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?
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pagoni20207 Oct 2020 11:30You can do it exactly how you want. No one has to read it or respond. I would probably do it differently than you, but I am different from you just like others are. Be glad you are not me.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Current status: the increase of the parapet height was done for us, but we rearranged the technical equipment in the room differently, and I was assigned another corner of the room to plan. Here’s a tip:
The planner will draw the technical installations according to what they think works best with you. Unfortunately, this often doesn’t match what the contractor needs: the contractor will install the heating where it suits them. So, make sure you’re present when the contractor arrives. They follow different rules. To add to the confusion: the water supply line is inspected by the city or local authorities. If something doesn’t meet their standards, it may need to be reinstalled... in our case, it was just a few centimeters (inches) away from the wall. Oops.
Shiny86 schrieb:
The mental image @11ant described doesn’t apply to me at all. [...]
Before I make myself even more unpopular with the general contractor, I just asked here about experiences. [...]
What’s the problem with following trends if you like them??? I’m not doing it just because it’s what people do nowadays. I do it because I think it’s cool. I’m glad to hear all that.
pagoni2020 schrieb:
Be glad you’re not me. Exactly. Or me. That’s not necessary.
And regarding the topic “connection between taste and perfection”: among all my acquaintances who have taste—whatever type it may be—you can see it. “All” here explicitly includes those who own older houses or who are even just renters—so they live with railing heights and other details they didn’t decide on themselves. The drive to design is like a cat—it shows itself everywhere—and it’s not stopped by a house that’s only ninety-eight percent perfect. And the last two percent of perfection can never really be caught: when you think you’ve caught it in one corner, it’s just slipped away somewhere else. A forum can help you say “the house is surrounded” in that sense—but it’s no guarantee. Sooner or later, you’ll discover a small pile of imperfections under the stairs, even if the nameplate on the mailbox has long been screwed on. I don’t know the conditions on Melmac that well, but at least here on Earth, life is always a bit of a risk. As certain as “amen” in church is, so is the crucifix outside.
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Shiny86 schrieb:
that is a really awkward sill height for a 91cm (36 inch) high countertop.Actually, a sill height of 87.5cm (34.5 inches) is an ideal height. I define sill height as the bottom edge of the window sill, and at this height, the countertop can run directly into the window reveal instead of having a window sill.
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