ᐅ Floor plan of a 190 m² urban villa on a concrete slab foundation

Created on: 23 Oct 2020 09:43

Hello everyone,

now I’m finally brave enough to share our project in the lion’s den.

You can also follow the development here: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/efh-neubauvorhaben-von-tag-1-an-und-die-planung-beginnt.33766/

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 750m² (8070 sq ft)
Slope: see sketch
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.3
Total floor space ratio (FSR): 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 3m (10 ft); see sketch
Edge development: yes, garage allowed
Number of parking spaces: 1 garage; 1–2 in front of the house
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hipped roof, 22° pitch
Architectural style: urban villa
Orientation: southwest
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height max. 7.50m (24.6 ft), top edge max. 10.0m (32.8 ft) (measured from the lowest point of the natural ground level on the valley side)
Other requirements: none

Site plan of a plot with colored outlines, neighboring plots 1–3 and north arrow.

Owners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: see above
Basement, floors: slab-on-grade; 2 full stories
Number of occupants, age: 32; 28; no children (2 planned)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: see floor plan draft
Office space: 1 home office workstation
Occasional overnight guests per year: none
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction style: rather modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes, as a room divider
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: yes; four-sided panoramic fireplace as a room divider between living area and entrance or dining/kitchen
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: 1 single garage with extended length
Utility garden, greenhouse: not planned so far
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or shouldn’t be: open living/dining area as the focal point, TV corner relatively small and therefore cozy, fireplace, office on ground floor facing the garden, straight closed staircase made of solid oak, gallery and open space on the upper floor, children and parents separated on the upper floor, walk-in closet definitely not a walkthrough room; rather some kind of walk-in wardrobe instead.

House Design
Origin of the design: based on "Herb" by Baufritz, own planning in cooperation with general contractor and forum users
What do you especially like? office facing the garden, breakfast and evening terrace, open living and dining area, fireplace as room divider, gallery on upper floor and open space above the entrance area on ground floor, separated areas for children and parents
What do you dislike? Why? everything great
Cost estimate according to planner: 682,000 (house 505,000, additional building costs 59,000, land 69,000, other costs [including kitchen and outdoor facilities] 49,000)
Personal budget limit for the house, incl. fittings: 700,000 All-In
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump with split system and underfloor heating, controlled ventilation system

If you had to give up, which details / expansions
-could you live without: ./.
-could you not do without: ./.

Why is the design as it is now?
Adapted from the "Herb" base by Baufritz according to our needs and the plot. Further development of the floor plan with the general contractor and with the help of forum users. Process duration: 8 months

What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
See "What do you especially like?"

Floor plan of a house: garage, utility room, living room, kitchen, office, hallway, WC, storage room.

Floor plan of the attic: hallway, bedroom, dressing room, bathroom, WC and two children’s rooms.

11ant6 Nov 2020 14:50

#43

In my hallway, there is no segregation between residents and guests – if only to share the coat hook capacity.

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Schimi179110 Dec 2020 09:38

#44

matte1987 schrieb:

Everyone can have their own opinion. First of all, I find it impractical, and above all unattractive.

Our utility room, which is used only for the washing machine, dryer, and storage of cleaning and laundry supplies, is about 10 sq meters (108 sq ft). There simply isn’t enough space for more. If I imagine that the building services and shelves for “miscellaneous stuff” would also have to fit in there... no way for a cloakroom!
There is also a sink. I even use it sometimes – sort of as a backup (emergency) bathroom – when the two ladies think they both have to use the bathrooms in the morning (hence the mirror cabinet). 🙂.

Small bathroom/laundry room with sink, mirror cabinet, washing machine, cleaning supplies, and yellow bucket.

(a picture from real life... This part of the house will be renovated soon.)

matte1987 schrieb:

I’d like to see the space for a cloakroom in an 11 sq m (118 sq ft) utility room. There’s supposed to be storage and a washing machine in there too. And the building services also need their space.
...

Fully agree! See above...

Alessandro schrieb:

The niche by the office does make sense. Everyone needs a chest of drawers for keys, house phone, slippers, and a cloakroom for guests, etc., and I think it’s good that it’s not right in the hallway, making it narrower.

*Pedant on* Something can’t “make sense.” It can be logical or meaningful 🙂. This clearly comes from an awkward translation and adaptation into German of “That makes sense.” *Pedant off*

Alessandro schrieb:

It wouldn’t be my choice either, but I can understand the idea behind it.
You just have to implement it cleverly and nicely.

That’s why we have two cloakrooms. One on the ground floor for guests, and a purely private one in the basement, since we enter the garage and cars through the basement, where guests usually don’t go.

hampshire10 Dec 2020 11:03

#45

Alternative design in our house: The entrance is a two-part area of about 25 square meters (270 square feet), consisting of a laundry room and a cloakroom. There is even a sink, an approximately 4-meter (13-foot) Pax wardrobe, an Eames sofa (which actually belongs in the upcoming office), artwork on the walls, and a black side-by-side refrigerator with a water connection fitted into a niche. There is access to the guest toilet, a flatmate desk, direct access to the lounge terrace, and a passage to the second main room of the house, the living room. It looks great, is practical, and suits us. Walls are overrated. It’s not how it’s usually done – so what.

11ant10 Dec 2020 12:22

#46

Schimi1791 schrieb:

"Something" cannot "make sense." Sense is not "made." Something can make sense or be meaningful 🙂. This obviously comes from a flawed translation and "naturalization" into the German language of "That makes sense."

Whether something "makes sense" or "gives sense," there is no difference. Since English originally comes from a Low German dialect, English cannot be "naturalized" into German but at best "repatriated." There is always someone who tries to act smarter *LOL*

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Ibdk1410 Dec 2020 12:26

#47

Even the old Lessing used this phrase – just as a side note :-)

A translator must see what makes sense. [Lessing, Letters on the Latest Literature (January 10, 1760) link removed by me]

Now it is true that this does not really make a false sense; but it also does not fully cover Aristotle’s meaning here. [Lessing, Hamburg Dramaturgy (noted March 8, 1768) link removed by me]

Schimi179110 Dec 2020 12:42

#48

11ant schrieb:

Since English originally developed from a Low German dialect, you can’t really “naturalize” English into German, but at best “repatriate” it.

That’s why naturalize is in "" 🙂

11ant schrieb:

There’s always someone who plays the smart-ass *LOL*

Basically, I’m not a smart-ass... I really do always know better 🙂 🙂
*Irony off*

ᐅ Floor plan of a 190 m² urban villa on a concrete slab foundation

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