ᐅ Design for a single-family home featuring three children's bedrooms, a basement, and a boundary wall or party wall construction.
Created on: 12 Aug 2020 22:57
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Pumukel
Hello everyone.
After following the discussions for a long time, I would now like to ask for your feedback.
As you can see from the questionnaire, the current design was created solely by me.
I can provide detailed dimensions later if the grid drawing is insufficient for clarity.
Preliminary notes:
- 1 square equals 1 x 1 meter (3.3 x 3.3 feet)
- The northern wall is on the boundary line and must be built as a fire protection wall.
- The walk-in closet does not require a window.
- The small master bathroom could either have a fire protection window, as shown, opaque due to neighbor regulations above the toilet, or a strip window installed at a height of 1.8 m (5 feet 11 inches) across the entire width of the room.
- Lightwell in the office is planned larger, but the window is not floor-to-ceiling.
- Upper floor windows are not floor-to-ceiling.
- An additional door after the cloakroom could serve as a "windbreak," but this could certainly be added later.
I look forward to your feedback.
Questionnaire:
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size
420 sqm (5,070 sq ft)
Slope
No
Site coverage ratio
0.4
Floor area ratio
-
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
West side: 5 m (16 feet 5 inches) setback from the street, East side: 3 m (10 feet) from the boundary
The house to the north must also be built as a terraced house, the house to the south is a typical single-family house. To the east is an existing property with a garden and a tall hedge facing our plot. To the west is the access road. Beyond the road to the west, the area remains undeveloped.
Edge development
Main building must be on the northern property boundary
There are no specifications in the development plan regarding garage or carport, so these do not have to be on the southern boundary.
Number of parking spaces
1.5
Number of floors
2 full floors
Roof type
No restrictions
Architectural style
No restrictions
Orientation
No restrictions
Maximum heights/limits
Maximum wall height 6.5 m (21 feet 4 inches), maximum ridge height 8.5 m (27 feet 10 inches)
Other requirements
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type:
Modern, gable roof, terraced house
Basement, floors
Basement desired, 2 full floors
Number of people, ages
2 adults (32/31 years), 2 children (3/0 years), 1 more child planned
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor
3 children’s rooms, office desired
Office use: family or home office?
Both
Occasional guests per year
Rarely
Open or closed architecture
Open, lots of light
Traditional or modern construction
Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Both yes
Number of dining seats
6–8
Fireplace
Not necessary, but no objection either
Music/stereo wall
No, living room is used less for TV
Balcony, roof terrace
No
Garage, carport
Yes, yes
Utility garden, greenhouse
No
Additional wishes, special features, daily routine, reasons for including or excluding certain items
-
House design
Who designed the plan:
Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
L-shape of the living-dining area,
Covered terrace
What do you dislike? Why?
Upper floor in general not 100% perfect (width of children’s rooms)
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
None
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings:
450K (without land, without additional building costs)
Preferred heating technology:
Gas condensing boiler
If you have to give up something, what details or extensions could you do without
-Could do without: basement bathroom, walk-in closet, master bathroom
-Cannot do without: 3 children’s rooms, office, kitchen island
Why is the design the way it is?
It was developed based on the northern boundary building requirement and the goal of having as much garden and a terrace on the west side as possible.
After following the discussions for a long time, I would now like to ask for your feedback.
As you can see from the questionnaire, the current design was created solely by me.
I can provide detailed dimensions later if the grid drawing is insufficient for clarity.
Preliminary notes:
- 1 square equals 1 x 1 meter (3.3 x 3.3 feet)
- The northern wall is on the boundary line and must be built as a fire protection wall.
- The walk-in closet does not require a window.
- The small master bathroom could either have a fire protection window, as shown, opaque due to neighbor regulations above the toilet, or a strip window installed at a height of 1.8 m (5 feet 11 inches) across the entire width of the room.
- Lightwell in the office is planned larger, but the window is not floor-to-ceiling.
- Upper floor windows are not floor-to-ceiling.
- An additional door after the cloakroom could serve as a "windbreak," but this could certainly be added later.
I look forward to your feedback.
Questionnaire:
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size
420 sqm (5,070 sq ft)
Slope
No
Site coverage ratio
0.4
Floor area ratio
-
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
West side: 5 m (16 feet 5 inches) setback from the street, East side: 3 m (10 feet) from the boundary
The house to the north must also be built as a terraced house, the house to the south is a typical single-family house. To the east is an existing property with a garden and a tall hedge facing our plot. To the west is the access road. Beyond the road to the west, the area remains undeveloped.
Edge development
Main building must be on the northern property boundary
There are no specifications in the development plan regarding garage or carport, so these do not have to be on the southern boundary.
Number of parking spaces
1.5
Number of floors
2 full floors
Roof type
No restrictions
Architectural style
No restrictions
Orientation
No restrictions
Maximum heights/limits
Maximum wall height 6.5 m (21 feet 4 inches), maximum ridge height 8.5 m (27 feet 10 inches)
Other requirements
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type:
Modern, gable roof, terraced house
Basement, floors
Basement desired, 2 full floors
Number of people, ages
2 adults (32/31 years), 2 children (3/0 years), 1 more child planned
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor
3 children’s rooms, office desired
Office use: family or home office?
