ᐅ Floor Plan of a Single-Family Home on a Sloped Site with Basement
Created on: 30 Jan 2024 09:22
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Vivusorg
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size 2000m² (21,500 sq ft)
Slope approx. 10%, see attachment
Site coverage ratio
Floor space index max. 2 full stories
Building window, building line, and boundary see attachment
Edge development
Number of parking spaces
Number of floors
Roof shape free
Architectural style free
Orientation free
Maximum heights/limits 12m (39 feet)
Further requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: Gable roof
Basement, floors: Basement
Number of people, age: 5 (children <= 6 years)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: Family use or home office?: Two offices required
Overnight guests per year: Offices should be able to be repurposed.
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: functional
Open kitchen, cooking island: open
Minimum dining seats: 5
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace facing north and northwest
Garage, carport yes, not included in plan
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, also including reasons why some options are excluded
House Design
Origin of the design: by me, before meeting with architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you dislike? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
I expect 3000 to 3100 EUR / m² (279 to 289 USD / sq ft)
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 900,000 EUR plus garage
Preferred heating technology: heat pump with horizontal trench collector
Why is the design the way it is now? e.g.:
We have now drawn several floor plans. All our ideas and priorities have been included. We would like your opinions on where you see potential for improvement. The building’s layout is very important to us. We deliberately avoid dormers, bay windows, etc.
Attached you will find the floor plan and site plan. (The house is to be built parallel and as close as possible to the street)
The difference between two contour lines is 1m (3.3 feet).
The arrangement of the rooms is intentionally chosen. Please do not discuss that the children’s rooms are on the north side.
Currently undeveloped, entirely meadow.
We would greatly appreciate your feedback and even more your suggestions for improvements.
Plot size 2000m² (21,500 sq ft)
Slope approx. 10%, see attachment
Site coverage ratio
Floor space index max. 2 full stories
Building window, building line, and boundary see attachment
Edge development
Number of parking spaces
Number of floors
Roof shape free
Architectural style free
Orientation free
Maximum heights/limits 12m (39 feet)
Further requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: Gable roof
Basement, floors: Basement
Number of people, age: 5 (children <= 6 years)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: Family use or home office?: Two offices required
Overnight guests per year: Offices should be able to be repurposed.
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: functional
Open kitchen, cooking island: open
Minimum dining seats: 5
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace facing north and northwest
Garage, carport yes, not included in plan
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, also including reasons why some options are excluded
House Design
Origin of the design: by me, before meeting with architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you dislike? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
I expect 3000 to 3100 EUR / m² (279 to 289 USD / sq ft)
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 900,000 EUR plus garage
Preferred heating technology: heat pump with horizontal trench collector
Why is the design the way it is now? e.g.:
We have now drawn several floor plans. All our ideas and priorities have been included. We would like your opinions on where you see potential for improvement. The building’s layout is very important to us. We deliberately avoid dormers, bay windows, etc.
Attached you will find the floor plan and site plan. (The house is to be built parallel and as close as possible to the street)
The difference between two contour lines is 1m (3.3 feet).
The arrangement of the rooms is intentionally chosen. Please do not discuss that the children’s rooms are on the north side.
Currently undeveloped, entirely meadow.
We would greatly appreciate your feedback and even more your suggestions for improvements.
K a t j a schrieb:
I would definitely not bring your own design to the architect. Especially with that budget, it’s just ridiculous.
I’ll just list what’s wrong and immediately noticeable, without ranking or judgment:
- Load-bearing walls not aligned
- Staircase headroom questionable
- Kitchen located farthest from the terrace
- Living room tends to be a walk-through room
- Guest toilet right next to cooking area
- Staircase entrance next to front door in dirty zone
- Random window sizes and placement
- Children’s rooms all different sizes
- Pointless corners in the children’s rooms
- One children’s room less than 3m (10 feet) wide
- Tiny bathrooms – questionable freedom of movement – ridiculous for the house size
- Parents’ bed under a window
- Children’s rooms facing north (no, they don’t have a view)
- Kitchen ergonomics questionable with almost 6m (20 feet) back and forth
- Laundry chute through the living room
These are probably not even all of them, and I haven’t even looked at the basement or the sloped site yet!
Just bring a list of your wishes, nothing more. Thank you for your input. I have commented on each point based on our perspective and made changes in the floor plan.
I will carefully check the load-bearing walls. Thanks for the tip.
I confirmed the staircase details with the stair builder. It fits very well.
Honestly, I’m not bothered that the kitchen is far from the terrace. Also, the living room being a thoroughfare is okay for us.
Guest toilet/kitchen: The guest toilet has to be somewhere, and we don’t find it a problem that it’s directly next to the kitchen.
Staircase entrance next to the front door in the dirty zone is something we will reconsider. Very good point, thanks.
Window positions and sizes definitely need optimization. I agree.
I changed the children’s room sizes. They are now 16.92 / 16.52 and 15.49 m² (182.1 / 177.8 and 166.6 sq ft). We think the difference is acceptable.
All children’s rooms are now at least 3m (10 feet) wide. Again, good point, thanks.
