Development plan/restrictions – none relevant to us
Plot size – approx. 900m² (9700 sq ft)
Slope – yes
Site coverage ratio – see attachment
Floor area ratio – see attachment
Building envelope, setback line and boundary – see attachment
Edge development – see attachment
Number of parking spaces – see attachment
Number of storeys – see attachment
Roof type – see attachment
Architectural style – see attachment
Orientation – see attachment
Maximum heights/limits – see attachment
Other requirements
For your information:
The plot is located in the second row. Plot 68 is many meters above ours (196).
Direct neighbors are plots 62 and 197.
Access is via plots 192/195 as shown below.
Here is the neighboring development
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type – villa style
Basement, storeys – no basement, 2 full storeys
Number of occupants, ages – 4 persons, 2 adults, 2 children aged 1 and 3 years
Space requirements on ground and upper floors – total approx. 150-160 m² (1600-1700 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? – family use
Guest sleepers per year – 10 to 20
Open or closed architecture – not too open, but not too closed either
Conservative or modern design – rather conservative
Open kitchen, island – kitchen and dining room combined as one open space
Number of dining seats – 10
Fireplace – yes
Music/stereo wall – yes
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – garage
Utility garden, greenhouse – no priority, will come later
further wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things are desired or avoided
House design
Designed by:
- architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
- At first glance, all room requirements are met
- Open entrance area
- Transition between utility rooms and living spaces
What do you not like? Why?
- Living room in current form, as there is no stereo wall
- Children’s rooms possibly too small due to open space above (wasted space?)
Built-in wardrobe in children’s room 1 possibly to be moved towards the open space and children’s room 2 made square
- Master bedroom is narrow and corridor-like
- Connecting dressing room/bathroom can be removed as unnecessary, allowing more space for wardrobes
- Pantry should be removed in favor of more cabinets, which seems more practical
Price estimate according to architect/planner: no information yet
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: no price idea yet
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
- can you give up: fireplace, open space above
- cannot give up: garage, utility rooms as no basement
Why is the design as it is? For example,
Standard draft from planner?
- After first conversation and written wishes
Which requests were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
- Basically all our wishes, just not yet in the optimal final form
What makes it, in your opinion, especially good or bad?
- Individual character
- Large kitchen/dining room as the most used rooms in the house
So now on to the drawings:
Plot size – approx. 900m² (9700 sq ft)
Slope – yes
Site coverage ratio – see attachment
Floor area ratio – see attachment
Building envelope, setback line and boundary – see attachment
Edge development – see attachment
Number of parking spaces – see attachment
Number of storeys – see attachment
Roof type – see attachment
Architectural style – see attachment
Orientation – see attachment
Maximum heights/limits – see attachment
Other requirements
For your information:
The plot is located in the second row. Plot 68 is many meters above ours (196).
Direct neighbors are plots 62 and 197.
Access is via plots 192/195 as shown below.
Here is the neighboring development
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type – villa style
Basement, storeys – no basement, 2 full storeys
Number of occupants, ages – 4 persons, 2 adults, 2 children aged 1 and 3 years
Space requirements on ground and upper floors – total approx. 150-160 m² (1600-1700 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? – family use
Guest sleepers per year – 10 to 20
Open or closed architecture – not too open, but not too closed either
Conservative or modern design – rather conservative
Open kitchen, island – kitchen and dining room combined as one open space
Number of dining seats – 10
Fireplace – yes
Music/stereo wall – yes
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – garage
Utility garden, greenhouse – no priority, will come later
further wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things are desired or avoided
House design
Designed by:
- architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
- At first glance, all room requirements are met
- Open entrance area
- Transition between utility rooms and living spaces
What do you not like? Why?
- Living room in current form, as there is no stereo wall
- Children’s rooms possibly too small due to open space above (wasted space?)
Built-in wardrobe in children’s room 1 possibly to be moved towards the open space and children’s room 2 made square
- Master bedroom is narrow and corridor-like
- Connecting dressing room/bathroom can be removed as unnecessary, allowing more space for wardrobes
- Pantry should be removed in favor of more cabinets, which seems more practical
Price estimate according to architect/planner: no information yet
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: no price idea yet
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
- can you give up: fireplace, open space above
- cannot give up: garage, utility rooms as no basement
Why is the design as it is? For example,
Standard draft from planner?
- After first conversation and written wishes
Which requests were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
- Basically all our wishes, just not yet in the optimal final form
What makes it, in your opinion, especially good or bad?
