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. ;-)
ypg schrieb:
Is the trend moving towards a second wardrobe or giving up on hangers?I don’t need hangers. My wife has her own wardrobe. So, both 🙂
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Alessandro24 Sep 2021 14:51Andre77 schrieb:
You don’t need to overcomplicate a cloakroom. Here’s my practical solution:
Nothing is in the way (walking path), yet everything is neatly organized.Well, to each their own. I wouldn’t want to hang jackets on hangers every time. Also, children can’t reach them there. The cloakroom would be far too small for four people in our case!
Alessandro schrieb:
Children can’t get to it either.It’s all a matter of conditioning 😉 … take a look here:Georgian2019 schrieb:
… our 3-year-old daughter neatly places her shoes under the stairs (otherwise we do it) and brings her jacket to the utility room or lays it on the bench and asks us if we will hang it up. It’s all a matter of conditioning. Let’s see how long it lastsA
Alessandro24 Sep 2021 15:13Hehe, yes. I used to be like that too :p
I wouldn’t know how or where to store all that stuff for 4 people. In the utility room? 🤨
I wouldn’t know how or where to store all that stuff for 4 people. In the utility room? 🤨
If this is a cloakroom, respect. Whoever has one, has an advantage. 🙂
For our main cloakroom, we have a wall niche about 60cm deep and 150cm wide (24 inches deep and 59 inches wide). I built a floor-to-ceiling built-in wardrobe using a combination of store-bought side panels and IKEA fronts plus internal fittings.
This way, our jackets and some of the little one’s jackets hang on hangers. For his most important jackets, there are also pull-out hooks on the side that he can reach himself. There are shelves for hats, scarves, etc., and shoe compartments at the bottom for the shoes currently in use.
Above the jacket area is additional storage up to the ceiling. The entire wardrobe is flush with the wall.
Under the stairs, we have another shoe cabinet and a tall cabinet for less frequently used clothing and shoes.
Knowing what I know now, I would probably build the built-in wardrobe a bit differently, but we were pressed for time when we moved in.
For our main cloakroom, we have a wall niche about 60cm deep and 150cm wide (24 inches deep and 59 inches wide). I built a floor-to-ceiling built-in wardrobe using a combination of store-bought side panels and IKEA fronts plus internal fittings.
This way, our jackets and some of the little one’s jackets hang on hangers. For his most important jackets, there are also pull-out hooks on the side that he can reach himself. There are shelves for hats, scarves, etc., and shoe compartments at the bottom for the shoes currently in use.
Above the jacket area is additional storage up to the ceiling. The entire wardrobe is flush with the wall.
Under the stairs, we have another shoe cabinet and a tall cabinet for less frequently used clothing and shoes.
Knowing what I know now, I would probably build the built-in wardrobe a bit differently, but we were pressed for time when we moved in.
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Pinkiponk25 Sep 2021 16:19Myrna_Loy schrieb:
Regarding the ongoing aversion among Germans to built-in fitted wardrobes. I generally like built-in wardrobes but reject them for hygiene reasons. I have never rented an apartment with a fitted kitchen either. Perhaps my objection is unwarranted, but it simply grosses me out, no matter how much I clean.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
The site is still a construction zone, with no progress being made. It couldn't be clearer that the budget was miscalculated. Are other reasons ruled out? If the building is this impressive, I could also imagine the residents are still working on a plan for the "perfect" garden. Besides, in my opinion, lawn and a few scattered bushes should be possible for anyone and would be enough to start with.
ypg schrieb:
Unfortunately, this is also currently a topic in a parallel thread: underestimated costs, needing additional financing, and now it's still the outdoor areas for which there is no money. I also think a few paths, lawn, and bushes aren’t that expensive. And cuttings from friends, relatives, or acquaintances are enough to start with, right?
Bertram100 schrieb:
What most people don’t understand is the opposition to wardrobes. There are some really nice ones—especially secondhand. 😉 Mid-century wardrobes can be really beautiful, as well as antique or antiques-style ones. In my opinion, wardrobes dominate a room, and I don’t want that—unless it’s a very large room with very little else in it. I prefer pictures or plants as the dominant elements.
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