ᐅ Single-family house with a gable roof, approximately 137 sqm (about 1,474 sq ft), one full story
Created on: 13 Apr 2020 12:41
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Revendare
Hello dear forum community,
we are well advanced in planning our single-family home with a gable roof and have already decided on a construction company. Unfortunately, we are not yet 100% satisfied with the current floor plan. Therefore, we are now turning to you for advice.
Building Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1,010 sqm (1,010,000 sq ft approx.)
Slope: slightly rising, approximately 1.8 m (6 ft) from the house location to the end of the plot
Site coverage ratio: No building plan, plot has 20 m (65 ft) frontage
Building window, building line and boundary
Setback from property line: 3 m (10 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2 cars in double carport, 1-2 in front of the house (street parking inconvenient)
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type
Architectural style
Orientation: North-facing garden
Maximum heights/restrictions
Additional requirements: Neighbor is the plot seller and has several conditions, including house height (not higher than theirs), and the carport must be on the boundary with the other neighbor
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: single-family home, gable roof, not too modern
Basement, number of floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, age: currently 2, both around 30, planning for 2 children
Space requirements on ground floor: living/dining/kitchen, utility room, office, guest WC with shower, storage room behind carport as basement substitute
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, bathroom, possibly storage room
Office use: family or home office? home office
Number of overnight guests per year: negligible
Open or closed layout: open
Traditional or modern construction style: rather traditional
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open yes, possibly kitchen island, currently a G-shape is planned
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: undecided, leaning towards yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: not planned
Other wishes/features/daily routine, also reasons why some things should or should not be included
House Design
Planner: partner architect of the construction company
What do you like most? Why? open living-dining area with lots of glass and views into the large garden, dormer at front greatly enhances the house and should flood it with light, current room layout
What do you dislike? Why? straight staircase and resulting long hallway both on ground and upper floor. Unfortunately, the architect insists that with this house width another staircase design is hardly possible without removing the office.
Estimated price according to architect/planner: €360,000 including incidental building costs, technical systems, etc., but excluding kitchen
Personal price limit for house including fittings: €380,000
Preferred heating system: ground-source heat pump
If you had to give up on some details/extras
-that you could do without: fireplace, straight staircase
-that you could not give up: office, basement substitute
Why has the design ended up as it is now? The architect tried to meet our desired room program and the neighbor’s restrictions
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? door from carport to utility room, office, shower in guest WC, open living-dining area with lots of glass
What do you consider especially good or bad about it? In my opinion, the straight single-flight staircase takes up a lot of space; the requirement from the plot seller (neighbor to east side) makes natural light inside difficult — hence the dormer with open hallway in the living-dining area to bring more light into the house
I am now hoping for some suggestions on how we could get more out of the current floor plan while keeping the same room layout. I assume the simplest way would be a different staircase design.
Please excuse me if I have not filled out all questions correctly for the floor plan discussion.
Best regards,
Revendare
we are well advanced in planning our single-family home with a gable roof and have already decided on a construction company. Unfortunately, we are not yet 100% satisfied with the current floor plan. Therefore, we are now turning to you for advice.
Building Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1,010 sqm (1,010,000 sq ft approx.)
Slope: slightly rising, approximately 1.8 m (6 ft) from the house location to the end of the plot
Site coverage ratio: No building plan, plot has 20 m (65 ft) frontage
Building window, building line and boundary
Setback from property line: 3 m (10 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2 cars in double carport, 1-2 in front of the house (street parking inconvenient)
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type
Architectural style
Orientation: North-facing garden
Maximum heights/restrictions
Additional requirements: Neighbor is the plot seller and has several conditions, including house height (not higher than theirs), and the carport must be on the boundary with the other neighbor
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: single-family home, gable roof, not too modern
Basement, number of floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, age: currently 2, both around 30, planning for 2 children
Space requirements on ground floor: living/dining/kitchen, utility room, office, guest WC with shower, storage room behind carport as basement substitute
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, bathroom, possibly storage room
Office use: family or home office? home office
Number of overnight guests per year: negligible
Open or closed layout: open
Traditional or modern construction style: rather traditional
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open yes, possibly kitchen island, currently a G-shape is planned
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: undecided, leaning towards yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: not planned
Other wishes/features/daily routine, also reasons why some things should or should not be included
House Design
Planner: partner architect of the construction company
What do you like most? Why? open living-dining area with lots of glass and views into the large garden, dormer at front greatly enhances the house and should flood it with light, current room layout
What do you dislike? Why? straight staircase and resulting long hallway both on ground and upper floor. Unfortunately, the architect insists that with this house width another staircase design is hardly possible without removing the office.