Tiny bathrooms: We prioritize room space over bathroom size. By rearranging, the bathrooms have become somewhat larger.
The parents’ bed under the window has also been resolved. We had already identified that as suboptimal.
The children’s rooms will remain north-facing.
The kitchen will become slightly narrower due to the rearrangement on the upper floor. I don’t consider that a big issue. We use the kitchen a lot and need the space.
Laundry chute: There isn’t one; it was only a possibility considered for running pipes vertically.
Thank you for your contribution.
Attached is the upper floor plan incorporating most of your suggestions as commented by me.
ypg schrieb:
- Sliding door of 2 meters (6.5 feet) does not work.
- Offset in the load-bearing wall on the ground floor.
- Partition wall in the dining area already maximized with the 3 meters (9.8 feet).
- Bedroom is a walk-through room.
- Floor-to-ceiling windows in front of the shower and toilet.
- Bathroom above the kitchen.
- Bottleneck in the children's bathroom.
Thank you also for your points:
The sliding door was just an idea, so possibly a sliding door.
I think we already covered the offset in the load-bearing wall. Or do you mean something different, Katja?
The partition wall is really maxed out. It will become significantly more due to the changes on the upper floor. Thanks for the note. I will keep that in mind on the ground floor.
We are fine with the bedroom being a kind of walk-through room.
There will be no floor-to-ceiling windows upstairs for us, so that’s not an issue.
Bathroom above the kitchen is intentional, since fresh water and wastewater should be close to each other. Like with the guest WC, we don’t see a problem there.
I reviewed the bottleneck in the children’s bathroom. Is your concern that the bathroom is too small for three children or that the distance between the washbasin and the shower wall is too narrow? The distance is 85cm (33.5 inches), and the washbasin is rather deep. It should be manageable.
Thanks again for your points.
ypg schrieb:
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- Sliding door on the ground floor leads into the lower annex without an exit
- View only from the living room and dining area
- Dining area has no access to the garden (see basement)
Basement:
- Arbitrary window arrangement, including below ground level -> dining area with light well -> exterior door under the dining area
- Laundry room 30sqm (323 sq ft)...
I don’t understand this at all. Could you please explain it differently? "Sliding door on the ground floor leads into the lower annex without an exit."
View only from the living room and dining area: We have quite a good view in all directions, and as mentioned, the nicest one is fine. So that works.
Why does the dining area need access to the garden? I don’t see a necessary connection there. A justification like with the pantry, where you don’t have to walk so far in from the front door, I would accept. But in this case, I cannot think of anything negative about it.
Basement: Absolutely, the window placement is not well thought out yet. The dining area would not have a light well. The slope should make it possible so that one is not needed.
What is wrong with having the exterior door located under the dining area?
A 30sqm (323 sq ft) laundry room is large enough even for three children. We are already considering adding a partition. I’ll add that to my list, thanks.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
You can see for yourself that your information from the development plan was incomplete and probably still is.
As I said before, go to an architect to whom you can clearly explain your wishes. But please don’t bring your plan with you.
Your plot is a real challenge. Its requirements must be understood in conjunction with the surroundings and the development plan. Without complete information, I cannot make any proposals. I am also not very familiar with the state building regulations in your federal state.
You’re the one who wants to shower but not get wet.
What do you think will happen when we know where you are building?
Your floor plans are not worth improving. The architect should clarify the basics first.
Is there a soil survey from the developer of the development plan? Is the road already there?
A forum cannot replace a multi-hour initial consultation with an architect. Kind words. I’ll try to respond constructively:
Regarding the development plan: I can send you the development plan directly by email. However, I will not publish it here.
There is a soil report. We had it done before buying the plot. I will not post it here in the forum either. Soil classification 4.
The road is in place. Also fresh water, wastewater, electricity, and fiber optic connections are available.
Vivusorg schrieb:
I don’t understand this at all Your ground floor is hanging over the slope!
There will be no terrace there. Your basement includes the terrace.
Regarding the children’s bathroom: you are not planning any wall cladding or build-outs in front of the walls. That is incorrect.
Vivusorg schrieb:
Why do you have to get from the dining area to the garden? Because living means being able to go outside to the garden sometimes (and needing to). Because you don’t want to disturb those household members looking for some quiet on the sofa by constantly passing through the chill-out area.
Because in everyday life, the kitchen and terrace are visited back and forth 5 to 50 times on a nice summer day.
Because the furniture on the terrace will become the central living area for everyone during summer.
This is as certain as Amen in church and brushing your teeth every day.
But in your house, you will only be able to exit through the front door, and from the basement only through the laundry room. That’s just how it is.
Vivusorg schrieb:
Topic zoning plan: I can gladly send you the zoning plan directly by email. However, I will not publish it here. hanghaus2023 schrieb:
You’re the one who wants to shower without getting wet. .
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
What do you think will happen if we find out where you’re building? Then we’ll of course organize a flash mob to meet the stair builder.
Vivusorg schrieb:
I’ve arranged the stairs with the stair builder. Everything fits very well. Seriously, I’m still laughing. Is there a doctor here?
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