Hello everyone,
We are planning to start building our house next spring.
At the moment, we are in discussions with several local construction companies. I have attached the first floor plan, which we generally like quite a bit, for discussion.
Note: We are still not satisfied with the hallway on the ground floor (it is much too large) => our current idea (not yet discussed with an architect) is to have a half-landing staircase starting from the office.
The window arrangement has not been considered yet and will likely be changed!
We look forward to your opinions and ideas!
Development plan/restrictions are present, but no significant limitations
Plot size: 880m2 (9,470 sq ft)
Slope: approximately 1m (3 ft) descending from north to southwest
Site coverage ratio
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary lines
Edge development allowed
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof shape: gable roof
Style: modern
Orientation: northeast to southwest
Maximum height/restrictions: 2 floors allowed without issue
Other requirements
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, gable roof
Basement, number of floors: no basement, 1.5 floors (high knee wall, minimum 1.80m (6 ft))
Number of people, ages: 4 (32, 31, 5, 2)
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: office/guest room on ground floor / 2 children’s rooms + playroom upstairs
Office use: family use rather than home office
Guests per year: about 20 overnight stays
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes / yes / possibly
Permanent dining seats: 8-10
Fireplace: yes
Music/sound system wall: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage (with access to the house)
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine: we need storage space because there is no basement
House design
Planning source:
- Planner from a construction company
- Architect (after a consultation)
- DIY by you
What do you particularly like?
What do you dislike? Utility room/bathroom and hallway on the ground floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner: currently being calculated
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating technology: gas
If you had to give up anything, which details/extras:
- Could give up: bay windows
- Cannot give up: number of rooms
This concerns the building plot: 1296/28
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Attachments have been removed at the request of the original poster.
Best regards,
Bauexperte
We are planning to start building our house next spring.
At the moment, we are in discussions with several local construction companies. I have attached the first floor plan, which we generally like quite a bit, for discussion.
Note: We are still not satisfied with the hallway on the ground floor (it is much too large) => our current idea (not yet discussed with an architect) is to have a half-landing staircase starting from the office.
The window arrangement has not been considered yet and will likely be changed!
We look forward to your opinions and ideas!
Development plan/restrictions are present, but no significant limitations
Plot size: 880m2 (9,470 sq ft)
Slope: approximately 1m (3 ft) descending from north to southwest
Site coverage ratio
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary lines
Edge development allowed
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof shape: gable roof
Style: modern
Orientation: northeast to southwest
Maximum height/restrictions: 2 floors allowed without issue
Other requirements
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, gable roof
Basement, number of floors: no basement, 1.5 floors (high knee wall, minimum 1.80m (6 ft))
Number of people, ages: 4 (32, 31, 5, 2)
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: office/guest room on ground floor / 2 children’s rooms + playroom upstairs
Office use: family use rather than home office
Guests per year: about 20 overnight stays
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes / yes / possibly
Permanent dining seats: 8-10
Fireplace: yes
Music/sound system wall: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage (with access to the house)
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine: we need storage space because there is no basement
House design
Planning source:
- Planner from a construction company
- Architect (after a consultation)
- DIY by you
What do you particularly like?
What do you dislike? Utility room/bathroom and hallway on the ground floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner: currently being calculated
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating technology: gas
If you had to give up anything, which details/extras:
- Could give up: bay windows
- Cannot give up: number of rooms
This concerns the building plot: 1296/28
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Attachments have been removed at the request of the original poster.
Best regards,
Bauexperte
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Regarding the floor plans:
- What activities are planned for the kitchen island? If you like an open layout, why not.
- The entrance area already seems very spacious.
- It’s unclear whether the bedroom is too narrow – I would interpret it as about 3.27 meters (around 10 feet 9 inches) wide (that’s 3.87 meters (12 feet 8 inches) minus 60 cm (2 feet)), which is quite narrow.
- K2 already has about 1-2 square meters (around 11-22 square feet) of unused space.
- The bathroom needs to be checked carefully for usable passage widths.
- 2.1 meters (6 feet 11 inches) is not comfortable for the walk-in closet... subtract 1.2 meters (4 feet) from that, leaving 90 cm (35 inches) to pick out clothes, hold them up, and look at them (it’s always uncertain whether a different solution would be better).
- There is also a considerable amount of hallway space on the upper floor.
