ᐅ Evaluation of floor plan for approximately 145 sqm single-family house with basement, ground floor, and upper floor
Created on: 14 Oct 2021 12:44
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Arango18
Hello everyone,
Zoning plan/restrictions: Zoning plan and restrictions considered by the architect
Plot size: 675m² (7260 sq ft)
Slope: yes, running diagonally across the plot (see elevation plan)
Building window, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 feet) on all sides
Edge development: yes, neighbor to the southeast
Number of parking spaces: 2 in garage and 2 in front of garage
Number of floors: 2.5
Roof type: gable roof, 36 degrees
Architectural style: simple
Orientation: southwest
Maximum heights/limits: same as neighboring buildings, sufficiently high
Other requirements: none
Street: cul-de-sac; our house is at the end, with neighbors on one side and open view of forest, meadow, and valley on the other
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: interior as open and straightforward as possible, exterior simple
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor (GF) and upper floor (UF)
Number and age of occupants: currently 2 (both 28 years old), planning 1-2 children
Space requirements for GF, UF: approx. 140 m² (1507 sq ft) of living space
Office: absolutely necessary due to 80% remote work
Guest bedrooms: very rare use
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative (mostly because it’s usually more affordable)
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen with bar or island (due to space and layout, more likely a bar)
Dining seats: 4-6
Fireplace: planned but not mandatory
Music/stereo wall: standard TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: small terrace on the slightly extended garage towards southwest, terrace towards southeast
Garage, carport: double garage with a single door
Utility garden, greenhouse: standard
Other wishes/notes/daily routine, including reasons why some things are wanted or not: a small shower in the guest WC is very important to us, as well as a small room for the home office. Since I work from home 80% of the time, this is essential. Also, a small storage room for vacuum cleaner etc.
House design
Who designed it: architect
What do you particularly like? The dining and living area looks bright and cozy in our opinion. Not too big and not too small with a great view.
What don’t you like? Why? Bathroom layout feels too tight and awkward, hallway in the upper floor too narrow?
Preferred heating system: air source heat pump
If you had to give up some features, which ones?
Fireplace
Why did the design end up like it is now?
The original design was larger and included more details such as corner and roof windows, but it was optimized for cost.
However, the room layout and overall room concept basically remained unchanged.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I would appreciate further suggestions, especially regarding the aspects we don’t like. Overall, we are quite happy with it. Do you see any major “no-gos”?
If any information is incomplete or unclear, I’m happy to check it again.
Zoning plan/restrictions: Zoning plan and restrictions considered by the architect
Plot size: 675m² (7260 sq ft)
Slope: yes, running diagonally across the plot (see elevation plan)
Building window, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 feet) on all sides
Edge development: yes, neighbor to the southeast
Number of parking spaces: 2 in garage and 2 in front of garage
Number of floors: 2.5
Roof type: gable roof, 36 degrees
Architectural style: simple
Orientation: southwest
Maximum heights/limits: same as neighboring buildings, sufficiently high
Other requirements: none
Street: cul-de-sac; our house is at the end, with neighbors on one side and open view of forest, meadow, and valley on the other
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: interior as open and straightforward as possible, exterior simple
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor (GF) and upper floor (UF)
Number and age of occupants: currently 2 (both 28 years old), planning 1-2 children
Space requirements for GF, UF: approx. 140 m² (1507 sq ft) of living space
Office: absolutely necessary due to 80% remote work
Guest bedrooms: very rare use
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative (mostly because it’s usually more affordable)
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen with bar or island (due to space and layout, more likely a bar)
Dining seats: 4-6
Fireplace: planned but not mandatory
Music/stereo wall: standard TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: small terrace on the slightly extended garage towards southwest, terrace towards southeast
Garage, carport: double garage with a single door
Utility garden, greenhouse: standard
Other wishes/notes/daily routine, including reasons why some things are wanted or not: a small shower in the guest WC is very important to us, as well as a small room for the home office. Since I work from home 80% of the time, this is essential. Also, a small storage room for vacuum cleaner etc.
House design
Who designed it: architect
What do you particularly like? The dining and living area looks bright and cozy in our opinion. Not too big and not too small with a great view.
What don’t you like? Why? Bathroom layout feels too tight and awkward, hallway in the upper floor too narrow?
Preferred heating system: air source heat pump
If you had to give up some features, which ones?
Fireplace
Why did the design end up like it is now?
The original design was larger and included more details such as corner and roof windows, but it was optimized for cost.
However, the room layout and overall room concept basically remained unchanged.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I would appreciate further suggestions, especially regarding the aspects we don’t like. Overall, we are quite happy with it. Do you see any major “no-gos”?
If any information is incomplete or unclear, I’m happy to check it again.
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hanghaus200014 Oct 2021 13:55Arango18 schrieb:
I still need to upload that as well, but yes, the terrain slopes in that direction. I sketched it out. The garage driveway and entrance are on the same contour line but are a floor apart. Something doesn’t add up. Does the driveway slope downhill? I wouldn’t plan it this way given the slope. Are there any sectional drawings or elevations available yet?
hanghaus2000 schrieb:
I sketched it out. The driveway and entrance are on the same elevation line but are one floor apart. Something won’t work here. Does the driveway slope downwards? I wouldn’t plan it this way given the gradient. Are there any cross-sections or elevations yet? Unfortunately, there aren’t any yet, or at least I don’t have them.
It is true that significant fill will be needed at the entrance on the left side of the house. We hope to use the excavation soil for this, according to the architect’s plan. The neighbors did something similar.
Where do you see the biggest issues, and how would you approach this?
Attached is just a 3D view from the northwest perspective.
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hanghaus200014 Oct 2021 14:08Has the eastern neighbor already built their house? Then pictures would be helpful.
As the simplest solution, I would swap the garage and the office. This way, you gain at least 1 meter (3 feet) and won’t need 20 steps up to the entrance.
As the simplest solution, I would swap the garage and the office. This way, you gain at least 1 meter (3 feet) and won’t need 20 steps up to the entrance.
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hanghaus200014 Oct 2021 14:31How tall is the neighbor's house to the west? What is the view into the valley like? It might be better to move the house northward along the contour line. This makes the driveway to the garage a bit longer (resulting in less slope), and the neighbor to the south is also farther away.
Is a ridge direction parallel or perpendicular to the road required?
Is a ridge direction parallel or perpendicular to the road required?
hanghaus2000 schrieb:
How tall is the neighbor to the west? What is the view like into the valley? It might be better to shift the house northwards along the contour line. This would make the driveway to the garage somewhat longer (thus less slope). Also, the neighbor to the south would be farther away.
Is a ridge orientation parallel or perpendicular to the road required?There is no neighbor to the west, we are the last property, and the view into the valley is unobstructed.
Shifting the house north is certainly possible, but I expect it would increase the earthworks costs, or am I mistaken? Although we would need the excavation material for filling anyway, probably not the entire amount needed…
The ridge orientation on our site is parallel to the road but can generally be chosen freely.
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