ᐅ Urban villa floor plan – feedback welcome

Created on: 25 May 2019 10:22

Hello everyone,

We are in the process of planning a house for our family. We already have two children (5 and 1.5 years old), and our third child is due in November.

We have put a lot of thought into the floor plans and now have a design we are very happy with. However, since you eventually become blind to your own creations and we have no experience in house construction, I’m hoping to get some great suggestions here.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 985 sqm (11,000 sq ft approx.)
Slope: No
Floor Area Ratio (FAR): 0.25
Site coverage / Floor space index: Not specified (2 full stories possible)
Building envelope, building line, and boundary:

Visible in the pictures; the plot is irregularly shaped. I created a simplified rectangular version that complies with the required windows/distances.
Street width: 17.5 m (57 ft)
Building envelope start: 5 m (16 ft) from the street, depth 20 m (66 ft), plot width 18 m (59 ft)
Plot width in the middle of the building envelope: 18.5 m (61 ft)
Plot width at the back: 21 m (69 ft)
Plot length: approx. 50 m (164 ft)

Adjacent buildings: Currently all empty
Number of parking spaces: 2 carports
Stories: 2 full stories
Roof type: Hip roof
Architectural style: Urban villa
Orientation: Garden facing south
Maximum height / restrictions: None
Additional requirements: Carports, auxiliary buildings etc. are only allowed within the building envelope.

Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: See above
Basement, stories: No basement, 2 full stories
Number of residents, ages: 5 people (31, 30, 5, 1, 0)
Space requirements on ground floor (GF), upper floor (UF): See floor plan
Office / family use or home office?: Guest room
Number of guests per year: 10
Open or closed architecture: Open
Traditional or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen with island: Yes
Number of dining seats: 8+
Fireplace: Yes
Music or stereo wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage or carport: 2 carports

House Design
Who designed it: Do-it-yourself
What do you like about it? Why?: The open concept, air spaces, large living area
What don’t you like? Why?: Nothing
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 500,000 € including ancillary building costs, excluding landscaping
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings: 600,000 € including ancillary building costs, excluding landscaping
Preferred heating system: No preference

If you have to give up anything, which details or expansions
-could you give up:
-could you not give up:

At this point, we do not need to give up anything, so this question is not relevant.

Why did the design turn out the way it is? For example: Based on our own wishes.

What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
What makes sense?
What doesn’t?
Suggestions for changes?
Tips for landscaping are also welcome.

Thanks in advance for your feedback!

Ground floor plan: Living/dining area, kitchen, bedroom, dressing room, guest room, utility room, bathroom, WC

Floor plan of a house with living, dining, cooking, sleeping, guest room, bathroom, sauna, terrace.

Floor plan of a house with gallery, flat roof, air spaces, children’s rooms 1–3, shower/WC and stairs.

Floor plan of a house: Open living, dining, kitchen area, bedroom, dressing room, bathroom, WC.

Yosan25 May 2019 11:50

haydee schrieb:

There is no space for furniture in that huge room.

I agree. Although the many windows provide a lot of light, a dresser or a cupboard really doesn’t fit anywhere properly because of them.

ChristianZ625 May 2019 12:10

haydee schrieb:

Who mentioned an extra room? I wrote dresser.
There isn’t enough space for furniture in that huge room.

Yosan schrieb:

I agree. The many windows do bring in a lot of light, but because of them, it’s hard to find a proper spot for a dresser or a cabinet.

I hadn’t really thought much about the dresser issue. I assumed you could always fit one in somewhere.

I’ve marked something on the floor plan. Should that be enough potential storage space?

Floor plan of a house with living, dining, kitchen, cloakroom, dressers, bathroom, and sauna.

Yosan25 May 2019 12:19

So placing it on the right wall next to the dressing room should work. On the left exterior wall, it looks like it might be too tight with drawers/doors from the island and/or the sofa.
The wardrobe area is meant to be used as such, right?
Under the stairs, it’s hard for me to estimate how much space will actually remain next to the door.

ChristianZ625 May 2019 13:53

#10

Yosan schrieb:

The cloakroom area is intended to be used as such, right?

Correct

Yosan schrieb:

So placing it against the right wall of the dressing room should work.

Yosan schrieb:

On the left outer wall, it looks like space might be tight with drawers/doors and the island and/or the sofa?

The drawing shows the sofa is 1.50m (5 feet) away from the counter and 1.10m (3.6 feet) from the wall. Not a lot of space, but definitely enough room for a small chest of drawers.

Yosan schrieb:

Under the stairs, it’s hard for me to estimate how much space actually remains next to the door.

The staircase is 4.30m (14 feet) long. Only 60cm (24 inches) are taken up by the door, so there should be enough space left.

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Otherwise, maybe removing a window on either side of the TV could create more storage space.

But honestly, do you really need that much storage in the living/dining area? I can’t quite understand it.
Kitchen storage definitely won’t be a problem (all lower cabinets will be tall units, total width over 4m (13 feet)) plus the 3m (10 feet) kitchen island.

Crossy25 May 2019 14:11

#11

Of course, you still need wall space to accommodate, for example, bookshelves, dressers, a children's play kitchen, a small child’s table with chairs, and a toy chest. In your case, this is quite limited in the room of over 80m² (860ft²).

ChristianZ625 May 2019 15:54

#12

Then I am very open to a few suggestions

ᐅ Urban villa floor plan – feedback welcome

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