Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot Size: 525 m² (5650 ft²)
Slope: No, the plot has a diagonal height difference of about 0.5 m (20 inches)
Site Coverage Ratio: 0.4 = 210 m² (2260 ft²)
Floor Area Ratio: 0.6 = 315 m² (3390 ft²)
Building Envelope, Building Line and Boundary: Only the usual edge setbacks and about 5 m (16 ft) from the street
Edge Development: Planned carport
Number of Parking Spaces: 1 up to 100 m² (1075 ft²) of living space, above that 2
Number of Storeys: Ground floor + attic
Roof Style: Required roof pitch 35°–45° (flatter pitches would likely be exempt)
Architectural Style: Not strictly defined, mainly determined by roof requirements
Orientation: Almost perfectly north-south oriented, rotated about 5°
Maximum Heights / Limits: Ridge height 9 m (29.5 ft)
Additional Requirements: None really, apart from planting regulations
Owners’ Requirements
Architectural Style, Roof Form, Building Type: “Normal house,” 1.5 storeys, bungalow is simply too large for the plot
Basement, Number of Storeys: Slab-on-grade, 1 to 1.5 storeys
Number of Occupants: Currently 1 person, mid-30s
Space Requirements on Ground and Upper Floor: About 100 m² (1075 ft²) total to leave some room for flexibility
Office: One room desired as an office for home or family use
Overnight Guests per Year: Not many, guests can sleep on the sofa if needed
Open or Closed Layout: Rather closed
Conservative or Modern Construction: Rather conservative, prefer larger roof overhangs than trendy modern styles
Open Kitchen, Kitchen Island: Semi-open, possibly an island as a half-height room divider
Number of Dining Seats: Table comfortably seats 4 daily, expandable to 10 for guests
Fireplace: No, maybe added later as an external chimney
Media / Stereo Wall: Media wall with TV and other equipment
Balcony, Roof Terrace: No
Garage, Carport: Carport with 1 parking space plus integrated storage shed (second parking space in front of carport)
Utility Garden, Greenhouse: Mostly lawn, shrubs, fruit trees, maybe 1–2 raised beds
Other Wishes / Special Features / Daily Routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included: ---
House Design
Who Designed It: Original design from a catalog, second draft with minor changes from the original
What Do You Like Most? Why? The room layout suits me. I don’t need anything extravagant
What Do You Like Least? Why?
Estimated Price According to Architect/Planner: None yet
Personal Budget for the House, Including Equipment: 250,000 excluding land, outdoor facilities, carport, kitchen, photovoltaic system
Preferred Heating Technology: Underfloor heating combined with an air-to-water heat pump, solar panels on the roof, possibly KFW40+ (energy efficient standard)
What Is the Most Important / Basic Question Regarding the Floor Plan, Summarized in 130 Characters?
I would like the large open living-dining-kitchen area with doors from the stairwell/hall
Do you see any rooms that are way too small?
The knee wall is 1 m (3.3 ft), roof pitch 40°
Attached Are
Oh, and the roof ridge runs left to right → perfect south side for solar panels
What do you think?
