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:
Well spotted.
Okay. So back to square one and working with the initial draft posted.
We made some adjustments and swapped a few locations.
This is the result:
Unfortunately, it turned out slightly larger than 8.99 x 12.99 meters (29.5 x 42.6 feet). In the end, the extra 50 cm (20 inches) shorter length doesn’t bother us.
Note regarding the staircase: It’s a 90° spiral staircase with dimensions of 3.30 x 1.10 meters (10.8 x 3.6 feet). If needed, the lower flight can be made a bit longer and extend further into the hallway.
The children's rooms are large, yes, we noticed that. But this results from the need for the ground floor size. We prefer the children’s rooms to be larger than the master bedroom and bathroom.
I haven’t finalized the rooms yet. The furniture sizes represent what we plan to place there later.
Have we considered everything?
Okay. So back to square one and working with the initial draft posted.
We made some adjustments and swapped a few locations.
This is the result:
Unfortunately, it turned out slightly larger than 8.99 x 12.99 meters (29.5 x 42.6 feet). In the end, the extra 50 cm (20 inches) shorter length doesn’t bother us.
Note regarding the staircase: It’s a 90° spiral staircase with dimensions of 3.30 x 1.10 meters (10.8 x 3.6 feet). If needed, the lower flight can be made a bit longer and extend further into the hallway.
The children's rooms are large, yes, we noticed that. But this results from the need for the ground floor size. We prefer the children’s rooms to be larger than the master bedroom and bathroom.
I haven’t finalized the rooms yet. The furniture sizes represent what we plan to place there later.
Have we considered everything?
I still have the question: in the initial post, you mentioned 150-160 m² (1600-1700 ft²), but now you have been talking about over 200 m² (2150 ft²) each time, and in the current case, 215 m² (2315 ft²).
Where does the sudden need for so much more space come from? (After all, there is also an attic that can provide an additional approximately 60 m² (645 ft²) of storage area).
Where does the sudden need for so much more space come from? (After all, there is also an attic that can provide an additional approximately 60 m² (645 ft²) of storage area).
The 160m² (1,722 sq ft) refers to the net living area. According to the architect, as mentioned in the initial post, it is actually 162m² (1,742 sq ft) with an additional 71m² (764 sq ft) of usable space, compensating for the absence of a basement.
The 160m² (1,722 sq ft) is not intended to cover the entire house including the garage. How could it? A double garage alone has a footprint of 6x6m (20x20 ft), which is already 36m² (387 sq ft). That leaves only 124m² (1,335 sq ft) for the house, not even subtracting wall thicknesses. Something seems off with that assumption, doesn’t it?
With the redistribution of rooms, we now have a slightly larger living area than initially, due to the open space above the foyer.
The 160m² (1,722 sq ft) is not intended to cover the entire house including the garage. How could it? A double garage alone has a footprint of 6x6m (20x20 ft), which is already 36m² (387 sq ft). That leaves only 124m² (1,335 sq ft) for the house, not even subtracting wall thicknesses. Something seems off with that assumption, doesn’t it?
With the redistribution of rooms, we now have a slightly larger living area than initially, due to the open space above the foyer.
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