ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house approximately 300 sqm, plot size 780 sqm
Created on: 17 Nov 2021 16:26
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_MPCAP_Hello dear forum members!
I recently discovered this housebuilding forum and am impressed by the constructive feedback participants provide when discussing floor plan drafts.
A few months ago, I purchased a plot of land for a detached single-family home in an established residential area on the outskirts of a major German city. The plan is now to build a high-quality single-family house on this plot. The design will be carried out with an architect, and the construction is intended to be managed through separate trade contracts. A construction manager will also be hired.
Over the past few weeks, I have discussed three design drafts with the architect in iterative steps. I am generally quite satisfied with the current third draft. At the same time, I am not a professional and this is my first time building a house. I am sure there are aspects in the floor plan that I overlook or have not yet identified as problematic. I am extremely grateful for any feedback from forum members!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 780 sqm (8400 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site occupancy index (floor area ratio for footprint): 0.4
Floor space index (total buildable floor area ratio): 0.4
Building envelope, building line and boundary: BUILDING ENVELOPE: 14 meters (46 ft) wide, 15 meters (49 ft) deep; BUILDING LINE 5 meters (16 ft) deep into the plot; BUILDING BOUNDARY 20 meters (66 ft) deep into the plot
Adjacent buildings: Detached single-family houses stand on both left and right sides
Parking spaces: Each side (left and right) will have a garage directly at the property boundary, 3 meters (10 ft) wide each
Number of floors: 1 full floor; the upper floor is restricted to not exceed 75% of the ground floor area
Roof shape: No requirements
Architectural style: (Neo) Classical
Orientation: The plot is oriented east-west (street side facing west, garden side facing east)
Maximum heights / limits: Ridge height 8.6 meters (28 ft)
Other requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: Neo-classical style, detached single-family home
Basement, floors: Fully finished basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of occupants, age: Planned for a family with three children (currently childless, but the house is planned and built with future family growth in mind)
Space requirements ground floor and upper floor: Three children’s bedrooms, home office, spacious living area, generous walk-in closet
Office: Family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: Not frequent
Open or closed design concept: Rather open
Conservative or modern building style: More conservative/classical
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8 to 10
Fireplace: Yes
Music / stereo wall: Yes
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Yes, two garages
Utility garden, greenhouse: No
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for preferences
House Design
Who designed it: Architect
- Contractor’s designer
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? Overall, I already quite like the floor plan
What do you not like? Why? Open question: The master bedroom currently faces the street (however, it is a low-traffic street in a residential area)
Price estimate according to architect/planner: Construction costs about 3,400 EUR per sqm (approximately 316 USD per sq ft) of living space plus 20% additional costs (architect, structural engineer, surveyor, construction manager, etc.) plus land acquisition plus furnishings
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
Preferred heating system: Research still ongoing
If you have to give up anything, what details/features
- can you do without:
- cannot do without:
Why is the design like it is now? e.g.
Standard draft from the planner?
Which requests have been implemented by the architect? This is the architect’s third draft. For example, a conservatory was planned in an earlier draft, the kitchen was enlarged, the room program on the upper floor was changed, and other fine-tuning adjustments were made.
A mixture of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
I AM BASICALLY SATISFIED WITH THE CURRENT FLOOR PLAN FROM THE ARCHITECT (THIS IS THE THIRD DRAFT AFTER MANY REFINEMENTS BY ME), BUT INSPIRED BY THE EXPERTISE IN THIS FORUM AND THEREFORE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ANY CRITICAL FEEDBACK OR OBSERVATIONS.
I recently discovered this housebuilding forum and am impressed by the constructive feedback participants provide when discussing floor plan drafts.
A few months ago, I purchased a plot of land for a detached single-family home in an established residential area on the outskirts of a major German city. The plan is now to build a high-quality single-family house on this plot. The design will be carried out with an architect, and the construction is intended to be managed through separate trade contracts. A construction manager will also be hired.
Over the past few weeks, I have discussed three design drafts with the architect in iterative steps. I am generally quite satisfied with the current third draft. At the same time, I am not a professional and this is my first time building a house. I am sure there are aspects in the floor plan that I overlook or have not yet identified as problematic. I am extremely grateful for any feedback from forum members!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 780 sqm (8400 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site occupancy index (floor area ratio for footprint): 0.4
Floor space index (total buildable floor area ratio): 0.4
Building envelope, building line and boundary: BUILDING ENVELOPE: 14 meters (46 ft) wide, 15 meters (49 ft) deep; BUILDING LINE 5 meters (16 ft) deep into the plot; BUILDING BOUNDARY 20 meters (66 ft) deep into the plot
Adjacent buildings: Detached single-family houses stand on both left and right sides
Parking spaces: Each side (left and right) will have a garage directly at the property boundary, 3 meters (10 ft) wide each
Number of floors: 1 full floor; the upper floor is restricted to not exceed 75% of the ground floor area
Roof shape: No requirements
Architectural style: (Neo) Classical
Orientation: The plot is oriented east-west (street side facing west, garden side facing east)
Maximum heights / limits: Ridge height 8.6 meters (28 ft)
Other requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: Neo-classical style, detached single-family home
Basement, floors: Fully finished basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of occupants, age: Planned for a family with three children (currently childless, but the house is planned and built with future family growth in mind)
Space requirements ground floor and upper floor: Three children’s bedrooms, home office, spacious living area, generous walk-in closet
Office: Family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: Not frequent
Open or closed design concept: Rather open
Conservative or modern building style: More conservative/classical
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8 to 10
Fireplace: Yes
Music / stereo wall: Yes
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Yes, two garages
Utility garden, greenhouse: No
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for preferences
House Design
Who designed it: Architect
- Contractor’s designer
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? Overall, I already quite like the floor plan
What do you not like? Why? Open question: The master bedroom currently faces the street (however, it is a low-traffic street in a residential area)
Price estimate according to architect/planner: Construction costs about 3,400 EUR per sqm (approximately 316 USD per sq ft) of living space plus 20% additional costs (architect, structural engineer, surveyor, construction manager, etc.) plus land acquisition plus furnishings
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
Preferred heating system: Research still ongoing
If you have to give up anything, what details/features
- can you do without:
- cannot do without:
Why is the design like it is now? e.g.