Plot Size: 525 m² (5650 ft²)
Slope: No, the plot has a diagonal height difference of about 0.5 m (20 inches)
Site Coverage Ratio: 0.4 = 210 m² (2260 ft²)
Floor Area Ratio: 0.6 = 315 m² (3390 ft²)
Building Envelope, Building Line and Boundary: Only the usual edge setbacks and about 5 m (16 ft) from the street
Edge Development: Planned carport
Number of Parking Spaces: 1 up to 100 m² (1075 ft²) of living space, above that 2
Number of Storeys: Ground floor + attic
Roof Style: Required roof pitch 35°–45° (flatter pitches would likely be exempt)
Architectural Style: Not strictly defined, mainly determined by roof requirements
Orientation: Almost perfectly north-south oriented, rotated about 5°
Maximum Heights / Limits: Ridge height 9 m (29.5 ft)
Additional Requirements: None really, apart from planting regulations
Owners’ Requirements
Architectural Style, Roof Form, Building Type: “Normal house,” 1.5 storeys, bungalow is simply too large for the plot
Basement, Number of Storeys: Slab-on-grade, 1 to 1.5 storeys
Number of Occupants: Currently 1 person, mid-30s
Space Requirements on Ground and Upper Floor: About 100 m² (1075 ft²) total to leave some room for flexibility
Office: One room desired as an office for home or family use
Overnight Guests per Year: Not many, guests can sleep on the sofa if needed
Open or Closed Layout: Rather closed
Conservative or Modern Construction: Rather conservative, prefer larger roof overhangs than trendy modern styles
Open Kitchen, Kitchen Island: Semi-open, possibly an island as a half-height room divider
Number of Dining Seats: Table comfortably seats 4 daily, expandable to 10 for guests
Fireplace: No, maybe added later as an external chimney
Media / Stereo Wall: Media wall with TV and other equipment
Balcony, Roof Terrace: No
Garage, Carport: Carport with 1 parking space plus integrated storage shed (second parking space in front of carport)
Utility Garden, Greenhouse: Mostly lawn, shrubs, fruit trees, maybe 1–2 raised beds
Other Wishes / Special Features / Daily Routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included: ---
House Design
Who Designed It: Original design from a catalog, second draft with minor changes from the original
What Do You Like Most? Why? The room layout suits me. I don’t need anything extravagant
What Do You Like Least? Why?
Estimated Price According to Architect/Planner: None yet
Personal Budget for the House, Including Equipment: 250,000 excluding land, outdoor facilities, carport, kitchen, photovoltaic system
Preferred Heating Technology: Underfloor heating combined with an air-to-water heat pump, solar panels on the roof, possibly KFW40+ (energy efficient standard)
What Is the Most Important / Basic Question Regarding the Floor Plan, Summarized in 130 Characters?
I would like the large open living-dining-kitchen area with doors from the stairwell/hall
Do you see any rooms that are way too small?
The knee wall is 1 m (3.3 ft), roof pitch 40°
Attached Are
- Plot plan with placement idea
- Ground floor and upper floor plans as in catalog
- Ground floor and upper floor plans with my small modification ideas
- Ground floor: smaller WC (no shower needed there)
- Ground floor: front door with side glass panel
- Ground floor: utility room approx. 1 m² (11 ft²) larger
- Ground floor: access to utility room not through kitchen (it is the mudroom; I don’t want to pass through the kitchen)
- Ground floor: door between hall and kitchen
- Ground floor: challenge – how to get a door between the stairs and living room
- Upper floor: bathroom modified, larger walk-in shower by “building over” the staircase opening
- Upper floor: bathroom door shifted
- Upper floor: rearranged remaining bathroom elements
- Upper floor: wall between the lower rooms shifted “to the left,” making room 2 about 1.2 m² (13 ft²) bigger; could be better as a children’s room or alternatively my office, with the left room used as storage or possibly the office
Oh, and the roof ridge runs left to right → perfect south side for solar panels
What do you think?
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Wandervogel851 May 2021 10:42I have also considered a bungalow before.
I find the angled bungalow 108 from Town & Country and the Perfect 101 from Danwood quite nice.
However, I suspect that both might be too bulky for the plot and later I could have issues with the floor area ratio.
Attached is the Perfect 101 with a mirrored floor plan.
Compared to the standard version, I would consider the following:
I will definitely have this costed out. But especially the topic of a foundation slab built to KfW40 standard is a significant cost factor.
I know I want to build with a relatively small budget, so this needs to be carefully considered.
I find the angled bungalow 108 from Town & Country and the Perfect 101 from Danwood quite nice.
However, I suspect that both might be too bulky for the plot and later I could have issues with the floor area ratio.
Attached is the Perfect 101 with a mirrored floor plan.
Compared to the standard version, I would consider the following:
- Gable roof instead of hip roof
- Possibly increase knee wall height from 8 cm (3 inches) on the hip roof to 75 cm (30 inches) on the gable roof
- Possibly remove the intermediate ceiling in the living room and extend the room height up to the roof slope
- Possibly add a triangular skylight on the gable side to brighten the tall living room
I will definitely have this costed out. But especially the topic of a foundation slab built to KfW40 standard is a significant cost factor.
