ᐅ Floor plan single-family house, 2 full stories, approximately 180 m² living area – 760 m² plot size
Created on: 17 Nov 2021 19:44
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Humpfrey
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 760m² (8,180 sq ft)
Slope - No
Site coverage ratio -
Floor area ratio -
Building window, building line, and boundary -
Edge development - surrounding mostly 2 to 2.5 full stories; gable roofs
Number of parking spaces - 2 spaces in front of garage + possibly additional parking in front of the house
Number of stories - 2 full stories
Roof type - double shed roof / staggered shed roof
Architectural style -
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits - unknown
Further requirements - NO development plan -> §34 Federal Building Code
Owners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type -
Basement, stories: basement yes, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults + 2 children planned
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor -
Office: home office; possibly as bedroom in old age
Annual guest sleepers: <5
Open or closed architecture: preferably open on ground floor/living area, closed areas upstairs
Conservative or modern construction - currently planned as solid timber construction (is this what is meant by construction method)
Open kitchen, kitchen island: both yes
Number of dining seats: 8+
Fireplace: no / not planned
Music/stereo wall: just a media wall 🙂
Balcony, roof terrace: no, only a terrace on the ground floor
Garage, carport: double garage
Current plan should allow for a separate living unit upstairs (granny flat / separate apartment) and living on the ground floor in old age.
House Design
Planning by:
-planner from a construction company based on our ideas
Price estimate according to architect/planner: not yet known
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
What do you especially like? Why?
We really like the setback in the house design visually, but we are quite unsure whether this might make the kitchen/dining area too cramped and small. We tend to “expand” it again to simply have a rectangular house with a bit more space.
Why is the design the way it is now?
Draft by the house planner based on our sketches/ideas
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Does the plan function as we imagine? We worry the kitchen/dining/living area feels cramped. We want an open/spacious living area with bright rooms.
Some opinions / assessments of the plan would be appreciated 🙂
PS: The latest attached plans lack a north arrow, so I’ve also included an earlier version with a north arrow.
Plot size: 760m² (8,180 sq ft)
Slope - No
Site coverage ratio -
Floor area ratio -
Building window, building line, and boundary -
Edge development - surrounding mostly 2 to 2.5 full stories; gable roofs
Number of parking spaces - 2 spaces in front of garage + possibly additional parking in front of the house
Number of stories - 2 full stories
Roof type - double shed roof / staggered shed roof
Architectural style -
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits - unknown
Further requirements - NO development plan -> §34 Federal Building Code
Owners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type -
Basement, stories: basement yes, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults + 2 children planned
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor -
Office: home office; possibly as bedroom in old age
Annual guest sleepers: <5
Open or closed architecture: preferably open on ground floor/living area, closed areas upstairs
Conservative or modern construction - currently planned as solid timber construction (is this what is meant by construction method)
Open kitchen, kitchen island: both yes
Number of dining seats: 8+
Fireplace: no / not planned
Music/stereo wall: just a media wall 🙂
Balcony, roof terrace: no, only a terrace on the ground floor
Garage, carport: double garage
Current plan should allow for a separate living unit upstairs (granny flat / separate apartment) and living on the ground floor in old age.
House Design
Planning by:
-planner from a construction company based on our ideas
Price estimate according to architect/planner: not yet known
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
What do you especially like? Why?
We really like the setback in the house design visually, but we are quite unsure whether this might make the kitchen/dining area too cramped and small. We tend to “expand” it again to simply have a rectangular house with a bit more space.
Why is the design the way it is now?
Draft by the house planner based on our sketches/ideas
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Does the plan function as we imagine? We worry the kitchen/dining/living area feels cramped. We want an open/spacious living area with bright rooms.
Some opinions / assessments of the plan would be appreciated 🙂
PS: The latest attached plans lack a north arrow, so I’ve also included an earlier version with a north arrow.
No, a sliding door would not solve the narrow space issue. Without a sliding door, the doors could only be opened if no one is sitting there.
The minimum distance from the edge of the table to the wall is 80 cm (31 inches). With a table width of 1 m (39 inches), that means at least 260 cm (102 inches) total. At 300 cm (118 inches), you can squeeze past the person sitting.
If another door is added, it would look like this:
80 cm (31 inches) + table + 80 cm (31 inches) + 100 cm (39 inches) door. The door should be able to open even when someone is sitting.
