ᐅ Urban villa, 170 m² on a 567 m² plot of land

Created on: 6 Feb 2020 00:14
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Flottertoni
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Flottertoni
6 Feb 2020 00:14
Hello everyone,

we will begin building a single-family house at the end of August and I would like to share our current house plan here.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 567 sqm (approximately 6,104 sq ft)
Slope no
Floor area ratio (FAR) 0.4
Site coverage ratio 0.8
Building setback, building line, and boundary 2.5 m (8 feet) from the property border
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of storeys 2
Roof type pyramid roof
Architectural style urban villa
Orientation garden facing south

Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type urban villa
Basement, storeys 2 full floors without basement
Number of occupants, age 2 people, 26/27 years
Office: family use or home office? office possibly also as a guest room
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats
Fireplace
no
Balcony, roof terrace garden terrace
Garage, carport detached double garage, prefabricated construction
Orientation living and dining rooms facing the garden

House Design
Planned by: initially in collaboration with the developer
What do you particularly like? Why? staircase in the living/dining area
What do you not like? Why? window layout, living room feels like an “extended” hallway due to sofa placement
Estimated price according to architect/planner: ~361,000 euros (excluding garage, additional construction costs)
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump

If you have to give up, which features/finishes
- can you give up? not yet considered
- cannot do without: electric shutters, blinds in living/dining area and kitchen, staircase in living room, so-called T-solution in the bathroom

I would like to emphasize that these are still some of the first drawings. The furniture, kitchen, etc. have only been placed as placeholders for now.
It should also be mentioned that the main entrance can only be on this side, as we have a “small” driveway at the edge of the plot in front of the garage.

In short, what I am not completely satisfied with in the current plan:
- window distribution
- living room, because the sofa can only be placed this way due to the casement window

I am very grateful for any further tips or criticism!

Floor plan of a house: kitchen, dining/living area, hallway, guest room, wardrobe, garage.


Floor plan of an apartment: bathroom, bedroom, dressing room, corridor, and two children’s rooms.


Modern white villa with garage, fence, cars, and several people in front.
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tumaa
6 Feb 2020 00:26
What immediately stands out to me: The protrusion makes the house look less attractive... and having access through the kitchen—I would find it more practical to have it at the entrance.
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bortel
6 Feb 2020 06:28
Not to mention that carrying groceries from the car to the pantry feels like running a marathon?!
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Grantlhaua
6 Feb 2020 06:35
bortel schrieb:

Putting the groceries away from the car to the pantry feels like running a marathon, doesn’t it?!

Seriously? Whether I have to walk 4 or 7 meters (13 or 23 feet) shouldn’t matter—it doesn’t harm anyone, and it’s not something you do every day.

What speaks against placing the building services in the passageway between the house and the garage?
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ypg
6 Feb 2020 08:01
I have already mentioned the marathon walk to the storage room and the bottleneck caused by a kitchen island in the other thread.
Additionally, there is the draft path between the garage and the entrance (we have this ourselves and it’s really unpleasant).
The toilet’s drainage is located within the kitchen, and the children’s rooms are on the north side, which is very, very unfavorable.
Pinky03016 Feb 2020 08:28
The kitchen needs direct access. At the moment, you always have to go through the entire living area, so there is no quiet corner on the ground floor. I already mentioned this in the other thread: make sure to carefully plan your kitchen. As shown in both floor plans, it will not work!
I am also not a fan of having two doors to the bathroom.
I think the layout could be improved with a different staircase design.