ᐅ Single-family house, two floor plan options from the architect
Created on: 4 Feb 2021 20:31
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Kathianni
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 662 sqm (7125 sq ft)
Slope no
Border development no
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors 2
Roof type open
Architectural style undefined
Orientation south
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type none
Basement, floors yes, 2
Number of residents, ages 4 persons, 35, 33, 3.0
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor approx. 70 sqm (750 sq ft) each
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year 2-3
Open or closed architecture open
Conservative or modern construction modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats 6-8
Fireplace yes
Music/stereo wall no
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport yes, yes
Kitchen garden, greenhouse yes, no
House Design
Designed by: architect
- What do you particularly like? Why? Tunnel fireplace and the open kitchen, the dressing room with door to the bathroom
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 450,000
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: 600,000
Preferred heating system: pellets
Why was the design made this way? For example:
Standard design from planner? We expressed our wishes
Which of our wishes were implemented by the architect?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Hello everyone. We worked on two versions with our architect and aren’t sure which we prefer. There is a stove bench next to the stove in both.
The windows throughout the house are not final yet; we still need to discuss them.
We plan to build a carport between the house and garage. Do you think the kitchen window makes sense even though it basically faces the carport? We think at least you can see the children playing and who is arriving.
To the east is a single-family house, to the south a large meadow, and to the west the street, which is very quiet since it is a rural area.
This is my first post; I hope I’ve done everything correctly—if not, please forgive me in advance.
Looking forward to your suggestions. Best regards
Plot size 662 sqm (7125 sq ft)
Slope no
Border development no
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors 2
Roof type open
Architectural style undefined
Orientation south
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type none
Basement, floors yes, 2
Number of residents, ages 4 persons, 35, 33, 3.0
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor approx. 70 sqm (750 sq ft) each
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year 2-3
Open or closed architecture open
Conservative or modern construction modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats 6-8
Fireplace yes
Music/stereo wall no
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport yes, yes
Kitchen garden, greenhouse yes, no
House Design
Designed by: architect
- What do you particularly like? Why? Tunnel fireplace and the open kitchen, the dressing room with door to the bathroom
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 450,000
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: 600,000
Preferred heating system: pellets
Why was the design made this way? For example:
Standard design from planner? We expressed our wishes
Which of our wishes were implemented by the architect?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Hello everyone. We worked on two versions with our architect and aren’t sure which we prefer. There is a stove bench next to the stove in both.
The windows throughout the house are not final yet; we still need to discuss them.
We plan to build a carport between the house and garage. Do you think the kitchen window makes sense even though it basically faces the carport? We think at least you can see the children playing and who is arriving.
To the east is a single-family house, to the south a large meadow, and to the west the street, which is very quiet since it is a rural area.
This is my first post; I hope I’ve done everything correctly—if not, please forgive me in advance.
Looking forward to your suggestions. Best regards
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Ideensucher5 Feb 2021 05:24Imaginary dimensions: Anything that can’t be achieved with whole bricks plus 0.5 brick units. If the mason has to build a wall length of 10 bricks plus 5cm (2 inches), it’s technically doable, but not very neat.
Regarding the chimney placement, I WOULD position the chimney on the interior wall because that better shields the kitchen. However, I’m generally not a big fan of completely open kitchens, and when I’m watching TV, I don’t want to hear bread dough being mixed in the kitchen. And when I’m in the kitchen, I want to listen to music without disturbing those in the living room.
Floor plan: It’s often said that “a bathroom with two doors is a bad idea.” Especially since you don’t really save any distance if you have to walk through the cloakroom anyway. Also, I would probably relocate the three annual guests to the basement and instead consider adding a small bathroom upstairs for the children, possibly including a washing machine. That way, you avoid carrying five loads of laundry up and down every week.
Regarding the chimney placement, I WOULD position the chimney on the interior wall because that better shields the kitchen. However, I’m generally not a big fan of completely open kitchens, and when I’m watching TV, I don’t want to hear bread dough being mixed in the kitchen. And when I’m in the kitchen, I want to listen to music without disturbing those in the living room.
Floor plan: It’s often said that “a bathroom with two doors is a bad idea.” Especially since you don’t really save any distance if you have to walk through the cloakroom anyway. Also, I would probably relocate the three annual guests to the basement and instead consider adding a small bathroom upstairs for the children, possibly including a washing machine. That way, you avoid carrying five loads of laundry up and down every week.
At first glance, the floor plan doesn’t look bad. However, on closer inspection, there are major issues.
- The kitchen is a disaster. With a room width of 3.60m (12 feet), an island is neither possible nor practical.
- The living room is nicely wide but only 3.80m (12.5 feet) deep, which is quite shallow.
- The upstairs bedroom is tiny, the walk-in closet is unusable, and the bathroom is very awkwardly laid out.
- The children’s room is just acceptable in size.
- If the guest is really a guest, they end up in the basement.
- The staircase design is also very uncomfortable.
- The kitchen is a disaster. With a room width of 3.60m (12 feet), an island is neither possible nor practical.
- The living room is nicely wide but only 3.80m (12.5 feet) deep, which is quite shallow.
- The upstairs bedroom is tiny, the walk-in closet is unusable, and the bathroom is very awkwardly laid out.
- The children’s room is just acceptable in size.
- If the guest is really a guest, they end up in the basement.
- The staircase design is also very uncomfortable.