Estimated price according to architect/planner: €360,000 including incidental building costs, technical systems, etc., but excluding kitchen
Personal price limit for house including fittings: €380,000
Preferred heating system: ground-source heat pump
If you had to give up on some details/extras
-that you could do without: fireplace, straight staircase
-that you could not give up: office, basement substitute
Why has the design ended up as it is now? The architect tried to meet our desired room program and the neighbor’s restrictions
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? door from carport to utility room, office, shower in guest WC, open living-dining area with lots of glass
What do you consider especially good or bad about it? In my opinion, the straight single-flight staircase takes up a lot of space; the requirement from the plot seller (neighbor to east side) makes natural light inside difficult — hence the dormer with open hallway in the living-dining area to bring more light into the house
I am now hoping for some suggestions on how we could get more out of the current floor plan while keeping the same room layout. I assume the simplest way would be a different staircase design.
Please excuse me if I have not filled out all questions correctly for the floor plan discussion.
Best regards,
Revendare
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Revendare15 Apr 2020 06:5411ant schrieb:
The children's rooms are perfect for reading Fix and Foxi all day long with a flashlight We definitely want to arrange the upper floor so that both children's rooms face the west side. When I was a child, I had a room facing directly south and didn’t enjoy having to keep it dark all day. kaho674 schrieb:
completely oversized number of rooms in this small houseI have been in smaller houses with the same number of rooms and didn’t find the proportions unreasonable.
Revendare schrieb:
I have been in smaller houses with the same number of rooms and didn’t find the proportions unreasonable. It’s not about the size of the rooms, but about their position and layout, which causes the living space to be so dark. The simple fact that the room has to be located somewhere results in a wall blocking the sunlight. On top of that, there is the requirement that the living area must face north and the carport be on the west side. If it weren’t so sad, it would be laughable.
Take a look at the neighboring houses. Why do you think they have those “corners” facing west, and why does your neighbor insist that your carport absolutely must not be on the east side? Sunlight is everything. Those corners are designed to bring sunlight into the living spaces. You have completely excluded that. Your only south-facing windows are in the hallway, bathroom, and – guess what – in the office, which has to take the prime spot. Even on the upper floor, you don’t have a single south-facing window. I don’t know, is the ridge orientation fixed? What about the single-story layout? Is that mandatory as well?
Your architect’s plan reflects your wishes. He has done a fairly good job with that. The problem is more with your requirements, and the plot of land also has its limits.
The discussion about the importance of sunlight in living spaces has already been covered here several times. Most new homeowners seriously underestimate this, or the “cave-dweller” faction tells you that sunlight is supposedly terrible anyway. Maybe the user @11ant remembers some of those discussions and will link them to you. I’ve forgotten.
I completely agree with @kaho674. The plot slopes upwards to the north, which means the northern rooms lose even more sunlight and natural light.
For the Maulwurf family, this is certainly a great design concept.
Additionally, the straight staircase takes up a lot of space in an already not very large house (see the upper floor hallway with 11m2 (118 ft2)), which reduces space for other rooms.
Why was the basement (better finished lower ground floor) abandoned? Was it due to cost reasons?
Entrance, study, utility room (possibly garage) in the lower ground floor. Living room, possibly bedroom on the ground floor, and children’s rooms (without knee wall, with a dwarf wall of 1m (3.3 ft)) on the upper floor.
For the Maulwurf family, this is certainly a great design concept.
Additionally, the straight staircase takes up a lot of space in an already not very large house (see the upper floor hallway with 11m2 (118 ft2)), which reduces space for other rooms.
Why was the basement (better finished lower ground floor) abandoned? Was it due to cost reasons?
Entrance, study, utility room (possibly garage) in the lower ground floor. Living room, possibly bedroom on the ground floor, and children’s rooms (without knee wall, with a dwarf wall of 1m (3.3 ft)) on the upper floor.
RomeoZwo schrieb:
Why was the basement (better finished lower ground floor) actually dropped? For cost reasons?
Entrance, office, utility room (possibly garage) in the lower ground floor. Living area, possibly bedroom on the ground floor, and children’s rooms (without knee wall, with a dwarf wall at 1m (3.3 feet)) on the upper floor. Aren’t you in the wrong thread now? oops:
ypg schrieb:
Aren't you in the wrong thread now?I don't think so, why? See the (added later) sketch.Revendare schrieb:
The slope is problematic: the plot rises about 1.20m (4 feet) above street level.I can’t find the exact spot anymore: is there a building envelope / building boundary? Why not position the house further back? Or consider a narrow, elongated house that slightly touches the building line at the front?Similar topics