Standard draft from the planner?
Which requests have been implemented by the architect? This is the architect’s third draft. For example, a conservatory was planned in an earlier draft, the kitchen was enlarged, the room program on the upper floor was changed, and other fine-tuning adjustments were made.
A mixture of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
I AM BASICALLY SATISFIED WITH THE CURRENT FLOOR PLAN FROM THE ARCHITECT (THIS IS THE THIRD DRAFT AFTER MANY REFINEMENTS BY ME), BUT INSPIRED BY THE EXPERTISE IN THIS FORUM AND THEREFORE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ANY CRITICAL FEEDBACK OR OBSERVATIONS.
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Hausbautraum2017 Nov 2021 16:38For me as a layperson, it’s a dream house at first glance :-)
The only thing I don’t like are the two narrow garage driveways.
Getting out of the car in the left garage looks uncomfortable to me.
Surely it’s possible somehow, but it doesn’t seem to match the price range of the house.
The only thing I don’t like are the two narrow garage driveways.
Getting out of the car in the left garage looks uncomfortable to me.
Surely it’s possible somehow, but it doesn’t seem to match the price range of the house.
Phew, this is quite large, which might make you wonder if the design leans more towards being cool rather than considering coziness.
There are some aspects that could be handled more elegantly (for example, the hallway/storage/wardrobe situation), including the kitchen cabinets.
The wardrobe/entrance/staircase layout suggests that with three children, the large hallway will often be quite sandy and dirty from street debris. If the house is also occupied on the upper floor, meaning the stairs are frequently used barefoot or in socks during the day, you’ll end up tracking sand around.
However, before I suggest a solution for the wardrobe:
Are you aware that there is no window facing south? No window in the main living area to catch sunlight?
With a room depth of about 6 meters (20 feet) and this house size, the center of the house will be quite dark – even during the day, on weekends, and probably only naturally lit in summer.
(On 01.11.21, in Hamburg, the sun rose in the southeast and currently sets in the southwest.) …
Please upload the site/plot plan.
There are some aspects that could be handled more elegantly (for example, the hallway/storage/wardrobe situation), including the kitchen cabinets.
The wardrobe/entrance/staircase layout suggests that with three children, the large hallway will often be quite sandy and dirty from street debris. If the house is also occupied on the upper floor, meaning the stairs are frequently used barefoot or in socks during the day, you’ll end up tracking sand around.
However, before I suggest a solution for the wardrobe:
Are you aware that there is no window facing south? No window in the main living area to catch sunlight?
With a room depth of about 6 meters (20 feet) and this house size, the center of the house will be quite dark – even during the day, on weekends, and probably only naturally lit in summer.
(On 01.11.21, in Hamburg, the sun rose in the southeast and currently sets in the southwest.) …
Please upload the site/plot plan.
3,400 could be a bit tight. The house comes with rather high-end finishes. Yesterday, someone mentioned current prices for a slightly better standard.
I agree with YPG.
The size is almost too large. The garages had to be squeezed in somehow to fit on the plot at all. The garages are impractical, especially the right one, which is quite narrow.
No southern light on the ground floor, lots of circulation space.
I would design the living/TV area to be separable. With five people, there is always a lot of noise and activity. Having a room with a door doesn’t hurt.
Upstairs, I’m bothered by the size of the children’s rooms. Compared to the house, they are too small. The children’s rooms are about the same size as the dressing room, and smaller than the hallway.
Consider mirroring the upper floor. The children need daylight, and you prefer it cooler for sleeping.
I agree with YPG.
The size is almost too large. The garages had to be squeezed in somehow to fit on the plot at all. The garages are impractical, especially the right one, which is quite narrow.
No southern light on the ground floor, lots of circulation space.
I would design the living/TV area to be separable. With five people, there is always a lot of noise and activity. Having a room with a door doesn’t hurt.
Upstairs, I’m bothered by the size of the children’s rooms. Compared to the house, they are too small. The children’s rooms are about the same size as the dressing room, and smaller than the hallway.
Consider mirroring the upper floor. The children need daylight, and you prefer it cooler for sleeping.
Garages are far too small or cramped.
If you want a really high-quality build, €3,800 per square meter (approximately $350 per square foot) won’t be enough. Especially nowadays, when standard prices are already at a minimum of €2,500 per square meter (about $230 per square foot).
Most buildings I know in good locations cost five figures per square meter.
For room layout and similar topics, there are others in this forum who can provide more competent advice.
If it’s about networking, control systems, irrigation, etc., I can help.
If you want a really high-quality build, €3,800 per square meter (approximately $350 per square foot) won’t be enough. Especially nowadays, when standard prices are already at a minimum of €2,500 per square meter (about $230 per square foot).
Most buildings I know in good locations cost five figures per square meter.
For room layout and similar topics, there are others in this forum who can provide more competent advice.
If it’s about networking, control systems, irrigation, etc., I can help.
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A mixture of many examples from various magazines...
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?Reverse the order of these two lines, and then you’ll see the answer.This is terrifying. A maze that doesn’t even work structurally. Large, symmetrical, nothing else. I don’t believe an architect was involved here, not even a draftsman. I hope the "left" car is right-hand drive.
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