ᐅ Floor Plan Design for Urban Villa – Catalog Floor Plan Inspiration
Created on: 22 Sep 2021 10:45
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miriam85
Hello dear members,
After a long time of quietly following the forum and officially reserving our preferred plot, we are now venturing into planning our urban villa. We have drawn inspiration from many catalog floor plans and sketched extensively on paper. The result is a design we are reasonably satisfied with. We would now like to have it reviewed by you to understand what works (or doesn’t).
First, the questionnaire:
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size 600 sqm (20x30 m) (6460 sq ft, 66x98 ft)
Slope no
Building area, building line and boundary 3 m (10 ft) setback
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors max. 2
Roof style any
Architectural style modern
Orientation garden facing southwest
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type urban villa with hipped roof
Basement, floors 2 floors without basement
Number of occupants, ages 3 (36, 35, 2)
Room area on ground and upper floors approx. 85 sqm (915 sq ft) each
Office: family use or home office? home office
Overnight guests per year 4
Open or closed architecture open
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats 6, extendable to 10
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport double garage
House design
Who designed it? do-it-yourself
What do you like most? Why? Our space requirements are met. Front entrance centered.
What do you dislike? Why? We are unsure if the upper floor works as planned. To make the fitness room functional in size, we had to move walls and reduce the upstairs hallway. Could this result in too little natural light on the upper floor? Also, we are uncertain if the utility room is adequately sized.
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump + controlled mechanical ventilation
If you had to give up, which details/ additions would you omit
-could you give up: pantry, door from utility room to garage, straight staircase (even though we like it for being easy to use and providing storage underneath)
-could you not give up: fitness room, two children's bedrooms, office
Why is the design the way it is? For example,
What do you consider particularly good or bad about it? See above. We have included all the required rooms but are not sure the upper floor layout works. We also have concerns about storage space.
Regarding orientation, the plan is to position the house as close as possible to the street (northeast) to maximize garden space in the southwest.
Enough said: we look forward to feedback from the lions’ den. ;-)
After a long time of quietly following the forum and officially reserving our preferred plot, we are now venturing into planning our urban villa. We have drawn inspiration from many catalog floor plans and sketched extensively on paper. The result is a design we are reasonably satisfied with. We would now like to have it reviewed by you to understand what works (or doesn’t).
First, the questionnaire:
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size 600 sqm (20x30 m) (6460 sq ft, 66x98 ft)
Slope no
Building area, building line and boundary 3 m (10 ft) setback
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors max. 2
Roof style any
Architectural style modern
Orientation garden facing southwest
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type urban villa with hipped roof
Basement, floors 2 floors without basement
Number of occupants, ages 3 (36, 35, 2)
Room area on ground and upper floors approx. 85 sqm (915 sq ft) each
Office: family use or home office? home office
Overnight guests per year 4
Open or closed architecture open
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats 6, extendable to 10
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport double garage
House design
Who designed it? do-it-yourself
What do you like most? Why? Our space requirements are met. Front entrance centered.
What do you dislike? Why? We are unsure if the upper floor works as planned. To make the fitness room functional in size, we had to move walls and reduce the upstairs hallway. Could this result in too little natural light on the upper floor? Also, we are uncertain if the utility room is adequately sized.
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump + controlled mechanical ventilation
If you had to give up, which details/ additions would you omit
-could you give up: pantry, door from utility room to garage, straight staircase (even though we like it for being easy to use and providing storage underneath)
-could you not give up: fitness room, two children's bedrooms, office
Why is the design the way it is? For example,
What do you consider particularly good or bad about it? See above. We have included all the required rooms but are not sure the upper floor layout works. We also have concerns about storage space.
Regarding orientation, the plan is to position the house as close as possible to the street (northeast) to maximize garden space in the southwest.
Enough said: we look forward to feedback from the lions’ den. ;-)
I think a cloakroom belongs near the entrance, but not the pile of shoes that sometimes accumulates there.
There are ways to design the cloakroom close to the entrance without the mail carrier seeing the new shoes and jacket.
Is your utility room similar to Hermine’s handbag? It’s not that big of a space. Laundry, building connections, cloakroom, storage room.
Wisteria will look great.
You’re really lucky with your plot. It’s worth dealing with the heritage authority if you like the style.
There are ways to design the cloakroom close to the entrance without the mail carrier seeing the new shoes and jacket.
Is your utility room similar to Hermine’s handbag? It’s not that big of a space. Laundry, building connections, cloakroom, storage room.
Wisteria will look great.
You’re really lucky with your plot. It’s worth dealing with the heritage authority if you like the style.