Both
Occasional guests per year
Rarely
Open or closed architecture
Open, lots of light
Traditional or modern construction
Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Both yes
Number of dining seats
6–8
Fireplace
Not necessary, but no objection either
Music/stereo wall
No, living room is used less for TV
Balcony, roof terrace
No
Garage, carport
Yes, yes
Utility garden, greenhouse
No
Additional wishes, special features, daily routine, reasons for including or excluding certain items
-
House design
Who designed the plan:
Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
L-shape of the living-dining area,
Covered terrace
What do you dislike? Why?
Upper floor in general not 100% perfect (width of children’s rooms)
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
None
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings:
450K (without land, without additional building costs)
Preferred heating technology:
Gas condensing boiler
If you have to give up something, what details or extensions could you do without
-Could do without: basement bathroom, walk-in closet, master bathroom
-Cannot do without: 3 children’s rooms, office, kitchen island
Why is the design the way it is?
It was developed based on the northern boundary building requirement and the goal of having as much garden and a terrace on the west side as possible.
Scout schrieb:
Is the staircase planned on the left or right side?
The staircase itself should be a bit wider: 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) for the staircase plus 20 cm (8 inches) for the wall (a load-bearing wall is probably unavoidable, so at least 17.5 cm (7 inches) plus plaster on both sides). But then the passage becomes quite narrow—better reduce the size of the WC and the corner by about 20 cm (8 inches) downward.
For the bedroom/dressing area, I would recommend adding a separate exit and also adding a sliding door to the dressing room so you can enter the hallway directly after dressing without waking up the person still sleeping with light and noise. We found the idea much more appealing to have the staircase to the ground floor on the left side, so you only see into the basement when you walk along the hallway on the right.
The staircase width is 900 mm (35 inches), and the wall by the staircase is drawn with your dimensions (not exact to the millimeter).
Wider would definitely be better, but that would reduce the space in our cloakroom, and with five people we really need room there.
Given the space constraints, a 900 mm (35 inches) wide staircase is a compromise we can accept.
Alessandro schrieb:
The only way I can think of to make the kids’ rooms bigger is to box in the staircase. Unfortunately, this would eliminate the natural light in the hallway:
Thanks for your suggestion; I had already considered this idea.
However, it doesn’t really gain much.
On the contrary, it loses the light in the hallway, as you already pointed out, and I would like to give all the kids a south-facing room. Hmm...
What do you think about the layout: main entrance, carport, garage?
Is it all too cramped, and does the access to the house feel more like a back entrance (especially if there’s a car parked under the carport), or is it acceptable?
I really like the ground floor, especially the kitchen, which I envision something similar to.
The upper floor extends over the kitchen area on the ground floor? That might reduce sunlight, right?
There are two things I’m not so happy with on the upper floor:
- The paths in the master bedroom area; I would prefer having the door in the walk-in closet, even though that obviously takes up some space... tricky...
- The master bathroom is really small. If the window is also opaque, it will probably feel cramped and dark. And fire safety regulations mean there’s no possibility to open the window, right? That reminds me of my first own apartment, which was small as well.
The upper floor extends over the kitchen area on the ground floor? That might reduce sunlight, right?
There are two things I’m not so happy with on the upper floor:
- The paths in the master bedroom area; I would prefer having the door in the walk-in closet, even though that obviously takes up some space... tricky...
- The master bathroom is really small. If the window is also opaque, it will probably feel cramped and dark. And fire safety regulations mean there’s no possibility to open the window, right? That reminds me of my first own apartment, which was small as well.
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Alessandro13 Aug 2020 12:57You have a drainage issue with your floor plan. The wastewater from the upper floor runs through the living/dining area.
Here is another suggestion:
The children's rooms are no longer located in the south, but I think that is overrated nowadays anyway because of the heat...
Here is another suggestion:
The children's rooms are no longer located in the south, but I think that is overrated nowadays anyway because of the heat...
Pumukel schrieb:
I can provide detailed measurements later if the grid layout isn’t sufficient.Oh yes, I completely forgot this last night: Thanks for the rough sketch, it’s a relief compared to all the “3D instant fix for a pseudo-mansion” stuff I often come across here!https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Alessandro schrieb:
The kids’ rooms are no longer facing south, though.Unfortunately, there is a fire protection wall on the north side, which means standard windows are not permitted.This shows that the original poster has put a lot of thought into the design, and I think it is almost perfectly solved. I would probably make the kids’ bathroom smaller (just one sink or a longer sink with two faucets) and add the extra width to the master bathroom, which is really too small. I would also add an exit there unless you all get up and go to bed at exactly the same time now and in the future. If the master bathroom is wider, I would choose a strip window. That lets in more light and offers a view of the sky.
Having the garage and carport on the south side is unusual, but creating a separate garden area on the east side for breakfast is charming. So overall, I think it’s well done.
It’s going to be great!
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