ᐅ Floor Plan Assistance: 216 sqm Single-Family Home with Granny Flat and Double Garage
Created on: 28 Feb 2022 13:59
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Hello everyone,
We have found a house near Frankfurt/Main where construction is about to begin. It is from a developer. Currently, there is an old house on the property which is being completely renovated. This will be converted into 3 condominiums. Our house will be a single-family home at the back with about 216 sqm (2,325 sq ft).
Two garages need to be integrated into the house, plus one parking space that we can purchase additionally.
Regarding the floor plan, apart from the external walls (a line with property boundary construction and 3.5 m (11.5 ft) to the neighbor) and the double garage, we have complete freedom. We have already modified the floor plan as we want to prepare the upper floor for potential rental at some point (an external staircase will probably not be approved). Hence the second internal staircase.
Basically, we are wondering how to best use the ground floor. Somehow I find it a bit small for cooking/living/dining. (Although I cannot verify the square meter figures, because based on the external dimensions and some calculations it should be about 49 sqm (527 sq ft) instead of approximately 44 sqm (474 sq ft), but I don’t know if the staircase is excluded).
Where is the best place to put a couch?
We also have questions about possible optimizations or mistakes we might have made. Does this all make sense? The architect implemented all of our requests without questioning whether they are practical or sensible. That makes us uncertain.
No basement, one garage for bicycles, and otherwise one room will be sacrificed.
We would like a kitchen island 🙂
The turnkey price is 769,000.
Thanks for your feedback!
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 290 sqm (3,122 sq ft)
Slope no
Floor area ratio unknown
Building coverage ratio unknown
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Boundary construction see pictures
Number of parking spaces DG + parking space
Number of storeys 2 full + attic
Requirements from the homeowners
Number of people, age 2 + baby + one more eventually
Office: family use or home office? HO
Guests per year: few
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
We have found a house near Frankfurt/Main where construction is about to begin. It is from a developer. Currently, there is an old house on the property which is being completely renovated. This will be converted into 3 condominiums. Our house will be a single-family home at the back with about 216 sqm (2,325 sq ft).
Two garages need to be integrated into the house, plus one parking space that we can purchase additionally.
Regarding the floor plan, apart from the external walls (a line with property boundary construction and 3.5 m (11.5 ft) to the neighbor) and the double garage, we have complete freedom. We have already modified the floor plan as we want to prepare the upper floor for potential rental at some point (an external staircase will probably not be approved). Hence the second internal staircase.
Basically, we are wondering how to best use the ground floor. Somehow I find it a bit small for cooking/living/dining. (Although I cannot verify the square meter figures, because based on the external dimensions and some calculations it should be about 49 sqm (527 sq ft) instead of approximately 44 sqm (474 sq ft), but I don’t know if the staircase is excluded).
Where is the best place to put a couch?
We also have questions about possible optimizations or mistakes we might have made. Does this all make sense? The architect implemented all of our requests without questioning whether they are practical or sensible. That makes us uncertain.
No basement, one garage for bicycles, and otherwise one room will be sacrificed.
We would like a kitchen island 🙂
The turnkey price is 769,000.
Thanks for your feedback!
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 290 sqm (3,122 sq ft)
Slope no
Floor area ratio unknown
Building coverage ratio unknown
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Boundary construction see pictures
Number of parking spaces DG + parking space
Number of storeys 2 full + attic
Requirements from the homeowners
Number of people, age 2 + baby + one more eventually
Office: family use or home office? HO
Guests per year: few
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
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Myrna_Loy28 Feb 2022 14:46The floor plan is too messed up to achieve anything with small changes. But if you are aiming for a real, potential second dwelling unit—and not just trying to qualify for a second subsidy—I would design it so that an entrance and staircase could be added in the storage room near the garage. Then you could adjust the floor plan accordingly upstairs.
kbt09 schrieb:
@haydee 😉 😉 ... it’s always funny when two people write the same thing within a very short time.It can’t be that wrong. (Post too short)Phew, if I understand this correctly, there is simply not enough space downstairs. Basically, we can still change everything in the floor plan.
We won’t receive any funding, so the apartment is only optional. We would also prefer an external staircase, but that will probably not be approved.
We won’t receive any funding, so the apartment is only optional. We would also prefer an external staircase, but that will probably not be approved.
For 216 m2 (2,322 sq ft), I would also design the main living area to be more spacious. How tight do you want the space near the TV wall to be? In our home, the kitchen, dining, and living areas extend along almost 12 m (39 feet) in length. It’s not small, but not large either, especially since this room also contains a piano, a fireplace, and a table that is 3 m (10 feet) wide placed lengthwise.
Leave out the second residential unit. Who knows what the future holds. What isn’t possible today may be common tomorrow.
There is little space below for the house size, and upstairs everything feels a bit too crowded.
You come home with a child and a car seat in hand. Where do you put everything?
The dining area consists of two benches and a relatively narrow table. High chairs or moving chairs aside to make room for a baby bump are not an option.
So some of the space requirements have to be moved upstairs. Entrance, wardrobe, garage are not possible there. The kitchen belongs to both the indoor and outdoor dining areas, so it also stays downstairs.
The living area should be a retreat—for watching TV quietly, making phone calls, etc.
I’m a fan of open-plan spaces, which is difficult here, but they have a downside. No privacy. The ladies want to enjoy coffee calmly, while the men watch football. Making a phone call without disturbing your partner.
There is little space below for the house size, and upstairs everything feels a bit too crowded.
You come home with a child and a car seat in hand. Where do you put everything?
The dining area consists of two benches and a relatively narrow table. High chairs or moving chairs aside to make room for a baby bump are not an option.
So some of the space requirements have to be moved upstairs. Entrance, wardrobe, garage are not possible there. The kitchen belongs to both the indoor and outdoor dining areas, so it also stays downstairs.
The living area should be a retreat—for watching TV quietly, making phone calls, etc.
I’m a fan of open-plan spaces, which is difficult here, but they have a downside. No privacy. The ladies want to enjoy coffee calmly, while the men watch football. Making a phone call without disturbing your partner.
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