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?
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Ypsi aus NI31 Mar 2020 18:04Shiny86 schrieb:
Do you all really find both bathrooms on the upper floor so bad? I like the offset with the wall. It makes the bathrooms feel more dynamic. In the upper bathroom, you have enough depth in the shower, and in the lower bathroom, you can open the door without hitting the person standing in front of the sink.
Who says walls always have to be straight?
However, I find your constant back-and-forth with the floor plan at such an advanced stage borderline problematic. You will never make everyone happy with your layout. One small criticism is enough for you to discard everything. You need to be convinced by your own planning! I don’t mean swapping the bathtub and shower again, but at least the basic arrangement of the rooms.
You’ve already received detailed help and advice here over more than 50 pages!
Yes, you're right. Swapping the kitchen and living room felt like the right choice. But I didn’t consider the drainage, and that bothers me.
I also don’t know what to do with the office/guest room. The window recess feels out of place... and I’m missing a coat rack or a space for a wardrobe unit.
I also don’t know what to do with the office/guest room. The window recess feels out of place... and I’m missing a coat rack or a space for a wardrobe unit.
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Ypsi aus NI31 Mar 2020 18:45Maybe you can try to improve the drainage situation without changing the room layout.
I’m not deeply familiar with your thread...
Perhaps swap some items within the room or route the pipe further left or right inside the wall before it goes down... Be creative! Often, there’s a solution!
I’m not deeply familiar with your thread...
Perhaps swap some items within the room or route the pipe further left or right inside the wall before it goes down... Be creative! Often, there’s a solution!
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NatureSys31 Mar 2020 20:00In our house (built in the 1970s), the drain pipe runs through the dining room. They solved this by building the exterior wall at that spot with only half a brick, so the pipe could be concealed. Maybe this could be a solution.
Pinky0301 schrieb:
If you use drywall partitions instead of limestone blocks, you can probably run the pipes inside the wall. Of course, it depends on what is above or below. Are you referring to the office/guest room? Where would you place the recess?
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