ᐅ Feedback on the Floor Plan – Single-Family Home with Flat Roof
Created on: 14 May 2019 19:59
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TACiboy
Hello dear experts,
I would be interested in your opinions/suggestions/comments on the following design.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 960 sqm (11,460 sq ft)
Slope no
Building envelope, building line and boundary see ground floor
Setback from edge 3 m (10 feet)
Number of parking spaces
Number of floors 2 full stories
Roof type flat roof
Orientation southwest
Maximum height/restrictions 10 m (33 feet)
Plot: The diamond-shaped plot faces south/southwest (road to the north) and has the following dimensions: approximately 40 m (131 feet) deep, 19.5 m (64 feet) wide at the north (street side), and 28 m (92 feet) wide at the south (garden side).
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type modern, flat roof
Basement, floors 2 full stories plus basement
Number of occupants, ages 2 adults + 2 children (maximum)
Office: family use or home office? mainly home office
Open or closed architecture open
Conservative or modern construction modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Fireplace yes (not mandatory)
Balcony, roof terrace not essential
Garage, carport double garage
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for or against certain elements:
- Space for a piano (a grand piano will probably not fit)
- 2 children’s bedrooms
- Home office
- Small pantry
- Master bedroom with walk-in closet
- Balcony/roof terrace is not essential but currently comes as a "byproduct" of the building shape
- Direct access from garage into the house
- Building services/technical equipment located in the basement (but the basement is not part of this discussion)
House design
Designed by: architect
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
My concerns:
[B]- (!!) Is the open living/dining area too narrow and corridor-like? (despite large windows and a big garden)
- Garage protrudes too far from the building mass → looks odd?
- Is the master bedroom too small for a separate walk-in closet?
- Is the hallway too dark?
- Are the room sizes comfortably sufficient?
- Is the house set too far back from the road?
- Any suggestions for improvements / critical spots / other ideas?[/B]
Ground floor:
Upper floor:
PS: The cloakroom will be realized as a built-in closet opposite the stairs (see the following picture); this is not yet shown in the ground floor plan above:
[IMG width="224px"]http://WWW.cuzzle.eu/Hausbau-Forum.de/Garderobe.PNG[/IMG]
What do you think? Looking forward to your feedback...
I would be interested in your opinions/suggestions/comments on the following design.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 960 sqm (11,460 sq ft)
Slope no
Building envelope, building line and boundary see ground floor
Setback from edge 3 m (10 feet)
Number of parking spaces
Number of floors 2 full stories
Roof type flat roof
Orientation southwest
Maximum height/restrictions 10 m (33 feet)
Plot: The diamond-shaped plot faces south/southwest (road to the north) and has the following dimensions: approximately 40 m (131 feet) deep, 19.5 m (64 feet) wide at the north (street side), and 28 m (92 feet) wide at the south (garden side).
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type modern, flat roof
Basement, floors 2 full stories plus basement
Number of occupants, ages 2 adults + 2 children (maximum)
Office: family use or home office? mainly home office
Open or closed architecture open
Conservative or modern construction modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Fireplace yes (not mandatory)
Balcony, roof terrace not essential
Garage, carport double garage
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for or against certain elements:
- Space for a piano (a grand piano will probably not fit)
- 2 children’s bedrooms
- Home office
- Small pantry
- Master bedroom with walk-in closet
- Balcony/roof terrace is not essential but currently comes as a "byproduct" of the building shape
- Direct access from garage into the house
- Building services/technical equipment located in the basement (but the basement is not part of this discussion)
House design
Designed by: architect
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
My concerns:
[B]- (!!) Is the open living/dining area too narrow and corridor-like? (despite large windows and a big garden)
- Garage protrudes too far from the building mass → looks odd?
- Is the master bedroom too small for a separate walk-in closet?
- Is the hallway too dark?
- Are the room sizes comfortably sufficient?
- Is the house set too far back from the road?
- Any suggestions for improvements / critical spots / other ideas?[/B]
Ground floor:
Upper floor:
PS: The cloakroom will be realized as a built-in closet opposite the stairs (see the following picture); this is not yet shown in the ground floor plan above:
[IMG width="224px"]http://WWW.cuzzle.eu/Hausbau-Forum.de/Garderobe.PNG[/IMG]
What do you think? Looking forward to your feedback...
