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?
If the home office is going to be used permanently or regularly, having a dedicated room is important for tax purposes. Aren't there other rules as well? Does it meet the minimum size requirement to be tax-deductible? Or do I remember that wrong?
Alessandro schrieb:Well, we do.
No one uses a shoe rack.
I also think having an office makes sense. It can also serve as storage space for photo albums and such.
In front of the window, I was considering placing a 2m (6.5 ft) couch or putting the desk on one side and a 40cm (16 inches) deep shelf on the other side.
So, one side of the window has 20cm (8 inches) of wall space, and the other side has 50cm (20 inches). Office shelves are not usually that deep. I also thought that the large window for the room would make the space feel bigger.
By the way, we will have a walk-in closet with 6m (20 ft) of wardrobe space. We don’t have that much clothing. We are planning a wardrobe specifically for jackets.
In front of the window, I was considering placing a 2m (6.5 ft) couch or putting the desk on one side and a 40cm (16 inches) deep shelf on the other side.
So, one side of the window has 20cm (8 inches) of wall space, and the other side has 50cm (20 inches). Office shelves are not usually that deep. I also thought that the large window for the room would make the space feel bigger.
By the way, we will have a walk-in closet with 6m (20 ft) of wardrobe space. We don’t have that much clothing. We are planning a wardrobe specifically for jackets.
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Bertram1008 Apr 2020 09:51I would remove the L-shaped sofa and arrange the living room area more flexibly. That way, if needed, the wall between the living room and office could be moved up a bit. The coat closet niche, as drawn, I would make less deep—about an arm’s length deep.
Is there a more efficient way to use the square meters in the open-plan area? It’s nice as it is, but if space gets tight, some adjustments might be necessary. There is a lot of space between the kitchen and dining table that serves only as a walkway and nothing else. I don’t have a specific idea for that, though.
Is there a more efficient way to use the square meters in the open-plan area? It’s nice as it is, but if space gets tight, some adjustments might be necessary. There is a lot of space between the kitchen and dining table that serves only as a walkway and nothing else. I don’t have a specific idea for that, though.
Is there really that much or often enough visiting that a sofa bed is necessary? If it’s just one person, a reclining chair might be enough, or the living room sofa can simply be used as a sleeping place. Alternatively, the children could share a room for a while, or there are other options. There are more than one possibility here. This way, the office can truly function only as an office and storage space.
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