ᐅ Floor plan single-family house with 2 full stories plus basement, approximately 130 m² of living space
Created on: 22 Nov 2021 10:47
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HeinzzLöwe22 Nov 2021 10:47Hello everyone,
my wife and I are currently planning our house. We have already visited several construction companies and have now decided on one. The company is a manufacturer of prefabricated solid construction. The project will take place in the suburban area of Stuttgart.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 400m² (4,306 sq ft)
Sloping site
Site coverage ratio
Floor area ratio
Building window, building line, and boundary: 2.5m (8 feet) distance to neighbors
Edge development: only for garage
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors:
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits
Additional specifications: Construction allowed according to §34
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: gable roof
Basement, floors: 2 floors + basement
Number of occupants, ages: currently 2 people, 31 and 26 years old; first child on the way and definitely planning another. Space for a third child should still be possible.
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: On the ground floor space for kitchen, living, dining, guest toilet; on the upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, large bathroom; in the basement a room for office/guest room/or third child’s room if needed
Office: family use or home office? No home office
Number of overnight guests per year:
Open or closed layout: on the ground floor, living room, dining room, and kitchen are open, but the hallway has a door
Conservative or modern construction style
Open kitchen, kitchen island: currently a kitchen island in the floor plan, but it takes too much space and requires reconsideration to design the kitchen as a U-shape
Number of dining seats: 6 with extension option
Fireplace: not planned
Music / stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: not planned
Garage, carport: in the plan but depends on cost
Kitchen garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things are preferred or not
House Design
Planner: the plan is from the construction company’s planner
-Architect
-Do-it-Yourself
What do you like most? Why? Overall, we like the planning well
What do you dislike? Why?
The kitchen uses too much space with the island and offers too little workspace; sliding door in the kitchen should be replaced by a regular window to place a kitchen cabinet below it.
In the living room, we are uncertain about the full-height window. The sofa will be placed on the wall next to the staircase, at least initially, as the sofa is currently an inverted L-shape. We consider changing the window to two narrow full-height windows positioned further apart.
On the upper floor, we would appreciate suggestions for the bathroom, as it currently doesn’t feel quite right.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 460,000€ (without additional construction costs and without excavation disposal). Basement finishing will be done by ourselves.
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 550,000 to 600,000€
Preferred heating technology: the offer includes an air-to-water heat pump and photovoltaic system with battery storage.
If you have to give up something, which details or expansions
-can you live without: kitchen island, although the floor plan is already reduced to the essentials
-can you absolutely not live without: For us it is more about arranging the rooms cleverly and getting ideas about what makes sense.
Why did the design end up like it is now? For example
Standard design from the planner? Revised standard design
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion? Overall we are very satisfied but look forward to suggestions of what might not be clever and what could be improved.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Can the space be used better or differently organized? Initially, living room and kitchen were swapped, which gave us a too small kitchen. Kitchen and dining room are the most important rooms for us.
Can the bathroom on the upper floor also be arranged differently?
Thank you in advance for your suggestions. If you have any questions or if we have forgotten something, please let us know.
my wife and I are currently planning our house. We have already visited several construction companies and have now decided on one. The company is a manufacturer of prefabricated solid construction. The project will take place in the suburban area of Stuttgart.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 400m² (4,306 sq ft)
Sloping site
Site coverage ratio
Floor area ratio
Building window, building line, and boundary: 2.5m (8 feet) distance to neighbors
Edge development: only for garage
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors:
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits
Additional specifications: Construction allowed according to §34
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: gable roof
Basement, floors: 2 floors + basement
Number of occupants, ages: currently 2 people, 31 and 26 years old; first child on the way and definitely planning another. Space for a third child should still be possible.
