Hello everyone,
we recently received the first draft of our house from the architect and would appreciate any optimizations, suggestions, and opinions. Overall, the design already matches our ideas quite well. But first, here is the completed questionnaire.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 856 sqm (already owned/purchased)
Slope Yes, rising from southwest to northeast. On the west side the slope is about 8 m (26 ft) over 30 m (98 ft), on the east side about 6 m (20 ft) over 30 m (98 ft). Unfortunately, the street slopes downward.
Site coverage ratio 0.35
Floor area ratio 0.7
Building envelope, building line and boundary Marked in the development plan (blue line)
Setback distances According to Art. 6 BayBO
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of storeys 2
Roof type No requirements/restrictions
Architectural style No requirements/restrictions
Orientation Street facing southwest
Maximum heights/limits Maximum ridge height of 9 m (30 ft) above upper edge [OK]
Other requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type Modern, flat roof or single-pitch roof
Basement, storeys No basement, two full storeys
Number of occupants, ages Currently 2; man 31, woman 28. Children planned
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor About 180 sqm (1938 sq ft) of living space intended. No fixed division between basement/ground floor (practical layout)
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guest bedrooms per year Not relevant
Open or closed layout Open
Conservative or modern construction Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island Open, with kitchen island
Number of dining seats 6–8
Fireplace Yes
Music/sound wall Not necessary
Balcony, roof terrace Large terrace
Garage, carport Double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse Not necessary
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also explanations why something should or should not be included
House design
Designed by:
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Open living/dining area and open kitchen with island, large partly covered terrace (maybe a bit too big), large floor-to-ceiling windows facing south
What don’t you like? Why? Slightly too large and costs too high. Long corridor in the basement ("tube-like"). Children’s rooms possibly a bit small. WC on ground floor somewhat small.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: €470,000 excluding additional building costs and land
Personal price ceiling for the house, including fittings: about €500,000–550,000
Preferred heating system: Air-to-water heat pump with underfloor heating
If you had to give up something, which details/expansions
– could you give up: Change from flat roof to single-pitch roof -> saves about €10,000? Smaller living area
– could you not give up: Large terrace, open and modern style, walk-in closet
Why does the design look like it does now? Fritsch
The architect implemented the requirements well based on images. The modern style, large windows, large terrace, and the ground floor overhang above the basement creating a covered entrance area are all liked.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Thank you in advance for your support.
Have a nice evening.
we recently received the first draft of our house from the architect and would appreciate any optimizations, suggestions, and opinions. Overall, the design already matches our ideas quite well. But first, here is the completed questionnaire.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 856 sqm (already owned/purchased)
Slope Yes, rising from southwest to northeast. On the west side the slope is about 8 m (26 ft) over 30 m (98 ft), on the east side about 6 m (20 ft) over 30 m (98 ft). Unfortunately, the street slopes downward.
Site coverage ratio 0.35
Floor area ratio 0.7
Building envelope, building line and boundary Marked in the development plan (blue line)
Setback distances According to Art. 6 BayBO
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of storeys 2
Roof type No requirements/restrictions
Architectural style No requirements/restrictions
Orientation Street facing southwest
Maximum heights/limits Maximum ridge height of 9 m (30 ft) above upper edge [OK]
Other requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type Modern, flat roof or single-pitch roof
Basement, storeys No basement, two full storeys
Number of occupants, ages Currently 2; man 31, woman 28. Children planned
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor About 180 sqm (1938 sq ft) of living space intended. No fixed division between basement/ground floor (practical layout)
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guest bedrooms per year Not relevant
Open or closed layout Open
Conservative or modern construction Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island Open, with kitchen island
Number of dining seats 6–8
Fireplace Yes
Music/sound wall Not necessary
Balcony, roof terrace Large terrace
Garage, carport Double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse Not necessary
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also explanations why something should or should not be included
House design
Designed by:
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Open living/dining area and open kitchen with island, large partly covered terrace (maybe a bit too big), large floor-to-ceiling windows facing south
What don’t you like? Why? Slightly too large and costs too high. Long corridor in the basement ("tube-like"). Children’s rooms possibly a bit small. WC on ground floor somewhat small.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: €470,000 excluding additional building costs and land
Personal price ceiling for the house, including fittings: about €500,000–550,000
Preferred heating system: Air-to-water heat pump with underfloor heating
If you had to give up something, which details/expansions
– could you give up: Change from flat roof to single-pitch roof -> saves about €10,000? Smaller living area
– could you not give up: Large terrace, open and modern style, walk-in closet
Why does the design look like it does now? Fritsch
The architect implemented the requirements well based on images. The modern style, large windows, large terrace, and the ground floor overhang above the basement creating a covered entrance area are all liked.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
- How can we reduce the floor plan size? The architect suggests only minor changes at the front on the ground floor to keep proportions.
