ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house with a basement and garage
Created on: 1 Feb 2023 09:51
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Waldbewohner
Hello everyone,
here is another floor plan for constructive discussion.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 860m² (0.21 acres)
Slope: no, level ground
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see sketch
Edge development: garage
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2 + basement
Roof type: gable, ridge running east-west
Style: house
Orientation: in the attached sketches, north is at the top, meaning the house will stand "straight"
Maximum height / limits: N/A
Additional requirements: all specifications have been considered by the planner
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: see sketch
Basement, floors: 2 + basement
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 toddler, provision for up to 1 more child
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: see sketch
Office: family use or home office? both, thanks to KVM switch, easily possible
Overnight guests per year: 5-10 nights
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: rather modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: cooking island not a must, but probably useful
Number of dining seats: 4 for regular use, 8 for visitors (expandable table?), can be extended with beer garden benches for many guests
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony as per sketch
Garage, carport: double garage with workshop
Utility garden, greenhouse: raised beds preferred
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons for preferences or exclusions:
See the text below
House Design
Who designed it: planner from a construction company after several iterations
What do you particularly like? Why?: in our opinion, the plan is open and modern, yet still "cozy" and "comfortable"
What don’t you like? Why?: nothing bothers us in this iteration anymore
Price estimate from architect/planner: N/A
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: N/A
Preferred heating technology: probably air-to-water heat pump
If you had to give up, which details/extensions
-could you give up:
-could not give up:
Why did the design turn out as it is now? E.g.
Standard design from planner?: no
Which requests were implemented by the architect? All
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
After many iterations with several planners, we now have a design that we not only have no objections to but really like and look forward to.
Does the forum see it the same way?
The biggest discussion points are probably the corridor in the upper floor hallway and the balcony in general.
However, these were two features we really liked and were more or less fixed. Essentially, our wish “gimmicks.”
It should be noted that the garden will be on the south side; behind the garden there is a little-used footpath and beyond that (with a slight slope) a small stream and meadow. So, the view would be quite nice.
Otherwise, the plot is located on a curve (street to the north), with a neighboring property and a garage built on the boundary to the west, and also a lightly used footpath on the west side.
Life will mainly take place south and southwest of the house.
here is another floor plan for constructive discussion.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 860m² (0.21 acres)
Slope: no, level ground
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see sketch
Edge development: garage
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2 + basement
Roof type: gable, ridge running east-west
Style: house
Orientation: in the attached sketches, north is at the top, meaning the house will stand "straight"
Maximum height / limits: N/A
Additional requirements: all specifications have been considered by the planner
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: see sketch
Basement, floors: 2 + basement
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 toddler, provision for up to 1 more child
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: see sketch
Office: family use or home office? both, thanks to KVM switch, easily possible
Overnight guests per year: 5-10 nights
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: rather modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: cooking island not a must, but probably useful
Number of dining seats: 4 for regular use, 8 for visitors (expandable table?), can be extended with beer garden benches for many guests
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony as per sketch
Garage, carport: double garage with workshop
Utility garden, greenhouse: raised beds preferred
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons for preferences or exclusions:
See the text below
House Design
Who designed it: planner from a construction company after several iterations
What do you particularly like? Why?: in our opinion, the plan is open and modern, yet still "cozy" and "comfortable"
What don’t you like? Why?: nothing bothers us in this iteration anymore
Price estimate from architect/planner: N/A
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: N/A
Preferred heating technology: probably air-to-water heat pump
If you had to give up, which details/extensions
-could you give up:
-could not give up:
Why did the design turn out as it is now? E.g.
Standard design from planner?: no
Which requests were implemented by the architect? All
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
After many iterations with several planners, we now have a design that we not only have no objections to but really like and look forward to.
Does the forum see it the same way?
The biggest discussion points are probably the corridor in the upper floor hallway and the balcony in general.
However, these were two features we really liked and were more or less fixed. Essentially, our wish “gimmicks.”
It should be noted that the garden will be on the south side; behind the garden there is a little-used footpath and beyond that (with a slight slope) a small stream and meadow. So, the view would be quite nice.
Otherwise, the plot is located on a curve (street to the north), with a neighboring property and a garage built on the boundary to the west, and also a lightly used footpath on the west side.
Life will mainly take place south and southwest of the house.
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Waldbewohner1 Feb 2023 17:38This is the maximum amount I am willing to spend to complete the house and garage.
