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:
I believe Pax sliding wardrobes are 2m (6.6 ft) long. It’s certainly never a bad idea to go with a Pax.You can customize Pax in 50cm (20 inch) increments. However, I’m not sure what the shortest sliding door option is.
There are also different depths: 58 cm (23 inch) and 35 cm (14 inch) without doors.
I find the 58 cm (23 inch) depth too deep for an office cabinet. So if you only want to store office stuff like books, folders, or files, that wouldn’t be ideal. The 35 cm (14 inch) depth is a bit tight for folders.
Take a look at Platsa. It comes in 40 cm (16 inch) and 55 cm (22 inch) depths without doors, but sliding doors are not available for this system.
The 40 cm (16 inch) depth is actually perfect for folders. If you want to store hanging clothes as well, the 55 cm (22 inch) depth is the minimum, because otherwise you’d have to store them sideways, which is not space-efficient, or you’d need a pull-out rail.
The Platsa carcasses come in 60 cm (24 inch) and 80 cm (31 inch) widths. So you could, for example, combine 2x 80 cm (31 inch) + 60 cm (24 inch) to make the most of the niche.
Good luck
Tolentino
Shiny86 schrieb:
Do you think a double-leaf 1.2m (4 feet) door can look good, or are double doors usually used only for larger rooms? Or perhaps for more formal rooms like a dining room?Yes, it can. However, one leaf is then 90cm (35 inches) wide and the other only 30cm (12 inches). We have this setup as a front door at our company. It’s practical. Usually, you only open the single door. For bulky packages, you can unlock the additional 30cm (12 inches) leaf. I also find it very attractive. For a living area, I would of course use full glazing.A
Alessandro9 Apr 2020 11:47Constantly having to push jackets onto a coat hanger would get annoying over time. I always find hooks more practical.
Alessandro schrieb:
Constantly trying to hang jackets on a hanger would get on my nerves over time.
I always find hooks more practical. There are definitely hooks available, I just haven’t looked into the details.
Using hooks is definitely faster. For me personally, it depends on the specific garment which I prefer. A transitional jacket or softshell goes on a hook, a blazer or a good wool coat goes on a hanger.
Actually, I would just screw hooks onto the wall in the hallway instead of hiding them inside an office cabinet...
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