ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 150 sqm Townhouse with Gable Roof, 6 Rooms
Created on: 28 May 2024 22:14
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LeFy2023
Dear forum members,
We have completed a preliminary design for our house together with a company and are now at the beginning of the detailed planning stage. Therefore, we would greatly appreciate any suggestions for improvement, critical feedback, and additional ideas or tips regarding the floor plan.
Unfortunately, we do not yet have a site plan, but we do have the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor at a scale of 1:100, as well as drawings of the house.
Thanks in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 700 sqm (7,534 sq ft)
Development according to §34 of the Building Code; the neighborhood features a wide variety of house types, sizes, number of floors, roof styles, etc. A positive preliminary building inquiry exists for a two-story townhouse up to 200 sqm (2,153 sq ft).
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: shallow pitched gable roof, townhouse
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 child (1 year old), possibly a second child planned
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office for both adults about 3 days per week on average
Occasional overnight guests per year: parents-in-law visit several times a year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island if possible
Number of dining seats: 4–8
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes, one parking space including a shed
Utility garden, greenhouse: possibly
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included:
- Larger guest room on the ground floor with space for a double bed as the parents-in-law visit frequently
- Guest room on ground floor must also be usable as an office
- Bright rooms / mezzanine
- Open entrance area with open rooms and a view of the garden (a clear sightline)
- Straight concrete staircase to upper floor for dogs and parking space underneath (built-in cupboards)
- Office on upper floor should also serve as a utility/laundry room
- Façade in stone gray with wood cladding elements
House Design
Designer: planner from a construction company
What is liked most? Why?
- Very practical room layout and good room sizes
- Barrier-free access to the guest shower on the ground floor
- Additional storage space in the roof as a storage binder
- Lots of light through large windows
- Laundry room on upper floor close to the bedrooms/children’s rooms
What is disliked? Why?
- Kitchen might be too small / cramped
- Question whether a passage to the kitchen is necessary
- Main entrance is not barrier-free (terrace exit also not)
- The gray elements in the façade are to be replaced by wood cladding to give the house a more distinctive exterior appearance.
Preferred heating system: heat pump
If you had to do without, which details/features?
- Can do without: second washbasin in upper floor bathroom, round window in dressing room (can have a different shape), kitchen island if it doesn’t fit
- Cannot do without: straight concrete staircase, windows, large lift-and-slide door, larger guest room, mezzanine, guest shower on ground floor, walk-in showers, laundry room on upper floor
Why does the design look as it does now? For example,
This is the initial individual draft without adjustments from us so far. A mezzanine, a larger guest room on the ground floor, storage space in the roof, and laundry room on the upper floor were explicitly requested and implemented accordingly.
We have completed a preliminary design for our house together with a company and are now at the beginning of the detailed planning stage. Therefore, we would greatly appreciate any suggestions for improvement, critical feedback, and additional ideas or tips regarding the floor plan.
Unfortunately, we do not yet have a site plan, but we do have the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor at a scale of 1:100, as well as drawings of the house.
Thanks in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 700 sqm (7,534 sq ft)
Development according to §34 of the Building Code; the neighborhood features a wide variety of house types, sizes, number of floors, roof styles, etc. A positive preliminary building inquiry exists for a two-story townhouse up to 200 sqm (2,153 sq ft).
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: shallow pitched gable roof, townhouse
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 child (1 year old), possibly a second child planned
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office for both adults about 3 days per week on average
Occasional overnight guests per year: parents-in-law visit several times a year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island if possible
Number of dining seats: 4–8
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes, one parking space including a shed
Utility garden, greenhouse: possibly
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included:
- Larger guest room on the ground floor with space for a double bed as the parents-in-law visit frequently
- Guest room on ground floor must also be usable as an office
- Bright rooms / mezzanine
- Open entrance area with open rooms and a view of the garden (a clear sightline)
- Straight concrete staircase to upper floor for dogs and parking space underneath (built-in cupboards)
- Office on upper floor should also serve as a utility/laundry room
- Façade in stone gray with wood cladding elements
House Design
Designer: planner from a construction company
What is liked most? Why?
