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?
Yes, you are right. A 1m (3.3 feet) door was planned there.
What do you think about the landing stairs not being flush with the hallway, but slightly recessed? It is 60cm (24 inches). In all the floor plans I have looked through, this always appears differently. Do you think it looks inconsistent? I don’t know how this could be changed.
If I reduce the utility room any further, there will hardly be anything left of it.
What do you think about the landing stairs not being flush with the hallway, but slightly recessed? It is 60cm (24 inches). In all the floor plans I have looked through, this always appears differently. Do you think it looks inconsistent? I don’t know how this could be changed.
If I reduce the utility room any further, there will hardly be anything left of it.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Yes, you're right. A 1m (3.3 feet) door was planned there. No – the latest drawing (in post #430) before your question showed a double-leaf door, estimated at 151cm (5 feet).
Shiny86 schrieb:
What do you think about the landing staircase not being flush with the hallway, but set back slightly? It is 60cm (2 feet). Why don’t you simply set some guidelines and then let the professionals handle the rest, instead of constantly training to be the world’s most unbearable backseat driver?
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11ant schrieb:
Why don’t you simply draft some guidelines and then let the professionals do their job, instead of constantly training to be the world’s most unbearable backseat driver?Sorry, what do you mean by that?
It’s not about centimeters anymore. I could have saved myself that. I just don’t know if it’s done the way it is in our floor plan or if it looks strange. I’ve become somewhat blind to the floor plan.
But the idea of a nice dresser or cabinet is a good one. I can’t do without the storage room.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Sorry, what do you mean by that?I mean that you set the basic framework: which rooms go upstairs, which rooms are downstairs, no downspout next to the sofa, and that’s it. Then you let the professionals handle all the minor details—without constantly hovering over them! On average, they complete a homeowner’s project every week. Free yourself from the illusion that you will have to suffer for the rest of your life over every single unchecked detail. You won’t be living in the same house for sixty years—in fact, you probably won’t even live through this Christmas, crushed by the painter or electrician. I’m already expecting your tiles and range hood to generate around seven hundred posts total.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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I don’t know why I’m so picky about this. It’s hard to let go.
What do you think about the current site plan?
I find the positioning difficult. We’re right in the middle of the curve. This is how it looks right now. A 3.3x9m (11x30 ft) carport is marked. Do you have any tips for where to place it? I’m not sure what the usual practice is. But from the street view, it looks a bit odd, doesn’t it?
On the east side, we can’t exit from the living room because of the height difference. We had planned two patio doors and a glass element in the dining and TV areas totaling 3.01x2.13m (9.9x7 ft). Doors don’t make sense if you can’t step outside. So now we want to install a floor-to-ceiling window element. Do you have suggestions for a suitable size? I think having that same size as one large glass pane is too overwhelming.
What do you think about the current site plan?
I find the positioning difficult. We’re right in the middle of the curve. This is how it looks right now. A 3.3x9m (11x30 ft) carport is marked. Do you have any tips for where to place it? I’m not sure what the usual practice is. But from the street view, it looks a bit odd, doesn’t it?
On the east side, we can’t exit from the living room because of the height difference. We had planned two patio doors and a glass element in the dining and TV areas totaling 3.01x2.13m (9.9x7 ft). Doors don’t make sense if you can’t step outside. So now we want to install a floor-to-ceiling window element. Do you have suggestions for a suitable size? I think having that same size as one large glass pane is too overwhelming.
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