ᐅ Urban villa of approximately 200 sqm without a basement. Please provide your feedback.
Created on: 11 Apr 2018 09:51
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mrs_bauherrin
Zoning Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 587 sqm (6,316 sq ft)
Slope: none
Floor area ratio
Gross floor area ratio
Building window, building line, and boundary lines
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2 per housing unit
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: no restrictions
Architectural style: urban villa
Orientation
Maximum height / restrictions – to neighbor: 0.4 m (15.7 inches) x eaves height
Other requirements: none
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: urban villa with hip roof and 2 full floors
Basement: no, floors: 2
Number of occupants: 3 (female 31, male 28, child 2)
Space requirement on ground and upper floors: approx. 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft)
Office use: family use rather than home office
Annual overnight guests: 1
Open or closed architecture: open
Traditional or modern design: modern
Open kitchen: no door between kitchen and dining area, with kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: yes, water-heated
Music/soundwall: no
Balcony: yes, roof terrace: no
Garage: yes, 1 parking space; carport: yes, 2 parking spaces
Utility garden: preferred but not yet planned, greenhouse: possibly
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for choices
Laundry room was moved to the upper floor because there is hardly any space on the ground floor and the technical room is already very tight without washer and dryer. It was important to me to be able to dry laundry directly on the balcony, at least in warm weather.
We will have a cantilevered staircase and an open space above. Access from the garage to the house was important to me. I feel there is a lack of storage space for provisions, but maybe the kitchen will be big enough since we will have a side-by-side fridge again. We rarely use canned goods.
House Design
Who planned it: architect and many personal drafts
- Builder’s planner
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Cantilevered staircase with glass railing (which means I don’t mind cleaning it), balcony with glass railing, open living-dining area with fireplace.
What do you dislike? Why? The technical room takes up so much space and bothers me, but a basement was too expensive in terms of cost-benefit.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 400,000 with 60,000 own contribution (window construction and installation, glass railing)
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: see above
Preferred heating system: heat pump
Additionally, controlled mechanical ventilation, and if budget allows, some connected home technology
If You Have to Give Up Something, which details / extensions
- Can you give up? Child 1’s room is a bit too large – the bathroom might get bigger.
- Can’t give up? Large children’s rooms >16 sqm (172 sq ft), high ceiling on ground floor 2.70 m (8.86 ft), large kitchen, 2 showers in the house
Why Has the Design Turned Out Like It Has?
For example: Standard design from the planner? Initially we wanted a central T-shaped staircase, but due to lack of space it became a straight cantilevered staircase.
Which requests were implemented by the architect? All
A mix of many examples from various magazines: yes, especially the one with the red V
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion? We took a long time, about 1.5 years, for the final planning
What Is the Most Important / Fundamental Question About the Floor Plan in 130 Characters or Less?
We would simply like to hear a third opinion again; often you don’t notice something that others see immediately.
What I also want to mention: Storage room = office and playroom but also with space for buckets, vacuum cleaner, etc.
The bathroom on the upper floor will be enlarged and child 1’s room slightly reduced.
Site plan is still to be created.
Plot size: 587 sqm (6,316 sq ft)
Slope: none
Floor area ratio
Gross floor area ratio
Building window, building line, and boundary lines
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2 per housing unit
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: no restrictions
Architectural style: urban villa
Orientation
Maximum height / restrictions – to neighbor: 0.4 m (15.7 inches) x eaves height
Other requirements: none
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: urban villa with hip roof and 2 full floors
Basement: no, floors: 2
Number of occupants: 3 (female 31, male 28, child 2)
Space requirement on ground and upper floors: approx. 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft)
Office use: family use rather than home office
Annual overnight guests: 1
Open or closed architecture: open
Traditional or modern design: modern
Open kitchen: no door between kitchen and dining area, with kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: yes, water-heated
Music/soundwall: no
Balcony: yes, roof terrace: no
Garage: yes, 1 parking space; carport: yes, 2 parking spaces
Utility garden: preferred but not yet planned, greenhouse: possibly
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for choices
Laundry room was moved to the upper floor because there is hardly any space on the ground floor and the technical room is already very tight without washer and dryer. It was important to me to be able to dry laundry directly on the balcony, at least in warm weather.
We will have a cantilevered staircase and an open space above. Access from the garage to the house was important to me. I feel there is a lack of storage space for provisions, but maybe the kitchen will be big enough since we will have a side-by-side fridge again. We rarely use canned goods.