- Very practical room layout and good room sizes
- Barrier-free access to the guest shower on the ground floor
- Additional storage space in the roof as a storage binder
- Lots of light through large windows
- Laundry room on upper floor close to the bedrooms/children’s rooms
What is disliked? Why?
- Kitchen might be too small / cramped
- Question whether a passage to the kitchen is necessary
- Main entrance is not barrier-free (terrace exit also not)
- The gray elements in the façade are to be replaced by wood cladding to give the house a more distinctive exterior appearance.
Preferred heating system: heat pump
If you had to do without, which details/features?
- Can do without: second washbasin in upper floor bathroom, round window in dressing room (can have a different shape), kitchen island if it doesn’t fit
- Cannot do without: straight concrete staircase, windows, large lift-and-slide door, larger guest room, mezzanine, guest shower on ground floor, walk-in showers, laundry room on upper floor
Why does the design look as it does now? For example,
This is the initial individual draft without adjustments from us so far. A mezzanine, a larger guest room on the ground floor, storage space in the roof, and laundry room on the upper floor were explicitly requested and implemented accordingly.
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Limbrandi9 Jun 2024 17:23MachsSelbst schrieb:
Which electrician would sign off on a cable they didn’t install themselves? Unless you’ve known each other forever... The same applies to potable and wastewater pipes. Without a stamp from a registered specialist company, there’s no meter.
You might even end up digging the cable trench yourself and still be charged the full price by the utility company. They usually charge a flat rate per meter (yard), which includes everything. No one deducts the excavation work separately... That was exactly the case in our family. Despite providing the groundwork ourselves, we were billed in full.
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motorradsilke9 Jun 2024 17:26MachsSelbst schrieb:
That may be the case for you, but why does it always have to be generalized?
Here, you pay xy EUR per meter. Everything is included, even civil engineering work. If you do the civil engineering work yourself, you still pay xy EUR and not less.
The telecom company also didn’t refund me 400 EUR because they were able to lay their cables directly in the open trench and didn’t have to reopen it themselves. That may be the case for you, but why does it always have to be generalized?
@MachsSelbst ... you tend to generalize a lot, and careful reading is also not really your strength.
For example, and from the pole onward everything is negotiable with your own electrician... and they definitely won’t insist on digging up an additional 5 or 10 meters (about 16 or 33 feet) of earth, but will also involve the home builder... you usually write that you have to do much more by yourself anyway.
motorradsilke schrieb:
For example, the electricity is provided by e.dis Netz. They charge about 1500 euros (approximately $1600) for the connection on the property with a utility pole at the property boundary. From there, you can lay and connect the cables yourself if you want to save money.
For example, and from the pole onward everything is negotiable with your own electrician... and they definitely won’t insist on digging up an additional 5 or 10 meters (about 16 or 33 feet) of earth, but will also involve the home builder... you usually write that you have to do much more by yourself anyway.
Thank you @K a t j a for visualizing the floor plan with a mirrored layout and the same room arrangement. The window ideas are also very helpful. Since the utility room on the upper floor should have its own entrance, we will simply mirror the original floor plan and keep the rooms in the same order. Tomorrow, the new requirements will be sent to the designer, and I will update you afterwards.
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Limbrandi10 Jun 2024 08:16K a t j a schrieb:
The layout needs to be mirrored; otherwise, the terrace wouldn't be connected to the kitchen, right?
I wouldn't mind if the laundry room is accessed through the bathroom:
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[ATTACH alt="grundrissplanung-stadthaus-150qm-mit-satteldach-6-zimmer-664078-1.jpg"]86181[/ATTACH] Really a very nice floor plan. May I ask how many square meters the individual rooms have in this floor plan?
Limbrandi schrieb:
Really nice floor plan. May I ask how many square meters the individual rooms have in this layout? My software has a bug at this point, and it would be time-consuming to determine. Unless it is crucial for the original poster, I would prefer to avoid that.
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