- Individual character
- Large kitchen/dining room as the most used rooms in the house
So now on to the drawings:
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HilfeHilfe30 Jan 2017 14:41I don’t understand anything at all...
Kwonni schrieb:
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: no price sense yetKwonni schrieb:
Price estimate according to architect/planner: no information yetHow should these statements be interpreted?
Good decisions: pantry removed, bathroom/dressing room door removed.
I do not find the bedroom narrow and elongated.
In my opinion, the west-facing windows are undersized on both the ground floor and the upper floor.
I would consider altering the doors in the utility room corner, possibly removing one. It feels like there is one door too many. The guest toilet is too narrow.
This is definitely not my kind of house, but I find the floor plan quite acceptable.
I can only agree with ypg. Do I like it? Not really, especially on the ground floor, hmm. I also find those small galleries... hmm, they don’t really work. Either you build something truly spacious or you should skip the gallery altogether.
But apart from the points mentioned, it will work.
But apart from the points mentioned, it will work.
Hello,
just some brief points:
I would omit the gallery/atrium. That looks nice only if you build really large, around 250–300 m² (2700–3200 sq ft) or more… as it is, it doesn’t have that effect.
The staircase is located in the middle of the house, which will create a dark spot. I would move the staircase to the north side of the house; that way, less circulation space is lost. The connection between the utility room and the garage could then go through the area where the ground floor bathroom shower is now. The shower would be relocated to where the heat pump is currently positioned.
Because of the window, the pantry has very limited wall space for shelves; I would consider removing the window there.
The layout of kitchen/dining/living areas: well, it’s up to your taste, but it wouldn’t be mine.
Why have two separate rooms for heating and the utility room? And also a total of 24 m² (260 sq ft)?
The master bedroom faces south and will therefore be the warmest room. Why would you want that? I would swap Bedroom 1 with the master bedroom. The walk-in closet would then be where the current atrium is.
The walk-in closet is almost 10 m² (108 sq ft), so quite large, but it offers little wardrobe space. I would strongly advise against the open connection to the bathroom (noise— you’ll always hear when your kids go to the toilet). Make sure there is a door between sleeping and the closet! Otherwise, you can’t turn on the light there without waking the other person.
Regarding the exterior appearance:
Sorry, not my taste… Honestly, it looks quite boring. What really doesn’t work is the hipped roof on the garage and even worse, the continuous roof over the utility area. It looks exactly like the outbuildings you see on old farms. A flat roof would probably look much lighter visually.
Likewise, a flat roof on the living room projection might allow a different window design on the upper floor.
And about the windows: if I’m reading this right, the upper floor atrium has floor-to-ceiling windows with French balconies? What’s the purpose of that?
Best regards,
Andreas
just some brief points:
I would omit the gallery/atrium. That looks nice only if you build really large, around 250–300 m² (2700–3200 sq ft) or more… as it is, it doesn’t have that effect.
The staircase is located in the middle of the house, which will create a dark spot. I would move the staircase to the north side of the house; that way, less circulation space is lost. The connection between the utility room and the garage could then go through the area where the ground floor bathroom shower is now. The shower would be relocated to where the heat pump is currently positioned.
Because of the window, the pantry has very limited wall space for shelves; I would consider removing the window there.
The layout of kitchen/dining/living areas: well, it’s up to your taste, but it wouldn’t be mine.
Why have two separate rooms for heating and the utility room? And also a total of 24 m² (260 sq ft)?
The master bedroom faces south and will therefore be the warmest room. Why would you want that? I would swap Bedroom 1 with the master bedroom. The walk-in closet would then be where the current atrium is.
The walk-in closet is almost 10 m² (108 sq ft), so quite large, but it offers little wardrobe space. I would strongly advise against the open connection to the bathroom (noise— you’ll always hear when your kids go to the toilet). Make sure there is a door between sleeping and the closet! Otherwise, you can’t turn on the light there without waking the other person.
Regarding the exterior appearance:
Sorry, not my taste… Honestly, it looks quite boring. What really doesn’t work is the hipped roof on the garage and even worse, the continuous roof over the utility area. It looks exactly like the outbuildings you see on old farms. A flat roof would probably look much lighter visually.
Likewise, a flat roof on the living room projection might allow a different window design on the upper floor.
And about the windows: if I’m reading this right, the upper floor atrium has floor-to-ceiling windows with French balconies? What’s the purpose of that?
Best regards,
Andreas
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