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:
Symmetry is definitely important. I'm considering a sliding door.Then why not also use a sliding door for the 3m (10 feet) element in the living room? It only offers advantages... the opening is where the dining table is located.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Then the symmetry doesn’t work... We definitely want to have the sink and stove on the peninsula. Symmetry is about as important as a piano.
An island doesn’t need a dishwasher – that can be on the mainland – but two mountains as well as tunnels and tracks for rail traffic.
Ibdk14 schrieb:
Can someone tell me which design is being talked about here? I’ve lost track :-( The original poster should get into the habit of always mentioning the post number of the currently valid design at the end of every post, since not all forum users see signatures.
Shiny86 schrieb:
I’m still waiting for new drawings. But the ground floor will look like this.
Only, the utility room door and bathroom door still need to be moved so that I can have a wardrobe space between the doors, and I’m checking if the storage under the stairs can be accessed through the kitchen. Complex textual explanations of outdated, incompletely modified drawings do not improve clarity :-(
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@Ibdk14
I am still waiting for updated drawings. The ground floor will look like this though.
Only, the utility room door and the bathroom door still need to be shifted so that I have a space for a coat rack between the doors, and I’m checking whether the storage room under the stairs can be accessed through the kitchen.
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Phew, what exactly do you want to move there? It won’t work in the bathroom and probably not in the utility room either—or am I missing something? Moving them by 2cm (1 inch) won’t make a difference. Two hooks can already fit there as it is.
The only possible place for a coat rack seems to be the wall facing the living room. Then you’d have to shift the passage to the kitchen/dining area (not sure if it’s a sliding door, a regular door, or open) slightly to the left on the plan. Alternatively, you could move the front door further to the left on the plan and put hooks and maybe a shoe rack on the wall behind it. But in my opinion, these are all makeshift solutions that could be avoided in a new build.
Edit: I’ll try quoting better next time.
I am still waiting for updated drawings. The ground floor will look like this though.
Only, the utility room door and the bathroom door still need to be shifted so that I have a space for a coat rack between the doors, and I’m checking whether the storage room under the stairs can be accessed through the kitchen.
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Phew, what exactly do you want to move there? It won’t work in the bathroom and probably not in the utility room either—or am I missing something? Moving them by 2cm (1 inch) won’t make a difference. Two hooks can already fit there as it is.
The only possible place for a coat rack seems to be the wall facing the living room. Then you’d have to shift the passage to the kitchen/dining area (not sure if it’s a sliding door, a regular door, or open) slightly to the left on the plan. Alternatively, you could move the front door further to the left on the plan and put hooks and maybe a shoe rack on the wall behind it. But in my opinion, these are all makeshift solutions that could be avoided in a new build.
Edit: I’ll try quoting better next time.
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Alessandro7 Apr 2020 14:53Cancel the office and create a proper walk-in closet instead.
Ok, I’ll remember the post number and avoid adding text explanations to old plans. Nobody really enjoys that.
I think having an office makes sense. I have the option to do some home office work through my job, and it also provides a place for overnight guests.
I find it a shame to use the space for a large wardrobe.
Of course, you would need to rearrange fixtures in the toilet and utility room to make that work.
Not everyone building a house has a walk-in closet. It would be nice to have, but I can’t have everything.
I think having an office makes sense. I have the option to do some home office work through my job, and it also provides a place for overnight guests.
I find it a shame to use the space for a large wardrobe.
Of course, you would need to rearrange fixtures in the toilet and utility room to make that work.
Not everyone building a house has a walk-in closet. It would be nice to have, but I can’t have everything.
Shiny86 schrieb:
I think having a home office makes sense. I have the option to do some remote work. Until the kids come back from daycare, you can use the lounge area with your laptop, and then the office is only needed for storing folders and your briefcase. Accordingly, it can free up space for the wardrobe.
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