Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1100sqm (1,1840 sq ft)
Slope: Yes (west to east)
Building coverage ratio / Floor area ratio: none
Building envelope, building line and boundary: none
Edge development: Theoretically possible, as neighboring plot belongs to parents
Number of parking spaces: 2 per housing unit (relevant if split into two apartments)
Number of floors: none
Roof type: only gable roof & hip roof (also for garage!)
Architectural style: none
Orientation: none
Maximum heights/restrictions: none
Other requirements: roof overhang of at least 50cm (20 inches)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: hip roof urban villa
Basement, floors: yes, 2 full floors
Number of people, ages: 36, 35, 4, 0
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor:
Office: family use or home office? Home office once a week
Guest overnight stays per year: 1-2
Open or closed architecture: semi-open
Conservative or modern style: rather modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes, yes
Number of dining seats: 4-8
Fireplace: not necessary, also can’t find a suitable place
Music / stereo wall: TV wall yes
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony (only due to possible split into two apartments)
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or shouldn’t be: bay window with balcony, even if it gets expensive…
House Design
Who designed it: do-it-yourself with SweetHome3D
What do you like most? Why? Everything. I think I spent so long working on the floor plan that I’m in love with it and probably totally “blind” to its flaws.
What do you dislike? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 750,000€
Preferred heating system: gas
If you had to give up, which details/extensions
- could you do without: somehow nothing
- could you not do without: large entrance/wardrobe; large children’s rooms; master bedroom facing east (I want to watch the sunrise); large aquarium as a highlight in the living area; platform staircase; children’s bathroom; and my wife absolutely wants a gallery.
Why did the design turn out as it is now?
I looked at almost every floor plan from all prefabricated house manufacturers and, annoyed by the “cookie-cutter” designs (keyword: living room/kitchen/dining all in one long corridor and stairs always immediately by the dirty entrance), I started working out my own floor plan. Many thanks to this forum because I have learned a lot from the floor plan discussions here! I even dealt with Feng Shui for the layout.
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
The rooms are ideally oriented to the sun: living spaces face south, unoccupied rooms face north. In addition, the slight slope (to the east) allows for nice walk-out basement rooms. The layout can also be easily split into two apartments, making it flexible for a barrier-free future. Technical aspects and piping were also considered: the utility room is on the street side and pipes/water lines don’t run erratically but are kept close together.
The only downside I see is that the kitchen is “far” from the entrance. However, I don’t find this very problematic and only mention it because it would probably be a common criticism.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I’m grateful for suggestions or optimizations of any kind! Especially tips for the master bathroom. I’m not 100% satisfied yet.
Good luck
Alro
Plot size: 1100sqm (1,1840 sq ft)
Slope: Yes (west to east)
Building coverage ratio / Floor area ratio: none
Building envelope, building line and boundary: none
Edge development: Theoretically possible, as neighboring plot belongs to parents
Number of parking spaces: 2 per housing unit (relevant if split into two apartments)
Number of floors: none
Roof type: only gable roof & hip roof (also for garage!)
Architectural style: none
Orientation: none
Maximum heights/restrictions: none
Other requirements: roof overhang of at least 50cm (20 inches)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: hip roof urban villa
Basement, floors: yes, 2 full floors
Number of people, ages: 36, 35, 4, 0
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor:
Office: family use or home office? Home office once a week
Guest overnight stays per year: 1-2
Open or closed architecture: semi-open
Conservative or modern style: rather modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes, yes
Number of dining seats: 4-8
Fireplace: not necessary, also can’t find a suitable place
Music / stereo wall: TV wall yes
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony (only due to possible split into two apartments)
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or shouldn’t be: bay window with balcony, even if it gets expensive…
House Design
Who designed it: do-it-yourself with SweetHome3D
What do you like most? Why? Everything. I think I spent so long working on the floor plan that I’m in love with it and probably totally “blind” to its flaws.
What do you dislike? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 750,000€
Preferred heating system: gas
If you had to give up, which details/extensions
- could you do without: somehow nothing
- could you not do without: large entrance/wardrobe; large children’s rooms; master bedroom facing east (I want to watch the sunrise); large aquarium as a highlight in the living area; platform staircase; children’s bathroom; and my wife absolutely wants a gallery.
Why did the design turn out as it is now?
I looked at almost every floor plan from all prefabricated house manufacturers and, annoyed by the “cookie-cutter” designs (keyword: living room/kitchen/dining all in one long corridor and stairs always immediately by the dirty entrance), I started working out my own floor plan. Many thanks to this forum because I have learned a lot from the floor plan discussions here! I even dealt with Feng Shui for the layout.
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
The rooms are ideally oriented to the sun: living spaces face south, unoccupied rooms face north. In addition, the slight slope (to the east) allows for nice walk-out basement rooms. The layout can also be easily split into two apartments, making it flexible for a barrier-free future. Technical aspects and piping were also considered: the utility room is on the street side and pipes/water lines don’t run erratically but are kept close together.
