I am interested in receiving opinions and suggestions on our house design.
It is a main house with two full stories and a pitched roof.
A basement is not feasible due to groundwater and is also not desired, as we prefer natural daylight. :-)
Next to the house, there are two extensions: one for storage and another as a basement substitute for hobby rooms, laundry, etc.
Part of the extension is intended to serve as a roof terrace, while the rest will be greened.
The construction will be solid, and I am considering Poroton.
The points I am currently questioning are:
- Do all the dimensions fit properly without any issues?
- Are there enough windows, or are there too many?
- I have not yet aligned the building structure with a brick modular size—I am thinking of 12.5 cm (5 inches). Does that make sense?
The property is a corner lot, with streets running along the north and east sides of the house.
On the sketches, north is at the top.
From the north:
Ground floor:
Upper floor (unfortunately the basement walls are visible in the floor plan):
I would appreciate your feedback and ideas.
It is a main house with two full stories and a pitched roof.
A basement is not feasible due to groundwater and is also not desired, as we prefer natural daylight. :-)
Next to the house, there are two extensions: one for storage and another as a basement substitute for hobby rooms, laundry, etc.
Part of the extension is intended to serve as a roof terrace, while the rest will be greened.
The construction will be solid, and I am considering Poroton.
The points I am currently questioning are:
- Do all the dimensions fit properly without any issues?
- Are there enough windows, or are there too many?
- I have not yet aligned the building structure with a brick modular size—I am thinking of 12.5 cm (5 inches). Does that make sense?
The property is a corner lot, with streets running along the north and east sides of the house.
On the sketches, north is at the top.
From the north:
Ground floor:
Upper floor (unfortunately the basement walls are visible in the floor plan):
I would appreciate your feedback and ideas.
So here is the list:
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 800 sqm (8600 sq ft)
Slope: No
Floor area ratio / plot ratio: §34
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: No
Edge development: No
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: Gable
Maximum height / limits: None
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Gable roof, roughly the typical city villa
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults
Office: Family use or home office? Both
Guests: Yes, occasionally; the extension will be used for this
Open or closed architecture: Intermediate
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Number of dining seats: 2
Fireplace: No
Music / stereo wall: TV wall between dining room and living room
House Design
Who planned it: Us and architect
Preferred heating system: Gas
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 800 sqm (8600 sq ft)
Slope: No
Floor area ratio / plot ratio: §34
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: No
Edge development: No
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: Gable
Maximum height / limits: None
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Gable roof, roughly the typical city villa
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults
Office: Family use or home office? Both
Guests: Yes, occasionally; the extension will be used for this
Open or closed architecture: Intermediate
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Number of dining seats: 2
Fireplace: No
Music / stereo wall: TV wall between dining room and living room
House Design
Who planned it: Us and architect
Preferred heating system: Gas
I actually meant the original site plan of the property. I find it hard to believe the distance is only 130 cm (51 inches) to the property boundary.
This checklist is really useful in the opening post because it provides all the essential information at a glance (for example, knee wall height or roof pitch, floor area ratio, and plot ratio, etc.). Also, details that clarify how you are planning to use rooms like the guest room. If all of this information is scattered as individual replies throughout the thread, it becomes difficult to keep track.
I also tend not to use a bathtub. Your response regarding possible family growth wasn’t entirely clear. In any case, it is advisable to have a bathtub if more children might come in the future. It might also help preserve resale value if at least one of the bathrooms includes a bathtub.
As the bathroom is planned now, it looks rather like a narrow, elongated bathroom due to the shower partition, and the dimensions (208 cm (82 inches)) confirm this. That means the shower with partition will be about 105 cm (41 inches) wide (the shower itself only 90 cm (35 inches) wide), leaving exactly 100 cm (39 inches) for the washbasin and standing space in front... no, that simply won’t work.
And then a toilet and bidet squeezed side by side in about 110 cm (43 inches)?
The closet space is 188 cm (74 inches) wide... What kind of cabinets are supposed to fit on both sides?
The storage extension is only 187 cm (74 inches)...
These are all shell construction measurements; the finished dimensions will likely be about 2 to 4 cm (1 inch to 1.5 inches) less.
I think this means you’ll have to start over from scratch.
This checklist is really useful in the opening post because it provides all the essential information at a glance (for example, knee wall height or roof pitch, floor area ratio, and plot ratio, etc.). Also, details that clarify how you are planning to use rooms like the guest room. If all of this information is scattered as individual replies throughout the thread, it becomes difficult to keep track.
I also tend not to use a bathtub. Your response regarding possible family growth wasn’t entirely clear. In any case, it is advisable to have a bathtub if more children might come in the future. It might also help preserve resale value if at least one of the bathrooms includes a bathtub.
As the bathroom is planned now, it looks rather like a narrow, elongated bathroom due to the shower partition, and the dimensions (208 cm (82 inches)) confirm this. That means the shower with partition will be about 105 cm (41 inches) wide (the shower itself only 90 cm (35 inches) wide), leaving exactly 100 cm (39 inches) for the washbasin and standing space in front... no, that simply won’t work.
And then a toilet and bidet squeezed side by side in about 110 cm (43 inches)?
The closet space is 188 cm (74 inches) wide... What kind of cabinets are supposed to fit on both sides?
The storage extension is only 187 cm (74 inches)...
These are all shell construction measurements; the finished dimensions will likely be about 2 to 4 cm (1 inch to 1.5 inches) less.
I think this means you’ll have to start over from scratch.
Before I search the thread for the reason why the garage is located where it is, I’ll use a sentence I read earlier: Doors must be on sale somewhere.
A quick look at a non-functional kitchen, a too narrow walk-in closet, and an unusually furnished hallway on the ground floor.
A quick look at a non-functional kitchen, a too narrow walk-in closet, and an unusually furnished hallway on the ground floor.
venraij schrieb:
The decision to skip the bathtub came from my wife, "since it’s hardly ever used, it’s not needed." But surely you realize that there can always be situations where you might need a bathtub at least once. For example, sitz baths might be necessary, or maybe a child will come along, and so on. We hardly use our bathtub either, but a house should have one. Especially when it comes to resale value. This is definitely a mistake in planning at the wrong point.
kbt09 schrieb:
As the bathroom is planned right now, the shower partition makes it look more like a small narrow bathroom, and the dimensions (208 cm) confirm that. That means a shower with a divider of about 105 cm (the shower itself is only 90 cm wide), leaving exactly 100 cm for the washbasin and standing space in front... no, unfortunately that just won’t workActually, it’s 2.3 m (7.5 ft): My calculation was 90 cm (35 inches) for the shower (which should be comfortable), 10 cm (4 inches) for the partition wall, into which the washbasin can be partially integrated on the other side. Then 60 cm (24 inches) for the countertop depth. That leaves 70 cm (28 inches) in front of the countertop, which should be sufficient. Otherwise, the wall could be moved a bit. Would that make sense?
kbt09 schrieb:
The closet space is 188 cm (74 inches) wide... What kind of cabinets are supposed to be placed on the right and left sides?Cabinet depth: 2 x 50 cm (2 x 20 inches), no doors, leaving 88 cm (35 inches). Is that too narrow? I assumed that 70 cm (28 inches) minimum is manageable and that 88 cm (35 inches) should still be relatively comfortable.
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