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!
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!
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Flottertoni7 Feb 2020 00:43You must have the perfect house and a lot of time to write thousands of posts here.
A utility room with heating, trash, and cleaning supplies has no place at my entrance. There’s a reason why it’s usually located in the basement, if available.
How often do you have contractors coming to your place?
A side entrance door can also be placed on the east side and not be visible from the driveway.
What’s so terrible about a passage to the garden? Does your garden look that awful?
Just because I don’t follow your “advice,” am I supposed to leave the forum? This forum is for advice, not for you to plan our house, right? If that’s the case, then I am indeed in the wrong place.
I would really be interested to see your house plan.
A utility room with heating, trash, and cleaning supplies has no place at my entrance. There’s a reason why it’s usually located in the basement, if available.
How often do you have contractors coming to your place?
A side entrance door can also be placed on the east side and not be visible from the driveway.
What’s so terrible about a passage to the garden? Does your garden look that awful?
Just because I don’t follow your “advice,” am I supposed to leave the forum? This forum is for advice, not for you to plan our house, right? If that’s the case, then I am indeed in the wrong place.
I would really be interested to see your house plan.
Hello
You definitely won’t be forced to follow any advice here, but before you create a floor plan and decide on the location of the utility room, take some time to think about the layout and potential uses of the plot.
Placing the garage where you could have a terrace that gets evening sun—and which could easily be moved to the north side instead—is... well, I’m at a loss for the right words.
Olli
You definitely won’t be forced to follow any advice here, but before you create a floor plan and decide on the location of the utility room, take some time to think about the layout and potential uses of the plot.
Placing the garage where you could have a terrace that gets evening sun—and which could easily be moved to the north side instead—is... well, I’m at a loss for the right words.
Olli
Flottertoni schrieb:
have lots and lots of time to write thousands of posts here Just take it as experience. You are resisting every suggestion for improvement.
Regarding the corridor in the exterior area, I mentioned negative experiences related to drafts. If you don’t like answers, then don’t ask questions.
Flottertoni schrieb:
A utility room with heating, trash, and cleaning supplies has no place near the entrance in my opinion. That’s why it is usually located in the basement when available. How often do you have tradespeople visiting?
A secondary entrance door can also be located on the east side and hidden from view from the driveway.
The utility room has a door and is always kept closed, so it doesn’t negatively affect the entrance area. What is problematic, however, is when someone carries dirty, wet shoes through the living room and kitchen just to clean them in the utility room, or wants to hang up a wet jacket there after a walk, having to walk through the entire house to do so. If you have children and/or a dog, you constantly deal with dirty and wet shoes. I stand at the utility room sink every day to clean my “dog shoes,” hang dog towels (which I keep in the entrance area for drying paws), and to take cleaning tools (mops, handheld brooms, etc.) in and out.
You are spending a significant amount on this utility room bay window. Such a bay window is nice (we have one too), but you only have a single window in the bay (no wraparound glazing), which doesn’t look very attractive—especially since you will probably want to make this window fully opaque anyway, as the view into a utility room is not appealing, and that will not look good as the front façade of a house.
Best regards,
Sabine
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Grantlhaua7 Feb 2020 07:54Curly schrieb:
You’re spending a significant amount on this utility room bay window. A bay like this can look nice (we also have one), but you only have a single window in the bay (no wrap-around glazing), which doesn’t look as good, especially since you’ll probably make that window fully opaque anyway, given that the view into a utility room isn’t very attractive. This will affect the front appearance of the house negatively. And why not place the bay window on the other side and put the kitchen/living room or whatever you like there with lots of glass? This would free up more space for the staircase, utility room, and possibly a separate pantry.
It feels like you are ignoring all the advice, so why bother discussing the details?
To sum it up: Your house will be a dark, gloomy cave, where a draft will make your ears flap before you even enter. Then you’ll run with your shopping bags across the living room, dodging the stairs, around the dining table, through the kitchen, and finally collapse, exhausted, in the pantry. And you’ll do this two or three times—after all, you’re shopping for the whole family—yeah!
After the housewife or househusband is completely drained from shopping, they have to start doing the laundry. Which route do they take? Oh yes! Upstairs, downstairs, through the chill-out area again, past the dining table, through the kitchen, past the storeroom, all the way to the very back corner of the house. And that’s not just occasionally. It will be a constant run through the house. Anyone hoping for peace in the chill-out area—forget it!
All this running around might seem like good exercise, but you’ll soon be completely depressed because the darkness is the biggest problem. Where the sun should actually brighten the mood, you are building a wall that completely blocks one side. Well, at least the cars will be fine!
A car can also turn a corner. Take the advice from @wrobel in post #45 and place the garage in the northeast. You could even put it right in the corner as long as you don’t exceed 15 meters (49 feet) of setback. The missing meters in the garden are completely unjustified:
As you can see, your plan takes up just as much space from the garden as if you simply adjusted the house shape. But the forum plan enjoys sunlight in the living room and daylight.
Even though the words are blunt and emotions run high (simply because this involves a lot of money and decisions that can’t be undone)—we are on your side here.
To sum it up: Your house will be a dark, gloomy cave, where a draft will make your ears flap before you even enter. Then you’ll run with your shopping bags across the living room, dodging the stairs, around the dining table, through the kitchen, and finally collapse, exhausted, in the pantry. And you’ll do this two or three times—after all, you’re shopping for the whole family—yeah!
After the housewife or househusband is completely drained from shopping, they have to start doing the laundry. Which route do they take? Oh yes! Upstairs, downstairs, through the chill-out area again, past the dining table, through the kitchen, past the storeroom, all the way to the very back corner of the house. And that’s not just occasionally. It will be a constant run through the house. Anyone hoping for peace in the chill-out area—forget it!
All this running around might seem like good exercise, but you’ll soon be completely depressed because the darkness is the biggest problem. Where the sun should actually brighten the mood, you are building a wall that completely blocks one side. Well, at least the cars will be fine!
A car can also turn a corner. Take the advice from @wrobel in post #45 and place the garage in the northeast. You could even put it right in the corner as long as you don’t exceed 15 meters (49 feet) of setback. The missing meters in the garden are completely unjustified:
As you can see, your plan takes up just as much space from the garden as if you simply adjusted the house shape. But the forum plan enjoys sunlight in the living room and daylight.
Even though the words are blunt and emotions run high (simply because this involves a lot of money and decisions that can’t be undone)—we are on your side here.
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