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
R
Revendare15 Apr 2020 13:49ypg schrieb:
[ATTACH alt="Screenshot 2020-04-15 at 13.36.01.png"]45378[/ATTACH]I actually really like this layout, but the furniture in the living/dining/kitchen area looks cramped :/ Is there a way to spread it out a bit?
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Revendare15 Apr 2020 13:52ypg schrieb:
...didn’t really have the motivation to put much thought into it since I’m not sure how the entrance on the east side will be received.Sorry, we don’t want an east entrance.Thank you very much for your suggestion and effort.
Revendare schrieb:
I actually think this option is really good, but the furniture in the living/dining/kitchen area looks so cramped :/
Is there a way to spread it out? That’s because the sofa was a lounge couch… You can get dollhouse furniture.
I once used a bare dining table 90cm x 180cm (35 inches x 71 inches) (the lounge couch is now in the office :P)
The TV stand is 2 meters long (6 ft 7 in)
Revendare schrieb:
Sorry, we do not want the east entrance.Don’t worry, the socialists won’t just march right in.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
I gave it another try...
I stayed within the current footprint, but with the existing knee wall height upstairs, the entrance to the bathroom doesn’t work. According to the drawings, there is still room to increase the knee wall below the allowable eaves height...
- Access to the work area only through the living room; the door to the living room could be a large sliding door to bring in eastern daylight to the open space
- Upstairs, the area with the south-facing windows can be used as an open playroom. Later it might serve as a "reading nook"
- I’m not yet satisfied with the door to the living room. Maybe a (double-glass) door opposite the stairs would work better, leaving more space for the sofa.
I doubled the windows in the living rooms upstairs (201cm (79 inches) rough opening). This would also be possible in your current design.
I stayed within the current footprint, but with the existing knee wall height upstairs, the entrance to the bathroom doesn’t work. According to the drawings, there is still room to increase the knee wall below the allowable eaves height...
- Access to the work area only through the living room; the door to the living room could be a large sliding door to bring in eastern daylight to the open space
- Upstairs, the area with the south-facing windows can be used as an open playroom. Later it might serve as a "reading nook"
- I’m not yet satisfied with the door to the living room. Maybe a (double-glass) door opposite the stairs would work better, leaving more space for the sofa.
I doubled the windows in the living rooms upstairs (201cm (79 inches) rough opening). This would also be possible in your current design.
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