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?
So what should I do now?
Should I tell the general contractor that I need an Isokorb?
My husband spoke to two awning suppliers, and they didn’t even ask about the wall thickness. They said to have the cable prepared, and later we can come back to them for the awning, which will then be attached to the wall using some kind of special anchors.
So should we look for better suppliers and emphasize that we are building with 36.5cm (14.4 inches) aerated concrete?
Should I tell the general contractor that I need an Isokorb?
My husband spoke to two awning suppliers, and they didn’t even ask about the wall thickness. They said to have the cable prepared, and later we can come back to them for the awning, which will then be attached to the wall using some kind of special anchors.
So should we look for better suppliers and emphasize that we are building with 36.5cm (14.4 inches) aerated concrete?
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Simon-18916 Oct 2020 10:20Hello,
Awnings are definitely not my area of expertise. It is not impossible to mount the awning directly onto aerated concrete. From a structural perspective, aerated concrete is the softest building material, which makes things more challenging. It can certainly be done with the right anchors and in a sufficient quantity.
You should clarify in advance at what height the awning is supposed to be installed. The height of the ceiling slab is probably a good starting point for you. I can well imagine that almost all awning manufacturers provide a structural design verification for the mounting option "awning on the end face of the ceiling with external insulation."
Off-topic: For example, we recently had a lengthy discussion at work with a structural engineer who did not approve the fastening of a "small" suspended glass canopy with dimensions of about 3x1.5 m (10x5 feet) and attachment only to 300 mm (12 inches) aerated concrete.
Awnings are definitely not my area of expertise. It is not impossible to mount the awning directly onto aerated concrete. From a structural perspective, aerated concrete is the softest building material, which makes things more challenging. It can certainly be done with the right anchors and in a sufficient quantity.
You should clarify in advance at what height the awning is supposed to be installed. The height of the ceiling slab is probably a good starting point for you. I can well imagine that almost all awning manufacturers provide a structural design verification for the mounting option "awning on the end face of the ceiling with external insulation."
Off-topic: For example, we recently had a lengthy discussion at work with a structural engineer who did not approve the fastening of a "small" suspended glass canopy with dimensions of about 3x1.5 m (10x5 feet) and attachment only to 300 mm (12 inches) aerated concrete.
Our future neighbor is already quite far along. He is building a garage right up to the boundary line. Now he has informed us that the gutter would extend 3-4 cm (1-1.5 inches) onto our property and is asking for permission before proceeding. What do you think about this?
He could apparently install the gutter differently, but he says it wouldn’t look nice—for us either when we look at his garage. I have no idea how to handle something like this. He’s the type who doesn’t really follow the rules strictly anyway, including with landscaping and so on. It’s just really annoying to me.
He could apparently install the gutter differently, but he says it wouldn’t look nice—for us either when we look at his garage. I have no idea how to handle something like this. He’s the type who doesn’t really follow the rules strictly anyway, including with landscaping and so on. It’s just really annoying to me.
Hmm, I can understand that; it’s frustrating for me too. I don’t think it makes any difference to the overall appearance. Weren’t you planning to grow something in front of it anyway? Maybe you’ll need something from the neighbor at some point, then you can remind them about the gutter.
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