Hello everyone,
I would like to share our floor plan with you and hear your opinions about it.
The floor plan was created by myself for the planned plot. So far, no architect has reviewed it.
I have already sent the floor plan to one of our preferred general contractors to get a rough estimate of the price.
About the plot (approx. 350sqm (3,767 sq ft)): it is located in the second row, with an access road to the third-row plot. High-speed and commuter trains run about 50m (165 ft) in a straight line away.
I have also created a cadastral map with rough sketches of the two plots. The green-marked area is the plot we would buy. The dimensions of the garage and house are shown there, as well as the driveway (blue). The orange area is the third-row plot. The pink areas are existing buildings that were not yet shown on the cadastral map.
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: gable roof
Basement, floors: 1.5 floors, no basement
Number of people, ages: 2 adults (37 / 40 years old), 2 children (3 and 0 years)
2 children's rooms with plenty of light, 1 or 2 home office workspaces, open living/dining/kitchen area with kitchen island
House design
Who designed it: myself
What do you like about it? Why? fairly large children’s rooms, separate office (I work a lot from home and my wife almost exclusively), tries to include lots of storage (e.g., storage under the stairs)
What do you dislike? Why? Possibly the windows in the south-facing living/dining area are too small, but if you want to keep it symmetrical, the sofa would stand in front of one of the floor-to-ceiling windows
Cost estimate from a general contractor: approx. 400,000 € (house + garage + 10kW photovoltaic system including 10kWh battery)
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
I am looking forward to your experiences and suggestions.
I would like to share our floor plan with you and hear your opinions about it.
The floor plan was created by myself for the planned plot. So far, no architect has reviewed it.
I have already sent the floor plan to one of our preferred general contractors to get a rough estimate of the price.
About the plot (approx. 350sqm (3,767 sq ft)): it is located in the second row, with an access road to the third-row plot. High-speed and commuter trains run about 50m (165 ft) in a straight line away.
I have also created a cadastral map with rough sketches of the two plots. The green-marked area is the plot we would buy. The dimensions of the garage and house are shown there, as well as the driveway (blue). The orange area is the third-row plot. The pink areas are existing buildings that were not yet shown on the cadastral map.
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: gable roof
Basement, floors: 1.5 floors, no basement
Number of people, ages: 2 adults (37 / 40 years old), 2 children (3 and 0 years)
2 children's rooms with plenty of light, 1 or 2 home office workspaces, open living/dining/kitchen area with kitchen island
House design
Who designed it: myself
What do you like about it? Why? fairly large children’s rooms, separate office (I work a lot from home and my wife almost exclusively), tries to include lots of storage (e.g., storage under the stairs)
What do you dislike? Why? Possibly the windows in the south-facing living/dining area are too small, but if you want to keep it symmetrical, the sofa would stand in front of one of the floor-to-ceiling windows
Cost estimate from a general contractor: approx. 400,000 € (house + garage + 10kW photovoltaic system including 10kWh battery)
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
I am looking forward to your experiences and suggestions.
The house seems large in proportion to the areas that will remain unsealed.
What moral value do you see in symmetry?
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TobyMaBe schrieb:
however, if you want to keep it symmetrical, the sofa would be placed in front of one of the full-height windows
What moral value do you see in symmetry?
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The blue area on the cadastral map should not actually be continuous but consists of two separate parts. According to your information, your plot measures 21.3m x 16.5m = 351.45sqm (3784 sq ft). This means that the access path from the street does not belong to your property (3.3m x 6.5m = 21.45sqm (231 sq ft) and 3.3m x 17.3m = 57.09sqm (615 sq ft)).
The access and utility supply to/from Orange, however, run over your (already not very large) plot. Is that correct?
This means you effectively lose about 70sqm (or 20%) of your property. From my point of view, there is a good reason the plot is still on the market. This is the opposite of what I would call a prime piece of land...
Regarding the floor plan:
- The hallway on the ground floor is huge compared to the total size and occupies 18% of the ground floor living area, without even offering space for a coat closet.
- The utility room is also impractically planned. Because of the access from the garage, a circulation area occupies 1/3 of the entire room.
- A 71cm (28 inches) passage width in the kitchen would be unacceptable to me, especially with children.
- There are more than enough corners (45° corner in the living room, office, bedroom, etc.); this would feel too busy for me.
- In the bathroom, I would swap the toilet and shower. With small children, always having to walk around the inconvenient T-wall can lead to accidents. I assume the washing machine and dryer will be placed against the wall shared with the bedroom?
- It is admirable that you want to give the children such large rooms. However, in this house, I would reduce the size of the children’s rooms (e.g., to 15sqm (161 sq ft)) and allocate the gained space to the second office. 4sqm (43 sq ft) might be too small for a common room; please check the relevant local building regulations.
Please explain why you feel the need for a custom design instead of using a proven catalog floor plan.
The access and utility supply to/from Orange, however, run over your (already not very large) plot. Is that correct?
This means you effectively lose about 70sqm (or 20%) of your property. From my point of view, there is a good reason the plot is still on the market. This is the opposite of what I would call a prime piece of land...
Regarding the floor plan:
- The hallway on the ground floor is huge compared to the total size and occupies 18% of the ground floor living area, without even offering space for a coat closet.
- The utility room is also impractically planned. Because of the access from the garage, a circulation area occupies 1/3 of the entire room.
- A 71cm (28 inches) passage width in the kitchen would be unacceptable to me, especially with children.
- There are more than enough corners (45° corner in the living room, office, bedroom, etc.); this would feel too busy for me.
- In the bathroom, I would swap the toilet and shower. With small children, always having to walk around the inconvenient T-wall can lead to accidents. I assume the washing machine and dryer will be placed against the wall shared with the bedroom?
- It is admirable that you want to give the children such large rooms. However, in this house, I would reduce the size of the children’s rooms (e.g., to 15sqm (161 sq ft)) and allocate the gained space to the second office. 4sqm (43 sq ft) might be too small for a common room; please check the relevant local building regulations.
Please explain why you feel the need for a custom design instead of using a proven catalog floor plan.
Create your room program. Not just bedroom, children’s room, etc., but specify details like a bed 210x200 cm (83x79 inches) including the bed frame, a 3 m (10 feet) wardrobe, a 1.5 m (5 feet) chest of drawers, and so on for each room. Draw the furniture to scale with accurate measurements. If you plan to buy a new sofa and want a large sectional, use the actual piece instead of placeholders. This won’t increase the floor area, but it would be very frustrating if the wardrobe doesn’t fit simply because the door needed to be moved 5 cm (2 inches) in the other direction.
Otherwise, why not have a functional floor plan?
Otherwise, why not have a functional floor plan?
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