ᐅ Single-family home floor plan, 230 sqm, with carport on a square corner lot
Created on: 15 Jun 2023 18:12
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fabreit
Hello House Building Forum,
After several months and iterations, we have a design for our single-family home and are quite satisfied. Now we are very eager to receive your constructive feedback! Thank you in advance.
Zoning Plan / Restrictions
Plot size | 540 sqm (5800 sq ft), fairly square
Corner plot, no slope
Number of parking spaces | 1
Roof style | all classic roof types possible
Maximum height / limits | not relevant, several multi-family houses in the neighborhood (neighboring development)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type | gable roof, possibly triple gable (not shown)
Basement, floors | ground floor, converted attic, finished basement
Number of occupants, ages | target: 2 adults, 2 children (currently one-year-old)
Room needs on ground and upper floors | approx. 80-90 sqm (860-970 sq ft) each for ground and upper floors
Office | 1.5 offices required for home office
Guest sleeping per year | some family abroad, so relevant
Open or closed layout | rather open, but with adequate soundproofing for bedrooms (chamber music downstairs in the evening while children sleep upstairs)
Conservative or modern build | in between, should be a bit special
Open kitchen, cooking island | large open kitchen with breakfast bar
Number of dining seats | existing table 2x3 m (6.5x10 ft), extendable to 2x4 m (6.5x13 ft)
Fireplace | under discussion, probably no
Music / stereo wall | no
Balcony, roof terrace | no
Garage, carport | carport
Vegetable garden, greenhouse | garden with walnut, spruce, and ash trees present
House Design
Who designed it? | architect’s design, nth iteration with many personal ideas
What do you particularly like? Why? | staircase separated from living area (acoustics), large living room with window seat (party-friendly), terrace extending dining area (for warm summer evenings), parents’ area upstairs, no external heat pump (out of respect)
What do you not like? Why? | exterior not yet “attractive” from every angle – any ideas? All bedrooms next to each other
Price estimate according to architect/planner: base house costs from 0.8 million upward
Price limit for house including fittings: 1.2 million from demolition to kitchen/built-in furniture/garden landscaping
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump, possibly earth baskets (?)
If You Had to Cut Back, Which Details / Extensions
-could you give up? Much has already been rationalized away (fireplace, outdoor kitchen, attic)
-could you not give up? Priority on garden size
Why Has the Design Turned Out This Way?
A spacious family home with privacy, meaning large children’s rooms and a retreat space for parents, great importance on the garden with existing trees, an evening terrace in the northwest, otherwise focus on southeast garden. Inside, plenty of windows facing southeast. This will be enclosed by privacy hedges; the streets to the south/east have very little traffic, so this will be a nice, private, and quiet southeast garden.
What Is the Most Important / Fundamental Question About the Floor Plan Summarized in 130 Characters
Best regards
fabreit
After several months and iterations, we have a design for our single-family home and are quite satisfied. Now we are very eager to receive your constructive feedback! Thank you in advance.
Zoning Plan / Restrictions
Plot size | 540 sqm (5800 sq ft), fairly square
Corner plot, no slope
Number of parking spaces | 1
Roof style | all classic roof types possible
Maximum height / limits | not relevant, several multi-family houses in the neighborhood (neighboring development)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type | gable roof, possibly triple gable (not shown)
Basement, floors | ground floor, converted attic, finished basement
Number of occupants, ages | target: 2 adults, 2 children (currently one-year-old)
Room needs on ground and upper floors | approx. 80-90 sqm (860-970 sq ft) each for ground and upper floors
Office | 1.5 offices required for home office
Guest sleeping per year | some family abroad, so relevant
Open or closed layout | rather open, but with adequate soundproofing for bedrooms (chamber music downstairs in the evening while children sleep upstairs)
Conservative or modern build | in between, should be a bit special
Open kitchen, cooking island | large open kitchen with breakfast bar
Number of dining seats | existing table 2x3 m (6.5x10 ft), extendable to 2x4 m (6.5x13 ft)
Fireplace | under discussion, probably no
Music / stereo wall | no
Balcony, roof terrace | no
Garage, carport | carport
Vegetable garden, greenhouse | garden with walnut, spruce, and ash trees present
House Design
Who designed it? | architect’s design, nth iteration with many personal ideas
What do you particularly like? Why? | staircase separated from living area (acoustics), large living room with window seat (party-friendly), terrace extending dining area (for warm summer evenings), parents’ area upstairs, no external heat pump (out of respect)
What do you not like? Why? | exterior not yet “attractive” from every angle – any ideas? All bedrooms next to each other
Price estimate according to architect/planner: base house costs from 0.8 million upward
Price limit for house including fittings: 1.2 million from demolition to kitchen/built-in furniture/garden landscaping
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump, possibly earth baskets (?)
