Hello,
I have been reading along for some time now and finally dare to share a floor plan here.
First, here is the list of questions:
Zoning Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 576 sqm (6,200 sq ft)
Slope: Yes, slight. According to the site plan, the top "right" corner is at 295.4 meters (970 feet), lower at 293.88 meters (964 feet), left side goes from 295.17 meters (968 feet) to 293.43 meters (963 feet)
Floor area ratio: 0.3
Building envelope, building line and boundary: Applies to house number 16
Surrounding buildings
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: 2 full floors required, plus optional recessed floor (setback floor)
Roof type: Flat roof, max. 5° pitch
Maximum height/limits: Max. 10 m (33 ft) high
Additional requirements: Equipment (heat pump) must be integrated, not external. Maximum of 2 residential units. Specific exterior colors required, rainwater should infiltrate (soil report says this is unlikely). Roofs must be greened. No oil or gas heating allowed.
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Actually, none specified.
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 floors.
Number of occupants, ages: 4 people — 2 adults, 2 children
Ground floor space needs: Daily life (living, kitchen, dining, technical room, guest room)
Upper floor: Family (2 children's rooms, master bedroom, separate bathrooms), home office
Office: Home office, second workspace for occasional use such as a work window sill for example in the bedroom
Guests per year: Currently few.
Open or closed architecture, conservative or modern style: Either is fine.
Open kitchen, kitchen island: We are still considering. Initial wish was separate pantry like in the floor plan. An island would be nice if space allows.
Number of dining seats: Normally 4, rarely up to 8.
Fireplace: None.
Music/stereo wall: Multi-room audio with central unit in technical room.
Balcony, roof terrace: Neither.
Garage, carport: 1 garage
Other wishes: Central vacuum system, laundry chute, smart home (KNX) (I am mostly doing this myself, yes, I am a certified electrician, can program, but will also get additional help)
House design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a construction company: Correct, with some input from us. Based on an existing plan.
Price estimate by architect/planner: approx. 485,000 € (euros) for the house, approx. 210,000 € for the plot including basic services (survey, soil report, etc.)
Personal price limit for the house including features: approx. 800,000–850,000 € (including land)
Preferred heating technology: Heat pump
If you had to give up, which details/extra features could you skip:
- Could skip:
- Cannot skip:
Why is the design like it is now? For example:
Standard design by the planner? Yes, with minor wishes from us (wall between study and child’s room 2, T-walls in bathrooms, porch roof, conservatory, pantry)
What do you find especially good or bad about it? So far it seems to fit; apart from possibly the pantry/dining room, we don’t see major issues yet. But that’s why I’m here now.
Edit: The furniture shown in the floor plans can be safely ignored. Planners seem to like adding these.
Best regards
Ganneff
I have been reading along for some time now and finally dare to share a floor plan here.
First, here is the list of questions:
Zoning Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 576 sqm (6,200 sq ft)
Slope: Yes, slight. According to the site plan, the top "right" corner is at 295.4 meters (970 feet), lower at 293.88 meters (964 feet), left side goes from 295.17 meters (968 feet) to 293.43 meters (963 feet)
Floor area ratio: 0.3
Building envelope, building line and boundary: Applies to house number 16
Surrounding buildings
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: 2 full floors required, plus optional recessed floor (setback floor)
Roof type: Flat roof, max. 5° pitch
Maximum height/limits: Max. 10 m (33 ft) high
Additional requirements: Equipment (heat pump) must be integrated, not external. Maximum of 2 residential units. Specific exterior colors required, rainwater should infiltrate (soil report says this is unlikely). Roofs must be greened. No oil or gas heating allowed.
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Actually, none specified.
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 floors.
Number of occupants, ages: 4 people — 2 adults, 2 children
Ground floor space needs: Daily life (living, kitchen, dining, technical room, guest room)
Upper floor: Family (2 children's rooms, master bedroom, separate bathrooms), home office
Office: Home office, second workspace for occasional use such as a work window sill for example in the bedroom
Guests per year: Currently few.
