ᐅ Floor plan for a newly built two-story single-family house, 200 m² (2,150 sq ft)
Created on: 26 Dec 2024 16:14
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HaseUndIgel
Hello everyone and Merry Christmas,
after I posted a question about the heat pump to be used a few days ago, I now want to continue with the main and fundamental thread regarding the floor plan.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 618 m² (6660 sq ft)
Slope: None
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: None
Building envelope, building line and boundary: See image
Peripheral development: No
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: up to 2
Roof shape: All allowed; for hip or gable roofs 25° - 50° pitch
Architectural style: None specified
Orientation: None specified
Maximum height / limits: 9 m ridge height (29.5 ft)
Other requirements: Photovoltaic system covering at least 50% of usable roof surface
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: "Urban villa but Northern German style"
Basement, floors: 2 full stories, no basement
Number of occupants, ages: 4 people, 32, 32, 1, -2 years
Room requirements on ground and upper floors: Study (ground floor), Study/guest room (upper floor)
Office: Family use or home office? 1 office for full-time use, 1 additional as a guest room hybrid
Number of guest stay days per year: approx. 10-15 days, mostly family
Open or closed layout: Open
Conservative or modern construction: More modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open kitchen, with island if it fits, otherwise U- or L-shaped
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: No
Music / stereo wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Carport for 1 car
Utility garden, greenhouse: No
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things are wanted or not: Nothing noteworthy
House Design
Who designed the plan: Planner (Architect?) of the general contractor (GC)
What do you particularly like and why?
What do you dislike and why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 565,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 730,000 EUR (including garden, carport, photovoltaics, kitchen, additional costs)
Preferred heating technology: Heat pump is basically a must (no gas connection)
If you have to give up, which details / extras
Why did the design turn out the way it did?
Three-hour meeting with the architect at the general contractor, starting from a similar model house (this was a 1.5-story house with a gable roof), several iterations on tracing paper, then a week later the digital design was received.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Covered entrance and terrace set back under the upper floor, bedroom with dressing room, 2 studies (1 ground floor, 1 upper floor).
What do you think makes the design good or bad? Overall we quite like the whole package.
I’m looking forward to your opinions and am curious about what you think. If we still like the design in January, we will probably proceed with further planning with the general contractor.
after I posted a question about the heat pump to be used a few days ago, I now want to continue with the main and fundamental thread regarding the floor plan.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 618 m² (6660 sq ft)
Slope: None
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: None
Building envelope, building line and boundary: See image
Peripheral development: No
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: up to 2
Roof shape: All allowed; for hip or gable roofs 25° - 50° pitch
Architectural style: None specified
Orientation: None specified
Maximum height / limits: 9 m ridge height (29.5 ft)
Other requirements: Photovoltaic system covering at least 50% of usable roof surface
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: "Urban villa but Northern German style"
Basement, floors: 2 full stories, no basement
Number of occupants, ages: 4 people, 32, 32, 1, -2 years
Room requirements on ground and upper floors: Study (ground floor), Study/guest room (upper floor)
Office: Family use or home office? 1 office for full-time use, 1 additional as a guest room hybrid
Number of guest stay days per year: approx. 10-15 days, mostly family
Open or closed layout: Open
Conservative or modern construction: More modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open kitchen, with island if it fits, otherwise U- or L-shaped
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: No
Music / stereo wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Carport for 1 car
Utility garden, greenhouse: No
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why certain things are wanted or not: Nothing noteworthy
House Design
Who designed the plan: Planner (Architect?) of the general contractor (GC)
What do you particularly like and why?
- Straight staircase
- Covered entrance and terrace
- Spacious enough for our needs
What do you dislike and why?
- Ground floor WC probably too small
- Pantry doesn’t make much sense (maybe omit)
- Layout of the bathroom upstairs (we already have alternative ideas)
- Unsure if there is enough light in the living/dining area
- Slightly too big / bulky
- A bit too expensive
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 565,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 730,000 EUR (including garden, carport, photovoltaics, kitchen, additional costs)
Preferred heating technology: Heat pump is basically a must (no gas connection)
If you have to give up, which details / extras
- Can be skipped: open atrium, pantry, if necessary the type of covering on entrance and terrace (set back under the upper floor)
- Cannot be skipped: Storage space
Why did the design turn out the way it did?