I know I want to build with a relatively small budget, so this needs to be carefully considered.
Thanks for not answering any of the questions 😎
Your mentioned child: a child comes with a partner. Please plan her in as well 😉 This house is a starter home for a young family. The older the residents get, the more cramped it becomes, as everyone develops their own hobbies that usually require space.
If the future is uncertain, I wouldn’t build a house that’s too small; rather, only build one with sufficient options or don’t build it at all.
Wandervogel85 schrieb:
And before anyone suggests it, I like the direct access from the hallway to the kitchen. I don’t want to carry all groceries through the living-dining room first.
Wandervogel85 schrieb:It’s clear you didn’t bother to read 1 or 2 threads about floor plan discussions. No one ever said it makes sense to walk through the living room or to misuse a living room as a passageway, so no one will criticize what you just brought up.
Just as little do I want to have to walk through the kitchen to get to the living room. I wouldn’t change that.
Wandervogel85 schrieb:It’s not logical because the mentioned 30-year-old didn’t mention any child. I explicitly asked what the future might bring because no one knows what a 30-year-old will do with 2 “rooms.” Right now.
The room usage should be quite logical with so few rooms:
1x bathroom
1x bedroom
1x office, which could be converted into a child’s room,
Wandervogel85 schrieb:Aha, there’s a child mentioned again, but no answer to my questions…
1x storage room, which in the case of a child’s room would become the office.
Wandervogel85 schrieb:None of us mentioned a dressing room! You should be objective and not go into a defensive stance about things that were neither mentioned nor criticized. Just address the questions and criticism raised here, not the ones in your head.
I also can’t imagine why someone would need a separate dressing room. That’s just a matter of taste.
Wandervogel85 schrieb:What hell?! See above. Nobody here is trying to accuse anyone when giving examples or asking questions. Are we bad people? No way!...
What the hell for
Wandervogel85 schrieb:I wouldn’t build this house at all, so I wouldn’t position it. There are plenty of comparable houses that, in my opinion, are better suited a) for a single person, b) for a small family, c) for the plot.
How would you position the house?
Your mentioned child: a child comes with a partner. Please plan her in as well 😉 This house is a starter home for a young family. The older the residents get, the more cramped it becomes, as everyone develops their own hobbies that usually require space.
If the future is uncertain, I wouldn’t build a house that’s too small; rather, only build one with sufficient options or don’t build it at all.
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Pinkiponk1 May 2021 11:19ypg schrieb:
Do you need 2 copies for the building authority / planning department?Yes.ypg schrieb:
Otherwise, I would consider a diagonal.Very good point, thanks for that.Pinkiponk schrieb:
Very good tip, thanks for that.Well, I mean a diagonal layout, angled driveway entry. It also adds some character to the front garden. You get nice triangular shapes for the flower bed planting 😉W
Wandervogel851 May 2021 11:30Perhaps a quick word on the topic of children:
I actually don’t want to have children. I believe that, being in my mid-30s, I am at a point in life where this statement is not just youthful naivety. I have never really been the type to want to hold and cuddle every baby...
However, I also understand that some things in life can change, and maybe that will happen with the right partner. That’s exactly why I am considering a house that might be a bit large for my current situation. If I only looked at today, I wouldn’t need the extra room. About 80–85 m² (860–915 sq ft) would be enough for me. But I also like to keep some flexibility here.
Of course, I am aware that the house is not designed for four people. But it doesn’t have to be.
I actually don’t want to have children. I believe that, being in my mid-30s, I am at a point in life where this statement is not just youthful naivety. I have never really been the type to want to hold and cuddle every baby...
However, I also understand that some things in life can change, and maybe that will happen with the right partner. That’s exactly why I am considering a house that might be a bit large for my current situation. If I only looked at today, I wouldn’t need the extra room. About 80–85 m² (860–915 sq ft) would be enough for me. But I also like to keep some flexibility here.
Of course, I am aware that the house is not designed for four people. But it doesn’t have to be.