House Design
Who planned it: architect and many personal drafts
- Builder’s planner
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Cantilevered staircase with glass railing (which means I don’t mind cleaning it), balcony with glass railing, open living-dining area with fireplace.
What do you dislike? Why? The technical room takes up so much space and bothers me, but a basement was too expensive in terms of cost-benefit.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 400,000 with 60,000 own contribution (window construction and installation, glass railing)
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: see above
Preferred heating system: heat pump
Additionally, controlled mechanical ventilation, and if budget allows, some connected home technology
If You Have to Give Up Something, which details / extensions
- Can you give up? Child 1’s room is a bit too large – the bathroom might get bigger.
- Can’t give up? Large children’s rooms >16 sqm (172 sq ft), high ceiling on ground floor 2.70 m (8.86 ft), large kitchen, 2 showers in the house
Why Has the Design Turned Out Like It Has?
For example: Standard design from the planner? Initially we wanted a central T-shaped staircase, but due to lack of space it became a straight cantilevered staircase.
Which requests were implemented by the architect? All
A mix of many examples from various magazines: yes, especially the one with the red V
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion? We took a long time, about 1.5 years, for the final planning
What Is the Most Important / Fundamental Question About the Floor Plan in 130 Characters or Less?
We would simply like to hear a third opinion again; often you don’t notice something that others see immediately.
What I also want to mention: Storage room = office and playroom but also with space for buckets, vacuum cleaner, etc.
The bathroom on the upper floor will be enlarged and child 1’s room slightly reduced.
Site plan is still to be created.
Nothing against a large kitchen, but it should definitely be ergonomic... Did you tell the kitchen designer, for example, that the window needs to stay as it is? To me, that’s the main obstacle to an ergonomic kitchen here. The island should be parallel to the main kitchen run, not positioned at a 90° angle. The ideal distance between the two runs is 110–120 cm (43–47 inches). I would also reconsider the dead corner; it’s possible to use it, but it’s better to avoid it.
The long room with the large exterior door along the long side is not ideal for a kitchen. As I said, I would rethink the window setup and, if necessary, move the kitchen run from the wall at the bottom of the plan to the left wall, placing an island in front—which doesn’t need to extend the full length of the kitchen. For example, I wouldn’t put an island in front of the entrance door, but rather pull it toward the dining table and, as mentioned, remove the small wall sections.
Hmm, but will 3.60 m (12 feet) be enough space for the kitchen? Have you thought about swapping the kitchen and living room? The living area doesn’t need such a long narrow space, and then, as Maria already did, you could cut a bit from the WC area... hmm, I have an idea, just a moment, I’ll sketch it quickly. That should also create a fairly large storage room, which you’ll need without a basement (and with two children planned). Direct access to this room from the kitchen and from the garage (if necessary). Also, I don’t quite understand the corner by the shower on the ground floor (near the carport). I’ll make the garage longer, so you’ll also have garden storage and save a corner (which means lower costs!).
One moment, I’ll upload the drawing shortly:
The long room with the large exterior door along the long side is not ideal for a kitchen. As I said, I would rethink the window setup and, if necessary, move the kitchen run from the wall at the bottom of the plan to the left wall, placing an island in front—which doesn’t need to extend the full length of the kitchen. For example, I wouldn’t put an island in front of the entrance door, but rather pull it toward the dining table and, as mentioned, remove the small wall sections.
Hmm, but will 3.60 m (12 feet) be enough space for the kitchen? Have you thought about swapping the kitchen and living room? The living area doesn’t need such a long narrow space, and then, as Maria already did, you could cut a bit from the WC area... hmm, I have an idea, just a moment, I’ll sketch it quickly. That should also create a fairly large storage room, which you’ll need without a basement (and with two children planned). Direct access to this room from the kitchen and from the garage (if necessary). Also, I don’t quite understand the corner by the shower on the ground floor (near the carport). I’ll make the garage longer, so you’ll also have garden storage and save a corner (which means lower costs!).
