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
Traumhaus2020 schrieb:
NOW I finally understand why everyone is criticizing the gallery!!! There is supposed to be no open space. It’s closed off, meaning a ceiling above the entrance and a floor on the upper level. My wife wants to create a kind of crafting/reading nook there.
Oh man, this floor plan is really confusing... I should have drawn in the furniture... SorrySo everything is supposed to be closed off, and on the upper level there is simply no door to that room, but it’s open to the hallway? Then it definitely isn’t a gallery... if you use that term, everyone automatically assumes a gallery with an open space below.
Considering the building plot (which I initially overlooked), the $750K for three floors isn’t that excessive after all. However, there is a lot of potential for optimization.
Please send the site plan including the building area, access road, and elevation (at least approximately). A sketch will do for now. Then we’d be happy to work through it with you. Before that, it doesn’t make much sense.
How is the house supposed to look from the outside if the bay window is so important to you? Have you already seen and saved a picture somewhere? If so, please share it.
Please send the site plan including the building area, access road, and elevation (at least approximately). A sketch will do for now. Then we’d be happy to work through it with you. Before that, it doesn’t make much sense.
How is the house supposed to look from the outside if the bay window is so important to you? Have you already seen and saved a picture somewhere? If so, please share it.
The Bavarians again. In Franconia, no one gets excommunicated for that.
So where is the air space or gallery then? I’m missing something.
Reading corner, sofa for the aquarium or crawl space (I usually sit on the floor there)
Living room
Who is supposed to use all of that?
So where is the air space or gallery then? I’m missing something.
Reading corner, sofa for the aquarium or crawl space (I usually sit on the floor there)
Living room
Who is supposed to use all of that?
Traumhaus2020 schrieb:
The current position is almost perfect:I would doubt that:Traumhaus2020 schrieb:
I can see it from the sofa and the dining table. Sure, but it’s quite far away for that. I like to sit no more than 1-2m (3-6.5 feet) in front of it. I even grab a chair if necessary.Traumhaus2020 schrieb:
It’s placed centrally without much “through traffic” in front of the glass.Well, it’s not that quiet and it doesn’t necessarily have to be. What animals are supposed to go in there anyway?Traumhaus2020 schrieb:
It doesn’t get any direct sunlight. Why not? There’s a window directly opposite, with southern sunlight even.Traumhaus2020 schrieb:
The equipment (e.g. large filter tank with about 500L (130 gallons)) can be placed down in the basement, etc...Is it going to be seawater?Now, to the disadvantages I see there:
Three sides against walls – that’s problematic. First, you lose the option to view the tank from the side; second, accessing the back corners is really difficult. Cleaning the glass on the lower rear side will be a nightmare. If you need to get to the equipment – again, inconvenient. Laying hoses in or removing them – you always need side access too. I wouldn’t do it that way.
If you really want the “built-in-wall effect,” then operation from the adjacent room (e.g. a storage room or utility room) with an opening to the living room is the way to go. That’s pretty cool – like in a zoo.
T
Traumhaus202011 Feb 2019 11:40Regarding the site plan (which is oriented to the north):
The building in the lower right is a garage/shed that will be demolished.
We would of course place the house as close as possible to the northern boundary. Theoretically, even directly on the boundary, since the land to the north belongs to the parents, making boundary construction possible. The garage could also be placed on the parents’ property, as we are testamentarily entitled to a portion of the parents’ land (in total, half of both plots). However, only the lower plot is being given away for construction.
The challenging aspect of the plot is that it slopes steeply downward from the street for about 3–4 meters (10–13 feet), then continues with a gentler slope. Regarding the driveway, we have considered the following: our plan is to avoid this slope by placing the driveway in the lower left area (where the current driveway to the shed is located). The slope can then be supported or shortened with retaining walls made of L-shaped concrete blocks (if you know what I mean).
Opposite the main entrance door, there would simply be stairs leading up to the street, with a trash bin enclosure and an entrance located there.
The building in the lower right is a garage/shed that will be demolished.
We would of course place the house as close as possible to the northern boundary. Theoretically, even directly on the boundary, since the land to the north belongs to the parents, making boundary construction possible. The garage could also be placed on the parents’ property, as we are testamentarily entitled to a portion of the parents’ land (in total, half of both plots). However, only the lower plot is being given away for construction.
The challenging aspect of the plot is that it slopes steeply downward from the street for about 3–4 meters (10–13 feet), then continues with a gentler slope. Regarding the driveway, we have considered the following: our plan is to avoid this slope by placing the driveway in the lower left area (where the current driveway to the shed is located). The slope can then be supported or shortened with retaining walls made of L-shaped concrete blocks (if you know what I mean).
Opposite the main entrance door, there would simply be stairs leading up to the street, with a trash bin enclosure and an entrance located there.
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