ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 145 sqm Single-Family Home – Requesting Feedback
Created on: 18 Feb 2020 22:59
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jan berlin
Dear House Building Forum,
We are currently planning the floor layout for our single-family home and welcome any advice and tips. We are very grateful for your help and suggestions.
I have attached the site plan as well as the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor. The positioning of the windows can be disregarded.
Unfortunately, we have no further ideas on how to resolve the issues with the current layout and are really hoping for your support.
Here is the completed questionnaire:
Development Plan / Restrictions:
Plot size: 830sqm (9,000 sqft)
Slope: no
Building coverage ratio: no development plan
Floor area ratio: no development plan
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries: no development plan
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories permitted according to §34BGB
Roof type: gable roof (for photovoltaics, with 2m (6.6 ft) standing height in the center)
Architectural style
Orientation: street on the east, garden on the west
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: 2 full stories with gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement
Number and age of residents: 3 persons (41, 37, 2), plus one additional child desired
Space requirement on ground/upper floor: approx. 145sqm (1,560 sq ft) total
Office: Family use or home office? The office is a retreat and workspace for the man of the house
Guests per year: 2-3
Open or closed architecture: open and bright
Traditional or modern construction: rather naturally modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island (peninsula also welcome)
Number of dining seats: 4-6 (expandable)
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport for 1 car
Kitchen garden, greenhouse
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included:
Prefer bathroom on the upper floor above the utility room for laundry chute, kitchen in the east, living area in the west as we are mostly home in the evenings
The right neighbor’s house is directly on the street; on the left side there is only a garden plot. There is a nice open view to the west.
House Design
Designed by:
- Planner from a construction company and ourselves
What do you particularly like and why? Dining and living facing the garden, natural lighting in ground and upper floor hallways, the idea of a window seat in the living/dining area but unsure where exactly?
What do you not like and why? Layout of living/dining (feels too wide), kitchen row with island too small, office could ideally face west (if possible), kitchen with light from the east (if possible)
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: pure house cost 260,000 Euro
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 260,000 Euro
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump
If you have to forego something, which details or extras
- Can you do without: fireplace
- Cannot do without: open, bright floor plan
Why was the design created as it is now? For example:
The design was proposed by the building planner (not an architect) and adjusted based on our feedback.
What do you consider particularly good or bad about it?
The general arrangement of rooms by cardinal direction is good. Natural lighting on ground and upper floors is good.
We don’t like the width of the living/dining area. It creates a large empty space in the middle since we want to have a view of the garden from the couch.
We prefer a straight or L-shaped staircase. No U-shaped staircase, unless with a landing.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Are improvements possible and are there maybe completely new ideas for the floor plan?
Thank you very much and best regards,
Jan
We are currently planning the floor layout for our single-family home and welcome any advice and tips. We are very grateful for your help and suggestions.
I have attached the site plan as well as the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor. The positioning of the windows can be disregarded.
Unfortunately, we have no further ideas on how to resolve the issues with the current layout and are really hoping for your support.
Here is the completed questionnaire:
Development Plan / Restrictions:
Plot size: 830sqm (9,000 sqft)
Slope: no
Building coverage ratio: no development plan
Floor area ratio: no development plan
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries: no development plan
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories permitted according to §34BGB
Roof type: gable roof (for photovoltaics, with 2m (6.6 ft) standing height in the center)
Architectural style
Orientation: street on the east, garden on the west
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: 2 full stories with gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement
Number and age of residents: 3 persons (41, 37, 2), plus one additional child desired
Space requirement on ground/upper floor: approx. 145sqm (1,560 sq ft) total
Office: Family use or home office? The office is a retreat and workspace for the man of the house
Guests per year: 2-3
Open or closed architecture: open and bright
Traditional or modern construction: rather naturally modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island (peninsula also welcome)
Number of dining seats: 4-6 (expandable)
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport for 1 car
Kitchen garden, greenhouse
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included:
Prefer bathroom on the upper floor above the utility room for laundry chute, kitchen in the east, living area in the west as we are mostly home in the evenings
The right neighbor’s house is directly on the street; on the left side there is only a garden plot. There is a nice open view to the west.
