ᐅ Floor Plan Optimization, Single-Family Home, Urban Villa 12x12 m
Created on: 15 Oct 2021 00:59
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Lia_Home
Hello everyone,
We visited several model homes, spoke with different construction companies, and reviewed a number of floor plans. Unfortunately, many of the designs didn’t meet our expectations. As a result, we drew the floor plan ourselves using a 3D home design program.
We are quite satisfied with the upper floor. However, we see room for improvement on the ground floor. For example, is the hallway too large or too narrow? Also, the layout of the guest room and the guest bathroom needs reconsideration. Would it be possible to convert this room (with shower toilet) into a small separate apartment?
Attached are both floor plans as well as two perspective images.
We look forward to your feedback.
Thank you very much! Lia
Building regulations/restrictions
Plot size: 821 m2 (approx. 21 m (69 feet) wide and 35 m (115 feet) deep, not quite rectangular)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Building setback: 5 meters (16 feet) from the street, 4 meters (13 feet) from neighbors
Number of stories: max. 2
Roof type: hipped roof
Architectural style: modern
Maximum height restrictions: eaves height 6 m (20 feet), ridge height 8.5 m (28 feet)
Client requirements
Style, roof form, building type: modern, hipped roof
Basement, number of floors: 2 full floors
Household size and ages: 2 adults in their mid-30s, 1 child, 2 years old
Space requirements on ground floor: cloakroom, guest room, guest shower WC, utility/technical room, kitchen, pantry, living-dining room
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, dressing room, laundry room, bathroom, office
Office: home office
Number of overnight guests per year: several times a year
Open or closed layout: open
Traditional or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with work island
Seats at dining table: usually 4-6, at celebrations at least 15
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: roof terrace above garage
Garage or carport: garage
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, reasons for including or excluding certain features:
- open space/void
- large west-facing windows due to no neighbors
- cloakroom
- covered entrance
House design
Who designed the plan:
- ourselves
What do you like most?
- spacious, open living and dining area
What do you dislike? Why?
Estimated cost according to builder: approx. 550,000
Hallway (takes up too much space?), guest room on the ground floor (too awkwardly shaped)
If you had to give up some details or extensions
- hallway space
Why was the design made this way? For example:
We arranged the rooms so they made sense to us and took room sizes into account.
What is your main question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Are there any possible optimizations for the floor plan?
We visited several model homes, spoke with different construction companies, and reviewed a number of floor plans. Unfortunately, many of the designs didn’t meet our expectations. As a result, we drew the floor plan ourselves using a 3D home design program.
We are quite satisfied with the upper floor. However, we see room for improvement on the ground floor. For example, is the hallway too large or too narrow? Also, the layout of the guest room and the guest bathroom needs reconsideration. Would it be possible to convert this room (with shower toilet) into a small separate apartment?
Attached are both floor plans as well as two perspective images.
We look forward to your feedback.
Thank you very much! Lia
Building regulations/restrictions
Plot size: 821 m2 (approx. 21 m (69 feet) wide and 35 m (115 feet) deep, not quite rectangular)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Building setback: 5 meters (16 feet) from the street, 4 meters (13 feet) from neighbors
Number of stories: max. 2
Roof type: hipped roof
Architectural style: modern
Maximum height restrictions: eaves height 6 m (20 feet), ridge height 8.5 m (28 feet)
Client requirements
Style, roof form, building type: modern, hipped roof
Basement, number of floors: 2 full floors
Household size and ages: 2 adults in their mid-30s, 1 child, 2 years old
Space requirements on ground floor: cloakroom, guest room, guest shower WC, utility/technical room, kitchen, pantry, living-dining room
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, dressing room, laundry room, bathroom, office
Office: home office
Number of overnight guests per year: several times a year
Open or closed layout: open
Traditional or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with work island
Seats at dining table: usually 4-6, at celebrations at least 15
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: roof terrace above garage
Garage or carport: garage
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, reasons for including or excluding certain features:
- open space/void
- large west-facing windows due to no neighbors
- cloakroom
- covered entrance
House design
Who designed the plan:
- ourselves
What do you like most?
