ᐅ 12 x 9.6 m, 2 full stories, basement, attic, 4 children's bedrooms
Created on: 26 Apr 2018 22:24
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Johannes L
Hello everyone,
After more than six years of searching, we will soon be able to purchase a plot of land, so it’s time to advance the planning.
Since we are still undecided whether to build with an architect or a developer, we started drawing ourselves and have been diligently browsing internet forums like this one. The floor plans below are the result, thanks to SketchUp.
I hope we understand the floor area ratio correctly, meaning the basement is not included. Otherwise, we have a problem...
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 15.6 x 29.95 m = 436 sqm (51.2 x 98.3 ft = 4,692 sq ft)
Slope no
Site coverage ratio 0.4 = 174.4 sqm (1,878 sq ft)
Floor area ratio 0.8 = 348.8 sqm (3,753 sq ft)
Building envelope, building line and boundary 12 m depth (39 ft)
Setbacks 3 m (10 ft) on right and left
Number of parking spaces only in front of the garage planned
Number of storeys 2 full storeys
Roof type Gable roof 42 degrees
Style brick + Wienerberger Poroton T7 P 36.5
Orientation garden facing east-northeast
Maximum height restrictions 10 m (33 ft) high
Other requirements finished floor level at least 30 cm (12 inches) above reference mark
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type gable roof is mandatory
Basement, number of storeys 2 full
Number and ages of occupants 6 (37, 36, 6, 4, 2, 0)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors (see plan)
Office: family use or home office? both
Guests sleeping per year the attic provides enough space
Open or closed architecture
Traditional or modern design it will be a smart home with KNX, photovoltaic system, heat pump, possibly battery storage…
Open kitchen, kitchen island open kitchen
Number of dining seats 6
Fireplace no
Music/stereo wall I was thinking of multi-room audio, i.e. one ceiling speaker per room
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport garage
Utility garden, greenhouse later
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, also reasons why certain things are required or excluded The house should be divisible in 25 years, hence the staircase placement. There is a kitchen shown on the upper floor, but it will only be relevant in 25 years. I roughly marked the ventilation system, indicating where ceiling or wall outlets might be and where ducts lead to the upper floors. The two offices are important. The master bedroom on the ground floor is future-proof. Everyone gets old!
House design
Who designed the plan: us amateurs
What do you like most? Why? four equally sized children’s rooms
What do you like least? Why? the upstairs hallway might be somewhat dark
Price estimate according to architect/planner: if only we knew
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 400 + building allowance
Preferred heating technology: ground-source heat pump
If you have to give up features or extensions
- what can you do without: I hope we don’t have to
- what can you not do without: we definitely want to keep the base dimensions and the basement is a must, but we may have to save on components.
Why is the design like it is now? 4 children’s rooms, two offices, ground floor master bedroom, divisibility in 25 years…
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad? that’s what we want to know from you
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
What would you do differently and why?
After more than six years of searching, we will soon be able to purchase a plot of land, so it’s time to advance the planning.
Since we are still undecided whether to build with an architect or a developer, we started drawing ourselves and have been diligently browsing internet forums like this one. The floor plans below are the result, thanks to SketchUp.
I hope we understand the floor area ratio correctly, meaning the basement is not included. Otherwise, we have a problem...
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 15.6 x 29.95 m = 436 sqm (51.2 x 98.3 ft = 4,692 sq ft)
Slope no
Site coverage ratio 0.4 = 174.4 sqm (1,878 sq ft)
Floor area ratio 0.8 = 348.8 sqm (3,753 sq ft)
Building envelope, building line and boundary 12 m depth (39 ft)
Setbacks 3 m (10 ft) on right and left
Number of parking spaces only in front of the garage planned
Number of storeys 2 full storeys
Roof type Gable roof 42 degrees
Style brick + Wienerberger Poroton T7 P 36.5
Orientation garden facing east-northeast
Maximum height restrictions 10 m (33 ft) high
Other requirements finished floor level at least 30 cm (12 inches) above reference mark
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type gable roof is mandatory
Basement, number of storeys 2 full
Number and ages of occupants 6 (37, 36, 6, 4, 2, 0)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors (see plan)
Office: family use or home office? both
Guests sleeping per year the attic provides enough space
Open or closed architecture
Traditional or modern design it will be a smart home with KNX, photovoltaic system, heat pump, possibly battery storage…
Open kitchen, kitchen island open kitchen
Number of dining seats 6
Fireplace no
Music/stereo wall I was thinking of multi-room audio, i.e. one ceiling speaker per room
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport garage
Utility garden, greenhouse later
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, also reasons why certain things are required or excluded The house should be divisible in 25 years, hence the staircase placement. There is a kitchen shown on the upper floor, but it will only be relevant in 25 years. I roughly marked the ventilation system, indicating where ceiling or wall outlets might be and where ducts lead to the upper floors. The two offices are important. The master bedroom on the ground floor is future-proof. Everyone gets old!
