Hello everyone, now it’s our turn. We’ve read a lot and heard much about circulation paths and related topics. Now we would like to know what the experienced but also critical community thinks about our floor plan. So please type away and give us feedback on the layout. Thank you very much.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size - 500 sqm (about 5380 sq ft)
Slope - no
Site coverage ratio - 0.4
Floor area ratio - 0.8
Building envelope, setback lines - 5 meters (16.4 ft) from the street and 5 meters (16.4 ft) to the rear
Edge development
Number of parking spaces - 1 garage 3 x 8 meters (10 x 26 ft) / 1-2 in front of the garage
Number of storeys - 2
Roof type - none/open
Architectural style - none/open
Orientation - none/open
Maximum heights / limits - none/open
Further requirements - none/open
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type - Modern – urban villa
Basement, number of floors - no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age - 2 adults and 1 child (early 30s and 1 year old)
Space requirements on ground floor (GF), upper floor (UF) -
GF WC with shower, living room with kitchen and dining area, study;
UF: study, children’s room, bathroom, master bedroom with dressing room;
Office: family use or home office? - office for home office, guests for visitors
Number of guest stays per year - 20-30
Open or enclosed architecture - rather open
Conservative or modern construction - open
Open kitchen, kitchen island - preferably, but not mandatory
Number of dining seats - 3 daily; irregularly 5-6; rarely 7-10 (mostly in summer)
Fireplace - a MUST!!!
Music / stereo wall - no, only TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace - no
Garage, carport - garage, possibly carport in front
Utility garden, greenhouse - small greenhouse only
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why some things are wanted or not - Friends advised us not to make the utility room (laundry/household room) too small, so it should be somewhat larger.
House Design
Designer:
- planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
- As non-homeowners, we find the design very nice and think it should fit us very well.
What do you not like? Why?
- The fireplace flue. We are unsure if it fits well so that the smoke can be properly vented above.
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
- $410,000
Personal budget limit for house including fixtures:
- open
Preferred heating system:
- air-to-water heat pump
If you had to give up on any details / expansions
- What can you do without:
- dressing room in the bedroom
- What you cannot do without:
- guest WC shower, study, fireplace
Why is the design as it is now?
Standard design from the planner with small wall adjustments
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters or less?
What do you think of the floor plan? How do you find the number and arrangement of windows? What is good and what could be improved? How could the fireplace flue (by the way room-air-independent) be solved? And anything else we might have missed
House dimensions 10.12m x 8.99m (33.2 ft x 29.5 ft)
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size - 500 sqm (about 5380 sq ft)
Slope - no
Site coverage ratio - 0.4
Floor area ratio - 0.8
Building envelope, setback lines - 5 meters (16.4 ft) from the street and 5 meters (16.4 ft) to the rear
Edge development
Number of parking spaces - 1 garage 3 x 8 meters (10 x 26 ft) / 1-2 in front of the garage
Number of storeys - 2
Roof type - none/open
Architectural style - none/open
Orientation - none/open
Maximum heights / limits - none/open
Further requirements - none/open
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type - Modern – urban villa
Basement, number of floors - no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age - 2 adults and 1 child (early 30s and 1 year old)
Space requirements on ground floor (GF), upper floor (UF) -
GF WC with shower, living room with kitchen and dining area, study;
UF: study, children’s room, bathroom, master bedroom with dressing room;
Office: family use or home office? - office for home office, guests for visitors
Number of guest stays per year - 20-30
Open or enclosed architecture - rather open
Conservative or modern construction - open
Open kitchen, kitchen island - preferably, but not mandatory
Number of dining seats - 3 daily; irregularly 5-6; rarely 7-10 (mostly in summer)
Fireplace - a MUST!!!
Music / stereo wall - no, only TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace - no
Garage, carport - garage, possibly carport in front
Utility garden, greenhouse - small greenhouse only
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why some things are wanted or not - Friends advised us not to make the utility room (laundry/household room) too small, so it should be somewhat larger.
House Design
Designer:
- planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
- As non-homeowners, we find the design very nice and think it should fit us very well.
What do you not like? Why?
- The fireplace flue. We are unsure if it fits well so that the smoke can be properly vented above.
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
- $410,000
Personal budget limit for house including fixtures:
- open
Preferred heating system:
- air-to-water heat pump
If you had to give up on any details / expansions
- What can you do without:
- dressing room in the bedroom
- What you cannot do without:
- guest WC shower, study, fireplace
Why is the design as it is now?
Standard design from the planner with small wall adjustments
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters or less?
What do you think of the floor plan? How do you find the number and arrangement of windows? What is good and what could be improved? How could the fireplace flue (by the way room-air-independent) be solved? And anything else we might have missed
House dimensions 10.12m x 8.99m (33.2 ft x 29.5 ft)
The furniture is shown to scale inside.
For the dining area, we are considering an extendable table that saves space during the week and can be expanded when needed.
I’m not very fond of this corner either, so the question is whether anyone has a good suggestion for it.
