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!
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!
Planning for children? If so... Your living room will be fully visible and not cozy at all during every visit of your children, later with friends, and even later with your loved ones. But as my predecessors have said, that is just one issue... The staircase ruins the entire floor plan of the house, and the kitchen layout is not worthy of a newly built home.
I think the dimensions just don’t work. A 3.27m (10 ft 9 in) wide kitchen (which will be even narrower once plaster is applied) cannot fit an island. The bathroom on the ground floor is supposed to have a shower and a toilet side by side within 1.50m (5 ft) — after subtracting plaster and tiles, that’s probably only about 1.45m (4 ft 9 in). You should measure that again very carefully. I believe the floor plan is more suitable for a couple without children. With kids, a bathroom with two doors is frustrating, since it always needs to be locked and unlocked again, something children and even older kids tend to forget time and time again.
The staircase in the living area looks nice, but here again the problem is that all children’s guests have to pass by the sofa, which isn’t great when teens come and go at 10 p.m. or later, while you’re trying to relax on the couch.
Usually, your own children will also spend time in the kitchen in the evenings, always walking past the sofa. This is something to think about carefully if children are even planned.
Your windows by the dining table are designed to be 60cm (24 inches) wide, but after subtracting the window frames, the glass panes will only be about 40cm (16 inches) wide. With the thickness of the wall, you won’t be able to look out the window diagonally—you’ll just see the wall.
Best regards,
Sabine
The staircase in the living area looks nice, but here again the problem is that all children’s guests have to pass by the sofa, which isn’t great when teens come and go at 10 p.m. or later, while you’re trying to relax on the couch.
Usually, your own children will also spend time in the kitchen in the evenings, always walking past the sofa. This is something to think about carefully if children are even planned.
Your windows by the dining table are designed to be 60cm (24 inches) wide, but after subtracting the window frames, the glass panes will only be about 40cm (16 inches) wide. With the thickness of the wall, you won’t be able to look out the window diagonally—you’ll just see the wall.
Best regards,
Sabine
Curly schrieb:
The staircase in the living area looks nice, but there’s again the issue that all the kids visiting have to walk past the sofa. It’s not great when teenagers are going up and down at 10 p.m. or even later, while you’re trying to relax on the sofa. Own children also usually go to the kitchen in the evenings—always passing the sofa—so this is something to carefully consider if you plan to have children at all.
At least then you can see the teenagers without having to turn off the Wi-Fi. I don’t think it’s a problem. We thought about this too. It’s better to pass by the sofa than the bedroom door.
What I don’t understand is that you have the street on the north side and waste space while adding extra paths to have the entrance on the west. Are there specific reasons for this? Also, the garage is on the west side, which blocks the evening sun.
I made some adjustments to your design using PowerPoint Engineering. However, the windows would need to be completely redesigned.
Ground Floor:
- Garage in the northeast
- Guest room on the west side
- Staircase moved slightly to the north
- Utility room in the northeast
- “Bulge” removed, but the pantry had to be sacrificed
- Kitchen window is blocked by the garage – with generous glazing in the dining area, the kitchen should still be bright enough
- Living room supplemented with a west-facing window. In the open-plan area, a large lift-and-slide door (4m (13 feet)) could be placed in front of the dining area, then space for the TV, and then a corner window (like in the child’s room upstairs) facing southwest in the living area.
Upper Floor:
- Staircase shifted north (see ground floor)
- Access to master area through the dressing room
- Children’s bathroom possible (18m² (194 ft²) bathroom could also be split into 12m² (129 ft²) + 6m² (65 ft²))
- (Smaller) open space above the entrance area possible, which creates a spacious feel.
I made some adjustments to your design using PowerPoint Engineering. However, the windows would need to be completely redesigned.
Ground Floor:
- Garage in the northeast
- Guest room on the west side
- Staircase moved slightly to the north
- Utility room in the northeast
- “Bulge” removed, but the pantry had to be sacrificed
- Kitchen window is blocked by the garage – with generous glazing in the dining area, the kitchen should still be bright enough
- Living room supplemented with a west-facing window. In the open-plan area, a large lift-and-slide door (4m (13 feet)) could be placed in front of the dining area, then space for the TV, and then a corner window (like in the child’s room upstairs) facing southwest in the living area.
Upper Floor:
- Staircase shifted north (see ground floor)
- Access to master area through the dressing room
- Children’s bathroom possible (18m² (194 ft²) bathroom could also be split into 12m² (129 ft²) + 6m² (65 ft²))
- (Smaller) open space above the entrance area possible, which creates a spacious feel.
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Grantlhaua6 Feb 2020 11:41What if you swap the kitchen and living room now?
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