Alessandro schrieb:
For people who accept drying laundry and ironing in the living room and storing seasonal clothes in the attic, these floor plans are certainly suitable. I would see this statement as an exaggeration. Not everyone sets up a drying rack in the living room or common area just because they don't have a large utility room. Everyone has different habits and decides their ironing spot individually. An open kitchen may be planned, but ironing behind a door? And that is still sugar-coated? Some households spend more time ironing than cooking. And if the person ironing is alone during the day, they should be able to do this wherever they want in their own space without any issues.
Georgian2019 schrieb:
I hate when jackets hang in the hallway and shoes are left lying around And that is exactly why many prefer a built-in cloakroom...
Georgian2019 schrieb:
All daily jackets hang in the utility room and shoes are stored in two cabinets there when coming home. ...instead of having to constantly go to the technical room.
Standard and model houses work well for most people and there is no need to criticize them! Some builders focus more on features, others on more intricate floor plans. Most layouts can be modified to suit different plots. Also, families can adapt the house to fit their needs: enlarge the utility room or hallway to accommodate a cloakroom, reduce the hallway size to make space for a pantry, make children’s rooms smaller so a third child fits, extend the living room for more spaciousness, remove partition walls if home office space is not needed, or add an extra room for creative purposes.
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Georgian201924 Sep 2021 10:20haydee schrieb:
I believe that the coat rack belongs near the entrance, but not the pile of shoes that sometimes accumulates there.
There are ways to design the coat area close to the entrance without the mail carrier seeing the new shoes and jacket.
Is your utility room like Hermine’s handbag? The space isn’t that big. Laundry, utility connections, coat storage, storage room.
Wisteria will look amazing.
You were really lucky with the plot. You can accept the inconvenience with the preservation authority if you like the style.If you look at old (grand) houses and apartments, coats were never left in the hallway. They were discreetly received by the butler or stored separately. As I said, the entrance gives the first impression and was always designed to be grand or welcoming. Among the working class or due to limited space, coats were kept in the hallway (I don’t mean this in a derogatory way, but from a cultural-historical perspective).Our utility room is actually quite manageable at 7.5 sqm (81 sq ft). Washer and dryer stacked in one corner, next to a window an old large Art Nouveau chest/half-cabinet full of shoes. A narrow shoe cabinet on the wall behind the door. The door has coat hooks plus additional hooks beside it. Under the coats are beverage crates. Next to those is a small narrow shelf with canned goods, jars, etc., and beside that a large heavy-duty corner shelf. The exterior wall houses the large heating system and utility connections/multi-service entry point. In front of the heating system stands a large freezer. On the ceiling hangs a Foxydry drying pulley (I highly recommend it). If necessary, in winter a drying rack can be placed under the Foxydry. It does get tight and cramped, but the utility room is meant for storage anyway.
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Myrna_Loy24 Sep 2021 10:20Georgian2019 schrieb:
For example, we deliberately decided against having a coat rack in the hallway. There is a small antique chest of drawers / half-cupboard under the stairs for a few shoes and gloves / scarves, and a few everyday shoes of our little daughter are also stored under the stairs (hidden). All daily jackets hang in the utility room, and shoes are stored in two cupboards in the utility room when you come home. Only when guests are visiting do a few shoes appear in the entrance area. Guest jackets are also hung in the utility room.
I hate it when jackets hang in the hallway and shoes are scattered around. The hallway, or entrance area, is the first impression of a house / apartment and should therefore be tidy and stylistically fitting. I hate it too, but my two boys and their friends are absolutely resistant to any advice. From experience, I plan storage space in the house entrance area based on the children’s usage habits. I even briefly considered having the kids use only the servants’ entrance, pardon me, the back door. 😀 So the Empire chest will stay in storage until the kids move out.
Georgian2019 schrieb:
If you look at old (grand) houses and apartments, coats were never hung in the hallway. But we live in the here and now.
Georgian2019 schrieb:
They were always discreetly received by the butler or stored separately. Those times are over! 2021… 2022 is coming. The Rococo lady didn’t take the Middle Ages as her model either.
Georgian2019 schrieb:
Our utility room is actually rather compact at 7.5 sqm (81 sq ft). Washer and dryer stacked… That may work well for you personally, but others might prefer a neater or more organized setup.
I don’t want to step on your toes. Your house looks stylish, suits you, and many appreciate it because it’s different. But most people would probably design the interior differently and more practically. It’s fine as it is, since you like it and it works. But it doesn’t have to be seen as flawless. There’s always room for improvement, even in a small space.
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