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: On the ground floor space for kitchen, living, dining, guest toilet; on the upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, large bathroom; in the basement a room for office/guest room/or third child’s room if needed
Office: family use or home office? No home office
Number of overnight guests per year:
Open or closed layout: on the ground floor, living room, dining room, and kitchen are open, but the hallway has a door
Conservative or modern construction style
Open kitchen, kitchen island: currently a kitchen island in the floor plan, but it takes too much space and requires reconsideration to design the kitchen as a U-shape
Number of dining seats: 6 with extension option
Fireplace: not planned
Music / stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: not planned
Garage, carport: in the plan but depends on cost
Kitchen garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things are preferred or not
House Design
Planner: the plan is from the construction company’s planner
-Do-it-Yourself
What do you like most? Why? Overall, we like the planning well
What do you dislike? Why?
The kitchen uses too much space with the island and offers too little workspace; sliding door in the kitchen should be replaced by a regular window to place a kitchen cabinet below it.
In the living room, we are uncertain about the full-height window. The sofa will be placed on the wall next to the staircase, at least initially, as the sofa is currently an inverted L-shape. We consider changing the window to two narrow full-height windows positioned further apart.
On the upper floor, we would appreciate suggestions for the bathroom, as it currently doesn’t feel quite right.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 460,000€ (without additional construction costs and without excavation disposal). Basement finishing will be done by ourselves.
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 550,000 to 600,000€
Preferred heating technology: the offer includes an air-to-water heat pump and photovoltaic system with battery storage.
If you have to give up something, which details or expansions
-can you live without: kitchen island, although the floor plan is already reduced to the essentials
-can you absolutely not live without: For us it is more about arranging the rooms cleverly and getting ideas about what makes sense.
Why did the design end up like it is now? For example
Standard design from the planner? Revised standard design
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion? Overall we are very satisfied but look forward to suggestions of what might not be clever and what could be improved.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Can the space be used better or differently organized? Initially, living room and kitchen were swapped, which gave us a too small kitchen. Kitchen and dining room are the most important rooms for us.
Can the bathroom on the upper floor also be arranged differently?
Thank you in advance for your suggestions. If you have any questions or if we have forgotten something, please let us know.
Is that 160 m² (1,722 sq ft) plus basement? I have learned that construction prices in the Stuttgart metropolitan area differ from those here in Brandenburg. Therefore, you could estimate 3,000 € * 160 = 480,000 € plus basement easily adding another 100,000 €. So, we are at around 600,000 € plus additional construction costs. But that wasn’t the question.
What I personally wouldn’t like is if people had to walk through the kitchen first to get to the living room. The kitchen always has to be spotless, of course, because guests will always pass through it first.
Also, I would omit the dining room and instead design the kitchen in an L-shape with the likely desired island. Otherwise, I find the living room quite narrow at 3.77 m (12.4 ft).
What I personally wouldn’t like is if people had to walk through the kitchen first to get to the living room. The kitchen always has to be spotless, of course, because guests will always pass through it first.
Also, I would omit the dining room and instead design the kitchen in an L-shape with the likely desired island. Otherwise, I find the living room quite narrow at 3.77 m (12.4 ft).
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hampshire22 Nov 2021 11:36This is a very conservative, unobtrusive design that reflects current trends, and it is practical and well thought out. If this suits you, that’s great.
That’s a matter of personal taste. It also depends on the view outside the window. I prefer a large connection from inside to outside and like a lot of natural light, so I usually like floor-to-ceiling windows.
As @Tom1978 writes: omit the pantry and build an L-shaped kitchen.
I wouldn’t like having the toilet right next to the bathtub. Give up the symmetrical arrangement of the windows on the outside. Then you can place a T-shaped layout with a separate toilet and shower where the bathtub is now and move the bathtub to where the shower is currently located.
I agree with @Tom1978 that this seems optimistic.
Despite the square floor plan, I see very little wasted space except the typical “waste” between the cooking and dining areas. The entrance area also has some reserves. However, a generous entrance is also a nice feature. So it depends on taste.