When reading the topic title, one would initially expect two significantly different options – which would have more potential for comparative critique. Here, however, it’s basically just variant 1a and 1b instead of 1 and 2, since there’s no major change :-) and ultimately only the fireplace/chimney is placed elsewhere. So, there’s basically only one floor plan, leaving little room for criticism. It differs in many aspects from how I would build it myself, but that’s not objectively “bad.” If someone enjoys spending money on sliding doors, that’s fine – watches and classic cars can be more expensive.
I don’t need to repeat my opinion on fireplaces in energy-efficient houses under energy-saving regulations in every thread. Perhaps I could raise a question about whether a hybrid of a pantry/storage room and utility room is really the best solution. Did I already point out that here @Zaba12 and @Tolentino presented houses with a similar layout?
I wouldn’t remove any of the living room doors, even though I assume that out of four family members, each will favor one door and rarely use the other; whether the ratio ends up being 3:1 or 1:3 for the two doors – I don’t know you well enough to say. As mentioned, I would make the sitting area door a standard hinged door instead of a sliding door like the one to the dining area. The example measurements have already been explained in the meantime by @Ideensucher: dimensions where anyone thinking in eighths of a meter sees immediately that the mason will have to cut. For aerated concrete, cutting is more likely; for other types of blocks, it usually leads to patchwork mortar “pockets.” That causes spots in the thermal imaging scan :-)
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I don’t need to repeat my opinion on fireplaces in energy-efficient houses under energy-saving regulations in every thread. Perhaps I could raise a question about whether a hybrid of a pantry/storage room and utility room is really the best solution. Did I already point out that here @Zaba12 and @Tolentino presented houses with a similar layout?
I wouldn’t remove any of the living room doors, even though I assume that out of four family members, each will favor one door and rarely use the other; whether the ratio ends up being 3:1 or 1:3 for the two doors – I don’t know you well enough to say. As mentioned, I would make the sitting area door a standard hinged door instead of a sliding door like the one to the dining area. The example measurements have already been explained in the meantime by @Ideensucher: dimensions where anyone thinking in eighths of a meter sees immediately that the mason will have to cut. For aerated concrete, cutting is more likely; for other types of blocks, it usually leads to patchwork mortar “pockets.” That causes spots in the thermal imaging scan :-)
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Kathianni5 Feb 2021 13:42Ideensucher schrieb:
Imaginative measurements: Everything that can’t be achieved using whole bricks plus 0.5 brick sizes. If the mason is supposed to build a wall length of 10 bricks plus 5cm (2 inches), it’s somehow doable, but not exactly ideal.
Regarding the chimney placement, I WOULD put the chimney on the interior wall, as it better shields the kitchen. However, I’m generally not a big fan of completely open kitchens, and when I watch TV, I don’t want to hear bread dough being kneaded in the kitchen. When I’m in the kitchen, I want to listen to music without it disturbing anyone in the living room.
Floor plan: It’s often discussed that “a bathroom with two doors is a design flaw.” Especially since you don’t really have a shorter route if you pass through the cloakroom.
Also, I would probably banish the three guests per year to the basement and instead plan a small bathroom upstairs for the children, possibly including a washing machine. That way, you save yourself from carrying 5 loads of laundry each week upstairs. Thank you for your suggestions. The guest room is used as an office since I work a lot from home, so we need it. The bit about imaginative measurements is very interesting—I will bring it up.
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Kathianni5 Feb 2021 13:49ivenh0 schrieb:
At first glance, the floor plan doesn’t look bad. However, on closer inspection, there are some major flaws.
- The kitchen is a disaster. With a room width of 3.60m (12 feet), an island is neither possible nor practical.
I’m imagining an island against the wall – that should be doable, right?
- The living room is nice and wide, but only 3.80m (12.5 feet) deep. That’s really not much space.
That’s how we have it now and we’re basically satisfied, but of course you can always want more. I hope we can improve it.
- The upstairs bedroom is tiny, the walk-in closet is unusable, and the bathroom is very cramped.
Our bed fits well, I like the bedroom to be clean without decor, so we thought it should work.
Is the walk-in closet too small? The architect says it’s 4 meters (13 feet) of closet space, which is more than what we have now and should be enough – or is he mistaken? We find it very practical that you can enter the bathroom from the walk-in closet, especially since my husband always has to get up early. Maybe you have a tip for the walk-in closet?
- The children’s room is just about OK in size.
We think it’s fine.
- If it’s actually for guests, they go in the basement.
It’s used as a home office.
- The stair design is very uncomfortable.
Please tell me more about this, do you have any suggestions?
Thank you very much for your input, I appreciate any ideas.
Best regardsKathianni schrieb:
I will ask about the roof pitch since we haven’t discussed it yet; we’re still very early in the planning stage.Haha... At the beginning, my approach was more like “what roof pitch should we have? Then I’ll plan accordingly.” 😉Anyway:
Ask yourself what the purpose of the second wing of the ground floor hallway is. I noticed this when I questioned the pantry layout, especially the sliding door, which I had imagined opening from the hallway. Because what is the pantry mainly for? Right: among other things, beverage crates... so why carry those all around the interior of the house? Exactly! The door should be at the bottom of the plan.
The same applies to the dressing room upstairs: place the door at the bottom of the plan, then you can eliminate the other space-consuming door.
The size of the children’s rooms seems fine to me.
Since your budget is in good shape, I would recommend widening the house by at least 50cm (20 inches).
A house with a dressing room and office on 140 sqm (1506 sq ft) has never been planned comfortably under 150 sqm (1615 sq ft).
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