ᐅ Urban villa, 170 m² on a 567 m² plot of land

Created on: 6 Feb 2020 00:14
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Flottertoni
Hello everyone,

we will begin building a single-family house at the end of August and I would like to share our current house plan here.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 567 sqm (approximately 6,104 sq ft)
Slope no
Floor area ratio (FAR) 0.4
Site coverage ratio 0.8
Building setback, building line, and boundary 2.5 m (8 feet) from the property border
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of storeys 2
Roof type pyramid roof
Architectural style urban villa
Orientation garden facing south

Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type urban villa
Basement, storeys 2 full floors without basement
Number of occupants, age 2 people, 26/27 years
Office: family use or home office? office possibly also as a guest room
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats
Fireplace
no
Balcony, roof terrace garden terrace
Garage, carport detached double garage, prefabricated construction
Orientation living and dining rooms facing the garden

House Design
Planned by: initially in collaboration with the developer
What do you particularly like? Why? staircase in the living/dining area
What do you not like? Why? window layout, living room feels like an “extended” hallway due to sofa placement
Estimated price according to architect/planner: ~361,000 euros (excluding garage, additional construction costs)
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump

If you have to give up, which features/finishes
- can you give up? not yet considered
- cannot do without: electric shutters, blinds in living/dining area and kitchen, staircase in living room, so-called T-solution in the bathroom

I would like to emphasize that these are still some of the first drawings. The furniture, kitchen, etc. have only been placed as placeholders for now.
It should also be mentioned that the main entrance can only be on this side, as we have a “small” driveway at the edge of the plot in front of the garage.

In short, what I am not completely satisfied with in the current plan:
- window distribution
- living room, because the sofa can only be placed this way due to the casement window

I am very grateful for any further tips or criticism!

Floor plan of a house: kitchen, dining/living area, hallway, guest room, wardrobe, garage.


Floor plan of an apartment: bathroom, bedroom, dressing room, corridor, and two children’s rooms.


Modern white villa with garage, fence, cars, and several people in front.
11ant6 Feb 2020 18:31
Flottertoni schrieb:

Here is a very basic picture,
I fully agree with that,
Flottertoni schrieb:

to better visualize the plot.
However, I don’t agree with this: what you see is not a plot. It’s a green LEGO baseplate, and I’m probably not the only one who suspects that it doesn’t honestly represent the plot, at least topographically. Why go through complicated graphic design tricks instead of simply taking a screenshot of the cadastral plan or something similar?
Flottertoni schrieb:

The reason is that you can’t see directly into the garden from the driveway.
This is also not something you have to completely throw out with the bathwater. Trying to get rid of one problem by causing another can make things worse.
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11ant6 Feb 2020 18:36
kaho674 schrieb:

The main question is why the block is supposed to be in the southwest, completely blocking your natural light inside the house, instead of in the northeast, where it belongs?
The garage is actually located on the east side, and the floor plans face (imperfectly) south (I already mentioned this, but the original poster didn’t catch it).
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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kaho6746 Feb 2020 18:44
11ant schrieb:

The garage is actually on the east side, the floor plans are (incompletely) oriented to the south (as I already mentioned, but the OP did not).

What? The north arrow on the floor plan is incorrect? How do you figure that?
Flottertoni schrieb:

I don’t understand your question. This last image is only supposed to show the two versions for the garage. Please disregard the rest.

So far, most people assume your plot looks like this. Please confirm or correct the north arrow in #1.

Floor plan: house with garage on plot; sun shines from the right onto the building.
11ant6 Feb 2020 18:53
Well, you see, I’m already getting quite frustrated with those TEs who are too lazy to figure out their plans themselves. Here you go:

Floor plan of a house with living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, terrace, and garage.

https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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Flottertoni
6 Feb 2020 19:19
I don’t understand the problem here. The garden faces south. What’s not clear about that? Just as shown in the drawing. Who would rotate a floor plan to have north at the top?

The plot is not yet developed, and there is no official plan available.

I just want to illustrate why it’s disadvantageous to place the garage on the other side. The driveway becomes too large/long, and you end up losing garden space. It’s possible that I lose some evening sun, but you have to accept some trade-offs.
Pinky03016 Feb 2020 20:04
I still don’t understand why the driveway can only be placed in that one spot.
Given the orientation of the house, it seems that no sunlight reaches the house after midday. Are you aware of this?