House Design
Designed by:
- Planner from a construction company and ourselves
What do you particularly like and why? Dining and living facing the garden, natural lighting in ground and upper floor hallways, the idea of a window seat in the living/dining area but unsure where exactly?
What do you not like and why? Layout of living/dining (feels too wide), kitchen row with island too small, office could ideally face west (if possible), kitchen with light from the east (if possible)
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: pure house cost 260,000 Euro
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 260,000 Euro
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump
If you have to forego something, which details or extras
- Can you do without: fireplace
- Cannot do without: open, bright floor plan
Why was the design created as it is now? For example:
The design was proposed by the building planner (not an architect) and adjusted based on our feedback.
What do you consider particularly good or bad about it?
The general arrangement of rooms by cardinal direction is good. Natural lighting on ground and upper floors is good.
We don’t like the width of the living/dining area. It creates a large empty space in the middle since we want to have a view of the garden from the couch.
We prefer a straight or L-shaped staircase. No U-shaped staircase, unless with a landing.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Are improvements possible and are there maybe completely new ideas for the floor plan?
Thank you very much and best regards,
Jan
chrisw81 schrieb:
We built in 2019 for €1600 per square meter (about $1730 per square yard) in Berlin, including many additional features (excluding incidental construction costs, painting, and flooring), but with a very high-quality specification. Therefore, I believe €1800 per square meter (about $1945 per square yard) is very realistic.
There were even a few providers who offered lower prices. Of course, many were more expensive, but in the end, it doesn’t come down to much else... I find that quite surprising. We are building in Brandenburg and currently live in Berlin. I’ve been monitoring prices for several years and have requested dozens of quotes for our project. You simply can’t build here in the area anymore for €1600 per square meter (about $1730 per square yard). Construction costs are practically exploding here due to the high demand in Berlin. Which company did you build with? That would be an absolute insider tip.
What is behind the almost square shape of the floor plan—especially with a gable roof?
For a villa-style footprint, I would reconsider whether an old-fashioned ceiling height might be intended. My immediate reaction to the slanted corner in the bedroom was, “a building inspector is obviously not going to talk you out of something like that,” and I agree with the question mark regarding the stepped wall in the living room.
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For a villa-style footprint, I would reconsider whether an old-fashioned ceiling height might be intended. My immediate reaction to the slanted corner in the bedroom was, “a building inspector is obviously not going to talk you out of something like that,” and I agree with the question mark regarding the stepped wall in the living room.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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jan berlin19 Feb 2020 19:5511ant schrieb:
What is behind the almost square shape of the floor plan—especially for a gable roof?
If it were a floor plan for a villa-style house, I would reconsider whether a nostalgic old-building ceiling height would work. My initial reaction when seeing the slanted corner in the bedroom was "a building inspector of course wouldn’t approve that," and I share the question mark regarding the stepped wall in the living room. I think the almost square shape results from the east-west orientation with the garden on the west side. In my considerations, with a narrower house, I can’t fit the layout with kitchen, hallway, and utility room arranged in the width. But I am open to other suggestions here.
What do you mean by stepped wall?
I actually think it’s a pretty good idea to make the house a bit longer and place the kitchen, dining, and living areas all on the south side. There can still be windows on the west side for garden views and evening sunlight. This might also result in a simpler floor plan. The kitchen could be separated with a sliding door or something similar to avoid it being too open.
jan Berlin schrieb:
Do you perhaps have any ideas on how to rearrange this? Maybe it would create more storage space on the ground floor.I’m not optimistic. In my opinion, your requirements are completely oversized for 145m² (1560 sq ft). The staircase ultimately makes the situation worse. Either reduce the space program or increase the budget and square meters.Similar topics