ᐅ Floor Plan Design for Urban Villa with Double Garage, Approximately 150 m²
Created on: 19 Nov 2020 08:53
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Dennydre
Hello everyone,
I would like to ask for experiences and opinions regarding our current planning. We are still at the very beginning of the planning phase.
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 524 m² (5640 ft²)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.3
Gross floor area ratio: -
Building envelope, building line, and boundary:
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces:
Number of floors:
Roof type:
Style:
Orientation:
Maximum heights/restrictions:
Other specifications:
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type:
Basement, number of floors:
Number of occupants, age: 2 people in their early 20s, planning for 2 children
Space requirements on ground and upper floors:
Office: family use or home office? -> Home office
Overnight guests per year: few
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open + island
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes (not yet included in plans)
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be included:
We would like to install a wall box in the double garage to use an electric vehicle as a second car in the future. Due to current subsidies and the combination with a photovoltaic system, this seems like an interesting solution for us.
House Design
Who created the plan: architect
What do you particularly like? Why? large rooms on the upper floor
What don’t you like? Why? the passage from the garage through the utility room into the kitchen. Originally, a separate pantry was planned, and the utility room was supposed to lead into the hallway. However, due to the conditions of the plot, the architect’s solution seems the most practical. At first, the office was planned on the upper floor, which would have made all rooms smaller. We like the office on the ground floor anyway.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: not yet known
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 400,000
Preferred heating technology: no preference yet
If you had to give up, which details/extensions
-can you give up: -
-can you not give up: -
Why has the design developed the way it is? e.g.
Standard design from the planner?
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? The desire for an office and two equally sized children’s rooms, as well as a bedroom with a walk-in closet, were implemented. Also, the attic with passage into the house. A terrace roof was planned according to our wishes.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Since our plot is not particularly large and we are at the end of a private road, we want to make the best use of the space. Overall, we are very satisfied with the first design but remain open to external suggestions. Since we are both still very young and receive little constructive input from family and friends, we are curious about what ideas might come up in this forum.
I would like to ask for experiences and opinions regarding our current planning. We are still at the very beginning of the planning phase.
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 524 m² (5640 ft²)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.3
Gross floor area ratio: -
Building envelope, building line, and boundary:
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces:
Number of floors:
Roof type:
Style:
Orientation:
Maximum heights/restrictions:
Other specifications:
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type:
Basement, number of floors:
Number of occupants, age: 2 people in their early 20s, planning for 2 children
Space requirements on ground and upper floors:
Office: family use or home office? -> Home office
Overnight guests per year: few
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open + island
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes (not yet included in plans)
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be included:
We would like to install a wall box in the double garage to use an electric vehicle as a second car in the future. Due to current subsidies and the combination with a photovoltaic system, this seems like an interesting solution for us.
House Design
Who created the plan: architect
What do you particularly like? Why? large rooms on the upper floor
What don’t you like? Why? the passage from the garage through the utility room into the kitchen. Originally, a separate pantry was planned, and the utility room was supposed to lead into the hallway. However, due to the conditions of the plot, the architect’s solution seems the most practical. At first, the office was planned on the upper floor, which would have made all rooms smaller. We like the office on the ground floor anyway.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: not yet known
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 400,000
Preferred heating technology: no preference yet
If you had to give up, which details/extensions
-can you give up: -
-can you not give up: -
Why has the design developed the way it is? e.g.
Standard design from the planner?
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? The desire for an office and two equally sized children’s rooms, as well as a bedroom with a walk-in closet, were implemented. Also, the attic with passage into the house. A terrace roof was planned according to our wishes.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Since our plot is not particularly large and we are at the end of a private road, we want to make the best use of the space. Overall, we are very satisfied with the first design but remain open to external suggestions. Since we are both still very young and receive little constructive input from family and friends, we are curious about what ideas might come up in this forum.
hampshire schrieb:
That is generally a good recommendation—just not for people who have fallen in love with the form of townhouses. Where exactly should I have overlooked that regarding the OP?
exto1791 schrieb:
A deviation of just 1–2 meters (3–6 feet) from a non-square layout is enough to optimize the room arrangement. [...] However, I also believe that a smaller deviation is hardly noticeable and can be easily embraced. Simply being willing to deviate from a perfect square can work wonders.
exto1791 schrieb:
We are also fans of "straight-lined" designs and the typical townhouse. Avoiding aesthetic cacophony does not necessarily require simplicity in façade design. One of my favorite examples illustrating the principle “simple but not ugly” or a “basic variation of the townhouse with a rectangular shape and a pitched roof” is the house by @daniels87 https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/finaler-grundrissplan-einfamilienhaus-7-99x11-11m.14520/
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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Pinkiponk19 Nov 2020 17:08Dennydre schrieb:
...Maybe you could consider fitting the access to the dining/living room with double doors. In my opinion, that usually looks better than a single door, if there is enough space.Here in this forum, we are all serious and sincere, but in other forums, basically on the internet in general, it might be safer to redact the designer’s details and your address, etc.
