ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home of Approximately 170 m² on a Narrow 750 m² Plot
Created on: 16 Mar 2021 11:35
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ReneWie
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 750 m² (8,072 sq ft), 18 x 42 m (59 x 138 ft)
Slope: no, flat
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.25
Plot ratio: 0.5
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 ft) from all sides
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces: minimum 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable, hip 25-45°
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: no requirement
Maximum heights / limits: 10 m (33 ft) according to development plan
Other specifications
Requirements of the Homeowners
Style, roof type, building type: solid construction, modern, gable roof, single-family home
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, age: currently 2 (both 32)
Space requirements ground floor (GF), upper floor (UF): 90 + 80 m² (970 + 860 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office?: home office upstairs
Occasional overnight guests: rare
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: mix
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, no island planned so far
Number of dining seats: minimum 6 seats
Fireplace: light masonry heater
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: planned, at the rear of the property
Utility garden, greenhouse: preferably a utility garden behind the house
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for choices or exclusions:
- Large open living/dining area with southern exposure.
- Large terrace at the front of the house, accessible from kitchen/dining area.
- Garage not in front of the house to preserve sunny space 🙂 — driveway located north beside the house instead.
- Minimum roof pitch on the upper floor.
- Possibility to reduce living room size later to create a bedroom (planned door in front of guest WC).
- TV area rather small, as we’re not typical couch potatoes :-D
- Office with dormer window.
House Design
Designer:
- Do-it-Yourself: based on a prefabricated house provider’s plan template
What do you particularly like? Why?
- House set back 10 m (33 ft) from the street, large living area due to frequent visits from a large family.
What do you dislike? Why?
- Possibly the kitchen is too small.
- Possibly insufficient storage space.
Price estimate from architect/planner: appointment pending
Personal budget limit for house including fittings: 350,000 (planned DIY for electrical, flooring, heating, plumbing)
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat, possibly solar thermal support
If You Have to Give Up Something, which details/features
- can be foregone:
- direct access from living room to outside
- cannot be foregone:
- terrace access
Why has the design turned out as it is? e.g.
- Everything was placed on the ground floor with the option to create an additional room later by adding a wall in today’s living room (door in front of guest WC in living room).
- Large terrace at the front of the house is important and there is enough space.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Are there issues with the size of the utility room if washing machine, dryer, technical equipment, and storage space are included?
Is the guest WC with shower sufficiently large?
Do the room sizes appear reasonable?
Plot size: 750 m² (8,072 sq ft), 18 x 42 m (59 x 138 ft)
Slope: no, flat
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.25
Plot ratio: 0.5
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 ft) from all sides
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces: minimum 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable, hip 25-45°
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: no requirement
Maximum heights / limits: 10 m (33 ft) according to development plan
Other specifications
Requirements of the Homeowners
Style, roof type, building type: solid construction, modern, gable roof, single-family home
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, age: currently 2 (both 32)
Space requirements ground floor (GF), upper floor (UF): 90 + 80 m² (970 + 860 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office?: home office upstairs
Occasional overnight guests: rare
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: mix
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, no island planned so far
Number of dining seats: minimum 6 seats
Fireplace: light masonry heater
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: planned, at the rear of the property
Utility garden, greenhouse: preferably a utility garden behind the house
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for choices or exclusions:
- Large open living/dining area with southern exposure.
- Large terrace at the front of the house, accessible from kitchen/dining area.
- Garage not in front of the house to preserve sunny space 🙂 — driveway located north beside the house instead.
- Minimum roof pitch on the upper floor.
- Possibility to reduce living room size later to create a bedroom (planned door in front of guest WC).
- TV area rather small, as we’re not typical couch potatoes :-D
- Office with dormer window.
House Design
Designer:
- Do-it-Yourself: based on a prefabricated house provider’s plan template
What do you particularly like? Why?
- House set back 10 m (33 ft) from the street, large living area due to frequent visits from a large family.
What do you dislike? Why?
- Possibly the kitchen is too small.
- Possibly insufficient storage space.
Price estimate from architect/planner: appointment pending
Personal budget limit for house including fittings: 350,000 (planned DIY for electrical, flooring, heating, plumbing)
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat, possibly solar thermal support
If You Have to Give Up Something, which details/features
- can be foregone:
- direct access from living room to outside
- cannot be foregone:
- terrace access
Why has the design turned out as it is? e.g.
- Everything was placed on the ground floor with the option to create an additional room later by adding a wall in today’s living room (door in front of guest WC in living room).
- Large terrace at the front of the house is important and there is enough space.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Are there issues with the size of the utility room if washing machine, dryer, technical equipment, and storage space are included?
Is the guest WC with shower sufficiently large?
Do the room sizes appear reasonable?
ReneWie schrieb:
Do-it-Yourself: Template from a prefab house supplier
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Do the room sizes seem reasonable? Please name the base model (no link!). Catalog designs are usually quite useful because they have been tested. Therefore, they generally remain reasonable as long as they are not significantly altered. Where have you made adjustments, and what was your motivation?
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
Why don’t you attach the garage to the house? Please don’t encourage anyone to do that – I’m thankful for anyone who avoids that nonsense.
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Myrna_Loy16 Mar 2021 14:1311ant schrieb:
Name the base model (no link please). Catalog designs are usually quite practical because they have been tested. That’s why they often remain sensible if you don’t alter them drastically. Where have you made changes, and what was your motivation?
Please don’t encourage anyone to do that—I’m glad for everyone who avoids this nonsense. Normally I feel the same—but before someone builds a 30-meter (100-foot) long driveway in front of a single garage standalone unit in the garden,...
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motorradsilke16 Mar 2021 14:3111ant schrieb:
Now don’t encourage anyone to do that – I’m glad whenever someone refrains from that nonsense.Why? If I could design freely, I would always place the garage directly attached to the house, with direct access to the utility room. From your point of view, what speaks against that?
11ant schrieb:
Please name the base model (without a link!). Catalog designs are usually quite reliable because they have been tested. Therefore, they generally remain practical as long as they are not significantly altered. Where exactly did you make changes, and what was your motivation?This is a Weberhaus Balance 300.
The floor plan was made half a meter wider (10m (33 feet)).
Ground floor: the utility room is larger, the wall in the living room was removed (backup for later).
Upper floor: the dressing room was converted into an office, and the rooms were swapped.
motorradsilke schrieb:
Why? If I could design freely, I would always place the garage directly attached to the house, with direct access to the utility room. What do you see as the disadvantages? Mainly the fact that you can only plan freely until you connect the garage to the house; after that, you have essentially limited your options (except possibly with a building gap garage, but then it is too narrow for a passageway).
ReneWie schrieb:
This is a Weberhaus Balance 300. What made you choose this as your starting point?
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