ᐅ Townhouse Floor Plan – Suggestions for Changes?

Created on: 11 Oct 2019 22:17
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Laufi92
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.

Floor plan of a residential house with rooms, stairwell, and hallways.

Floor plan of living area with kitchen, dining, living, study, bathroom, and hallways.
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Site plan of a building plot: parcel 27 with red outline and building areas.
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4 Nov 2019 18:19
Laufi92 schrieb:

I strongly assume that connecting them would cause additional costs of about 20,000€ (approximately 21,800 USD).

Why?