ᐅ Floor Plan Optimization for Urban Villa + Considerations for Land Elevation
Created on: 31 Jan 2020 13:29
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Shiny86
Plot size 492 sqm (5293 sq ft)
Slope yes
Site coverage ratio?
Floor area ratio?
Building envelope, building line, and boundary?
Boundary development?
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors 2
Roof type Pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Architectural style Modern urban villa
Orientation Main entrance facing north
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements?
Clients’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Modern urban villa with pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Basement, floors 2 full floors without basement
Number of occupants 4
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of parking spaces 8-10
Garage
House design
Who designed it?
-Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
Large living area, master bathroom
What don’t you like? Why?
Utility room quite small and master bedroom small, children’s room somewhat too large
Why is the design as it is now?
The architect implemented the corresponding wishes
What do you think is especially good or bad about it?
Good: large living area
I am uncertain about the half-height window sizes and the swing direction of the doors
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
What do you think about the floor plans?
Slope yes
Site coverage ratio?
Floor area ratio?
Building envelope, building line, and boundary?
Boundary development?
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors 2
Roof type Pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Architectural style Modern urban villa
Orientation Main entrance facing north
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements?
Clients’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Modern urban villa with pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Basement, floors 2 full floors without basement
Number of occupants 4
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of parking spaces 8-10
Garage
House design
Who designed it?
-Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
Large living area, master bathroom
What don’t you like? Why?
Utility room quite small and master bedroom small, children’s room somewhat too large
Why is the design as it is now?
The architect implemented the corresponding wishes
What do you think is especially good or bad about it?
Good: large living area
I am uncertain about the half-height window sizes and the swing direction of the doors
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
- Where could it still be optimized? Would you recommend different window dimensions or sill heights?
- What do you think is poor or what would you do differently?
- A partition wall will be added in the walk-in closet. That would theoretically allow watching TV from the bed. I am considering a lightweight wall. I plan to place a 211cm (83 inches) Pax combination wardrobe in the closet. The closet is planned with a raw width of 218cm (86 inches). Do you think 218cm is enough for the Pax once the walls are plastered, or how wide should the rough dimensions preferably be?
- Is the hallway on the ground floor too narrow?
- Would you raise the ground level? The house would be 40cm (16 inches) below street level. If I build a terrace into the garden, it would be about 1m (3 ft) difference. You could raise only the house level, resulting in approximately 1.6m (5 ft) difference between terrace and garden. I don’t know anyone living below street level. Raising the garden would probably not be allowed without permits, and affected neighbors likely wouldn’t agree. On the sides of the house adjacent to neighbors, raising is permitted only up to certain limits. I am overwhelmed with the decision.
- Do you have any ideas for arranging the sofa differently and placing the TV sensibly? My husband doesn’t want the sofa back facing a window. I still need to get used to placing the sofa in the middle of the room.
- Is the kitchen size sufficient for a nice kitchen with an island?
What do you think about the floor plans?
Shiny86 schrieb:
Do you think a room width of 4.18m (13 ft 8 in) in the dining room is okay?
Is 3.32m (10 ft 11 in) wide enough for the TV corner to place a sofa?
And is an office with a width of about 2.42m by 4m (8 ft by 13 ft) not too narrow and elongated? Yes / yes / no. I’m not trying to encourage nitpicking, but just get rid of that silly calorie counting with raw construction centimeters in your head. It’s really exhausting to watch.
chrisw81 schrieb:
I would rather install a sliding door there anyway, maybe even a bit wider than 2m (6 ft 7 in). What do you mean by that? With a nominal size of 251 (9 ft 2 in) that doesn’t increase the clear passage width, does it?
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So far, I think the new layout looks quite good – although the rest is not visible yet.
But why exactly is there no window planned for the cozy corner? Although there are enough windows next to it, that area tends to be a bit dark. Is that what you want? That would mean it’s not a place where you would sit with guests, but purely for watching TV. I find that a bit one-sided. You can always add blackout options to a window later if needed. Carving one in afterward, however, isn’t possible.
That said, this is just my personal impression. For example, my husband wouldn’t want any windows in the entire house – the true cave dweller.
But why exactly is there no window planned for the cozy corner? Although there are enough windows next to it, that area tends to be a bit dark. Is that what you want? That would mean it’s not a place where you would sit with guests, but purely for watching TV. I find that a bit one-sided. You can always add blackout options to a window later if needed. Carving one in afterward, however, isn’t possible.
That said, this is just my personal impression. For example, my husband wouldn’t want any windows in the entire house – the true cave dweller.
11ant schrieb:
What do you mean by that? With a nominal dimension of 251, there's no gain in passage width, is there?I don’t understand the 251. My point was that the kitchen door doesn’t open into the room—you often want to walk around the table, or if there’s a chair at the end, it might hit the open door.kaho674 schrieb:
But why exactly should there be no window in the cozy corner? There are enough windows nearby, but it’s always a bit dark back there. Is that what you want? Then, for example, it wouldn’t be a place where you sit down with guests, but only for watching TV. I find that a bit one-sided. You can also darken a window later if needed. Cutting into one afterwards is not possible. Of course, it also depends on what’s opposite. If there’s a house there, I would think twice about adding a window.
An alternative might be a narrow, taller window, something like 2 x 0.76 meters (6.5 x 2.5 feet) or so. It lets in light but also protects from views.
Shiny86 schrieb:
So you think the office is too narrow?No, it’s not too narrow. How could it be? - 242/400 is roughly a ratio of 1.65:1, a “narrow” room would start at about 3:1 at the earliest. Shiny86 schrieb:
I have to make sure the centimeters are well distributed,What kind of idea is that, if you think you *have* to do that? - Rooms don’t get upset if their sibling gets a bigger lollipop from mom. You don’t have to divide space evenly. Shiny86 schrieb:
How else should I manage the room layout if not according to centimeters?People live in rooms, not in centimeters. If you really manage to “make everything fit” perfectly, then it will “fit” – meaning everything only has one possible place and can only be swapped for something of the exact same size. That leads to rigidity – not comfort. chrisw81 schrieb:
I don’t understand the 251. I meant that the door from the kitchen/dining area shouldn’t open into the room.I was referring to the clear passage width: replacing a double-leaf partition door 50/50 with a nominal width of 226 with a sliding door is no advantage if the nominal width is less than 251.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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