Dear Housebuilding Forum Community,
I have been following the forum for some time now and we’ve already gathered a lot of ideas and inspiration here. As our house planning has become more concrete, I thought now is the perfect time to ask for your expert advice. We would really appreciate your (honest) feedback. Please be kind to us nonetheless
About the questionnaire:
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 1100m² (11840 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: n/a
Floor space index: 0.3
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 11 x 14m (36 x 46 ft)
Edge development: no, except garage/carport etc.
Number of parking spaces: unknown, but should be covered by the planned double carport
Number of floors: 1 full floor (Schleswig-Holstein)
Roof style: no specifications
Architectural style: no specifications
Orientation: no specifications
Maximum heights / limits: none
Other specifications: n/a
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Preferred city villa, but from our and the architect’s perspective, this is not feasible with our space requirements on the building plot within one full floor. Second choice is a gable roof (knee wall 125 cm (49 inches), 40° pitch) with a captain’s gable, as currently planned
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, attic
Number of people, ages: 2 adults 30+, 2 children (+1 planned)
Space requirements ground floor / upper floor:
Ground floor: living room, kitchen (with pantry), guest toilet, cloakroom, office
Upper floor: 3 children’s rooms, master bedroom, bathroom, children’s bathroom. Walk-in closet for parents would be nice but is not a must
Office: family use or home office?: home office
Overnight guests per year: approx. 15
Open or closed architecture: open
Traditional or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: closed kitchen, kitchen island (not a must)
Number of dining seats: at least 5
Fireplace: no, possibly electric fireplace or similar
Music/speaker wall: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: not desired but required by development plan
Garage, carport: carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for or against certain features
House design
Who designed it: Architect from a construction company
What do you like most? Why? We are basically very happy with the design. All our needs are met
What do you dislike? Why? We find it unfortunate that the children’s rooms are relatively small compared to the parents’ area. We haven’t really come up with a better solution to enlarge them meaningfully
Estimated price by architect/planner: house price including earthworks: 650k (but without land, kitchen, landscaping etc.)
Preferred heating system: geothermal
If you had to give up on which features or extensions
- could you give up: walk-in closet upstairs (but reluctantly)
- could you not give up: basement, 3 children’s rooms
Why is the design the way it is now?
Standard design from the planner adapted to our wishes and needs
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
Basically, the floor plan is very practical from our point of view and covers our requirements. Whether the few weaknesses we see (possibly pantry too narrow, cloakroom too small, children’s rooms too small) can be solved given the building plot and its conditions, we somewhat doubt. But maybe you have ideas?
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is the floor plan practical in your opinion? Do you see any weaknesses we may have missed, anything missing, and how could these be solved? Is there a way to enlarge the three children’s rooms without creating awkward rooms upstairs?
The furniture shown in the floor plan is from the construction company; we would arrange some pieces differently and move some doors. Our main concern is to have the floor plan and overall concept critically reviewed here by the forum
I have been following the forum for some time now and we’ve already gathered a lot of ideas and inspiration here. As our house planning has become more concrete, I thought now is the perfect time to ask for your expert advice. We would really appreciate your (honest) feedback. Please be kind to us nonetheless
About the questionnaire:
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 1100m² (11840 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: n/a
Floor space index: 0.3
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 11 x 14m (36 x 46 ft)
Edge development: no, except garage/carport etc.
Number of parking spaces: unknown, but should be covered by the planned double carport
Number of floors: 1 full floor (Schleswig-Holstein)
Roof style: no specifications
Architectural style: no specifications
Orientation: no specifications
Maximum heights / limits: none
Other specifications: n/a
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Preferred city villa, but from our and the architect’s perspective, this is not feasible with our space requirements on the building plot within one full floor. Second choice is a gable roof (knee wall 125 cm (49 inches), 40° pitch) with a captain’s gable, as currently planned
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, attic
Number of people, ages: 2 adults 30+, 2 children (+1 planned)
Space requirements ground floor / upper floor:
Ground floor: living room, kitchen (with pantry), guest toilet, cloakroom, office
Upper floor: 3 children’s rooms, master bedroom, bathroom, children’s bathroom. Walk-in closet for parents would be nice but is not a must
Office: family use or home office?: home office
Overnight guests per year: approx. 15
Open or closed architecture: open
Traditional or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: closed kitchen, kitchen island (not a must)
Number of dining seats: at least 5
Fireplace: no, possibly electric fireplace or similar
Music/speaker wall: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: not desired but required by development plan
Garage, carport: carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for or against certain features
House design
Who designed it: Architect from a construction company
What do you like most? Why? We are basically very happy with the design. All our needs are met
What do you dislike? Why? We find it unfortunate that the children’s rooms are relatively small compared to the parents’ area. We haven’t really come up with a better solution to enlarge them meaningfully
Estimated price by architect/planner: house price including earthworks: 650k (but without land, kitchen, landscaping etc.)
Preferred heating system: geothermal
If you had to give up on which features or extensions
- could you give up: walk-in closet upstairs (but reluctantly)
- could you not give up: basement, 3 children’s rooms
Why is the design the way it is now?
