Hi, we are building a house with a very well-known prefab house company, and this is the preliminary floor plan.
Site Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1100 sqm (11,840 sq ft)
No site development plan/land use restrictions
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type – urban villa with hipped roof
Basement, floors – no basement, 2 full stories
Number of people, ages – mom, dad, 2 boys, and grandparents
Office: will be used as a naturopathic practice
Guest sleepers per year: many!
Open or closed architecture: open
Open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6
Garage, carport: possibly carport
Wishes/Particulars/Daily routine: shared use of the practice by the client and grandma, who lives in the extension. Possibly a third child (hence a room on the ground floor with a shower).
House Design
Who designed it:
- Modified standard plan from a large prefab house company
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Gallery + open ground floor, large floor-to-ceiling double windows
What do you dislike? Why?
- Possibly the living room is too small
Estimated price according to architect/designer:
- approx. 475,000 € (only the house, without land)
Personal price limit for house including fittings: 500,000 €
Preferred heating system: gas boiler and underfloor heating
If you had to give up anything, which details/extensions
- Could give up: possibly different window arrangement, possibly 2 bathrooms upstairs
- Cannot give up: 3rd children’s room and the practice
Why is the design like it is now? e.g.
See above: practice, possibly 3 children, multigenerational house
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
We searched a long time for the ideal house for us and my parents and finally found it. Before signing next week and starting construction, we want a last check. Any improvement suggestions? Maybe how to enlarge the living room? Thanks in advance. PS: we want to remove the windows marked in yellow. All windows in the house are floor-to-ceiling.
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Site Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1100 sqm (11,840 sq ft)
No site development plan/land use restrictions
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type – urban villa with hipped roof
Basement, floors – no basement, 2 full stories
Number of people, ages – mom, dad, 2 boys, and grandparents
Office: will be used as a naturopathic practice
Guest sleepers per year: many!
Open or closed architecture: open
Open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6
Garage, carport: possibly carport
Wishes/Particulars/Daily routine: shared use of the practice by the client and grandma, who lives in the extension. Possibly a third child (hence a room on the ground floor with a shower).
House Design
Who designed it:
- Modified standard plan from a large prefab house company
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Gallery + open ground floor, large floor-to-ceiling double windows
What do you dislike? Why?
- Possibly the living room is too small
Estimated price according to architect/designer:
- approx. 475,000 € (only the house, without land)
Personal price limit for house including fittings: 500,000 €
Preferred heating system: gas boiler and underfloor heating
If you had to give up anything, which details/extensions
- Could give up: possibly different window arrangement, possibly 2 bathrooms upstairs
- Cannot give up: 3rd children’s room and the practice
Why is the design like it is now? e.g.
See above: practice, possibly 3 children, multigenerational house
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
We searched a long time for the ideal house for us and my parents and finally found it. Before signing next week and starting construction, we want a last check. Any improvement suggestions? Maybe how to enlarge the living room? Thanks in advance. PS: we want to remove the windows marked in yellow. All windows in the house are floor-to-ceiling.
kaho674 schrieb:
I would just like to know how much space there is in width. Do you have the overall plot dimensions? Anything? What did the architect or the house company say?Oops, yes, I do have that, sorry, I thought you meant something else.What about the 5m (16.4 feet) on the left side of the plan? Is there any regulation that requires it to be at least 5m (16.4 feet) instead of the usual 3m (9.8 feet)?
I'm asking because if we don’t have any options in width, there’s hardly any point in considering a wider connecting structure.
The 2.15m (7.1 feet) on the other side is also quite unclear. Is that a public path with just a 2m (6.6 feet) setback, or something similar? Are you giving 1m (3.3 feet) to the municipality? Why is that? I wouldn’t give anything away.
This might sound a bit annoying, but without exact figures and facts, we only understand half of the situation here.
I'm asking because if we don’t have any options in width, there’s hardly any point in considering a wider connecting structure.
The 2.15m (7.1 feet) on the other side is also quite unclear. Is that a public path with just a 2m (6.6 feet) setback, or something similar? Are you giving 1m (3.3 feet) to the municipality? Why is that? I wouldn’t give anything away.
This might sound a bit annoying, but without exact figures and facts, we only understand half of the situation here.
kaho674 schrieb:
What about the 5m (16 feet) on the left side? Is there any regulation why it can’t be just 3m (10 feet), as is usually the case?
I’m asking because if we don’t have options for the width anyway, pursuing a wider connecting structure doesn’t really make sense.
The 2.15m (7 feet) on the other side is also quite unclear. Is that a public path with only a 2m (6.5 feet) setback or something? You’re giving 1m (3 feet) to the municipality? Why is that? I wouldn’t give anything away.
This might sound a bit annoying, but until we have exact numbers and facts, we can only understand half the situation here. There is a large building directly on the boundary on the left side, so we need to maintain the distance due to fire protection regulations. We’re happy to give the one meter (3 feet) to the municipality because they will also remove a terribly ugly and old wall for us, haha. The reason for this is that the garbage collection can’t get through at this point, and the municipality would pay us a considerable amount for it. This road is public, so we are allowed to build closer as long as we respect the required setbacks.
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Grantlhaua15 Oct 2019 09:18Laufi92 schrieb:
We calculated it and this way we're definitely saving a significant amount. We also have extra-high walls in the house, which might play a role. Have you also factored in the likely price increase of gas compared to electricity (which you might also be able to generate yourself)? Do you really want a tank in your yard and a delivery truck coming every year? What did your calculation look like?
What do you mean by extra-high walls?