If You Had to Cut Back, Which Details / Extensions
-could you give up? Much has already been rationalized away (fireplace, outdoor kitchen, attic)
-could you not give up? Priority on garden size
Why Has the Design Turned Out This Way?
A spacious family home with privacy, meaning large children’s rooms and a retreat space for parents, great importance on the garden with existing trees, an evening terrace in the northwest, otherwise focus on southeast garden. Inside, plenty of windows facing southeast. This will be enclosed by privacy hedges; the streets to the south/east have very little traffic, so this will be a nice, private, and quiet southeast garden.
What Is the Most Important / Fundamental Question About the Floor Plan Summarized in 130 Characters
- Especially ideas for the exterior: We want to build a “beautiful house” from the outside, not just a functional one.
- How best to calculate sun position/shadow cast from neighboring houses?
- Do you see any major no-gos including reasons and suggestions?
Best regards
fabreit
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hanghaus202316 Jun 2023 13:29I would make some changes to the cloakroom, as it is quite a dark corner.
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hanghaus202316 Jun 2023 13:32allstar83 schrieb:
Oh, by the way... It didn’t work out for us, but if you have the space, I would just make the carport wide enough so that two cars can park side by side.I wanted to mention that too. Half a meter really doesn’t hurt. Then make full use of the 9m (29.5 feet) allowed at the property line (at least in Bavaria, the maximum is 9m (29.5 feet)).H
hanghaus202316 Jun 2023 14:10Two doors in the storage shed? I would rather suggest installing a window.
fabreit schrieb:
It does matter – could you provide some examples? For certain things, we made deliberate choices; others just “happened.” Therefore, your perspective will certainly help us make more conscious decisions about some details. Caution – don’t deviate at the final stage before completion; no re-entry into the workflow!
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Allthewayup16 Jun 2023 21:16Something more general and not a criticism of your design: Desks should always be positioned at a 90° angle to the natural light source. This relates to the contrast ratio when looking at a moderately lit screen while the background is often overexposed. In industry, there was a regulation for screen workstations until 2016, which was then integrated into workplace regulations, and it is even a requirement there. This greatly protects the eyes over time.
You might want to reconsider the exact design of the staircase. If you plan to have a full glass balustrade later, it’s better to make the steps wider and the risers smaller. This way, you avoid having small, less attractive glass pieces around 30cm (12 inches) wide. Unfortunately, that happened to us. The underside of the stairs can also be either straight or curved, which affects the final appearance. We have to have model samples made because we “overlooked” this in our planning as well.
Nice house design, it clearly shows a lot of thoughtful planning.
Have you already planned the exterior landscaping completely? After finishing the house design, we encountered a few points during the exterior planning that we could have better synchronized. For example, where to install lighting on the house and the corresponding motion sensors, camera positions (if planned), preparations for the pool (we had to add a technical room for the pool in the basement later), and so on.
You might want to reconsider the exact design of the staircase. If you plan to have a full glass balustrade later, it’s better to make the steps wider and the risers smaller. This way, you avoid having small, less attractive glass pieces around 30cm (12 inches) wide. Unfortunately, that happened to us. The underside of the stairs can also be either straight or curved, which affects the final appearance. We have to have model samples made because we “overlooked” this in our planning as well.
Nice house design, it clearly shows a lot of thoughtful planning.
Have you already planned the exterior landscaping completely? After finishing the house design, we encountered a few points during the exterior planning that we could have better synchronized. For example, where to install lighting on the house and the corresponding motion sensors, camera positions (if planned), preparations for the pool (we had to add a technical room for the pool in the basement later), and so on.
Allthewayup schrieb:
The underside of the staircase can also be designed straight or curved. This affects the final appearance as well. We need to have model panels made, as this detail was also "overlooked" in the planning.Model panels ... do you happen to have a picture? I'm a bit lost here ...https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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