Personally, just my subjective opinion (I want to emphasize that), I find the window arrangement on the facade somewhat unbalanced. ;-)
Off topic: We are also building a square house, 9.40m x 9.40m (31ft x 31ft), on a 567m² (6,100ft²) plot.
Thanks again for the feedback from everyone.
I had deliberately redacted all data, but forgot one document... Thanks for the attention.
We will now summarize the criticism and consider a rectangular floor plan and commission a complete redesign...
Pinkiponk schrieb:
Here in this forum, we are all serious and sincere, but in other forums, basically on the internet, it might be better to redact the designer’s data and your address, etc.
I had deliberately redacted all data, but forgot one document... Thanks for the attention.
We will now summarize the criticism and consider a rectangular floor plan and commission a complete redesign...
Dennydre schrieb:
We will now summarize the feedback and consider a rectangular floor plan and commission a complete redesign...Feel free to get in touch again for the details.Our architect has taken our wishes into account and made some changes:
- Extended the garage from 8 to 9 meters (26 feet)
- Created a passage from the utility room to the hallway
- SK
- Additionally, we decided not to build a terrace with roof tiles but to have a canopy made of frosted glass instead. However, from our point of view, the currently planned corner terrace is completely impractical. On one hand, we plan to have a U-shaped sofa, which would block any passage. On the other hand, the current area is somewhat oversized. I think a solution oriented towards the west would be best?
- Fireplace was included in the planning
- The bedroom with walk-in closet was revised
- The bathroom is not finalized
Regarding the proposal to change the dimensions of the town villa to a rectangular shape, there is the following issue:
Since the garage with passage can only be implemented as currently planned, the utility room and the main entrance must be on the east side. As soon as the dimensions change, problems arise with the room and hallway widths on the ground floor. Also, a main entrance on the north or south side is out of the question. I hope this makes some sense.
Currently, we are trying to advance the kitchen planning a bit. We like the idea of a peninsula, but it seems huge. We would like to have a bit more space between the right wall (towards SK) and the peninsula, and to shorten the peninsula somewhat. Potentially, the kitchen on the north side could be extended towards the west. We would then place the dining area not in the northwest corner but rather towards the center (entrance of the living area). In the northwest corner, at least a seating area for 2–3 people (bar stools or similar) could be created.
These are at least our current thoughts on the plan.
Otherwise, I am happy to receive feedback and hope again for constructive criticism 🙂
- Extended the garage from 8 to 9 meters (26 feet)
- Created a passage from the utility room to the hallway
- SK
- Additionally, we decided not to build a terrace with roof tiles but to have a canopy made of frosted glass instead. However, from our point of view, the currently planned corner terrace is completely impractical. On one hand, we plan to have a U-shaped sofa, which would block any passage. On the other hand, the current area is somewhat oversized. I think a solution oriented towards the west would be best?
- Fireplace was included in the planning
- The bedroom with walk-in closet was revised
- The bathroom is not finalized
Regarding the proposal to change the dimensions of the town villa to a rectangular shape, there is the following issue:
Since the garage with passage can only be implemented as currently planned, the utility room and the main entrance must be on the east side. As soon as the dimensions change, problems arise with the room and hallway widths on the ground floor. Also, a main entrance on the north or south side is out of the question. I hope this makes some sense.
Currently, we are trying to advance the kitchen planning a bit. We like the idea of a peninsula, but it seems huge. We would like to have a bit more space between the right wall (towards SK) and the peninsula, and to shorten the peninsula somewhat. Potentially, the kitchen on the north side could be extended towards the west. We would then place the dining area not in the northwest corner but rather towards the center (entrance of the living area). In the northwest corner, at least a seating area for 2–3 people (bar stools or similar) could be created.
These are at least our current thoughts on the plan.
Otherwise, I am happy to receive feedback and hope again for constructive criticism 🙂
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pagoni20202 Dec 2020 10:46Dennydre schrieb:
but a canopy made of frosted glassFrosted glass, really?? I would choose clear glass and, if needed, shade it from below, which can be done quite easily. Dennydre schrieb:
Regarding the suggestion to change the dimensions of the city villa to a rectangular shape, there is the following issue:
Since the garage.....
[/QUOTE....I would have said stop exactly at THAT point.
A garage would never have such an impact on my living concept. You can create parking space for a car in many ways, but a successful living concept has different priorities.
I really don’t like the current situation with the dining/kitchen area. The table is half in front of the window, and it’s just cramped there. No one could sit briefly at the counter or stand comfortably because the dining chairs are already right behind it. The area after the door, so between kitchen/dining and living room, feels empty and poorly usable.
Since you have few overnight guests, I would consider moving the guest room upstairs and creating a spacious multipurpose room downstairs. Upstairs, some rooms could give up 1–2m² (about 11–22 sq ft) for such a guest room. Compared to the other rooms, the walk-in closet is huge anyway.
I would still prefer the rectangular shape, though.Similar topics