- spacious, open living and dining area
What do you dislike? Why?
Estimated cost according to builder: approx. 550,000
Hallway (takes up too much space?), guest room on the ground floor (too awkwardly shaped)
If you had to give up some details or extensions
- hallway space
Why was the design made this way? For example:
We arranged the rooms so they made sense to us and took room sizes into account.
What is your main question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Are there any possible optimizations for the floor plan?
The upper floor is a disaster for the kids because of the open space!
Otherwise, many bottlenecks can be eliminated through size, but a town villa can also be unnecessarily oversized. Here it’s just under 300 sqm (3,230 sq ft), while I already consider 180 sqm (1,940 sq ft) somewhat too much if you are working within a normal budget.
Basically, there is little planning here; the rooms are just lined up next to each other. They have a fancy size, but this is definitely not reflected in the budget.
No one wants an 8-meter (26 ft) long hallway, but there is a bottleneck in the dining area instead.
Please have an architect or the general contractor’s draftsman create a practical, realistic design that also fits within the budget. That can then be discussed.
Otherwise, many bottlenecks can be eliminated through size, but a town villa can also be unnecessarily oversized. Here it’s just under 300 sqm (3,230 sq ft), while I already consider 180 sqm (1,940 sq ft) somewhat too much if you are working within a normal budget.
Basically, there is little planning here; the rooms are just lined up next to each other. They have a fancy size, but this is definitely not reflected in the budget.
No one wants an 8-meter (26 ft) long hallway, but there is a bottleneck in the dining area instead.
Please have an architect or the general contractor’s draftsman create a practical, realistic design that also fits within the budget. That can then be discussed.
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Alessandro15 Oct 2021 09:00You are essentially taking away the most beautiful space in the house with the open ceiling. In terms of sound insulation, you will need to invest more in better, denser doors, then it won’t be a problem. However, the budget is far from sufficient...
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saralina8715 Oct 2021 09:07Alessandro schrieb:
By using the open space like that, you’re basically taking away the nicest room in the house. For sound insulation, you’ll need to invest more in better, denser doors, but then it’s not a problem. However, the budget is nowhere near enough...Whether it’s really that nice is definitely debatable – but having it right next to the children’s bedrooms simply isn’t practical, soundproof doors or not (especially since many young children go through phases when they don’t want to sleep with the door closed).A
Alessandro15 Oct 2021 09:12I would also avoid placing the children's rooms directly in the gallery, but I am not planning the house based on toddler phases. Compromises have to be made with every floor plan. Every apartment, every penthouse in the million-euro range has these "issues"...
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saralina8715 Oct 2021 09:15Alessandro schrieb:
I also wouldn’t place the children’s bedrooms directly overlooking the gallery, but I’m not designing the house based on stages of toddlerhood. You have to make compromises with every floor plan. Every apartment, every penthouse in the multi-million euro range has these “issues”... Okay, it seems we fundamentally have different views on this. I find life with babies, toddlers, children, and teenagers challenging enough, so I don’t want to add any foreseeable problems to the home by design. 😉
But I think I understand your point. Still, this should at least be considered, and I’m not sure if the original poster saw the potential issue. Ultimately, it’s their decision anyway—I just wanted to raise awareness. 🙂
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Myrna_Loy15 Oct 2021 09:18Alessandro schrieb:
I wouldn’t place the children’s bedrooms directly off the gallery either, but I’m not designing the house based on toddler phases. You have to make compromises with every floor plan. Every apartment, every penthouse in the million-euro range has these “issues”… That may be true, but in this price range (unless we’re talking about properties in high-end cities), there is usually much more flexibility. A children’s wing is really a separate section, not just one door away.
But when the question is asked:
What don’t you like? Why?
Price estimate according to the construction company: approx. 550,000 (about 607,000 USD)
Then there really is no point in discussing this design at this size and level of detail.
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