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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Alessandro8 Apr 2020 15:27chrisw81 schrieb:
I would go with exactly thatBut the master bathroom is missing
ypg schrieb:
This thread is an endless loop I find it nice.
So yes, I’m serious about having direct access to the kitchen. I looked up stair landings and storage rooms. ALL the photos showed the door as in my floor plan. I couldn’t find anything like this on Instagram either.
By now, I know what I want.
Yes, I have already analyzed the design that Chris posted. I really like the ground floor. But I wasn’t able to arrange the rooms well upstairs. I definitely want two bathrooms: a smaller one for us parents, and a bathroom with a bathtub for the children. I couldn’t come up with anything suitable upstairs. The design has many advantages but also disadvantages, just like my current plan.
I can easily imagine making the office accessible from the living room. Then I would create a wardrobe niche in the hallway over 2m (6 ft 7 in) long. That would be great. How deep should the niche be at the shell construction stage? I am thinking of installing a sliding door closet.
Of course, then the sofa would no longer fit in the office. But that’s not a problem. The office would then really be just for some storage cabinets, a desk, and space for a printer. I also find that practical to keep an eye on the kids so they don’t spend too much time on the internet later. They could quietly research and print their homework there. So there would be a dedicated space for that.
By now, I know what I want.
Yes, I have already analyzed the design that Chris posted. I really like the ground floor. But I wasn’t able to arrange the rooms well upstairs. I definitely want two bathrooms: a smaller one for us parents, and a bathroom with a bathtub for the children. I couldn’t come up with anything suitable upstairs. The design has many advantages but also disadvantages, just like my current plan.
I can easily imagine making the office accessible from the living room. Then I would create a wardrobe niche in the hallway over 2m (6 ft 7 in) long. That would be great. How deep should the niche be at the shell construction stage? I am thinking of installing a sliding door closet.
Of course, then the sofa would no longer fit in the office. But that’s not a problem. The office would then really be just for some storage cabinets, a desk, and space for a printer. I also find that practical to keep an eye on the kids so they don’t spend too much time on the internet later. They could quietly research and print their homework there. So there would be a dedicated space for that.
This is how I would do it.
Have I overlooked anything?
A 2-meter (6.6 feet) wardrobe can definitely be placed like this. Of course, I need to change the window dimensions. A double sash window probably won’t work anymore. Does anyone have an idea what might look nice? Otherwise, I would choose 1.00/1.26 meters (3.3/4.1 feet). But I’m not very experienced with this.
I would probably place the sofa as shown in the drawing.
Have I overlooked anything?
A 2-meter (6.6 feet) wardrobe can definitely be placed like this. Of course, I need to change the window dimensions. A double sash window probably won’t work anymore. Does anyone have an idea what might look nice? Otherwise, I would choose 1.00/1.26 meters (3.3/4.1 feet). But I’m not very experienced with this.
I would probably place the sofa as shown in the drawing.
@11ant You can find the door under Griffwerk Planeo Loft. We chose option 1.
I can’t show anything yet, as it has just been ordered.
For us, the shell construction is currently in progress, and the upper floor ceiling will be installed tomorrow. Interior work will unfortunately take longer.
I can’t show anything yet, as it has just been ordered.
For us, the shell construction is currently in progress, and the upper floor ceiling will be installed tomorrow. Interior work will unfortunately take longer.
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