- We are also considering swapping the bedroom with the office and keeping the children’s rooms in the basement for later peace from partying teenagers. Or placing the bedroom and another room on the ground floor for early years with children nearby and swapping with the office later. Or leaving it as is and maybe swapping bedroom and office later.
- Does anyone have experience with terraces above living rooms? Are they watertight? We are considering having the terrace slightly overlap the ground floor as a roof—would that be too dark?
- Any suggestions for changing the basement corridor? It would be nice to have a side exit at the end of the corridor.
- Any other general optimization suggestions? What do you dislike or do differently?
Thank you in advance for your support.
Have a nice evening.
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hampshire29 Jul 2020 18:09If the slope of the shed roof is also visible inside the room, it can visually lift and enlarge the space. At the same time, parallel surfaces are reduced, which provides some acoustic comfort. However, a flat ceiling still looks better in this house.
haydee schrieb:
I don’t like the basement. Although I do think it’s good to have the entrance directly opposite the stairs. That way, private areas stay private.
The hallway doesn’t work at all. I’ve tried rearranging it mentally in every possible way, but it doesn’t really improve. Yes, I’ve also tried moving the rooms around in my mind, but it doesn’t seem to work out. However, if we don’t reduce the size of the basement, we can’t make the terrace smaller either. That’s our dilemma. So we’re considering raising the bedroom?
hampshire schrieb:
My conclusion: save up and go for it—if possible. The design is coherent for people who need little private space but plenty of communal areas. Yes, even with the long hallway, the door to the garage, and the large terrace. It seems clear the design process involved good communication, and the architect isn’t trying to impose their own style but rather is creating the right home for the family’s life.
If money is tight or causing sleepless nights: go back to the architect and discuss what can be done. Seems like a good one. We definitely want to speak with the architect again to see if there are ways to reduce the living space and terrace a bit. Everything needs to be manageable to keep clean as well.
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pagoni202029 Jul 2020 18:25From what can be seen in the first draft, I am confident that the architect will offer you good and reasonable options for adjustments. Of course, you should be careful that too many changes don’t quickly cause the character mentioned here to be lost; but the architect will probably advise you on that.
This is not a typical standard floor plan, and I’m sure that’s what you want. I’m already curious about possible changes.
Raising the bedrooms means changes on the ground floor because there is currently no space for a walk-in closet there. It is difficult to predict in advance how life with future children will work out. Ideally, rooms should be designed so they can be used flexibly for different purposes at any time, but unfortunately, that is not always possible.
Depending on the age and situation of the children, we ended up rearranging rooms within the house twice.
This is not a typical standard floor plan, and I’m sure that’s what you want. I’m already curious about possible changes.
Raising the bedrooms means changes on the ground floor because there is currently no space for a walk-in closet there. It is difficult to predict in advance how life with future children will work out. Ideally, rooms should be designed so they can be used flexibly for different purposes at any time, but unfortunately, that is not always possible.
Depending on the age and situation of the children, we ended up rearranging rooms within the house twice.
Pinky0301 schrieb:
I like the floor plan and have no complaints about it. Neither do I inside the house – only the terrace: there, the tail is significantly bigger than the dog. On the other hand, that fits again with
Fritsch schrieb:
We can also imagine a shed roof with a 5–7 degree pitch, rising with the slope. Although I find such a noticeable "understeer" of the roof compared to the hillside slope almost crazy – kind of like British humor. Regarding photovoltaics, I would question such a moderate pitch again. Also, with a roof slope below 22/21 degrees, the choice of roofing materials is quite limited.
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I like it, very nice. What I would consider is the location of the bedroom. Having it right next to the entrance and facing the street is not ideal in my opinion. Also, when the stove is on, it probably won’t be comfortable to stay on the sofa either – it was planned like that for us as well, but it won’t be implemented....
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