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?
11ant schrieb:
As with windows, usually below the fraction line (or dimension line).I have checked. You are familiar with the appearance of the floor plans. There is nothing indicated there. Also, none of the elevations show it.
Good that we can still make changes now.
Can you recommend anything regarding the clear passage height?
Shiny86 schrieb:
Ground floor 2.55m (8 ft 4 in) and upper floor 2.5m (8 ft 2 in).
How tall can the windows be then?Well, it’s simple... from the 2.55m (8 ft 4 in) you subtract about 35cm (14 in) for the standard roller shutter box, leaving you with 2.20m (7 ft 3 in) for floor-to-ceiling windows. The sill height for regular windows is usually around 90cm (35 in) but can go up to 1m (39 in). So you can install your window from 90cm (35 in) up to 2.20m (7 ft 3 in) high, which gives about 1.30m (51 in) window height; on the upper floor it might be slightly less.
For interior doors, I wouldn’t go with 2m (6 ft 7 in) height, but rather the next standard size up (around 2.12m / 6 ft 11 in), as it looks much better.
Best regards
Sabine
Curly schrieb:
Well, then it’s simple... from the 2.55m (8 ft 4 in), subtract about 35cm (14 in) for the standard roller shutter box, leaving you with 2.20m (7 ft 3 in) for the floor-to-ceiling windows. The sill height for regular windows is usually around 90cm (35 in) but can go up to 1m (39 in). So you can install your window from 90cm (35 in) up to 2.20m (7 ft 3 in), which gives you about 1.30m (51 in) of window height—possibly a bit less on the upper floor.
I wouldn’t choose a 2m (6 ft 7 in) height for the interior doors, but the next standard size around 2.12m (7 ft) is much better visually.
Best regards,
Sabine Thanks!
Would a front door height of 2.20m (7 ft 3 in) be suitable then?
We currently have half-height windows planned at 1.01/1.26m (3 ft 4 in / 4 ft 2 in) and 2.01/1.26m (6 ft 7 in / 4 ft 2 in) with a sill height of 87cm (34 in) as set by the architect. You could keep the window height at 1.26m (4 ft 2 in) and simply change the sill height from 87cm (34 in) to 94cm (37 in). I just measured 87cm (34 in) myself and find that a bit low anyway.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Thank you!
So the front door would then be suitable at a height of 2.20m (7 ft 3 in), right?
We currently have half-height windows planned at 1.01/1.26 and 2.01/1.26 with a sill height of 87cm (34 in) – the sill height was set by the architect. You could keep the window height at 1.26m (50 in) and simply change the sill height from 87 to 94cm (37 in). I just measured 87cm and think that’s a bit low anyway.As I said, I would make the windows as tall as possible since they are produced with millimeter precision anyway. I would make the front door 2.20m (7 ft 3 in) high. The sill height of 87cm (34 in) is probably without the windowsill and then adds up to 90cm (35 in).
Best regards,
Sabine
So, I would adjust all the half-height windows on the north side to 1.01/1.26 and 2.01/1.26 meters (3.3/4.1 and 6.6/4.1 feet).
Is it too mixed if the two children's rooms are different?
For those, I would use 1.76/2.20 and 1.76/1.26 meters (5.8/7.2 and 5.8/4.1 feet).
In the office, unfortunately, I don’t have space for a width of 1.76 meters (5.8 feet). I want to choose a double casement window there so it doesn’t look like a storage room. So the window would be 1.51/1.26 meters (5.0/4.1 feet).
In the living room, the individual doors are 1.13/2.20 and 3.01/2.20 meters (3.7/7.2 and 9.9/7.2 feet), but the larger one is divided into three parts: a 2-meter (6.6 feet) double door plus a 1-meter (3.3 feet) glass section.
The stairwell window is currently 1.76/1.26 meters (5.8/4.1 feet). I’m not sure if I should increase it to 2.01/1.26 meters (6.6/4.1 feet).
Is this too much mixing?
Sorry for all the numbers. Window decisions are always tricky.
I’m slowly coming to the end.
Is it too mixed if the two children's rooms are different?
For those, I would use 1.76/2.20 and 1.76/1.26 meters (5.8/7.2 and 5.8/4.1 feet).
In the office, unfortunately, I don’t have space for a width of 1.76 meters (5.8 feet). I want to choose a double casement window there so it doesn’t look like a storage room. So the window would be 1.51/1.26 meters (5.0/4.1 feet).
In the living room, the individual doors are 1.13/2.20 and 3.01/2.20 meters (3.7/7.2 and 9.9/7.2 feet), but the larger one is divided into three parts: a 2-meter (6.6 feet) double door plus a 1-meter (3.3 feet) glass section.
The stairwell window is currently 1.76/1.26 meters (5.8/4.1 feet). I’m not sure if I should increase it to 2.01/1.26 meters (6.6/4.1 feet).
Is this too much mixing?
Sorry for all the numbers. Window decisions are always tricky.
I’m slowly coming to the end.
Curly schrieb:
As I mentioned before, I would make the windows as tall as possible since they are manufactured with millimeter precision anyway. I would make the front door 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) high. The sill height of 87 cm (34 in) probably doesn’t include the window ledge, so it will be about 90 cm (35 in) total.
Best regards,
Sabine But now I have to finalize the dimensions.
With a ceiling height of 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in), does “maximum” mean 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) tall for a half-height window, assuming you prefer a sill height of 90 cm (35 in) including the 3 cm (1 in) window ledge?
Would you choose 1.01/1.30 m (3 ft 3 in / 4 ft 3 in) or 2.01/1.30 m (6 ft 7 in / 4 ft 3 in)?
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