House design
Who designed the plan: us amateurs
What do you like most? Why? four equally sized children’s rooms
What do you like least? Why? the upstairs hallway might be somewhat dark
Price estimate according to architect/planner: if only we knew
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 400 + building allowance
Preferred heating technology: ground-source heat pump
If you have to give up features or extensions
- what can you do without: I hope we don’t have to
- what can you not do without: we definitely want to keep the base dimensions and the basement is a must, but we may have to save on components.
Why is the design like it is now? 4 children’s rooms, two offices, ground floor master bedroom, divisibility in 25 years…
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad? that’s what we want to know from you
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
What would you do differently and why?
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Johannes L2 May 2018 14:36Hello Katja, we don’t have to, but at my age my mother wasn’t a wheelchair user either. So you never know what might happen, and age-appropriate building means considering things like that for me. That’s also why the bedroom is on the ground floor. If I place the shower in a 1m (3 feet) niche, I wouldn’t have enough space if needed. The guest toilet is also planned so that it can be easily removed if necessary to provide more space for the bathroom on the ground floor.
No, you never know when it will happen to you.
Father had a stroke with hemiplegia at 63.
Girlfriend has multiple sclerosis at 32 and frequently uses a wheelchair.
Friend had a stroke at 30 and can walk again, but every step is still challenging.
We installed the staircase along a load-bearing wall to be able to fit a stairlift. Not every disability means you are immobile from the chin down.
Father had a stroke with hemiplegia at 63.
Girlfriend has multiple sclerosis at 32 and frequently uses a wheelchair.
Friend had a stroke at 30 and can walk again, but every step is still challenging.
We installed the staircase along a load-bearing wall to be able to fit a stairlift. Not every disability means you are immobile from the chin down.
So, my grandma is 97 and until two years ago, she was still climbing her steep staircase to the upper floor. Now she sleeps downstairs, but she is far from needing a wheelchair. We don’t have anyone among our relatives or friends who requires a wheelchair in old age. Most of them pass away from cancer before that.
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Johannes L2 May 2018 15:06Let’s all hope to stay healthy well into old age... but just in case that’s not the case, I have expanded the shower to 150 x 150 cm (60 x 60 inches) and added a window in the guest bathroom.
Well, I think that’s a bit exaggerated.
You can’t plan for every possible scenario “for later.”
If you’re already considering separating the floors in the future, then maybe it’s time to think about moving to a different house.
In the end, the basement with the utility room, etc., might no longer be accessible either.
I’m young, 50 years old, and I know that after surgeries or similar things, not everything always works smoothly across two floors. That’s why we have a walk-in shower on the ground floor. In case of emergency, I can also use it with a narrow wheelchair. But it goes too far if I have to confront disabilities that might never even occur in everyday life. In that case, you should just build a bungalow. Period.
Sorry, but it is what it is... not what it _might_ _possibly_ become. The bedroom is too small for that, the office too cramped, etc.
It’s simply not well thought out.
You can’t plan for every possible scenario “for later.”
If you’re already considering separating the floors in the future, then maybe it’s time to think about moving to a different house.
In the end, the basement with the utility room, etc., might no longer be accessible either.
I’m young, 50 years old, and I know that after surgeries or similar things, not everything always works smoothly across two floors. That’s why we have a walk-in shower on the ground floor. In case of emergency, I can also use it with a narrow wheelchair. But it goes too far if I have to confront disabilities that might never even occur in everyday life. In that case, you should just build a bungalow. Period.
Sorry, but it is what it is... not what it _might_ _possibly_ become. The bedroom is too small for that, the office too cramped, etc.
It’s simply not well thought out.
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