Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approximately 250 sqm (2700 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.3 (already exceeded but approved)
Site occupancy index: 0.7
Building envelope, building line, and boundary defined by existing structures
Edge development: yes
Number of parking spaces: 1-2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: flat roof possible
Architectural style: defined by existing buildings
Orientation: north/south
Maximum height / limits: unknown
Additional requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: modern, flat roof, single-family house, no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 6, 35, 35, 1, 4, 5, 11
Space needed on ground floor and upper floor: yes
Office: family use or home office?
Overnight guests per year: not necessarily
Open or closed architecture
Conservative or modern design
Open kitchen with cooking island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: yes, roof terrace 100 sqm (1076 sq ft)
Garage, carport: no
Utility garden, greenhouse: possibly on the roof terrace
Additional wishes / special features / daily routines, preferably with reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a construction company: no
- Architect: yes
- Do-it-yourself: yes
What do you especially like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate from architect/planner: unknown
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 500,000 €
Preferred heating technology: fiber-optic electric heating in clay panels plus masonry heater
If you have to give up something, which details/extras can you do without:
- Can do without: high-tech features, garden
- Cannot do without:
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Standard design from planner?
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What do you consider especially good or bad about it?
Just some constructive ideas and improvements.
Please understand that compromises have to be made here and that some things will not follow strict rules.
The plans should be understood primarily as a study.
Plot size: approximately 250 sqm (2700 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.3 (already exceeded but approved)
Site occupancy index: 0.7
Building envelope, building line, and boundary defined by existing structures
Edge development: yes
Number of parking spaces: 1-2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: flat roof possible
Architectural style: defined by existing buildings
Orientation: north/south
Maximum height / limits: unknown
Additional requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: modern, flat roof, single-family house, no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 6, 35, 35, 1, 4, 5, 11
Space needed on ground floor and upper floor: yes
Office: family use or home office?
Overnight guests per year: not necessarily
Open or closed architecture
Conservative or modern design
Open kitchen with cooking island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: yes, roof terrace 100 sqm (1076 sq ft)
Garage, carport: no
Utility garden, greenhouse: possibly on the roof terrace
Additional wishes / special features / daily routines, preferably with reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a construction company: no
- Architect: yes
- Do-it-yourself: yes
What do you especially like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate from architect/planner: unknown
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 500,000 €
Preferred heating technology: fiber-optic electric heating in clay panels plus masonry heater
If you have to give up something, which details/extras can you do without:
- Can do without: high-tech features, garden
- Cannot do without:
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Standard design from planner?
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What do you consider especially good or bad about it?
Just some constructive ideas and improvements.
Please understand that compromises have to be made here and that some things will not follow strict rules.
The plans should be understood primarily as a study.
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HE-DA-DHH2 Dec 2024 14:44ypg schrieb:
The problem is that you present your ideas here instead of the current situation. It’s not clear what is your input and what is already existing. The staircase on the right side of the plan is currently roughly 450cm long (about 15 feet), and the tread width at the top measures approximately 140cm (55 inches) compared to the 171cm (67 inches).
The bed is shown as 230 x 300 (about 7.5 x 10 feet), which are unusual dimensions for a bed. It’s best to plan staircases stacked above each other to avoid wasting living space.
It’s common for small children to share a bedroom, but personally, I’d prefer each child to have their own space since friends are rarely shared and everyone has their own social circle. On the left side of the plan, rooms can be enlarged, and below there is space for an additional room. The wall at the top of the plan would be the hallway, where cabinets could replace storage space.
The staircase to the roof terrace should be placed above the existing staircase (ground floor/upper floor) rather than passing through the children’s private area, where you’d have to walk over Lego bricks. Overall, the upper floor could accommodate four children's bedrooms.
However, as mentioned before: wherever a staircase leads upward, sufficient headroom is required on the next floor. I don’t know of any roof terrace that doesn’t have an additional small room or stairwell at the top. If this space is intended as an exit, it must also cover the second half of the staircase.
A small shower bathroom on the ground floor is sufficient, but ventilation to the upper floors and proper waste disposal must be considered.
First, I would plan a spacious cloakroom at the entrance with 3 meters (about 10 feet) of continuous wardrobe space. Then, the kitchen could be placed on the right (central) section as a walk-through room.
The living area, at over 25 square meters (about 270 square feet), is generous and should still be furnished with a dining table here.
Overall, many things should be feasible if you accept that at least the 17 x 6 meters (56 x 20 feet) dimensions are accurate. However, you cannot expect too many drastic changes. I also see the roof terrace as currently not feasible or practical.
It’s obvious that this was not planned by an architect. The exterior walls are far too thin, and there are several other mistakes. The comment regarding the technical room is also justified: somewhere the ground heater and fuel must be stored. Everything is thought of too naively and designed accordingly.I’m really looking forward to your ideas! The building currently consists of three large rooms without any fittings, except a staircase next to the entrance under which there is a shower bathroom. Everything else is workshop, storage, or office space.
I would really like the roof terrace, but I can well imagine that it may not be approved. If the neighbors object, we will likely stick to adding another floor and probably still purchase the property.
There are windows that could be used both as skylights and exits. So an additional structure on the roof might not necessarily be required.
If the terrace is omitted, more space becomes available that I would try to use by taking advantage of the high permitted knee wall of 75cm (30 inches), creating more rooms and bringing a lot of light into the house with large roof windows.
I could imagine the children using ladders to reach further retreat areas above their bedroom ceilings.
I have already started drawing furniture to scale on the plan, which, as you correctly pointed out, was not created by a German architect. This was really just an idea or feasibility study for me, and I find many ideas interesting. I also recognize that it is far from optimal.
I wouldn’t mind if the kitchen with dining area was moved to the first floor or if the dining room was combined with the living room. Here is my (unfinished and unsuccessful) attempt.
I think it is reasonable for one child’s bedroom to be shared, since I also need a home office. I am open to ideas about this.
This is part of the site plan, which I have anonymized. This is how it looks:
I am truly grateful for any constructive input. That will help me approach the architect with a clearer idea.
HE-DA-Doppelhaushälfte schrieb:
I am truly grateful for any constructive input. You are not, otherwise you would not make the assistance more difficult by obscuring parts of the plan excerpt.
HE-DA-Doppelhaushälfte schrieb:
Then I can approach the architect with a clearer idea. The architect first needs a more precise overview of the existing conditions.
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HE-DA-Duplex schrieb:
I am truly grateful for any constructive input.Take some time to read the posts; it has been a while. Try to understand them as well.Your plans, whether conceptual or drawn, lack realism. Much of it does not make sense. Some facts and issues are being overlooked.
I won’t go into details anymore – everything has already been said.
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HE-DA-DHH3 Dec 2024 06:18ypg schrieb:
Take some time to read the posts. It has been a while. Try to understand them as well.
Your plans, whether conceptual or drawn, lack realism. Many things don’t make sense. Some facts and issues are being overlooked.
I won’t go into details anymore – everything has already been said. Why don’t you share your sample design? You don’t have to explain anything about it.
That’s not possible; I deleted it for other projects. I had asked about it… but there was no response.
ypg schrieb:
Placeholder.
Will something be added here? If not, I will delete the sample draft from my projects.
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HE-DA-DHH3 Dec 2024 08:33ypg schrieb:
That’s not possible, I deleted it for other projects. I asked about it… but got no response. What nonsense, even if you had deleted it, you could have restored it.
The plan never existed. What a pity. Then I could have saved myself the feedback.
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