One moment, I’ll upload the drawing shortly:
Unfortunately, my PC rotated the image, but I think it’s still clear: The corner in the bathroom is removed, and the bathroom will become the utility/technical room. The storage area is now really spacious and can be accessed from both the garage and the kitchen. The garage is moved forward, which creates a small additional space at the back for garden tools. The kitchen is arranged in two parallel lines without a dead corner, and the island is about 110cm (43 inches) deep. The hallway (now leading to the kitchen) can be slightly widened at the expense of the storage room, and the wall to the cloakroom can be removed, making the entrance area more open and providing more space when several people arrive at once. Access to the technical room can be either from the cloakroom or from the storage room; however, the storage would then have three doors, which I find less than ideal (or you could do without the garage door to the storage room). For the bathroom, I would also set the wall back slightly to make the entrance area more pleasing.
Windows and patio doors still need to be properly revised, of course. I would suggest a long window above the entire countertop in the kitchen, positioned slightly lower so it doesn’t cause glare while working but still provides a bright workspace. Two tall cabinets can fit into the niche, with a patio door to the garden in between, and the terrace can be extended up to this door.
On the upper floor, I would definitely plan an additional small room, as there is more than enough space there.
Windows and patio doors still need to be properly revised, of course. I would suggest a long window above the entire countertop in the kitchen, positioned slightly lower so it doesn’t cause glare while working but still provides a bright workspace. Two tall cabinets can fit into the niche, with a patio door to the garden in between, and the terrace can be extended up to this door.
On the upper floor, I would definitely plan an additional small room, as there is more than enough space there.
mrs_bauherrin schrieb:
At the moment, we have a bed with a width of 160cm (63 inches) plus about 15cm (6 inches) for the frame, totaling 175cm (69 inches). That’s enough for us. You’re welcome to sleep in a 140cm (55 inches) wide bed, but that’s not how you build a house. Maybe you’ll have to sell it or your children might want to inherit it. Then they won’t have a proper bed there. That would be unfortunate.
Overall, one of the clearly better designs presented here. Basically functional, which with the exterior dimensions is not really a challenge, but still.
I would keep the bathroom on the east side. Still, smaller, with an additional room between the children's bedroom and the office.
To do this, the staircase simply moves to the other side of the hallway; in my opinion, there is also enough space for a door to the storage room underneath.
The corridor downstairs is just nonsense.
The walking route from the entrance with groceries to the kitchen is no shorter than through the main entrance. Carrying a fully loaded shopping basket in a 1-meter (3.3 feet) corridor, you’ll easily bruise your elbows.
I would completely remove the second entrance. If you really want it, place it in the storage room.
The bedroom should be planned for a 2-meter (6.6 feet) bed; 1.6 meters (5.2 feet) is too small for newlyweds.
The kitchen is really a major issue; I can’t imagine it being cozy or practical with floor-to-ceiling windows and the rotated island in that large space.
Think through daily practical tasks such as loading and unloading the dishwasher, carrying dishes to and from the dining table, handling hot pans from the stove to the sink, etc.
I am also curious about the outdoor area. Does the terrace face directly south? It would be almost unusable in summer then.
I would keep the bathroom on the east side. Still, smaller, with an additional room between the children's bedroom and the office.
To do this, the staircase simply moves to the other side of the hallway; in my opinion, there is also enough space for a door to the storage room underneath.
The corridor downstairs is just nonsense.
The walking route from the entrance with groceries to the kitchen is no shorter than through the main entrance. Carrying a fully loaded shopping basket in a 1-meter (3.3 feet) corridor, you’ll easily bruise your elbows.
I would completely remove the second entrance. If you really want it, place it in the storage room.
The bedroom should be planned for a 2-meter (6.6 feet) bed; 1.6 meters (5.2 feet) is too small for newlyweds.
The kitchen is really a major issue; I can’t imagine it being cozy or practical with floor-to-ceiling windows and the rotated island in that large space.
Think through daily practical tasks such as loading and unloading the dishwasher, carrying dishes to and from the dining table, handling hot pans from the stove to the sink, etc.
I am also curious about the outdoor area. Does the terrace face directly south? It would be almost unusable in summer then.
My suggestion:
Kitchen with a large island (which can of course be made even bigger to fit the cooktop and sink), with your side-by-side refrigerator next to it. Adjacent to that, a small pantry. Bathroom and staircase each located on the opposite side. Removed the hallway to gain an additional room:
Kitchen with a large island (which can of course be made even bigger to fit the cooktop and sink), with your side-by-side refrigerator next to it. Adjacent to that, a small pantry. Bathroom and staircase each located on the opposite side. Removed the hallway to gain an additional room:
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