Have the architect create a different floor plan for you!
A roof terrace is a space that was shown “above” in the drawing and will be above the house.
You don’t want a shower in front of the window either.
The living room is too large – the square meters fill the open space but don’t make it feel bigger.
There are many options downstairs, for example swapping the guest room and kitchen, extending the building towards the south, or rotating the staircase so that the square meters can be arranged more effectively. The same applies to the upper floor as well.
A roof terrace is a space that was shown “above” in the drawing and will be above the house.
You don’t want a shower in front of the window either.
The living room is too large – the square meters fill the open space but don’t make it feel bigger.
There are many options downstairs, for example swapping the guest room and kitchen, extending the building towards the south, or rotating the staircase so that the square meters can be arranged more effectively. The same applies to the upper floor as well.
TACiboy schrieb:
The "problem" with the roof terrace has also been on our minds. It was included in the design to visually lighten up the building a bit. That sounds like design without considering the difference between habitus and attitude.
Seriously: first shape, then decorate.
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I don’t think the design is a disaster, but it doesn’t fit your wishes at all.
I see a grand piano mentioned, but instead there’s a roof terrace that nobody wanted.
I would strongly reconsider the layout. Could the office possibly be moved to the basement with a light well, or to the upper floor instead of the roof terrace? In return, a lounge with a grand piano separated from the spacious kitchen/dining area and a proper pantry? I don’t want to go into details—there are plenty of options. But if your gut feeling already says this isn’t it, then it isn’t.
I see a grand piano mentioned, but instead there’s a roof terrace that nobody wanted.
I would strongly reconsider the layout. Could the office possibly be moved to the basement with a light well, or to the upper floor instead of the roof terrace? In return, a lounge with a grand piano separated from the spacious kitchen/dining area and a proper pantry? I don’t want to go into details—there are plenty of options. But if your gut feeling already says this isn’t it, then it isn’t.
So, after a few weeks of break (and intensive brainstorming), here is a completely new draft proposal. What do you think of the design? I have roughly laid out the rooms/room arrangement/floor plan and would like to hear your opinion before I hand the plan over to the architect for the detailed work.
The house is planned with two full stories (or a high knee wall) and a shallow gable roof (converted attic). The bay window on the ground floor (kitchen/dining) is intended to be built as a flat roof and serve as a balcony for the first floor.
The exterior design is inspired by a show home we once saw.
What do you think of the room layout? Also compared to the first draft...
Any suggestions for improvement?
The house is planned with two full stories (or a high knee wall) and a shallow gable roof (converted attic). The bay window on the ground floor (kitchen/dining) is intended to be built as a flat roof and serve as a balcony for the first floor.
The exterior design is inspired by a show home we once saw.
What do you think of the room layout? Also compared to the first draft...
Any suggestions for improvement?
Well, now that's what I call a transformation; although the term "inspired" might be a bit of an understatement.
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Hmm... should the pantry also serve as the utility or equipment room, or where is the household technology supposed to go?
An exit from the pantry to the hallway could be problematic or even impossible because of the quarter-turn staircase above.
What is the purpose of the shaft or similar feature in the pantry, which, by the way, offers very little storage space with its three doors?
A fireplace next to the staircase will probably make the passage very narrow... What type of fireplace did you have in mind?
I still think the roof terrace is too large. Around the staircase, there are about 12 square meters (130 square feet) of space that don’t really serve any practical purpose.
Given the size of the house, I find the master bedroom width of 340 cm (11 feet) too narrow for the bed.
An exit from the pantry to the hallway could be problematic or even impossible because of the quarter-turn staircase above.
What is the purpose of the shaft or similar feature in the pantry, which, by the way, offers very little storage space with its three doors?
A fireplace next to the staircase will probably make the passage very narrow... What type of fireplace did you have in mind?
I still think the roof terrace is too large. Around the staircase, there are about 12 square meters (130 square feet) of space that don’t really serve any practical purpose.
Given the size of the house, I find the master bedroom width of 340 cm (11 feet) too narrow for the bed.
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