ᐅ Semi-detached house floor plan considerations and experiences?

Hello everyone,

I’m planning to have a semi-detached house of 135m2 (1453 sq ft) built and am currently reviewing the suggested floor plans to see how practical they are and whether any changes should be made before I submit the building permit / planning permission application. Do you have any ideas or suggestions for me?

Best regards,
Joanna

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Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size – 300m2 (3,229 sq ft)
Slope – no
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development – no
Number of parking spaces – 2
Number of floors – 2
Roof type – gable roof
Architectural style – ??
Orientation – south/east/north

Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type – gable roof, semi-detached house
Basement, number of floors – no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age – 2, approximately 40 years old
Office: family use or home office? – family use
Annual overnight guests – about 5 people
Open or closed architecture
Conservative or modern design – rather modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island – semi-open kitchen
Number of dining seats – 6
Fireplace – no
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – yes
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for preferences – we have a dog

House Design
Planner:
- Designer from a construction company

What do you particularly like? Why? The room layout on the 1st floor
What do you not like? Why? We are still considering... small kitchen?
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump

Joanna1982 schrieb:

Do you perhaps have any ideas or suggestions for me?

Yes: take my advice seriously and never plan a semi-detached house on your own — and read the thread by @goalkeeper. The problematic points in semi-detached houses always come from the shared wall with the other half, where every difference turns into a complication. You get the full impact if you differ from your neighbor in every aspect: construction method, basement presence, house depth profile, and so on.

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Joanna1982 schrieb:

Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, feel free to explain why you want certain things or prefer to avoid others – we have a dog

Just a note, a note... and with some feeling behind it
Could you please elaborate a bit: do you like it, or don’t you? Did you want a walk-in closet? Do you want a kitchen like this, or one with an island? Why include a children’s room if you don’t have kids?
Is it a developer who is inflexible and expensive with changes and also building the second phase, or is it your own construction company? Is this a new housing development with parking spaces in front, or will there be a garage somewhere? Can you still adjust the window placements? How much of the plot is left on the east side? Could a kitchen exit be added there?

11ant schrieb:

Yes: Take my advice to heart, never plan a semi-detached house on your own – and make sure to read the thread by @goalkeeper.

Anyone can do easy.