ᐅ Architectural floor plan for a 240 m² single-family home in Bauhaus style
Created on: 15 Dec 2016 18:16
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Kostiksch
Hello everyone,
My name is Konstantin, and we will be building a house for ourselves and our children (currently 1, increasing to 3 in the next few years) in early 2017.
I have been following this forum for a while and am always grateful for your tips on all aspects of house construction. I have already been able to use many ideas for our project. Thank you all!
Attached is our floor plan (created with a friend who is an architect).
This floor plan has been optimized several times and we are quite happy with it.
Since this is a major investment that should be well planned and prepared, we would like to hear your opinions on the floor plan to avoid possible mistakes or to incorporate new ideas.
We look forward to your feedback.
I have included images of the ground floor, upper floor, 3D house model, and the plot.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 1,008m2 (see plot plan No. 412)
Slope: YES, south-facing slope 10%
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Site coverage ratio (building density): 0.4
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge setback: 3 meters (10 feet) from the street, 1 meter (3 feet) from the neighbor (west side)
Number of floors: 1 full floor + 1 recessed upper floor
Roof type: flat roof
Client Requirements
Style: Bauhaus
Roof: flat roof
Basement: no
Number of floors: 2
Number of people, age: currently 3, increasing to 5 within 5 years
Office: home office + meeting room
Guest stays per year: at least 1–2 times per month
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats: at least 8
Fireplace: no
Balcony, roof terrace: yes/yes
Garage, carport: garage
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no
Additional features: KNX wiring, ground-source heat pump, controlled mechanical ventilation, water softener, KFW55 (energy standard)
House Design
Designed by: architect
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: around 500,000 euros plus land
Preferred heating technology: heat pump
My name is Konstantin, and we will be building a house for ourselves and our children (currently 1, increasing to 3 in the next few years) in early 2017.
I have been following this forum for a while and am always grateful for your tips on all aspects of house construction. I have already been able to use many ideas for our project. Thank you all!
Attached is our floor plan (created with a friend who is an architect).
This floor plan has been optimized several times and we are quite happy with it.
Since this is a major investment that should be well planned and prepared, we would like to hear your opinions on the floor plan to avoid possible mistakes or to incorporate new ideas.
We look forward to your feedback.
I have included images of the ground floor, upper floor, 3D house model, and the plot.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 1,008m2 (see plot plan No. 412)
Slope: YES, south-facing slope 10%
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Site coverage ratio (building density): 0.4
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge setback: 3 meters (10 feet) from the street, 1 meter (3 feet) from the neighbor (west side)
Number of floors: 1 full floor + 1 recessed upper floor
Roof type: flat roof
Client Requirements
Style: Bauhaus
Roof: flat roof
Basement: no
Number of floors: 2
Number of people, age: currently 3, increasing to 5 within 5 years
Office: home office + meeting room
Guest stays per year: at least 1–2 times per month
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats: at least 8
Fireplace: no
Balcony, roof terrace: yes/yes
Garage, carport: garage
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no
Additional features: KNX wiring, ground-source heat pump, controlled mechanical ventilation, water softener, KFW55 (energy standard)
House Design
Designed by: architect
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: around 500,000 euros plus land
Preferred heating technology: heat pump
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Kostiksch16 Dec 2016 11:55Bieber0815 schrieb:
I would change the dressing room/bedroom as follows: remove the dressing room, move the door to the bedroom downwards on the plan. Move the bed away from the window to the left on the plan. This way, you get more than 5 m (16 feet) of closet wall space at the top of the plan, plus plenty of room to arrange other furniture (freestanding bed, dresser under the window, etc.).
On the ground floor, I had misunderstood the entrance situation; the path to the office seems fine to me after all.
What kind of staircase are you planning? Perhaps a very open, one-sided wall-supported staircase would work here.Thank you.
The dressing room is intended so that I don’t have to get dressed in the bedroom while my wife is still sleeping (I get up much earlier than she does and don’t want to keep waking her).
The staircase will be completely open, see attachment (something along these lines).
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Silent01016 Dec 2016 12:04The staircase in the picture without a handrail is extremely dangerous.
With stairs like these, I always wonder whether they are ever actually built anywhere or if they’re just the wet dreams of a designer… They look cool, but are probably more suitable as a backdrop for a James Bond movie than for real life.
Regarding the floor plan:
Many things have already been said, but I also find it far too fragmented and divided. When I add up the actual living areas, the house is almost smaller than ours, which is 180 sqm (1940 sq ft). A lot of space is wasted on circulation areas without creating the desired impression of spaciousness.
I also feel it lacks the certain elegance that Bauhaus buildings often have. Without being an expert, I suspect this is due to the many small windows and the very compact building shape with long edges. To me, Bauhaus architecture consists of several individual cubes or rectangular volumes that intersect and create an interlocking whole. Surfaces are broken up by large window fronts. I see none of that here. This is (sorry for the blunt words) just one big block. For example, if you simply omitted the balcony on the south side along with its roof, the large block would be split into two smaller rectangular volumes shifted against each other. That would look completely different.
Long story short: this is anything but the Bauhaus style you’re aiming for—I can say that even as an engineer.
Google “Bauhaus architecture today” and switch to image search. You’ll see the difference immediately.
I find the cost estimate very optimistic.
Architect, back to the drawing board!
Best regards,
Andreas
Regarding the floor plan:
Many things have already been said, but I also find it far too fragmented and divided. When I add up the actual living areas, the house is almost smaller than ours, which is 180 sqm (1940 sq ft). A lot of space is wasted on circulation areas without creating the desired impression of spaciousness.
I also feel it lacks the certain elegance that Bauhaus buildings often have. Without being an expert, I suspect this is due to the many small windows and the very compact building shape with long edges. To me, Bauhaus architecture consists of several individual cubes or rectangular volumes that intersect and create an interlocking whole. Surfaces are broken up by large window fronts. I see none of that here. This is (sorry for the blunt words) just one big block. For example, if you simply omitted the balcony on the south side along with its roof, the large block would be split into two smaller rectangular volumes shifted against each other. That would look completely different.
Long story short: this is anything but the Bauhaus style you’re aiming for—I can say that even as an engineer.
Google “Bauhaus architecture today” and switch to image search. You’ll see the difference immediately.
I find the cost estimate very optimistic.
Architect, back to the drawing board!
Best regards,
Andreas
Hmm – I’m not convinced by the design:
The nice sheltered southwest corner would be ideal as a terrace, but as it is, it can only be reached from the kitchen via a long route – almost like a marathon. The terrace roof on the southeast terrace is also too small. The kitchen is located in the far northeast corner of the house? In many families, the kitchen is the center of daily life. I would place it where you planned the living room or guest room. That way, the southwest corner could be effectively used as a terrace.
Children’s bedrooms facing northeast? Really?
The circulation areas inside the house are enormous; quite a lot of space is enclosed for... hmm, what exactly?
This is still quite far from Bauhaus style...
The nice sheltered southwest corner would be ideal as a terrace, but as it is, it can only be reached from the kitchen via a long route – almost like a marathon. The terrace roof on the southeast terrace is also too small. The kitchen is located in the far northeast corner of the house? In many families, the kitchen is the center of daily life. I would place it where you planned the living room or guest room. That way, the southwest corner could be effectively used as a terrace.
Children’s bedrooms facing northeast? Really?
The circulation areas inside the house are enormous; quite a lot of space is enclosed for... hmm, what exactly?
This is still quite far from Bauhaus style...
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