Conclusion: not bad, but somewhat awkward in places, with a lot of hallway area.
Regarding the floor plans:
- What activities are planned for the kitchen island? If you like an open layout, why not.
- The entrance area already seems very spacious.
- It’s unclear whether the bedroom is too narrow – I would interpret it as about 3.27 meters (around 10 feet 9 inches) wide (that’s 3.87 meters (12 feet 8 inches) minus 60 cm (2 feet)), which is quite narrow.
- K2 already has about 1-2 square meters (around 11-22 square feet) of unused space.
- The bathroom needs to be checked carefully for usable passage widths.
- 2.1 meters (6 feet 11 inches) is not comfortable for the walk-in closet... subtract 1.2 meters (4 feet) from that, leaving 90 cm (35 inches) to pick out clothes, hold them up, and look at them (it’s always uncertain whether a different solution would be better).
- There is also a considerable amount of hallway space on the upper floor.
Conclusion: not bad, but somewhat awkward in places, with a lot of hallway area.
Why not design the staircase with two equal flights? I would also rotate the staircase by 90 degrees. This way, you can slightly enlarge the office and avoid losing too much space in the hallway. On the upper floor, you might need to adjust the layout a bit.
Is the 10m² (108 sq ft) room intended to be the playroom? From personal experience, that size is too small for this purpose. Once you have a few necessary pieces of furniture inside, the room feels full, leaving no space for a Lego city or similar play setups. In your case, I would skip the playroom and instead use that space for either a children's bathroom or a storage/laundry room. Then you could make the master bathroom accessible from the walk-in closet, and you wouldn’t have any issues with rotating the staircase. I also find it quite inconvenient to carry laundry to the washing machine. Depending on the layout, you might first have to unlock the door to the garage while carrying a laundry basket. I also notice a general lack of a storage room for everyday items (vacuum cleaner, mop, beverage crates, paper towels, toilet paper, additional kitchen appliances that are not used regularly, such as fondue sets, etc.) in your plan. Your so-called pantry is too small for this purpose.
Is the 10m² (108 sq ft) room intended to be the playroom? From personal experience, that size is too small for this purpose. Once you have a few necessary pieces of furniture inside, the room feels full, leaving no space for a Lego city or similar play setups. In your case, I would skip the playroom and instead use that space for either a children's bathroom or a storage/laundry room. Then you could make the master bathroom accessible from the walk-in closet, and you wouldn’t have any issues with rotating the staircase. I also find it quite inconvenient to carry laundry to the washing machine. Depending on the layout, you might first have to unlock the door to the garage while carrying a laundry basket. I also notice a general lack of a storage room for everyday items (vacuum cleaner, mop, beverage crates, paper towels, toilet paper, additional kitchen appliances that are not used regularly, such as fondue sets, etc.) in your plan. Your so-called pantry is too small for this purpose.
As previous contributors have already pointed out, the bedroom seems quite small.
I also noticed the lack of storage space, especially since you don’t have a basement.
I would skip the pantry because it is too small in my opinion. Maybe you could plan for a larger storage room on the ground floor (the hallway is quite spacious after all), which would definitely be more practical.
I also noticed the lack of storage space, especially since you don’t have a basement.
I would skip the pantry because it is too small in my opinion. Maybe you could plan for a larger storage room on the ground floor (the hallway is quite spacious after all), which would definitely be more practical.
Thank you for the initial feedback.
Storage space is always a tricky topic:
Our revised plan is as follows:
Rotate the staircase, which is an isosceles landing staircase, by 90 degrees with the starting point at the office.
Move the front door closer to the staircase. Possibly enclose the staircase to gain storage space underneath?
Use the gained space to make the ground floor bathroom a bit wider.
Increase the pantry by about 1-2 square meters (11-22 square feet) by shifting the garage door towards the bottom of the plan.
What do you think of these suggestions?
Storage space is always a tricky topic:
Our revised plan is as follows:
Rotate the staircase, which is an isosceles landing staircase, by 90 degrees with the starting point at the office.
Move the front door closer to the staircase. Possibly enclose the staircase to gain storage space underneath?
Use the gained space to make the ground floor bathroom a bit wider.
Increase the pantry by about 1-2 square meters (11-22 square feet) by shifting the garage door towards the bottom of the plan.
What do you think of these suggestions?
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