I thought the utility room was already quite large (compared to other floor plans). How large is your utility room?
But place it against the T wall at the front. See floor plan!
North – Garage
East – Street
South – Guest bathroom
West – Garden / Living, dining, kitchen
For the dining area, we are considering an extendable table that saves space during the week and can be expanded when needed.
I’m not very fond of this corner either, so the question is whether anyone has a good suggestion for it.
I thought the utility room was already quite large (compared to other floor plans). How large is your utility room?
But place it against the T wall at the front. See floor plan!
North – Garage
East – Street
South – Guest bathroom
West – Garden / Living, dining, kitchen
I find it hard to believe this is a draft from a professional draftsman. The walls—or rather, the "non-walls"—next to the staircase look downright amateurish. Also, they all appear to be too thin.
The access to the living areas is uninviting, with a bend in the hallway. The cloakroom is quite far from the front door. The staircase takes up an awkwardly large amount of space.
The office is huge, but the utility room is too small. Our boiler room measures 7 m² (75 sq ft). Additionally, we have a laundry room of 5 m² (54 sq ft) and a pantry of 4 m² (43 sq ft).
The T-shaped bathroom layout in this version is too narrow between the sink and the bathtub.
The access to the living areas is uninviting, with a bend in the hallway. The cloakroom is quite far from the front door. The staircase takes up an awkwardly large amount of space.
The office is huge, but the utility room is too small. Our boiler room measures 7 m² (75 sq ft). Additionally, we have a laundry room of 5 m² (54 sq ft) and a pantry of 4 m² (43 sq ft).
The T-shaped bathroom layout in this version is too narrow between the sink and the bathtub.
Chimney – a Must
In the Stattwillah style (and generally in times of energy-saving regulations), it is a sign of planning naivety—where expectations exceed reality...
Moreover, the chimney is located too close to the ridge, or even penetrates the ridge beam (in a gable roof). Without specifying the roof type, it is hardly possible to make constructive suggestions about where to place it (but as mentioned above: see above).
Planner of a construction company / only exterior dimensions are available
And what did you use as a reference to trace the plans?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
In the Stattwillah style (and generally in times of energy-saving regulations), it is a sign of planning naivety—where expectations exceed reality...
Moreover, the chimney is located too close to the ridge, or even penetrates the ridge beam (in a gable roof). Without specifying the roof type, it is hardly possible to make constructive suggestions about where to place it (but as mentioned above: see above).
Planner of a construction company / only exterior dimensions are available
And what did you use as a reference to trace the plans?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Building directly on the property boundary is definitely not allowed for this length. Please refer to the state building regulations/planning permission for details.
The dirty hallway to the wardrobe was already mentioned by Hayden.
The program has the drawback that some furniture can be resized until it fits.
Please furnish the children’s room for an adult, as normally the child grows and will want a different setup than a baby room, which is often squeezed in everywhere.
The path to the shower is a traffic route... someone in the family will inevitably block the way. There is way too little storage space.
Let’s overlook the amateurish walls for now, but the guest toilet could of course be arranged more pleasantly than having to walk against a wall.
In winter, the family gathers in the bathrooms and dressing room to get some daylight into the house.
The dirty hallway to the wardrobe was already mentioned by Hayden.
The program has the drawback that some furniture can be resized until it fits.
Please furnish the children’s room for an adult, as normally the child grows and will want a different setup than a baby room, which is often squeezed in everywhere.
The path to the shower is a traffic route... someone in the family will inevitably block the way. There is way too little storage space.
Let’s overlook the amateurish walls for now, but the guest toilet could of course be arranged more pleasantly than having to walk against a wall.
In winter, the family gathers in the bathrooms and dressing room to get some daylight into the house.
I’m currently looking at the measurements:
The hallway remains about 1 meter (3.3 feet) after deducting the stair depth. There’s no room left for a cupboard or sideboard, for example.
The shower wall in the restroom leaves 82 cm (32 inches) for the door in the rough opening, with a 10 cm (4 inch) wall, although it’s actually 12 cm (5 inches). ...
A width of 3 meters (10 feet) is no longer enough for the shower, bathtub, pre-wall installation, sink, and standing space.
Your staircase is poorly positioned; it takes up too much hallway space.
Now I understand what the awkward walls mean: they are meant for storing firewood. Unfortunately, it’s too narrow. And the staircase is floating…
The hallway remains about 1 meter (3.3 feet) after deducting the stair depth. There’s no room left for a cupboard or sideboard, for example.
The shower wall in the restroom leaves 82 cm (32 inches) for the door in the rough opening, with a 10 cm (4 inch) wall, although it’s actually 12 cm (5 inches). ...
A width of 3 meters (10 feet) is no longer enough for the shower, bathtub, pre-wall installation, sink, and standing space.
Your staircase is poorly positioned; it takes up too much hallway space.
Now I understand what the awkward walls mean: they are meant for storing firewood. Unfortunately, it’s too narrow. And the staircase is floating…
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