I don’t see that right now, unless children share a room or the parents move to the attic or someone has to go into the basement…
As a guest, I feel very comfortable in a lively home with relaxed hosts. Whether the kitchen has things left out or not really doesn’t bother me. As a host, I can welcome guests calmly even if it’s not spotless. For anyone who stays relaxed, the central location of the kitchen doesn’t matter. (In our home, the entrance is combined with the laundry room – that can sometimes be surprising, but no one has ever complained…)
HeinzzLöwe schrieb:
We are unsure about the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room.
That’s a matter of personal taste. It also depends on the view outside the window. I prefer a large connection from inside to outside and like a lot of natural light, so I usually like floor-to-ceiling windows.
HeinzzLöwe schrieb:
The kitchen takes up too much space with the island but offers too little workspace; the sliding door in the kitchen should be replaced with a regular window so a kitchen cabinet can be placed underneath.
As @Tom1978 writes: omit the pantry and build an L-shaped kitchen.
HeinzzLöwe schrieb:
We would appreciate suggestions for the bathroom on the upper floor. It doesn’t feel quite right to us yet.
I wouldn’t like having the toilet right next to the bathtub. Give up the symmetrical arrangement of the windows on the outside. Then you can place a T-shaped layout with a separate toilet and shower where the bathtub is now and move the bathtub to where the shower is currently located.
HeinzzLöwe schrieb:
Cost estimate according to the architect/planner: €460,000 without additional construction costs and without disposal of excavation material. Basement finishing as self-build.
I agree with @Tom1978 that this seems optimistic.
HeinzzLöwe schrieb:
Can the space be used better or divided differently?
Despite the square floor plan, I see very little wasted space except the typical “waste” between the cooking and dining areas. The entrance area also has some reserves. However, a generous entrance is also a nice feature. So it depends on taste.
HeinzzLöwe schrieb:
There should still be room for a third bedroom.
I don’t see that right now, unless children share a room or the parents move to the attic or someone has to go into the basement…
Tom1978 schrieb:
The kitchen always has to be spotless because guests always pass through there first.
As a guest, I feel very comfortable in a lively home with relaxed hosts. Whether the kitchen has things left out or not really doesn’t bother me. As a host, I can welcome guests calmly even if it’s not spotless. For anyone who stays relaxed, the central location of the kitchen doesn’t matter. (In our home, the entrance is combined with the laundry room – that can sometimes be surprising, but no one has ever complained…)
HeinzzLöwe schrieb:
The company is a manufacturer of prefabricated solid construction.You can definitely name them here. I assume it’s one with its own construction system (?). What are those 9 cm (3.5 inches) and 7 cm (2.8 inches) layers beneath the ceilings: installation levels? The reasons behind your choice of this provider or construction system might also be interesting for other readers.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
hampshire schrieb:
As a guest, I feel very comfortable in a lively house with relaxed hosts. It really doesn’t matter to me whether there are things left out in the kitchen or not. As a host, I can calmly welcome guests even if it’s not spotless. For anyone else who doesn’t stress about this, the central location of the kitchen won’t be an issue. (In our case, the entrance is combined with the laundry room – this can sometimes cause surprise, but no one has complained so far...) But you definitely can’t say that to a Polish wife. She wouldn’t let anyone in if the kitchen isn’t tidy or lockable 😎 A lively house is a very broad term. Personally, I wouldn’t let someone in or feel comfortable if, for example, there are still plates with food leftovers in the kitchen. But yes, it’s all a matter of taste and personal choice 🙂
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hampshire22 Nov 2021 11:50Tom1978 schrieb:
But you shouldn’t say that to a Polish wife. She wouldn’t let anyone in if the kitchen isn’t tidy or lockable 😎 A lively house is a very broad term. I personally wouldn’t let anyone in or feel comfortable if, for example, there are still plates with food leftovers in the kitchen. But yes, it’s all a matter of taste and a personal choice 🙂Yes, that’s true. You can never choose your life partner carefully enough 😎.Similar topics