Open or closed architecture, conservative or modern style: Either is fine.
Open kitchen, kitchen island: We are still considering. Initial wish was separate pantry like in the floor plan. An island would be nice if space allows.
Number of dining seats: Normally 4, rarely up to 8.
Fireplace: None.
Music/stereo wall: Multi-room audio with central unit in technical room.
Balcony, roof terrace: Neither.
Garage, carport: 1 garage
Other wishes: Central vacuum system, laundry chute, smart home (KNX) (I am mostly doing this myself, yes, I am a certified electrician, can program, but will also get additional help)
House design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a construction company: Correct, with some input from us. Based on an existing plan.
Price estimate by architect/planner: approx. 485,000 € (euros) for the house, approx. 210,000 € for the plot including basic services (survey, soil report, etc.)
Personal price limit for the house including features: approx. 800,000–850,000 € (including land)
Preferred heating technology: Heat pump
If you had to give up, which details/extra features could you skip:
- Could skip:
- Cannot skip:
Why is the design like it is now? For example:
Standard design by the planner? Yes, with minor wishes from us (wall between study and child’s room 2, T-walls in bathrooms, porch roof, conservatory, pantry)
What do you find especially good or bad about it? So far it seems to fit; apart from possibly the pantry/dining room, we don’t see major issues yet. But that’s why I’m here now.
Edit: The furniture shown in the floor plans can be safely ignored. Planners seem to like adding these.
Best regards
Ganneff
ypg schrieb:
What do you mean by long? Are you referring to the distance from the south wing to the east wing? I’d say this is a compact house, so there aren’t really any long walkways. Having the toilet tucked away isn’t actually a bad idea.
However, swapping the guest/toilet area with the technical room is something to consider… that could be an option! That idea isn’t bad at all, but it only makes real sense if you also modify the upper floor and adjust the bathrooms accordingly. Otherwise, the (hot) water generation is located in the lower left, while all the points of use are on the right and upper right.
Ganneff schrieb:
The prefabricated house builder from Frankenberg is the victim who has to struggle with us.I have nothing against Fingerhaus. But even if I liked a particular provider, I would always complete the "Module A" with an independent architect and then leave it up to the decision during the proofing phase whether the construction continues with wood or masonry (or if both options remain in the running).https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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motorradsilke24 Jun 2025 14:5711ant, post:
[QUOTE="ypg schrieb:
What’s long about that? You mean from the south wing to the east wing? I’d say this is a compact house, so there aren’t really any long distances. Having the toilet tucked away isn’t necessarily a bad idea.
However, one could also consider swapping the guest/toilet area with the utility room… that would be an option! I would also try to implement the latter, because in my view, having a toilet and a washbasin close to an entrance makes a lot of sense. Often when you come home, you need to quickly use the toilet or wash your hands after working in the garden.
Arauki11 schrieb:
@Ganneff Maybe you could share the latest updated floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor with the new changes.As soon as I have them, yes, of course I will. But it might still take a few days. At the moment, I only have my sketches, but you’ve already seen those.11ant schrieb:
I have nothing against Fingerhaus. But even if I liked a particular builder, I would always complete "Module A" with an independent architect, and then leave the decision during the planning phase whether to continue with timber or masonry construction (or keep both options open).Definitely for the next house. Okay, well, I’m not planning another one right now, but if I were, definitely. But this one is already underway, so there’s no changing it now.
Although this is a development area mostly owned by Fingerhaus. So you either build with them or not at all. (The other half of the area is owned by a different builder, but we don’t like their basic conditions at all, so that’s not an option.) Since we want to stay in this area—and there’s hardly any suitable land available here—it’s just this company.
Ganneff schrieb:
The idea isn’t bad at all, but it only really makes sense if you also modify the upper floor and relocate the bathrooms. Otherwise, the (hot) water supply is in the bottom left, and all the users are on the right or upper right side. No, it actually makes more sense to connect the toilets to a single stack/soil pipe leading downwards!
Hot water hardly plays a role in a house of this size.