ᐅ Single-family house design with approximately 168 m² – feedback requested
Created on: 22 Aug 2020 20:40
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HappyEnd
Hello everyone,
For several months now, we have proudly owned a plot with an existing building and plan to start construction next year.
After several rounds with architects and general contractors (GCs), two are still in the running, and we want to decide by next month at the latest who we will build with.
The design mostly incorporates my sketches, and the more serious it gets, the more uncertain I feel about how coherent the planning is.
I have been following the forum for some time and look forward to your honest feedback, hoping not to be torn apart too harshly in the "lion’s den."
P.S. The site plan is not 100% accurate since we slightly enlarged the ground floor in the last round.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 777m² (8,361 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.8
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Building setback lines / building line and boundary: 3m (10 ft) towards (play) street, BayBO
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hipped roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: garden faces southwest
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements: play street
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: modern, urban villa
Basement, number of floors: yes
Number of residents, age: 4, 37+36+1+expecting
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: 10
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island + open
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double masonry garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for choices or exclusions
House design
Origin of the design:
- Draftsperson from a general contractor, based on do-it-yourself plans
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you dislike? Why?
I see potential for improvement in the upper floor bathroom and the northeast house facade.
Estimated price according to architect/planner: €550,000 (without additional construction costs and furnishings)
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump + photovoltaic system
If you have to give up certain details or extensions
- Can give up: direct access from garage to house, seating window behind dining table
- Cannot give up:
Why did the design turn out the way it is? For example,
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
KfW55 standard, open kitchen/living area with glass front facing the garden, office on the ground floor, walk-in closet in master bedroom, approximately two equally sized children’s rooms facing the garden, possible guest space (later possibly children’s rooms) planned in the basement
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
See above.
For several months now, we have proudly owned a plot with an existing building and plan to start construction next year.
After several rounds with architects and general contractors (GCs), two are still in the running, and we want to decide by next month at the latest who we will build with.
The design mostly incorporates my sketches, and the more serious it gets, the more uncertain I feel about how coherent the planning is.
I have been following the forum for some time and look forward to your honest feedback, hoping not to be torn apart too harshly in the "lion’s den."
P.S. The site plan is not 100% accurate since we slightly enlarged the ground floor in the last round.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 777m² (8,361 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.8
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Building setback lines / building line and boundary: 3m (10 ft) towards (play) street, BayBO
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hipped roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: garden faces southwest
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements: play street
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: modern, urban villa
Basement, number of floors: yes
Number of residents, age: 4, 37+36+1+expecting
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: 10
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island + open
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double masonry garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for choices or exclusions
House design
Origin of the design:
- Draftsperson from a general contractor, based on do-it-yourself plans
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you dislike? Why?
I see potential for improvement in the upper floor bathroom and the northeast house facade.
Estimated price according to architect/planner: €550,000 (without additional construction costs and furnishings)
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump + photovoltaic system
If you have to give up certain details or extensions
- Can give up: direct access from garage to house, seating window behind dining table
- Cannot give up:
Why did the design turn out the way it is? For example,
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
KfW55 standard, open kitchen/living area with glass front facing the garden, office on the ground floor, walk-in closet in master bedroom, approximately two equally sized children’s rooms facing the garden, possible guest space (later possibly children’s rooms) planned in the basement
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
See above.
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Nice-Nofret25 Aug 2020 11:02I have sliding doors over 2m (6.6 feet); they were quite heavy for the builders, but they move smoothly. Of course, you can’t open them with just your little finger; you need a bit more force than for 1m (3.3 feet) doors. However, I didn’t want to unnecessarily cut up the windows.
First of all, my compliments for working with plans in an analog way, and even using furniture templates for rearranging.
By planing down the bay window line, the upper floor becomes a bit larger, which the bathroom and one of the children’s rooms probably won’t use to that extent without further modifications. Thanks for that as well, since it perfectly illustrates my advice to derive the ground floor from the upper floor rather than the other way around.
My surprise about the wall thickness simply came from not knowing any manufacturer that offers this stone thickness in their range. There might be one, otherwise the planner probably wouldn’t have considered this format, but it would certainly limit the choice of manufacturers (?)
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
By planing down the bay window line, the upper floor becomes a bit larger, which the bathroom and one of the children’s rooms probably won’t use to that extent without further modifications. Thanks for that as well, since it perfectly illustrates my advice to derive the ground floor from the upper floor rather than the other way around.
My surprise about the wall thickness simply came from not knowing any manufacturer that offers this stone thickness in their range. There might be one, otherwise the planner probably wouldn’t have considered this format, but it would certainly limit the choice of manufacturers (?)
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Tolentino schrieb:
Maybe thermal blocks?After sand-lime bricks in 20cm (8 inches), it was probably only a matter of time before an intermediate size was introduced. Let’s see if and when it becomes widely accepted; then I could be okay with it—though I don’t like it if it limits the choice of manufacturers. If I have a “neutral” wall thickness specified in the building plans, it’s easier to switch than if certain thicknesses are only available from a few manufacturers for one type of block and possibly none for another. But well—at least I’m glad that instead of jumping straight to fortress-like walls above 36.5cm (14.5 inches), it’s just about a 10% increase.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Tolentino schrieb:
Is there also a 500mm (20 inch) version?More is more *LOL*https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/