Landscaping and outdoor areas will be done later, separately. The plot is already owned.
Rural outskirts of a city in Bavaria (not Munich).
Landscaping and outdoor areas will be done later, separately. The plot is already owned.
Rural outskirts of a city in Bavaria (not Munich).
I find the design very successful. Unfortunately, the images are in very low resolution, so the texts are not readable. Therefore, with some reservations: I would consider swapping the bathroom and bedroom so that the parents’ bedroom is not directly next to the children’s room. The seating area in the upper floor risks being hardly or not at all used. If it were mine, I would give that space to the children. But I don’t think it’s bad either. It makes the area bright and friendly.
I also can’t tell what the many basement rooms are for. It’s questionable why the hallway has to run across the entire house instead of enlarging the rooms.
I’m also not particularly convinced by the placement of the fireplace. In my opinion, there are nicer options.
Overall, though, very appealing. We would really appreciate seeing some elevation views. 🙂
I also can’t tell what the many basement rooms are for. It’s questionable why the hallway has to run across the entire house instead of enlarging the rooms.
I’m also not particularly convinced by the placement of the fireplace. In my opinion, there are nicer options.
Overall, though, very appealing. We would really appreciate seeing some elevation views. 🙂
This corridor between the garage and the house might look cool on the plan, but in reality, it is: dark, damp, and potentially collects dirt due to the wind. Otherwise, I think the floor plan is good.
The gimmick of squeezing through a 60cm (24 inches) door into the pantry will probably go down as a decades-long mistake. Most likely, you’ll already be annoyed during the shell construction phase when you get stuck with a broom while passing through.
The gimmick of squeezing through a 60cm (24 inches) door into the pantry will probably go down as a decades-long mistake. Most likely, you’ll already be annoyed during the shell construction phase when you get stuck with a broom while passing through.
In my view, the overall floor plan does not warrant rejection, although I couldn’t help but smile at the pantry access. I sincerely envy anyone willing to spend money on a basement that neither the plot nor the requirements demand. Essentially, it is the two points mentioned that would undermine my confidence in the general contractor here. I have been reading floor plans for over forty years, almost as if they were poems. The staircase is simply drawn in a confusing way, and if the stairbuilders are as puzzled by it as I am, I would be inclined to closely monitor the construction execution*—to put it mildly. Together with the generously thick “all you can eat” stone walls (typical for builders focusing on solid construction who want to demonstrate “good value for money”) and especially questionable upper floor construction, this rings alarm bells for me overall. You should at least meticulously check the scope of work description for what is not included. But if you happen to be the right client base for this type of general contractor, then this could become a successful project for you, and in the end, you might wonder why the grumpy uncle 11ant unnecessarily voiced his pessimistic warnings. You could try googling (including the quotation marks) “lightweight partitions in solid houses” and “plan change: changing from a concrete to a wooden ceiling.” Either this will change your perspective, or you will disregard my advice (but still think carefully about the kitchen layout and the passages).
*) General contractors who pass on thicker walls at cost price are usually the same ones who try to mislead the site supervisor when it comes to proper execution of sealing connections (and where you end up paying triple for construction water, site electricity, and construction waste disposal, which looked great in the budget offer). There are simply certain “bestsellers” among cheap tricks to appear as a particularly solid and value-for-money builder. Thick stone walls for every small partition, made from controlled organic German materials, are one of these tricks and already convince a certain target group not to hire an external site manager or to do so too rarely.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
*) General contractors who pass on thicker walls at cost price are usually the same ones who try to mislead the site supervisor when it comes to proper execution of sealing connections (and where you end up paying triple for construction water, site electricity, and construction waste disposal, which looked great in the budget offer). There are simply certain “bestsellers” among cheap tricks to appear as a particularly solid and value-for-money builder. Thick stone walls for every small partition, made from controlled organic German materials, are one of these tricks and already convince a certain target group not to hire an external site manager or to do so too rarely.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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hanghaus20232 Feb 2023 12:11K a t j a schrieb:
Unfortunately, the images are very low resolution, so the text is unreadable. I find that to be true as well.
Why not place the house on the northern building boundary?
A pantry with a window takes up a lot of storage space.
Here is my suggestion
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hanghaus20232 Feb 2023 12:29I made some additional changes to the upper floor.
Are there any elevations available?
Are there any elevations available?
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