Standard design from the planner adapted to our wishes and needs
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
Basically, the floor plan is very practical from our point of view and covers our requirements. Whether the few weaknesses we see (possibly pantry too narrow, cloakroom too small, children’s rooms too small) can be solved given the building plot and its conditions, we somewhat doubt. But maybe you have ideas?
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is the floor plan practical in your opinion? Do you see any weaknesses we may have missed, anything missing, and how could these be solved? Is there a way to enlarge the three children’s rooms without creating awkward rooms upstairs?
The furniture shown in the floor plan is from the construction company; we would arrange some pieces differently and move some doors. Our main concern is to have the floor plan and overall concept critically reviewed here by the forum
Hamburger2020 schrieb:
Does your software happen to provide the dimensions of the interior walls? It’s hard to estimate the room sizes on the ground floor without them. No, unfortunately not. It gets really messy when I enable that feature.
Here are a few measurements done manually:
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Hamburger202015 Dec 2019 22:44kaho674 schrieb:
No, unfortunately not. It’s a mess when I turn it on.
Here are some measurements by hand:
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Hamburger202015 Mar 2020 14:50Hello,
we have now received a (significantly) revised floor plan. The building is now designed as a single-story "Hamburg coffee grinder" style.
This way, we have fulfilled our wish for fully sized rooms throughout the house and the living area is oriented toward the garden.
The kitchen remains closed (please, no further discussion on this). However, from our point of view, the architect solved this very well (for example, with a window into the living room, although we’re still not 100% sure if we want that).
The building envelope was now used down to the last millimeter (mm) and all tricks were applied (for example, the small bay window at the front as a subordinate element).
Overall, we are very satisfied with the floor plan. We only miss a little storage space in the open living area (the fireplace will not be built, we don’t need it) and in the basement we would like to have six rooms. The upper floor is perfect as it is.
However, we would still appreciate it if you could perhaps spot some things that might be optimized. We’re also very interested in tips for the layout of the open living area.
Thank you very much!
P.S.: Whether we build the garage is still uncertain, it’s a matter of cost. What do you estimate the approximate cost of such a garage to be?
we have now received a (significantly) revised floor plan. The building is now designed as a single-story "Hamburg coffee grinder" style.
This way, we have fulfilled our wish for fully sized rooms throughout the house and the living area is oriented toward the garden.
The kitchen remains closed (please, no further discussion on this). However, from our point of view, the architect solved this very well (for example, with a window into the living room, although we’re still not 100% sure if we want that).
The building envelope was now used down to the last millimeter (mm) and all tricks were applied (for example, the small bay window at the front as a subordinate element).
Overall, we are very satisfied with the floor plan. We only miss a little storage space in the open living area (the fireplace will not be built, we don’t need it) and in the basement we would like to have six rooms. The upper floor is perfect as it is.
However, we would still appreciate it if you could perhaps spot some things that might be optimized. We’re also very interested in tips for the layout of the open living area.
Thank you very much!
P.S.: Whether we build the garage is still uncertain, it’s a matter of cost. What do you estimate the approximate cost of such a garage to be?
The bedroom looks very narrow and cramped. Personally, I also don’t like placing wardrobes back to back as room dividers. It’s a pity that only two children can access the balcony. But overall, I think the floor plan is pretty good.
The exterior design is a matter of taste. I have to admit that I find the semi-circular “majesty” balcony rather silly. The coffee grinder detail on top just adds a final touch of clownishness. But that doesn’t have to bother you.
The exterior design is a matter of taste. I have to admit that I find the semi-circular “majesty” balcony rather silly. The coffee grinder detail on top just adds a final touch of clownishness. But that doesn’t have to bother you.
Wow, we agree on that.
I think the ground floor is quite well designed. The bay window isn’t really my style. I also don’t like the many individual windows there and imagine that the room won’t feel very cozy. I believe a typical café-style bay window would give the house more charm. The oversized semicircular one somehow looks pretentious. I also really don’t like the garden view. It looks like the nice house has too big of a “mouth.”
Upstairs, the bedroom is too narrow at 3 meters (10 feet). I would reconsider that.
The question about how expensive a garage would be isn’t really serious, is it? It reads as if you can no longer afford it. If that’s truly the case, then I would actually skip the round bay window, choose a smaller one, and the garage would still fit. I don’t think a carport suits the house at all.
I think the ground floor is quite well designed. The bay window isn’t really my style. I also don’t like the many individual windows there and imagine that the room won’t feel very cozy. I believe a typical café-style bay window would give the house more charm. The oversized semicircular one somehow looks pretentious. I also really don’t like the garden view. It looks like the nice house has too big of a “mouth.”
Upstairs, the bedroom is too narrow at 3 meters (10 feet). I would reconsider that.
The question about how expensive a garage would be isn’t really serious, is it? It reads as if you can no longer afford it. If that’s truly the case, then I would actually skip the round bay window, choose a smaller one, and the garage would still fit. I don’t think a carport suits the house at all.
ypg schrieb:
If that’s really the case, I would actually skip the rounded bay window, choose one a size smaller, and then the garage would still fit. I don’t think a carport suits the house.That probably won’t be possible, as it would compromise the single-story design.Similar topics