ᐅ Evaluation of floor plan for approximately 145 sqm single-family house with basement, ground floor, and upper floor
Created on: 14 Oct 2021 12:44
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Arango18
Hello everyone,
Zoning plan/restrictions: Zoning plan and restrictions considered by the architect
Plot size: 675m² (7260 sq ft)
Slope: yes, running diagonally across the plot (see elevation plan)
Building window, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 feet) on all sides
Edge development: yes, neighbor to the southeast
Number of parking spaces: 2 in garage and 2 in front of garage
Number of floors: 2.5
Roof type: gable roof, 36 degrees
Architectural style: simple
Orientation: southwest
Maximum heights/limits: same as neighboring buildings, sufficiently high
Other requirements: none
Street: cul-de-sac; our house is at the end, with neighbors on one side and open view of forest, meadow, and valley on the other
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: interior as open and straightforward as possible, exterior simple
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor (GF) and upper floor (UF)
Number and age of occupants: currently 2 (both 28 years old), planning 1-2 children
Space requirements for GF, UF: approx. 140 m² (1507 sq ft) of living space
Office: absolutely necessary due to 80% remote work
Guest bedrooms: very rare use
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative (mostly because it’s usually more affordable)
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen with bar or island (due to space and layout, more likely a bar)
Dining seats: 4-6
Fireplace: planned but not mandatory
Music/stereo wall: standard TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: small terrace on the slightly extended garage towards southwest, terrace towards southeast
Garage, carport: double garage with a single door
Utility garden, greenhouse: standard
Other wishes/notes/daily routine, including reasons why some things are wanted or not: a small shower in the guest WC is very important to us, as well as a small room for the home office. Since I work from home 80% of the time, this is essential. Also, a small storage room for vacuum cleaner etc.
House design
Who designed it: architect
What do you particularly like? The dining and living area looks bright and cozy in our opinion. Not too big and not too small with a great view.
What don’t you like? Why? Bathroom layout feels too tight and awkward, hallway in the upper floor too narrow?
Preferred heating system: air source heat pump
If you had to give up some features, which ones?
Fireplace
Why did the design end up like it is now?
The original design was larger and included more details such as corner and roof windows, but it was optimized for cost.
However, the room layout and overall room concept basically remained unchanged.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I would appreciate further suggestions, especially regarding the aspects we don’t like. Overall, we are quite happy with it. Do you see any major “no-gos”?
If any information is incomplete or unclear, I’m happy to check it again.
Zoning plan/restrictions: Zoning plan and restrictions considered by the architect
Plot size: 675m² (7260 sq ft)
Slope: yes, running diagonally across the plot (see elevation plan)
Building window, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 feet) on all sides
Edge development: yes, neighbor to the southeast
Number of parking spaces: 2 in garage and 2 in front of garage
Number of floors: 2.5
Roof type: gable roof, 36 degrees
Architectural style: simple
Orientation: southwest
Maximum heights/limits: same as neighboring buildings, sufficiently high
Other requirements: none
Street: cul-de-sac; our house is at the end, with neighbors on one side and open view of forest, meadow, and valley on the other
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: interior as open and straightforward as possible, exterior simple
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor (GF) and upper floor (UF)
Number and age of occupants: currently 2 (both 28 years old), planning 1-2 children
Space requirements for GF, UF: approx. 140 m² (1507 sq ft) of living space
Office: absolutely necessary due to 80% remote work
Guest bedrooms: very rare use
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative (mostly because it’s usually more affordable)
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen with bar or island (due to space and layout, more likely a bar)
Dining seats: 4-6
Fireplace: planned but not mandatory
Music/stereo wall: standard TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: small terrace on the slightly extended garage towards southwest, terrace towards southeast
Garage, carport: double garage with a single door
Utility garden, greenhouse: standard
Other wishes/notes/daily routine, including reasons why some things are wanted or not: a small shower in the guest WC is very important to us, as well as a small room for the home office. Since I work from home 80% of the time, this is essential. Also, a small storage room for vacuum cleaner etc.
House design
Who designed it: architect
What do you particularly like? The dining and living area looks bright and cozy in our opinion. Not too big and not too small with a great view.
What don’t you like? Why? Bathroom layout feels too tight and awkward, hallway in the upper floor too narrow?
Preferred heating system: air source heat pump
If you had to give up some features, which ones?
Fireplace
Why did the design end up like it is now?
The original design was larger and included more details such as corner and roof windows, but it was optimized for cost.
However, the room layout and overall room concept basically remained unchanged.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I would appreciate further suggestions, especially regarding the aspects we don’t like. Overall, we are quite happy with it. Do you see any major “no-gos”?
If any information is incomplete or unclear, I’m happy to check it again.
Arango18 schrieb:
Well, I wouldn’t go so far as to say he’s at a loss for words … it’s not like he planned something completely useless …No, not a spelling or punctuation mistake, but "off-topic." As I said, I suspect experience, just slightly outdated.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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hanghaus200015 Oct 2021 16:4311ant schrieb:
No, it’s not a spelling or punctuation mistake, but rather “missing the point.” As I said, I suspect experience, just a bit outdated.Well, I don’t really see experience with a 20% slope here.hanghaus2000 schrieb:
Well, I don't really see any experience here with a 20% slope.No, definitely not specifically with that – I would even expand it to: "generally no experience with a residential basement below ground level."https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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hampshire15 Oct 2021 23:25I generally think the architect’s work is good; the basement level is a “thermal luxury.” Prioritizing orientation toward the landscape and the view, even if that means accepting neighbors, is completely fine—especially since another private space for relaxing can be set up at any time. The office in the basement offers very good separation for people who have difficulty closing the office door properly or are disturbed by a family business in the house. In my opinion, it fits well and will be even better with the four small changes. A 20% slope and northwest orientation could be just around the corner. 😎
Thank you all for your suggestions. We will likely implement the “smaller” changes, such as remodeling the bathroom, widening the hallways upstairs and downstairs, and possibly redesigning the dressing room/bedroom area.
I don’t think we will undertake a complete redesign from scratch, as we really like the house as it is. But again, many thanks for the ideas, sketches, and so on. We need to see how the costs turn out; once I receive the cost estimate, I’ll share it here so the experts can take a look. However, I would not want to take on more than a 400,000 Euro (about 430,000 USD) loan with a household income of 4,500 Euro (about 4,850 USD) per month. We will have to see how things look with equity and personal contributions.
If the costs end up being too high, we will definitely revisit the idea of a two-story version. The plot is really a stroke of luck for us, and we want to make something good out of it.
I don’t think we will undertake a complete redesign from scratch, as we really like the house as it is. But again, many thanks for the ideas, sketches, and so on. We need to see how the costs turn out; once I receive the cost estimate, I’ll share it here so the experts can take a look. However, I would not want to take on more than a 400,000 Euro (about 430,000 USD) loan with a household income of 4,500 Euro (about 4,850 USD) per month. We will have to see how things look with equity and personal contributions.
If the costs end up being too high, we will definitely revisit the idea of a two-story version. The plot is really a stroke of luck for us, and we want to make something good out of it.