ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a New Single-Family Home with Double Garage (Urban Villa)

Created on: 27 Dec 2019 13:42
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maxl229
Hello everyone,
last week we received the first draft proposal from our architect for the new build of a detached single-family house with a double garage.

Below are the answers to the questionnaire, completed as much as possible.
If I have misunderstood or answered any points incorrectly, please excuse me.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 1701 sqm (front approx. 27 m (89 feet))
Slope: slightly rising towards the north, but no impact on floor plan or design
Site coverage ratio: N/A
Floor area ratio: N/A
Building window, building line and boundary:
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces:
Number of storeys:
Roof type: N/A
Architectural style: N/A
Orientation: North
Maximum heights / limits:
Additional requirements: §34

Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Urban villa with a hipped roof / garage with hipped roof
Basement, storeys: no basement, 2 full storeys
Number of occupants, age: 2, 28
Room requirements on the ground floor: kitchen, living + dining, office, guest WC, pantry, laundry room
Upper floor: 1 master bedroom + walk-in closet + bathroom, 2 children’s bedrooms + bathroom, storage room
Office: home office
Number of overnight guests yearly: not relevant
Open or closed design: open
Conservative or modern construction style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse

House Design
Planned by:
- architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
The upper floor layout was implemented as discussed;
The architect added an open space in the entrance area, which we find very good.

What do you not like? Why?
Since we did not want a flat roof on the garage, a double garage with a hipped roof was planned, followed by a flat roof extension to provide direct access to the house.
However, the layout of the rooms for laundry + drying, heating + technical equipment, as well as pantry + utility room, feels somewhat awkward.

If possible, we would like to switch the pantry with the laundry room and add a pantry off the kitchen.
This would allow the outbuilding to be slightly smaller and the kitchen window to be enlarged. However, I suspect this will increase the overall footprint.

Cost estimate according to architect/planner: approx. 390,000 EUR (including ventilation system)
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: estimate fits budget
Preferred heating system: gas + solar thermal (the draft currently includes an air-source heat pump)

If you had to do without, which details / additions
- could you do without:
- could you not do without:

What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?

Overall, our wishes regarding layout and construction style have been well implemented.
Only the above-mentioned layout of the outbuilding including the pantry seems somewhat awkward.
What do you think of our ideas, and what possibilities for redesign would you suggest?

Thank you in advance for the lively discussion!

Best regards,
maxl229

Schema section: residential house and garage with roof structure and measurements


Right side view of a two-storey house with extension, window fronts, and garden plants.


Rear view of a two-storey house with terrace, side extension, and hillside location.


Left side view of a two-storey house with outbuilding and trees.


Front view of a two-storey single-family house with central entrance and garage on the right.


Upper floor plan: hallway, master bedroom, walk-in closet, master bath, 2 children’s bedrooms, storage room


Ground floor plan: living room, dining area, kitchen, office, WC, double garage, terrace.
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kbt09
4 Jan 2020 13:37
You do realize that in your version, your storage is also located within the thermal envelope again.
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maxl229
4 Jan 2020 13:39
kbt09 schrieb:

You do realize that in your version, your storage is also inside the thermal envelope again.

But it would be in all the other floor plan versions as well..
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kbt09
4 Jan 2020 13:41
Yes, because no one wants to reveal it. But you wanted the storage outside the thermal envelope.
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Pinkiponk
4 Jan 2020 13:43
kaho674 schrieb:

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Maybe something like this:

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Great. That’s exactly the kind of thing I’m imagining, just smaller and more affordable. It looks good, even though there are no shutters. We agreed on a compromise to install floor-to-ceiling windows only on the ground floor and regular windows on the upper floor.
truce4 Jan 2020 13:44
Hm, and according to your new proposal, the technical room should be located as far away from the house as possible (which means long cable runs/losses, etc.).
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maxl229
4 Jan 2020 13:46
kbt09 schrieb:

Yes, because no one wants to lay it out. But you wanted the storage outside the thermal envelope.

Overall, I think the other benefits are more important to me.
We don’t have that many supplies that must be stored at very cool temperatures anyway. There is a refrigerator available for drinks, and for wine lovers, a two-zone cooler could be purchased. For vegetables that need cool storage, another solution would have to be found, or purchase sizes kept small.