ᐅ Town & Country Raumwunder 100 with minor modifications

Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 506 sqm (5445 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.3
Plot ratio: 0.6
Building window, building line and boundary:
Edge development: planned carport
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: ground floor + upper floor + attic
Roof style: over 45 degrees
Architectural style:
Orientation: southwest
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements: wooden facade

Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof form, building type: standard house, 1.5 storeys
Basement, floors: no basement / 1.5 storeys
Number of occupants, age: 2 (40 years old)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: 100 sqm (1076 sq ft)
Office use: family use or home office? Office & music studio
Guest sleepers per year: 2
Open or closed layout: closed
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island: semi-open
Number of dining seats: 4 + extendable table for 8
Fireplace: no
Music/media wall: media wall with TV etc.
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport
Utilitarian garden, greenhouse: lawn, bushes, possibly existing trees
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or shouldn’t be included

House Design
Planner: Town & Country
- Builder’s planner
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?: Space fits and is within the budget
What do you dislike? Why?:
Price estimate according to architect/planner: €203,000
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: €200,000
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump

If you have to give up something, which details/upgrades
- can you give up:
- can you not give up:

Why is the design the way it is now? E.g.
Standard design from the planner? yes
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Higher knee wall
A mixture of many examples from various magazines…
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?

What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Would it be appropriate to convert the cloakroom into an additional storage/pantry room?
Direct access from hallway to kitchen?
Does the house “fit” the plot?
What else should be considered or is missing?

Additional equipment:
1. Knee wall increased by 50 cm (20 inches)
2. Underfloor heating throughout the entire house
3. Fresh air automation (controlled ventilation system Lunos)
4. External hoods for decentralized ventilation
5. Vaillant air-to-water heat pump (up to 7 kW)
6. Photovoltaic system pre-installation
7. Attic lighting
8. Additional outdoor power outlet
9. Extra cost for double-leaf patio door with low threshold
10. Roller shutters throughout the house
11. Walk-in shower (90 cm x 90 cm) (36 inches x 36 inches)
12. Changes in floor plan (ground floor)
13. Changes in floor plan (upper floor)
14. Mirror image of standard floor plan (all floors)
15. Extension of price guarantee period from 12 to 24 months
16. Multi-utility line house connection

A settler-style house fits on any plot, the floor plan is practical and makes the most of the available space. Keep the cloakroom as it is, because the room would become too cramped, and you do need a place for coats and such. If the price must be fixed, don’t change anything at all. Instead, consider whether you might still find savings elsewhere for unforeseen expenses. For example, you could leave out the roller shutters or opt for a simpler patio door.

Nordlys schrieb:

A settler-style house fits on any plot, the floor plan is good and makes the best use of the available volume. Leaving the wardrobe out would make that space too tight, but you definitely need a place for coats and such. If the price is fixed, don’t change anything at all. Instead, consider whether you have any savings potential for unexpected costs. You could skip the roller shutters or simplify the patio door.

Thank you very much for your answer.
Do you mean the shape of the plot? I’m a bit concerned because the plot is located right on a slight curve, and the side facing the street measures only 8.4 m (27.6 ft). So it’s quite tight in the front, especially with the driveway/parking space and so on. Towards the back, it gets wider and thus appears visually larger, in my opinion.
Thanks for the note about the wardrobe—I always hung coats in the storage room at the end of the hallway in the apartment before, which I find keeps things a bit tidier. But I’ll take another look at that directly in the show house.
I would like to keep the roller shutters because I work shift hours and sometimes need to sleep during the day. As a cost compromise, I chose manual roller shutters, but installed empty conduits for possible future motorization.
I specifically wanted the patio door to have a low threshold and two large doors to create a bright and open feeling in the room.

Nordlys schrieb:

A settler-style house fits on any plot,

Holzhaus schrieb:

I'm a bit "concerned" since the plot is located right on a small curve and the side facing the street is only 8.4 m (28 feet) long.

Me too!

Holzhaus schrieb:

So it’s quite tight in the front, especially with driveway/parking space, right?

Please apply a grid to the plot, using existing or calculated dimensions, and draw the 8 x 8 (8 m by 8 m / 26 ft by 26 ft) on the site plan. To me, that looks a bit tight!!!

ypg schrieb:

Me too!

Please create a grid on the site plan using the available or calculated dimensions of the plot and draw the 8 x 8 on the plan. To me, it looks a bit tight!!!

Thank you very much for the suggestion. I will definitely do that.
Basically, it has to work somehow since the plot was sold together with the planned house... it’s just a question of how it will look and whether there is enough space left...

What I noticed in your floor plan is that the door of the guest restroom would probably work better if it opened inward. Coming out of the restroom while someone is standing in the cloakroom could be a bit awkward. I also see the guest restroom is only 1.5m (5 feet) deep. Maybe try moving the toilet to the rear exterior wall; this might help reduce the tightness between the toilet and the washbasin. It would be the same layout I have, though I have a bit more depth.

Also, the door at the top of the bathroom might be better if it opened to the right, towards the towel radiator instead of the shower. That way, you avoid accidentally swinging the door against the shower. For example, I have my bathroom door opening outwards because on one side there is the shower and on the other, the toilet (which creates that "awkward moment" situation), but opening outwards isn’t an option in your available space.

By the way, I would also suggest that your 7 kW air-to-water heat pump is likely overdimensioned. Or does it mean your system is rated up to 7 kW? I have, like Raumwunder, just 100 m2 (1,076 sq ft) but an air-to-water heat pump with 4 kW. The house seller had planned a 6 kW unit, but during selection, the planner said a 4 kW would be completely sufficient. That might be an option for you to save some costs with a smaller model.