ᐅ Floor plan of an urban villa with a hipped roof – final adjustments
Created on: 8 Jan 2018 12:54
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king_20001
Development Plan/Restrictions: Max. house width 10m (33 feet)
Plot size: 495m² (5329 square feet)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.8
Building envelope: 10m x 14m (33 feet x 46 feet)
Edge development: new residential area
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: minimum 2 full floors
Roof style: all allowed
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height 10m (33 feet)
Client requirements
Style: urban villa
Roof style: hip roof
Basement: no
Floors: 2 full floors
Number of occupants, ages: 4 people, 30, 30, 2, 1
Room requirements on:
Ground floor: living room, study, kitchen, dining area, utility room
Upper floor: 2 children's rooms, master bedroom, bathroom
Office: home office
Guest stays per year: 10
Open or closed layout: The kitchen should not be aligned in a continuous line with the living room
Kitchen with cooking island
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: yes
Garage: 2 prefabricated garages
House design
Planned by:
- Architect
Dislikes?
The direction of the staircase
Why?
Because I believe that dirt tracked onto the entrance stairs will be carried to the upper floor.
Preferred heating system: geothermal
If you have to give up certain details/structures:
- can you give up:
- cannot give up:
Why is the design the way it is now?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
Plot size: 495m² (5329 square feet)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.8
Building envelope: 10m x 14m (33 feet x 46 feet)
Edge development: new residential area
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: minimum 2 full floors
Roof style: all allowed
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height 10m (33 feet)
Client requirements
Style: urban villa
Roof style: hip roof
Basement: no
Floors: 2 full floors
Number of occupants, ages: 4 people, 30, 30, 2, 1
Room requirements on:
Ground floor: living room, study, kitchen, dining area, utility room
Upper floor: 2 children's rooms, master bedroom, bathroom
Office: home office
Guest stays per year: 10
Open or closed layout: The kitchen should not be aligned in a continuous line with the living room
Kitchen with cooking island
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: yes
Garage: 2 prefabricated garages
House design
Planned by:
- Architect
Dislikes?
The direction of the staircase
Why?
Because I believe that dirt tracked onto the entrance stairs will be carried to the upper floor.
Preferred heating system: geothermal
If you have to give up certain details/structures:
- can you give up:
- cannot give up:
Why is the design the way it is now?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
11ant schrieb:
What is the purpose of that mysterious box between the living room and the long garage?That’s where the mother-in-law gets walled in.
Just kidding, but I also find the floor plan less than ideal.
It starts with the placement of two very small garages instead of one slightly larger one. Is there a specific reason for that (maybe a building permit / planning permission window)? Whoever uses the left garage has to walk all the way around the house in the rain…
Could it be that the left garage even prevents you from placing windows on the south side of the living room?
There’s hardly enough space in the hallway for a proper coat rack for a family of four. When guests arrive, it gets really cramped.
If possible, I would rotate the staircase. Otherwise, you’ll always end up with dirt on the upper floor.
Regards,
Michael
K
king_200019 Jan 2018 08:00Oh, thank you very much for the feedback. The building permit / planning permission application has already been submitted, so there isn’t much that can be changed now.
Some things ended up the way they did because the building boundary and the requirements don’t fully align. I’ll try to address the individual points.
First of all, many thanks to Invi85, who was the first to actually answer the main question.
I don’t see the laundry issue as such a big problem. But thanks for pointing it out. The shower is a valid objection; I’ll experiment a bit today and try to simulate the situation.
Unfortunately, the garages have to be like this. We could have two carports instead, but they also block light.
Because the entrance is on the side.
Secret compartment...
Yes, the building boundary is only 16 meters (52 feet) wide, and the usual 3 meters (10 feet) setback to each side must be respected.
3-meter (10 feet) wide garages are simply too narrow, so 3.45 meters (11 feet) was selected, and we have to prove two independently usable garages or parking spaces. I would have preferred just one larger garage, of course. But life isn’t always easy.
Some things ended up the way they did because the building boundary and the requirements don’t fully align. I’ll try to address the individual points.
First of all, many thanks to Invi85, who was the first to actually answer the main question.
kaho674 schrieb:
I’d be much more bothered by having to carry laundry all through the house and through the kitchen. Also, the shower in this toilet is very questionable. You almost have to hop over the toilet.
And the worst thing is the garages right on the left and right. Light is only possible from the front. Why is that?
I don’t see the laundry issue as such a big problem. But thanks for pointing it out. The shower is a valid objection; I’ll experiment a bit today and try to simulate the situation.
Unfortunately, the garages have to be like this. We could have two carports instead, but they also block light.
kaho674 schrieb:
Yes, and why are they set so far back? That ruins the living room. Having them in front near the utility room would be the lesser evil.
Because the entrance is on the side.
11ant schrieb:
What is the purpose of the mysterious box between the living room and the long garage?
Secret compartment...
Invi85 schrieb:
It starts with the placement of two tiny garages instead of one somewhat larger one. Is there a specific reason (maybe the building boundary)? The person using the left garage has to walk around the house in the rain…
Yes, the building boundary is only 16 meters (52 feet) wide, and the usual 3 meters (10 feet) setback to each side must be respected.
3-meter (10 feet) wide garages are simply too narrow, so 3.45 meters (11 feet) was selected, and we have to prove two independently usable garages or parking spaces. I would have preferred just one larger garage, of course. But life isn’t always easy.
king_20001 schrieb:
Because the entrance is on the side. But only on one side. The garage on the south side could be moved forward to align with the front, which would allow some southern sunlight into the living area.
K
king_200019 Jan 2018 08:38kbt09 schrieb:
But only on one side. The garage on the south side could be extended flush to the front, which would allow more southern sunlight into the living area. We prioritized having a window in the kitchen over one in the dining area. The drawback is that the garage must be set back 5m (16 feet) from the street.
king_20001 schrieb:
For us, having a window in the kitchen was more important than having one in the dining area. The downside is that the garage must be set back 5m (16 feet) from the street. Even if there is an electric gate?
Regarding the staircase: I wouldn’t change its direction. Otherwise, the kids would have to walk almost a half marathon to get to bed, and the upstairs hallway would feel even longer and narrower. In front of the main entrance, everything will have to be paved anyway. Where would the dirt come from?
Garage issue: If it were my house, the garage would be on the left side at the front of the plan, with the house pushed as far back as possible to keep the kitchen window. The garage on the right side of the plan would be turned into a simple parking space—possibly a translucent carport including a canopy over the main entrance.
Garage issue: If it were my house, the garage would be on the left side at the front of the plan, with the house pushed as far back as possible to keep the kitchen window. The garage on the right side of the plan would be turned into a simple parking space—possibly a translucent carport including a canopy over the main entrance.
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