ᐅ Floor Plan for Urban Villa, Single-Family Home New Construction Opinions
Created on: 10 May 2021 19:57
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rothka92
Hello dear community,
this year we plan to start building a new single-family house in the style of an urban villa and would appreciate your opinions on the floor plan. Basically, we already like the current plan as it is. The only issue is that the walk-in closet on the upper floor feels a bit tight, so we are considering either reducing the size of the bedroom slightly or removing the door towards the bathroom, or perhaps integrating it into the wardrobe wall.
First, the questionnaire, as far as I was able to answer it:
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 586 sqm (6,307 sq ft)
Slope: yes (unfortunately), see plan. We plan to level the plot down to street level and support the rear with a retaining wall.
Building envelope, building line and boundary: all within limits
Edge development: garage with possible roof terrace
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof style: hipped roof
Architectural style: urban villa
Orientation: garden facing north
Homeowner requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: as stated above
Basement, floors: no basement (cost decision)
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, planned future: 2 children
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: spacious living-dining-kitchen area desired. Office on the upper floor only for private/hobby use
Guests per year: mostly for emergencies
Open kitchen, cooking island: as planned
Fireplace: as planned
Music / sound system wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: roof terrace on garage, balcony as drawn
Garage: as planned
House design
Who designed the plan:
- planner/architect from a construction company
What do you particularly like? > open living/dining area with large window front facing the garden
What don’t you like? > cramped walk-in closet and utility room
Price estimate according to architect/planner: fixed price 330,000 (garage included in site development costs)
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump already included in the price
Why is the design the way it is? For example:
A mix of many examples, site visits, our own ideas, and the architect’s planning.
I look forward to your thoughts on the project.
Best regards,
Kai :-)
this year we plan to start building a new single-family house in the style of an urban villa and would appreciate your opinions on the floor plan. Basically, we already like the current plan as it is. The only issue is that the walk-in closet on the upper floor feels a bit tight, so we are considering either reducing the size of the bedroom slightly or removing the door towards the bathroom, or perhaps integrating it into the wardrobe wall.
First, the questionnaire, as far as I was able to answer it:
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 586 sqm (6,307 sq ft)
Slope: yes (unfortunately), see plan. We plan to level the plot down to street level and support the rear with a retaining wall.
Building envelope, building line and boundary: all within limits
Edge development: garage with possible roof terrace
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof style: hipped roof
Architectural style: urban villa
Orientation: garden facing north
Homeowner requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: as stated above
Basement, floors: no basement (cost decision)
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, planned future: 2 children
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: spacious living-dining-kitchen area desired. Office on the upper floor only for private/hobby use
Guests per year: mostly for emergencies
Open kitchen, cooking island: as planned
Fireplace: as planned
Music / sound system wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: roof terrace on garage, balcony as drawn
Garage: as planned
House design
Who designed the plan:
- planner/architect from a construction company
What do you particularly like? > open living/dining area with large window front facing the garden
What don’t you like? > cramped walk-in closet and utility room
Price estimate according to architect/planner: fixed price 330,000 (garage included in site development costs)
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump already included in the price
Why is the design the way it is? For example:
A mix of many examples, site visits, our own ideas, and the architect’s planning.
I look forward to your thoughts on the project.
Best regards,
Kai :-)
rothka92 schrieb:
Any thoughts on this?This is a bit better already (just visually, without considering the measurements). But close only counts in horseshoes. The parents’ area simply doesn’t work like this.
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Drasleona11 May 2021 15:37In your latest version, the hallway has become dark again.
The bedroom is far too small. You basically have to squeeze your way to the bed.
I would also generally reconsider the staircase. A half-turn staircase is, in my personal opinion, a compromise made to save space. A staircase with a landing would definitely be nicer for me.
Regarding the ground floor: Honestly, I don’t fully understand your enthusiasm for it. You have an unused open space above the kitchen. The table is too close to the fireplace (or alternatively too close to the kitchen). The living room layout is quite awkward as well (the sofa is not facing the TV and is positioned in front of the window). On top of that, there’s the already discussed issue with the pantry.
My suggestion: since you have so many requirements for the upper floor, why not plan that first, without worrying about the ground floor at all? Give yourself the freedom to move the staircase as it fits best for the upper floor. You have nothing to lose by trying this approach.
The bedroom is far too small. You basically have to squeeze your way to the bed.
I would also generally reconsider the staircase. A half-turn staircase is, in my personal opinion, a compromise made to save space. A staircase with a landing would definitely be nicer for me.
Regarding the ground floor: Honestly, I don’t fully understand your enthusiasm for it. You have an unused open space above the kitchen. The table is too close to the fireplace (or alternatively too close to the kitchen). The living room layout is quite awkward as well (the sofa is not facing the TV and is positioned in front of the window). On top of that, there’s the already discussed issue with the pantry.
My suggestion: since you have so many requirements for the upper floor, why not plan that first, without worrying about the ground floor at all? Give yourself the freedom to move the staircase as it fits best for the upper floor. You have nothing to lose by trying this approach.
Drasleona schrieb:
My suggestion: you have so many requirements for the upper floor, so start by planning that only, without any consideration for the ground floor. Allow yourselves the freedom to move the staircase to fit the upper floor. You have nothing to lose with this experiment.That's how I'll do it...! 🙂 Planning doesn't cost anything
rothka92 schrieb:
What do you think of my current design? Well, “it can’t get any worse” is just a silly saying after all and basically only deserves to be proven wrong ;-)
rothka92 schrieb:
But I think you can at least be flexible when it comes to planning. Whatever that is supposed to mean (?)
I had suggested starting with the upper floor. By that I did NOT mean simply dividing the upper floor area—created under the unfavorable constraints of the ground floor—into the least painful layout. RATHER: arranging and shaping the rooms of the upper floor. But you did not plan the upper floor first, you only sketched it first. That is something entirely different!
Between writing and posting, it was just rephrased as follows:
Drasleona schrieb:
My suggestion: you have so many requirements for the upper floor, so just plan that first without thinking about the ground floor at all. Allow yourself the freedom to move the staircase to whatever position suits the upper floor best. You have nothing to lose by trying this experiment. That’s exactly what I meant: see what happens if you don’t treat that awkward staircase position, around which the entire house twists, as untouchable.
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Always draw the furniture to scale. Your drawn bed is a maximum of 1.8m wide (5 ft 11 in).
How should the support at the back be dimensioned? Are you allowed to do that?
Could you please sketch it?
Try experimenting with the basic shape a bit. No one is forcing you to choose a square. Your ground floor won’t get much sunlight.
How should the support at the back be dimensioned? Are you allowed to do that?
Could you please sketch it?
Try experimenting with the basic shape a bit. No one is forcing you to choose a square. Your ground floor won’t get much sunlight.
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