ᐅ Floor Plan for a 150 sqm Urban Villa – Suggestions for Improvement
Created on: 13 Apr 2020 15:22
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Matthias_1212
Hello dear forum community,
Last year, we reserved a plot of land in Neuenhagen near Berlin. We are currently waiting for the approval of the development plan, which has unfortunately been delayed by 2 months due to the current situation (next local council meeting).
Regarding the construction company, we have chosen Roth Massivhaus and their “Lugana” villa.
To the essentials:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 646 sqm (6952 sq ft)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: 0.25
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Building envelope, building line and boundary: Building line 6 m (20 ft) from the street
Edge development: carport permitted
Number of parking spaces: 1.5
Number of floors: max. 2 full stories
Roof shape: anything except flat roof
Maximum height / limits: max. height of structures 9 m (30 ft)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: urban villa
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full floors
Number of residents, age: 2 adults + one baby from June 2020 and planned another child
Room requirements on ground and upper floors: total of 5 rooms
Office: family use and home office
Open kitchen, cooking island: kitchen layout largely completed with kitchen studio. We are quite sure it will be a G-shaped kitchen.
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Garage, carport: carport
House Design
Who designed the plan: The design is based on the company’s standard floor plan, which we adapted to our needs (e.g., added one room).
What do you especially like? Why? All room requests were taken into account. Symmetrical arrangement of the front facades on the ground and upper floors. Open sightline from the front door to the garden.
What do you not like? Why? Hallways are somewhat large, children’s rooms may be too small.
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with controlled ventilation for living spaces
If you have to give up something, which details/upgrades
- can you do without: pantry (unfortunately, there was no space left)
- cannot do without: office with 10 sqm (requirement from my wife’s employer), walk-in closet
Why is the design like it is?
We added a room to the company’s standard floor plan and also referred to several other plans from the internet. Symmetry between the two house fronts and an open sightline from the front door to the garden are very important to us. We arranged the rooms accordingly.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
- Is the layout overall logical?
- Are the hallways too large? How could they be reduced?
- Are the children’s rooms too small? How could they be made larger?
-> We look forward to your feedback, suggestions, or improvements.
Best regards
Matthias
Last year, we reserved a plot of land in Neuenhagen near Berlin. We are currently waiting for the approval of the development plan, which has unfortunately been delayed by 2 months due to the current situation (next local council meeting).
Regarding the construction company, we have chosen Roth Massivhaus and their “Lugana” villa.
To the essentials:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 646 sqm (6952 sq ft)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: 0.25
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Building envelope, building line and boundary: Building line 6 m (20 ft) from the street
Edge development: carport permitted
Number of parking spaces: 1.5
Number of floors: max. 2 full stories
Roof shape: anything except flat roof
Maximum height / limits: max. height of structures 9 m (30 ft)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: urban villa
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full floors
Number of residents, age: 2 adults + one baby from June 2020 and planned another child
Room requirements on ground and upper floors: total of 5 rooms
Office: family use and home office
Open kitchen, cooking island: kitchen layout largely completed with kitchen studio. We are quite sure it will be a G-shaped kitchen.
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Garage, carport: carport
House Design
Who designed the plan: The design is based on the company’s standard floor plan, which we adapted to our needs (e.g., added one room).
What do you especially like? Why? All room requests were taken into account. Symmetrical arrangement of the front facades on the ground and upper floors. Open sightline from the front door to the garden.
What do you not like? Why? Hallways are somewhat large, children’s rooms may be too small.
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with controlled ventilation for living spaces
If you have to give up something, which details/upgrades
- can you do without: pantry (unfortunately, there was no space left)
- cannot do without: office with 10 sqm (requirement from my wife’s employer), walk-in closet
Why is the design like it is?
We added a room to the company’s standard floor plan and also referred to several other plans from the internet. Symmetry between the two house fronts and an open sightline from the front door to the garden are very important to us. We arranged the rooms accordingly.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
- Is the layout overall logical?
- Are the hallways too large? How could they be reduced?
- Are the children’s rooms too small? How could they be made larger?
-> We look forward to your feedback, suggestions, or improvements.
Best regards
Matthias
Matthias_1212 schrieb:
Unfortunately, this does not include any dimensions.Then try removing the floor coverings in the software, and you will see the grid.
I took a look at the Lugana model with 9.53 x 9.53 meters (31.3 x 31.3 feet) and am surprised about the space you have on the ground floor despite the additional room.
You should realize that the dining table probably won’t fit in the top right area as planned because there isn’t enough space there, so the dining area will likely have to move to the center.
Also, I’m not sure what kind of sofa you have in mind, but the depicted four-seater is rarely possible in just under 3 meters (about 10 feet). The sofa suggests more space than is actually available.
In the office, a desk should be at least 60 cm (24 inches) deep, preferably 80 cm (31 inches). Your desk is narrower than the kitchen countertop...
Furthermore, the interior symmetry is off. If I were to focus on that, it would be distracting.
Upstairs, this applies to the bedroom: apparently, the walk-in closet is larger than the sleeping area. The sleeping area should be about 12 square meters (130 square feet), but that doesn’t match the total of 20 square meters (215 square feet)...
You’ve turned a normally sized house with miniature furniture into a villa.
Matthias_1212 schrieb:
Attached is the orientation of the plot and the house on the plot.The house extends beyond the building area. By the way, expert participants usually notice more if the plot images are chosen more generously.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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hampshire13 Apr 2020 16:56A non-expert will most easily recognize the issue with the "dollhouse furniture" by trying to transport a couch like the one shown in a car. Look at the car and the couch. Something doesn’t add up.
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Matthias_121213 Apr 2020 19:21You are absolutely right. I just looked at the measurements of the furniture in the program. For example, the desk is listed as 110x90cm (43x35 inches). After measuring it myself with the tape measure tool in the program, I realized that these dimensions include the chair.
The kitchen unit along the wall measures a total of 2.90m (9 feet 6 inches) (excluding bar stools). The kitchen showroom assured us that there would still be room for the dining table there... I will double-check this.
The bedroom is about 20sqm (215 sq ft) in total, including the walk-in closet, which is not considered a separate room.
Attached again with a grid overlay. Unfortunately, I cannot apply the grid directly inside the rooms.
The kitchen unit along the wall measures a total of 2.90m (9 feet 6 inches) (excluding bar stools). The kitchen showroom assured us that there would still be room for the dining table there... I will double-check this.
The bedroom is about 20sqm (215 sq ft) in total, including the walk-in closet, which is not considered a separate room.
Attached again with a grid overlay. Unfortunately, I cannot apply the grid directly inside the rooms.
Matthias_1212 schrieb:
The bedroom has a total area of about 20 m² (215 sq ft) including the walk-in closet. The closet is not classified as a separate room. You can see for yourself that a walk-in closet with two wardrobes, each 60/65 cm (about 24/26 inches) deep, cannot create two adequate aisles.
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Matthias_121213 Apr 2020 20:03ypg schrieb:
You can see for yourself that a walk-in closet with two wardrobes each 60/65 cm (24/26 inches) deep cannot create two adequate walking paths. That’s a good point. I will revise this.
How wide should the “walkway” into the room be at a minimum? Currently, it is about 1.00 meter (3.3 feet). What alternatives are there for the walk-in closet?
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