Three-hour meeting with the architect at the general contractor, starting from a similar model house (this was a 1.5-story house with a gable roof), several iterations on tracing paper, then a week later the digital design was received.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Covered entrance and terrace set back under the upper floor, bedroom with dressing room, 2 studies (1 ground floor, 1 upper floor).
What do you think makes the design good or bad? Overall we quite like the whole package.
I’m looking forward to your opinions and am curious about what you think. If we still like the design in January, we will probably proceed with further planning with the general contractor.
HaseUndIgel29 Dec 2024 19:20HaseUndIgel schrieb:
I hadn’t actually considered curbstones and splash guards, nor had I planned for them. Is a splash guard really necessary for a brick veneer facade? Today, I gave this question some more thought. Does it make sense to install a splash guard around a house with a brick veneer facade? In my experience, I don’t think I’ve seen this done (or I have never noticed it).
HaseUndIgel29 Dec 2024 19:2611ant schrieb:
I’m not going to try to talk you out of feeling that you don’t need it.No, that’s clear. If you conclude that it won’t help someone like me with my attitude, that’s perfectly fine and doesn’t cause any hard feelings on my part. For me, the task is really to get the current design (with adjustments) completed smoothly and safely with the selected general contractor.
Of course, that doesn’t align with the modules you recommended on the journey to homeownership, so it’s completely understandable if it doesn’t meet your expectations of productive work with clients.
But I actually wanted to know if my question about windows is better suited elsewhere, so I can post it where it belongs.
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chand198629 Dec 2024 20:21MachsSelbst schrieb:
Why should they? After building a house, there’s plenty to do... do students share with their teacher what has become of them?Yes. I can say that from personal experience. Many come to school events, open house days, etc. I myself have recently started receiving invitations to class reunions. Off-topic, but a necessary correction: things are a bit different here.
HaseUndIgel schrieb:
I thought about this question again today. Does a splash guard around the house make sense for a brick veneer facade? In my area, I don’t think I’ve seen that before (or maybe I just never noticed it).Yes. Even brickwork can get dirty and damp, making it susceptible to efflorescence and algae growth.
In addition, there is also the plinth, which should be protected as well.
HaseUndIgel schrieb:
No, that’s clear. If you come to the conclusion that this doesn’t benefit someone with my attitude, that’s fine and it doesn’t cause any hard feelings on my part. For me, the task is actually to get the current design (with adjustments) safely to completion with the already selected general contractor (GC).
Of course, this does not correspond to the modules you recommend on the journey to homeownership, and so it’s perfectly okay if this doesn’t meet your expectations for productive work with clients. As you can see in the already published “Reloaded” episodes of the home construction roadmap, experienced users can also adapt it; it is meant as a guideline, not as a binding “law.” Accordingly, for productive work with advice seekers it is not mandatory that they proceed according to “DIN 11ant,” and I have no rigid expectations. Ultimately, advice seekers must feel that they have made progress in order to appreciate my consultation relative to the effort I put in. Everyone has to come to the conviction of the value of the advice themselves; I cannot carry anyone there. My impression here leads me to suspect you might react similarly in private consultations as you do here, as “Trudes Tier” would say: “where [I]come from, that’s a given.”
HaseUndIgel schrieb:
But I actually wanted to know if my question about windows might be better suited elsewhere, so that I can post it where it belongs. I am mainly interested in the content of the question.
HaseUndIgel schrieb:
Does it make sense to have a splash guard all around a house with a brick veneer facade? I cannot imagine any attractive dirt-repellent or even self-cleaning claddings on such a facade.
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HaseUndIgel30 Dec 2024 12:24ypg schrieb:
Yes.
Even brick cladding can get dirty and absorb moisture, making it susceptible to efflorescence and algae growth.
Additionally, there is the base area, which should also be protected. 11ant schrieb:
I wouldn’t consider any visually appealing dirt-repellent or self-cleaning cladding for such a case. Thank you both for your input. We will probably plan for it all around then. Today, I paid attention while walking through town and did find some brick-faced buildings with splash protection. I find it interesting that there are also many older buildings without it here, where in my opinion the brickwork still looks perfectly fine. But maybe they are cleaned regularly with a lot of effort.
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