ᐅ Apartment Renovation Across Two Floors in a Historic Building
Created on: 11 Mar 2020 15:18
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Hello everyone,
We are a family of four living on the upper floor of a multi-family house (4 apartments) that we own. Since space is becoming tight and the ground floor apartment is becoming vacant, we would like to expand by connecting the two apartments stacked on top of each other on the garden side.
In the past, considerable renovation and remodeling have already been done on the house. This includes changes to the upper floor layout, installation of underfloor heating throughout including tile flooring, replacement of all windows, roof insulation, balcony refurbishment, and replacement of apartment entrance doors, the front door, and garage doors.
For now, we are primarily focused on the ground floor, where we want to create more space. I have attached the current floor plans (G1). Additionally, I uploaded the plans of the entire house (ground floor + upper floor), which do not fully match reality. For example, the open patio was never realized but was built as a type of conservatory. The plans show the two apartments on the right side.
In the next two posts, I will describe the planned changes.
Here is some preliminary information:
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 800sqm
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio -
Floor area ratio -
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 6
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum height/limits
Other requirements
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: basement, 1.5 floors
Number of people, age: 4 in the apartment, 7 in the entire building
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office? family use
Overnight guests per year: rarely
Open or closed architecture: preferably open, if possible
Conservative or modern design: modern interior
Open kitchen, kitchen island: depending on possibilities, see floor plans
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: existing, see floor plans
Garage, carport: 4 garages facing the street
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features/daily routines, including reasons for preferences
House Design
Who designed the plan:
currently DIY, preliminary consultation with structural engineer completed, a civil engineer will be involved soon
What do you like most? Why?
larger, open rooms
What do you dislike? Why?
small rooms
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
none yet
Personal budget for house incl. equipment:
-
Preferred heating technology:
currently oil burner, planned upgrade to heat pump if feasible, calculations ongoing
If you have to give up something, which details or extensions
-can you give up:
-can you not give up:
Why is the design as it is now? For example
structural constraints due to existing building.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the layout in 130 characters?
see above description and the following posts.
We are a family of four living on the upper floor of a multi-family house (4 apartments) that we own. Since space is becoming tight and the ground floor apartment is becoming vacant, we would like to expand by connecting the two apartments stacked on top of each other on the garden side.
In the past, considerable renovation and remodeling have already been done on the house. This includes changes to the upper floor layout, installation of underfloor heating throughout including tile flooring, replacement of all windows, roof insulation, balcony refurbishment, and replacement of apartment entrance doors, the front door, and garage doors.
For now, we are primarily focused on the ground floor, where we want to create more space. I have attached the current floor plans (G1). Additionally, I uploaded the plans of the entire house (ground floor + upper floor), which do not fully match reality. For example, the open patio was never realized but was built as a type of conservatory. The plans show the two apartments on the right side.
In the next two posts, I will describe the planned changes.
Here is some preliminary information:
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 800sqm
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio -
Floor area ratio -
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 6
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum height/limits
Other requirements
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: basement, 1.5 floors
Number of people, age: 4 in the apartment, 7 in the entire building
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office? family use
Overnight guests per year: rarely
Open or closed architecture: preferably open, if possible
Conservative or modern design: modern interior
Open kitchen, kitchen island: depending on possibilities, see floor plans
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: existing, see floor plans
Garage, carport: 4 garages facing the street
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features/daily routines, including reasons for preferences
House Design
Who designed the plan:
currently DIY, preliminary consultation with structural engineer completed, a civil engineer will be involved soon
What do you like most? Why?
larger, open rooms
What do you dislike? Why?
small rooms
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
none yet
Personal budget for house incl. equipment:
-
Preferred heating technology:
currently oil burner, planned upgrade to heat pump if feasible, calculations ongoing
If you have to give up something, which details or extensions
-can you give up:
-can you not give up:
Why is the design as it is now? For example
structural constraints due to existing building.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the layout in 130 characters?
see above description and the following posts.
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Aphrodithe14 Mar 2020 23:15A friend of mine has now opened up his living space and installed a double T beam for support. He left it exposed in a vintage style, and the cast concrete floor looks really cool.