ᐅ Floor plan of a 1.5-story house with a captain’s gable, covering just under 200 square meters
Created on: 18 Jul 2021 18:13
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blubbernase
hi, we are going back and forth working on this and wanted to hear your opinion
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 673 m² (7238 sq ft)
Slope: 3.5% incline from one side to the other
Floor area ratio: 0.2 (Floor area ratio I 134.6 m² (1450 sq ft), Floor area ratio II: 201.9 m² (2173 sq ft))
Building envelope, building line and boundary: See image (The side markers are the property boundaries)
Edge development: New development area, detached houses
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: Max 1 full story
Roof type: Gable roof
Architectural style: Captain’s house
Orientation: Ridge runs northwest to southeast
Maximum heights/limits: Eaves height 4.5 m (15 ft), ridge height 9 m (30 ft), reference point in the development plan about 1 meter (3 ft) above plot elevation, brick cladding required, dormers allowed only on 50% of the eaves length
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Gable roof
Basement, floors: Partially unfinished basement (cold cellar), ground floor, upper floor
Number of people, ages: 34m, 33f, 3m, 4f + 1 planned
Space requirements on ground floor: 1 office, 1 office/guest room, open-plan kitchen and living area, living room, bathroom with shower, vestibule
Space requirements on upper floor: 1 master bedroom, 3 children’s rooms, one full bathroom, one toilet with washer/dryer
Office: 100% home office
Sleepover guests per year: 1 per month, mother-in-law
Conservative or modern construction: practical?
Kitchen: open-plan kitchen with table inside the kitchen area
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage for one car and bicycles
Utility garden, greenhouse: maybe later
House Design
Ground floor: footprint 107.5 m² (including stairs) (1157 sq ft)
Upper floor: footprint 101.2 m² (including stairs) (1090 sq ft)
Basement: approx. 70 m² (753 sq ft)
Designer: Ourselves using Sweet Home 3D
Basically, we used the Whiteline promotional house “Kiefernallee” by Gussek Haus as the basis for the exterior dimensions and extended it by about 50 cm (20 inches) on the left of the gable. We have been working with Gussek Haus for some time. At first, we had a floor plan with four gables and a longer house but discarded it due to complexity. The upper floor plan is still based on the promotional house. The ground floor changed quite a bit.
What do we like in particular? When entering the house, you’re not immediately in the living room.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: basic house around 450,000 € (plus finishing and move-in cost about 60,000 €)
Personal price limit for house including basement: 550,000 € plus additional costs and fittings
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with indoor unit
If you had to give up something, on which details/extensions
- Could you give up something: Actually nothing 😀
- Could you not give up: A few extra square meters here and there
Why did the design turn out this way? For example:
It fits the plot that way, although the terrace is really quite small.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Will the long hallway annoy us despite its reasonable width?
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 673 m² (7238 sq ft)
Slope: 3.5% incline from one side to the other
Floor area ratio: 0.2 (Floor area ratio I 134.6 m² (1450 sq ft), Floor area ratio II: 201.9 m² (2173 sq ft))
Building envelope, building line and boundary: See image (The side markers are the property boundaries)
Edge development: New development area, detached houses
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: Max 1 full story
Roof type: Gable roof
Architectural style: Captain’s house
Orientation: Ridge runs northwest to southeast
Maximum heights/limits: Eaves height 4.5 m (15 ft), ridge height 9 m (30 ft), reference point in the development plan about 1 meter (3 ft) above plot elevation, brick cladding required, dormers allowed only on 50% of the eaves length
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Gable roof
Basement, floors: Partially unfinished basement (cold cellar), ground floor, upper floor
Number of people, ages: 34m, 33f, 3m, 4f + 1 planned
Space requirements on ground floor: 1 office, 1 office/guest room, open-plan kitchen and living area, living room, bathroom with shower, vestibule
Space requirements on upper floor: 1 master bedroom, 3 children’s rooms, one full bathroom, one toilet with washer/dryer
Office: 100% home office
Sleepover guests per year: 1 per month, mother-in-law
Conservative or modern construction: practical?
Kitchen: open-plan kitchen with table inside the kitchen area
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage for one car and bicycles
Utility garden, greenhouse: maybe later
House Design
Ground floor: footprint 107.5 m² (including stairs) (1157 sq ft)
Upper floor: footprint 101.2 m² (including stairs) (1090 sq ft)
Basement: approx. 70 m² (753 sq ft)
Designer: Ourselves using Sweet Home 3D
Basically, we used the Whiteline promotional house “Kiefernallee” by Gussek Haus as the basis for the exterior dimensions and extended it by about 50 cm (20 inches) on the left of the gable. We have been working with Gussek Haus for some time. At first, we had a floor plan with four gables and a longer house but discarded it due to complexity. The upper floor plan is still based on the promotional house. The ground floor changed quite a bit.
What do we like in particular? When entering the house, you’re not immediately in the living room.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: basic house around 450,000 € (plus finishing and move-in cost about 60,000 €)
Personal price limit for house including basement: 550,000 € plus additional costs and fittings
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with indoor unit
If you had to give up something, on which details/extensions
- Could you give up something: Actually nothing 😀
- Could you not give up: A few extra square meters here and there
Why did the design turn out this way? For example:
It fits the plot that way, although the terrace is really quite small.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Will the long hallway annoy us despite its reasonable width?
haydee schrieb:
Clinker bricks in Lower Saxony are not unusual at all.Definitely not. We are currently planning a house from Lower Saxony in Brandenburg and are often met with surprise when we say "no clinker bricks" (due to unnecessary costs).
So far, no one has had any issues planning a house 300km (about 185 miles) away. And of course, we won’t be able to be on site all the time either.
Goldelse schrieb:
So far, no one has had any problems planning a house 300km (185 miles) away from here.Well, in my experience, people do understand (and are happy to offer advice) if you feel a bit hesitant about taking it on.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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blubbernase29 Jul 2021 11:08ypg schrieb:
A similar floor plan has already been discussed here… 11ant schrieb:
I can’t think of it right now either. Is it this one?
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/neubau-166-qm-1-5-geschosse-grundriss-fuer-5-koepfige-familie.36288/
ypg schrieb:
I assume no criticism or changes are planned for you/your project at all, right?! Of course, everything changes daily. We will now finalize a planning contract with Gussek Haus and plan with their architects. As soon as a draft is developed, I will get back in touch.
blubbernase schrieb:
Of course, everything changes daily. 🙄 Daily? It only takes one change—the right one.
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blubbernase24 Nov 2021 00:48So, here we are again. We have now reached the point where I feel comfortable sharing this.
Not final are:
- Bathroom on the upper floor,
- Basement. This will remain a utility basement. We do not want any living spaces down there. However, the layout and ceiling height are not yet fixed.
- Kitchen (the detached island is part of the concept, but everything else is just a placeholder in the architect’s program).
The exterior views on the eave sides are a bit tricky, and we haven’t found a solution yet for the unsettled look there.
We have already spent so many hours looking at this—what are your thoughts?









Not final are:
- Bathroom on the upper floor,
- Basement. This will remain a utility basement. We do not want any living spaces down there. However, the layout and ceiling height are not yet fixed.
- Kitchen (the detached island is part of the concept, but everything else is just a placeholder in the architect’s program).
The exterior views on the eave sides are a bit tricky, and we haven’t found a solution yet for the unsettled look there.
We have already spent so many hours looking at this—what are your thoughts?
K1300S schrieb:
In my opinion, the upper floor is acceptable. The ground floor is way too complicated for me. You should visit the architect without these scribbles.I guess you didn’t do what I advised you to do, did you?Similar topics