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?
How would you arrange the furniture in the children's rooms, or where would you place the side windows facing east and west in the kids' rooms? I'm unsure about the furniture layout and worried that placing the windows unfavorably might reduce usable space. Do desks always have to be placed by the window?
I find the layout for child 1 quite easy. This is because the wardrobe is tucked behind the door. Unfortunately, that doesn't work for child 2, which makes it more challenging.
I find the layout for child 1 quite easy. This is because the wardrobe is tucked behind the door. Unfortunately, that doesn't work for child 2, which makes it more challenging.
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Alessandro4 May 2020 11:49In the master bathroom, I wouldn’t install a built-up shower wall. Use glass instead, as it makes the room feel larger.
However, I’m not sure where you plan to store all your makeup, toiletries, and personal care products in the master bathroom.
A shower in the guest bathroom is completely unnecessary and just takes up space. Do you really want to clean three bathrooms well into old age? Even if two of them aren’t used later, they still need to be cleaned occasionally.
Give up the shower on the ground floor and make the wardrobe larger!
However, I’m not sure where you plan to store all your makeup, toiletries, and personal care products in the master bathroom.
A shower in the guest bathroom is completely unnecessary and just takes up space. Do you really want to clean three bathrooms well into old age? Even if two of them aren’t used later, they still need to be cleaned occasionally.
Give up the shower on the ground floor and make the wardrobe larger!
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Alessandro4 May 2020 11:56I would swap the toilet and washbasin in the master bathroom and extend the drywall/installation wall fully along its length and height to allow for the installation of a large mirrored cabinet.
Alessandro schrieb:
I would swap the toilet and washbasin in the master bathroom and extend the partition wall for drywall/installation across the entire length and height to allow for a large mirrored cabinet.Good idea with the built-in mirrored cabinet.
But why would you swap the sink and toilet for that? Wouldn’t it work as shown in the plan?
If I were to swap the fixtures, I would need to move the door to the master bathroom toward the bottom of the plan. Then, I would lose the corner space for storage. I was actually considering placing a small desk for a laptop there.
I will sacrifice the shower in favor of a larger wardrobe.
What size is comfortable for a guest toilet? Is 1.8 x 1.6 m (6 x 5.2 ft) enough?
Alessandro schrieb:
In the master bathroom, I wouldn’t install a solid brick shower wall. Use glass instead; it makes the space feel larger.I prefer a masonry wall for plastering reasons. I want to make everything as low-maintenance as possible. I also don’t like silicone seals. Wouldn’t you always have them with glass? Do you also have silicone seals with a half-wall and half-glass partition?
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