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.

Two-story modern house, north and south view, gray facade, central entrance, garage.


View from the east of a modern two-story house with garage, carport, and trees.


Floor plan of a house: living/dining, kitchen, hallway, garage, carport, terrace.


Floor plan of a single-family home: bedroom, children’s room, bathroom, corridor, balcony, and garage.


Architectural section through two-story house with roof structure, foundations, and dimension lines.
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ypg
13 Apr 2018 00:02
toxicmolotow schrieb:
After reading the entire thread, the house simply provides too little usable space for its enormous size. And essential, absolutely necessary areas are illogically cramped.

So either 20–30 square meters smaller (with the same functionality) or more (and better) functionality.

...)

I find this statement absolutely accurate and a summary of all the previous speakers.
From @tox, it is anyway just a summary of our impressions.
These are not sugar-coated words. But nobody in this forum has ever understood a hint even when it’s obvious.
11ant13 Apr 2018 00:58
Arifas schrieb:
I’m adding appropriate househusband management

In the spirit of Helge Schneider’s words "I am the deli clerkess," I obviously mean the "homemaker (m/f)."
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Tego12
13 Apr 2018 09:07
So, having read the entire thread, ... I can’t think of any other response except: I completely agree with all the criticisms; I wouldn’t want to build or buy like that.
Arifas13 Apr 2018 09:18
11ant schrieb:
In the spirit of Helge Schneider’s words "I am the delicatessen salespersonin," I obviously mean the "housewife (m/f)"
[emoji23] of course, obviously [emoji23]
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chand1986
13 Apr 2018 09:23
+1 to Tego12 #39

I would also suggest to the original poster not to dismiss direct words as nitpicking or to misunderstand them as hostility. It can be seen as an advantage that in a forum no one gets paid and therefore no one has to try to be liked. Honesty sometimes just doesn’t sound very polite.

I also feel that, considering the large area, not much has been achieved – so the house could be smaller (and therefore more affordable) without any loss. Right now, a lot of money is being spent for little practical living space. Does it really have to be that way?
11ant13 Apr 2018 12:42
chand1986 schrieb:
I would also suggest to the original poster not to dismiss the direct words as showing off or to misunderstand them as hostility.

I have to agree with Yvonne: subtle comments tend to be easily overlooked, based on experience.

And especially with those from toxicmolotow, I would say that it is, to put it mildly, "not very wise" to just ignore them simply because they are sometimes delivered with a sharp tone.
chand1986 schrieb:
Right now, people are paying a lot of money for very little living functionality. It doesn't have to be that way, does it?

That is unlikely to change. When it comes down to the choice between sacrificing the desired staircase or trimming a bit of space in square meters, I would expect the staircase to win out.
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