ᐅ Floor Plan Design – Plot with Street Access on the South Side

Created on: 1 Feb 2024 22:06

bvh2024

Hello,

I’ll give it a try as well. We have purchased a plot with access from the south side. There was not much choice available, but we are at least glad that a home for our family is now within reach. The detailed planning, however, is proving to be more complicated. As mentioned, the south side of our house will face the street, so most floor plans from prefab home suppliers are not directly applicable. We received a proposal from the local builder and their supporting architect. In the end, it didn’t fully convince me (the essentials are there except for the entrance area and stairwell), so I started thinking about it myself—maybe just to get a clearer idea. Since we are building with a basement and based on the experience from our current rental, a straight staircase would be preferable. Because our current apartment is completely open-plan, we tend to prefer a closed room layout across the floors.

Basically, I need general feedback, but especially on the entrance area/stairwell. Suggestions for improving the current façade are also welcome. What do you think about the access to the garage?

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 650m² (7000 sq ft approx.)
Slope: no
Plot ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: n.a.
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 6m (20 feet) to north and south sides
Edge construction
Number of parking spaces: at least 2
Number of floors
Roof type: all roof types allowed
Style
Orientation: north-south
Maximum height / limits: townhouse 6.5m (21 ft), detached house 9.5m (31 ft)

Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: 2 full stories, urban villa
Basement, floors: basement, 2 full stories
Number of people, ages: 4 persons, 2 adults, 2 small children
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guests per year: 4, brother with family
Open or closed architecture: currently closed
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, connected to dining room
Number of dining seats: 4, up to 10 (2-3 times a year)
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be included

Thank you very much!

Andi

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bvh20242 Feb 2024 20:36

hanghaus2023 schrieb:

It’s best if you tell us what the development plan requires. You can also share it here if it’s available online. Otherwise, at least an aerial photo of the surrounding area.

Hi,
thanks for the initial feedback. I realize it wasn’t very well received. Actually, I created the drawings just to visualize a few concepts. This is one of them. For example, the walls are not aligned and maybe the guest bathroom and pantry aren’t ideal. You are right, I will definitely take note of that. I deliberately designed the pantry this way because, as mentioned above, the kitchen is not very large. For this reason, the kitchen layout will probably be limited to a U-shape.

Regarding the bricks --> Wienerberger offers 36cm (14 inches) bricks suitable for KfW 40 standards.

Basically, I need some inspiration and maybe some feedback:
- Where would you place the entrance area and cloakroom?
- Where would the staircase go?
- How would you arrange the kitchen, dining room, and living room?

I’m happy to share more details if needed.

Thanks and best regards,
A.

Floor plan of the plot with building outline, dimensions, and parking space markings

Technical table with WA 0.40, energy classification, and note max. 2 residential units

ypg2 Feb 2024 21:33

bvh2024 schrieb:

I deliberately chose the pantry as I mentioned above that the kitchen is not overly large. For this reason, the U-shaped kitchen layout seems to be the only suitable option for the floor plan.

Completely wrong approach to split the kitchen into two rooms. Make the space as large as necessary and do not add a second room.

bvh2024 schrieb:

I basically need some inspiration.

No, you need a professional/architect to design the plan for you or a builder who has a model home you like and that can be customized. You can then come back with the plans.

bvh20242 Feb 2024 21:48

K a t j a schrieb:

I think you can safely toss this attempt and move it to Abage P.
It’s best to start at the beginning and first show us your new property. That means a site plan with the plot dimensions, road, desired house placement, possibly neighboring buildings, and any special features such as a slope, forest edge, or something similar.

Hi

Here is the plot and building boundary as mentioned. Basically almost square, 25m x 25m (82ft x 82ft). Six meters (20ft) distance from the street, 14m (46ft) allowable building depth, which leaves about 5m (16ft) distance to the neighboring plot at the back. Special features include relatively high groundwater, which will at least affect the cellar floor. To the south is a single-story bungalow. Further south is nature, so the south-facing windows on the first floor, if not floor-to-ceiling, should offer quite good privacy as well as a nice view. Due to the through street, floor-to-ceiling windows are not an option. The eastern neighbor has a relatively high privacy screen and an opaque bathroom window on the first floor, plus a small additional window. Therefore, a large window front facing west on the ground floor would be suitable. To the south, the street runs by, so we need to plan some privacy measures there. That’s why the windows on the ground floor are rather small but should still provide enough light. I liked the idea of placing the stairwell facing south so that it becomes a very bright space, connecting the upper and ground floors. In other concepts the stairwell was placed centrally on the east side, open to both floors—basically how most floor plans are designed. However, that would have been a spiral staircase. The western neighbor is estimated to be about 12m (39ft) from our plot but has a dormer facing our direction.

I’m happy to provide more information if needed.

Best regards

A.

11ant2 Feb 2024 23:02

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bvh2024 schrieb:

I deliberately chose the pantry this way since the kitchen, as mentioned above, is not excessively large. This is also probably why only a U-shaped kitchen layout fits the floor plan.

This "logic" already has a hint of Flat Earth, don’t you think?

bvh2024 schrieb:

That’s why, for example, the walls are not aligned one above the other.

“Stacked,” otherwise it doesn’t make sense.

bvh2024 schrieb:

So where would the staircase go?

I would not design a single-family house like a two-family house at all.

bvh2024 schrieb:

Basically, I would need some inspiration.

For what? – to stir up the architect???

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masterflok9 Feb 2024 22:46

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bvh2024 schrieb:

Regarding the bricks --> Wienerberger offers 36cm (14 inches) bricks for KfW 40

Almost any brick is suitable for a detached house meeting EH40 standards. However, the brick alone is not enough. The overall concept is what matters.

masterflok9 Feb 2024 23:01

#12

If it absolutely has to be monolithic, then you will need a Poroton T7-49.0-Perlite. However, don’t be shocked when you find out the price for materials and labor—if you can even find someone willing to build with this type of brick.

Alternatively, a 17.5cm (7 inch) T18 with facing brickwork and cavity insulation, or external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) with plaster.

ᐅ Floor Plan Design – Plot with Street Access on the South Side

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