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 saw this in a shop, but I don’t remember which one.
Anyway, I will just choose a standard door now, but with glass panels. I have also thought about leaving a simple open passage without a door. But a door is practical if you really want some privacy.
What do you think about window dimensions? Which window size looks good? Is the west-facing window in the office too large?
How wide does a room need to be to still be considered a proper room and not just a storage closet? Which page is your current plan on? We used to have a study about 2.20m x 4m (7 ft 3 in x 13 ft 1 in), and that was definitely enough.
Which windows are you referring to?
Best regards
Sabine
Curly schrieb:
Which side is your current plan on? We previously had a home office about 2.20m x 4m (7.2 ft x 13.1 ft), and that was more than enough.
Which windows are you referring to?
Best regards,
SabineI think I’m causing too much confusion here. I’m expecting the new floor plan next week. It’s probably best to discuss the windows after that.
I’ll take the weekend to look into wardrobe systems.
Thanks for the information regarding the office size.
I’m planning to put shelves about 40cm (16 inches) deep along one wall. On the opposite side, there would be a desk, which I’d try to keep shallow—maybe 50-60cm (20-24 inches). If there’s about 1.2m (47 inches) of clearance between them, it should probably be enough.
Shiny86 schrieb:
I could make sure that it’s not that deep. Maybe 50-60cm (20-24 inches). And if there’s a 1.2m (4 feet) walkway in between, it’s probably enough.If it’s a workstation with a computer screen, that won’t be sufficient. You should have at least 75cm (30 inches) to maintain the proper ergonomic distance.
On the other hand, if it’s only a single workstation, a 1m (39 inches) walkway is usually enough.
How would you arrange the furniture?
@Curly I’m especially concerned about the office window. It’s a two-leaf window measuring 1.51/1.26 meters (5 ft 0 in / 4 ft 2 in), and I’m wondering if it’s too big.
The office is about 3.4 meters (11 ft 2 in) long and 2.3 meters (7 ft 7 in) wide on the window side.
The living room is approximately 4.05 meters (13 ft 3 in) long and 3.3 meters (10 ft 10 in) wide.
Would you arrange the space differently?
Honestly, I think I’m not quite thinking straight, but I’m worried I won’t find a sofa that fits the 3.3 meters (10 ft 10 in). I want a cozy one that four people can comfortably sit on. Right now, I keep imagining that when the time comes, I’ll find a dream sofa 3.4 meters (11 ft 2 in) wide that won’t fit in the living room.
I’m probably about to get told off by 11fant again.
@Curly I’m especially concerned about the office window. It’s a two-leaf window measuring 1.51/1.26 meters (5 ft 0 in / 4 ft 2 in), and I’m wondering if it’s too big.
The office is about 3.4 meters (11 ft 2 in) long and 2.3 meters (7 ft 7 in) wide on the window side.
The living room is approximately 4.05 meters (13 ft 3 in) long and 3.3 meters (10 ft 10 in) wide.
Would you arrange the space differently?
Honestly, I think I’m not quite thinking straight, but I’m worried I won’t find a sofa that fits the 3.3 meters (10 ft 10 in). I want a cozy one that four people can comfortably sit on. Right now, I keep imagining that when the time comes, I’ll find a dream sofa 3.4 meters (11 ft 2 in) wide that won’t fit in the living room.
I’m probably about to get told off by 11fant again.
Shiny86 schrieb:
I think I'm causing too much confusion here. I am expecting the new floor plan next week. It’s best if we discuss the windows afterwards.
Yes, don’t forget to ask for the elevations as well.Shiny86 schrieb:
How would you arrange the furniture?
@Curly I’m especially concerned about the office window. It’s a two-panel window measuring 1.51m by 1.26m (5 feet by 4 feet), and I’m wondering if it’s too large.
The office is about 3.4m (11 feet) long and 2.3m (7.5 feet) wide on the window side.
The living room is approximately 4.05m (13 feet) long and 3.3m (11 feet) wide.
Would you arrange the rooms differently? A window that is 1.51m (5 feet) wide and only 1.26m (4 feet) high is definitely not large. In our 10 sqm (108 sq ft) office, the window measures 1.76m by 1.38m (5.8 feet by 4.5 feet) and that seems like a normal size. Also, the frame takes up a significant part of the overall dimensions, so the actual glass area is smaller.
Personally, I would find the living room too small and would consider swapping it with the kitchen instead.
Best regards,
Sabine
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