The minimum distance from the edge of the table to the wall is 80 cm (31 inches). With a table width of 1 m (39 inches), that means at least 260 cm (102 inches) total. At 300 cm (118 inches), you can squeeze past the person sitting.
If another door is added, it would look like this:
80 cm (31 inches) + table + 80 cm (31 inches) + 100 cm (39 inches) door. The door should be able to open even when someone is sitting.
miriam85 schrieb:
Thanks. So, would a sliding door to the terrace also solve the bottleneck? Not necessarily. In this case, sliding doors are planned—you can go through or open the door. But the path is not direct. You don’t want to constantly bump into the table.
Designing floor plans is always individual and cannot be generalized.
If you have an issue, you need to consider it on a case-by-case basis (or have it evaluated individually).
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Nice-Nofret19 Nov 2021 08:57I agree with the previous speakers, with the following deviations/adjustments:
- If possible, plan and build a covered and wind-protected terrace from the start.
- In my opinion, threshold-free sliding doors should always be preferred in the living/dining area, especially to avoid trip hazards.
- I like having the kitchen directly adjacent to the covered terrace, but around the corner from the living room.
In short—I would redesign the entire house. The floor plan didn’t turn out to be a “jack of all trades, master of none”; it’s more like a mangy, flightless dinosaur. If you calculate the extra square meters for the “jack of all trades,” you’ll see how pointless and costly it is.
- If possible, plan and build a covered and wind-protected terrace from the start.
- In my opinion, threshold-free sliding doors should always be preferred in the living/dining area, especially to avoid trip hazards.
- I like having the kitchen directly adjacent to the covered terrace, but around the corner from the living room.
In short—I would redesign the entire house. The floor plan didn’t turn out to be a “jack of all trades, master of none”; it’s more like a mangy, flightless dinosaur. If you calculate the extra square meters for the “jack of all trades,” you’ll see how pointless and costly it is.
Nice-Nofret schrieb:
- if possible, plan and build a covered and wind-protected terrace right from the start
- threshold-free sliding doors are in my opinion always preferable in the living/dining area, especially to avoid tripping hazards
- I like having the kitchen directly adjacent to the covered terrace—but around the corner from the living room
These exact three things—a covered terrace, sliding doors in the living-dining area, and the living room around the corner—are already included in the plan, aren’t they?
So I don’t really understand the comment; what are you trying to tell me?
Best regards
Edit: Can anyone recommend a freelance architect or draftsperson in the Augsburg area who can create an attractive plan based on our wishes and ideas? :-)
Humpfrey schrieb:
Edit: can anyone recommend a freelance architect/draftsperson in the Augsburg area who can create an appealing plan based on our wishes and ideas?Unfortunately not. I’m currently experimenting with your floor plan because I believe that storage rooms located in the middle of the house are counterproductive.
That said, I haven’t found a solution yet with this staircase and house layout without compromising your ideas...
Something that hasn’t been mentioned yet: it’s not ideal for children who are at the age where they constantly run up and down the stairs, using both levels frequently, to always have to pass through a hallway that faces away from the activities on the ground floor. Some privacy is always good for teenagers, which is what their rooms are for, but for playing children (and adults too) a stairwell is unpleasant—usually sandy as it’s near the entrance. The path is almost labyrinthine with many corners and turns, making it dangerous and too long when you need to get to the toilet quickly. The stairs separate the family too much; there are many walls to go around.
Furthermore, I find the kitchen too small for four people. There are always one or two fixed appliances standing around. Opened beverage bottles, piles of paperwork or the used chopping board, glasses still in use, vegetables waiting to be chopped... the workspace looks completely covered 😉 I would add about one meter (around 3 feet) to it. Plus a 60cm (24 inches) tall cabinet to have enough space to occasionally place a standalone sand-lime brick.
Humpfrey schrieb:
Edit: Can anyone recommend an independent architect or building designer in the Augsburg area who can create an attractive plan based on our wishes and ideas?This would really need to be an architect, since drafting technicians are neither trained in design nor typically learn it through practice—I would even say most cannot do it (and they usually don’t aim to). Do you find it difficult to read my assessment constructively? (I wrote it very simply on purpose.)Humpfrey schrieb:
So I don’t quite understand the comment; what are you trying to tell me?At this point, I’m also not quite following @Nice-Nofret...https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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