a standard window to the right of the bed, and in the bathroom the bathtub preferably where the washbasin is now, with the washbasin moved to the wall shared with the bedroom, then either two standard windows or one wide window.
Why is there a skylight in the guest toilet?
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