The only downside I see is that the kitchen is “far” from the entrance. However, I don’t find this very problematic and only mention it because it would probably be a common criticism.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I’m grateful for suggestions or optimizations of any kind! Especially tips for the master bathroom. I’m not 100% satisfied yet.
Good luck
Alro
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Traumhaus202011 Feb 2019 09:53Maria16 schrieb:
In my opinion, the open space won’t have any real effect. You’ll just walk past it, yes. But why would anyone stand at the railing upstairs and look down? Or when coming in and going upstairs — the main focus is to get inside the house, take off shoes and coat, and move into the main living areas. For visual impact, I think it belongs, for example, above the dining table.NOW I finally understand why everyone is criticizing the gallery!!! There should be no open space there. It’s closed off, with a ceiling over the entrance and a floor at the upper level. My wife wants a kind of craft/reading nook there.
Oh man, this floor plan is really misleading... I should have drawn in the furniture... Sorry
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Traumhaus202011 Feb 2019 10:02Maria16 schrieb:
Why is there supposed to be another sofa in the dining area? Is it just there because there was extra space? The sofa there is very, very important! On the one hand, I want to be able to relax and watch the aquarium from that spot, and there is also space to play on the floor with the children. When guests come over, they can sit there, especially those with toddlers who are crawling. THAT exact kind of sofa is missing in our current apartment!
Traumhaus2020 schrieb:
The couch there is really, really important! On one hand, I want to comfortably look at the aquarium from there, and it provides space on the floor to play with the kids. When guests come over, they can sit there, especially those with crawling toddlers. THAT is exactly the kind of couch we are missing in our current apartment!Just a thought:
The question I would ask myself is, how long would you actually need a crawling area? I have three children myself, and they quickly outgrow that stage. And only for visitors? Sorry, I’m not selfish, but in that respect, I am.
The aquarium is important to me, and I want to look at it often. So why not use the aquarium as a room divider? That way, you can see it from all areas and possibly improve the layout of the living space. That’s how I would do it—it would be awesome.
Example:
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Traumhaus202011 Feb 2019 10:39Thank you for considering the best position for the aquarium. The suggestion to use it as a room divider usually comes from people who are not aquarists (no offense intended). This option has many disadvantages.
Believe me: I have put a great deal of thought into the aquarium—perhaps even more than into the house—and the current location is almost perfect: I can view it from the sofa and the dining table. It is placed centrally without much foot traffic in front of the glass. It has no direct sunlight exposure. The equipment (e.g., a large filter tank with about 500 liters (130 gallons)) can be installed downstairs in the basement, and so on...
Believe me: I have put a great deal of thought into the aquarium—perhaps even more than into the house—and the current location is almost perfect: I can view it from the sofa and the dining table. It is placed centrally without much foot traffic in front of the glass. It has no direct sunlight exposure. The equipment (e.g., a large filter tank with about 500 liters (130 gallons)) can be installed downstairs in the basement, and so on...
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j.bautsch11 Feb 2019 10:48I’m also wondering how you can access the basin in the picture to work on it... Do you have to climb over it from the back or top, basically “inside the wall”? I don’t think that would be very practical.
Please upload a site plan and mark where the supply lines enter the house. If I remember correctly, you mentioned at the beginning that you grouped all the plumbing related to the bathrooms for short pipe runs?
But in the basement, the technical room is on the other side of the stairs?
By the way, I would really like to move the staircase a bit further towards the center of the house and place the aquarium differently on the ground floor so that you have access to the dining area opposite the staircase (then when coming down the stairs, you don’t always face a wall). Upstairs, the reading nook could be opposite the stairs and both children’s rooms could be on the west side. The children’s bathroom would have to move accordingly. However, you should be aware of two things: is the layout of the living floors important enough to you to possibly spend more on plumbing routes?
Where will the pipes run in the basement? (If the technical room and bathrooms are on opposite sides of the staircase, it might be in the basement hallway).
The rearrangement upstairs would have the positive aspect that no children’s room directly borders the master bedroom, and the reading nook would become more prominent — so far, it looks a bit like an “afterthought” because it’s just a leftover space.
Oh, before I forget again: I would never consider designing my bedroom with the door located at the head of the bed. It just feels unsettling.
But in the basement, the technical room is on the other side of the stairs?
By the way, I would really like to move the staircase a bit further towards the center of the house and place the aquarium differently on the ground floor so that you have access to the dining area opposite the staircase (then when coming down the stairs, you don’t always face a wall). Upstairs, the reading nook could be opposite the stairs and both children’s rooms could be on the west side. The children’s bathroom would have to move accordingly. However, you should be aware of two things: is the layout of the living floors important enough to you to possibly spend more on plumbing routes?
Where will the pipes run in the basement? (If the technical room and bathrooms are on opposite sides of the staircase, it might be in the basement hallway).
The rearrangement upstairs would have the positive aspect that no children’s room directly borders the master bedroom, and the reading nook would become more prominent — so far, it looks a bit like an “afterthought” because it’s just a leftover space.
Oh, before I forget again: I would never consider designing my bedroom with the door located at the head of the bed. It just feels unsettling.
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