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.
Laufi92 schrieb:
We often have overnight guests from my husband’s hometown. So without a third child, that room would always be just a guest room. That’s fine too Guests can be moved out.
That has to happen with child number 3 as well.
Laufi92 schrieb:
Let's see if they will calculate both options for us then.Oops, I didn't mean to encourage extra costs. Sorry. What does the rest of the family say? (By the way, are you the mom or the dad so far? :cool
haydee schrieb:
So much for affordable providers. Every change costs extra and the flexibility is like reinforced concrete.
Have you already had a selection appointment or visited the selection center?We won't have a selection appointment since we removed the interior finishing package. However, we have already chosen all interior doors, flooring, and sanitary fixtures. This allows us to calculate costs very accurately.
kaho674 schrieb:
Oops, I didn't mean to encourage any extra costs. Sorry.
What does the rest of the family say? (By the way, are you the mom or the dad now? :cool Haha, no problem, we’re really, really grateful for the helpful tips and the effort you put into the plans! I’m the mom. The dad is staying quietly in the background and is fine with everything as long as his beloved parents’ bathroom stays intact, haha. The boys are still too young (3 & 1) to have any input, and grandma and grandpa are looking forward to a big bathroom with a walk-in shower and a terrace off the living room. For them, it’s fine as it is. Although their space will shrink considerably, they’re currently living on the first floor, and half of the rooms are empty. We included them in the planning from the start, and so far they like your optimized plans best.
Laufi92 schrieb:
Dad is keeping a low profile and agrees to everything as long as his beloved master bathroom is preserved...As long as he’s paying for it... and of course everything else as well.