ᐅ Floor plan design ~138 m² of living space, two full stories, urban villa
Created on: 11 Apr 2017 01:25
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rfrey
Hello everyone,
For weeks now, we have been gathering ideas from model home parks and our local area. In our opinion, the result is now good. However, since I am concerned that we might be missing some common pitfalls, I kindly ask for your honest feedback. Unfortunately, we will only work with an architect to create a detailed plan with measurements later on.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 393 m² (4,226 ft²)
Slope: no
Floor space ratio (FSR): 0.4
Gross floor area ratio (GFAR): 0.8
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: 3m (10 ft) to all property boundaries, garage can be built on the property line
Number of parking spaces: 1 garage + 1 open
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hipped roof, 22° pitch, square footprint
External house dimensions: 9.50m x 9.50m (31 ft x 31 ft)
Maximum heights/restrictions: none
Other specifications: none
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: urban villa
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2, both 30 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: approximately 140 m² (1,507 ft²) in total. Large open living/dining/kitchen area
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guest bedrooms per year: rare
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 4–6
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage extra long to provide additional storage space (min. 7 m / 23 ft)
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for choices or exclusions
House design
Who designed the plan: DIY
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Kitchen and dining area on the south side
- Large living/kitchen/dining space
- Walk-in closet with direct access to the bathroom
- Shower recessed into a niche
- Storage room under the straight concrete staircase
What do you not like? Why?
- Distance between sofa and opposite wall (TV wall) only 3.50 m (11.5 ft)
- Bedroom on the north side, while the garden will be on the south side
- We are considering adding a small open space between the children’s room and the bedroom, directly adjacent to the doors of both rooms. It should not be too large. Windows would be planned at the top and bottom. Any opinions? We are aware of potential noise and odor disturbance.
- I would like a direct access from the garage into the house.
- The plot is not optimally utilized.
I can provide necessary wall dimensions on request.
Perhaps you also see a better way to position the house on the plot in combination with the garage.
Thank you in advance!
Best regards,
Raphael
For weeks now, we have been gathering ideas from model home parks and our local area. In our opinion, the result is now good. However, since I am concerned that we might be missing some common pitfalls, I kindly ask for your honest feedback. Unfortunately, we will only work with an architect to create a detailed plan with measurements later on.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 393 m² (4,226 ft²)
Slope: no
Floor space ratio (FSR): 0.4
Gross floor area ratio (GFAR): 0.8
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: 3m (10 ft) to all property boundaries, garage can be built on the property line
Number of parking spaces: 1 garage + 1 open
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hipped roof, 22° pitch, square footprint
External house dimensions: 9.50m x 9.50m (31 ft x 31 ft)
Maximum heights/restrictions: none
Other specifications: none
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: urban villa
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2, both 30 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: approximately 140 m² (1,507 ft²) in total. Large open living/dining/kitchen area
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guest bedrooms per year: rare
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 4–6
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage extra long to provide additional storage space (min. 7 m / 23 ft)
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for choices or exclusions
House design
Who designed the plan: DIY
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Kitchen and dining area on the south side
- Large living/kitchen/dining space
- Walk-in closet with direct access to the bathroom
- Shower recessed into a niche
- Storage room under the straight concrete staircase
What do you not like? Why?
- Distance between sofa and opposite wall (TV wall) only 3.50 m (11.5 ft)
- Bedroom on the north side, while the garden will be on the south side
- We are considering adding a small open space between the children’s room and the bedroom, directly adjacent to the doors of both rooms. It should not be too large. Windows would be planned at the top and bottom. Any opinions? We are aware of potential noise and odor disturbance.
- I would like a direct access from the garage into the house.
- The plot is not optimally utilized.
I can provide necessary wall dimensions on request.
Perhaps you also see a better way to position the house on the plot in combination with the garage.
Thank you in advance!
Best regards,
Raphael
Bieber0815 schrieb:
Show us!
For the Villa XL version 3, I would estimate external dimensions of 11 m x 11 m (36 ft x 36 ft). I haven’t found a measured floor plan, only a living area of 170 m² (1,830 sq ft).I think the house is 10.49 m (34 ft 5 in) wide and 9.99 m (32 ft 9 in) long.
Best regards,
Sabine
Curly schrieb:
I believe the house is 10.49 m (34 ft 5 in) wide and 9.99 m (32 ft 9 in) long.That's correct, and the floor plan works perfectly well without any restrictions.
On such fundamental matters as dimensions, I wouldn’t change the standard floor plan—otherwise, you might as well go for a custom design from the start. The advantage of a production house lies in the proven routine of many details built exactly the same way, and you shouldn’t alter “too many” of them.
So start by adopting the original house dimensions.
rfrey schrieb:
We want at least a 7 m (23 ft) long garage for the terrace/garden.If you had said “maximum 7 m," I would have understood the idea that more garden space remains, right?
I’m not sure what benefit the attic offers in this house. Without a basement, I tend to use the maximum permitted garage length here (around 9 m / 29 ft). Otherwise, the car ends up being parked inside during winter only after the bulky waste collection day. The feeling of ownership affects the tendency to accumulate.
rfrey schrieb:
The wardrobe will be located between the front door and the utility room.That’s probably a misunderstanding. I assume by “wardrobe” you mean what I would call a coat hook rail. In the local community’s usage, “wardrobe” is more likely interpreted as a “piled-up heap of clothes” that reaches a decorative and visual impact which needs to be hidden from view.
Don’t let yourself be unsettled: the original dimensions of about ten by ten and a half meters (10.49 m by 9.99 m) work for the Villa XL 2.0 V3 model, even with your modifications, and this is by no means a failed adaptation of the “Jette” into a smaller format.
The staircase works as well, and the north-south axis results naturally from adapting the original dimensions.
I’ve also found this provider consistently appealing due to their solid model range (many companies just mix and match chaotic combinations, hoping the customer will want something else). Another company I like from your area is GSE; however, I prefer the proposals from Massivhaus Mittelrhein with significantly fewer changes. Personally, I favor the “Domus” series over the “Villa” as a base design.
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Thank you for your input. However, I sometimes feel unfairly criticized. We cannot build a basement, and we cannot build a larger house with this developer...
I invite any critic to try placing a house with the same living area on the plot using more practical floor plans. (a rough sketch is perfectly fine)
I certainly would not orient a rectangular house with the gable end facing north/south, since our garden is on the south side. Considering a minimum length of 10m (33 feet) for a rectangular house and a plot length of 20–21.77m (66–71 feet).
We have also considered the Neo 211 by Fingerhaus, which has the eaves side oriented north/south.
I invite any critic to try placing a house with the same living area on the plot using more practical floor plans. (a rough sketch is perfectly fine)
I certainly would not orient a rectangular house with the gable end facing north/south, since our garden is on the south side. Considering a minimum length of 10m (33 feet) for a rectangular house and a plot length of 20–21.77m (66–71 feet).
We have also considered the Neo 211 by Fingerhaus, which has the eaves side oriented north/south.
rfrey schrieb:
We were still considering the Neo 211 from Fingerhaus,I haven’t checked the prices, but apart from the straight staircase, I don’t see any similarity or comparable features between the two house designs. I definitely prefer the Villa XL over the Neo.
rfrey schrieb:
in which the eaves side is oriented north/south.I’m not quite following: with the Neo, having the longitudinal axis north/south is fine, but not with the Villa XL?
rfrey schrieb:
We can’t build a basement, and we can’t build a larger house with this developer...Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean the Villa XL can also be built as a “Villa L.” You might be able to omit one meter (3 feet) in length, but not half a meter (20 inches) in width. It’s easier to save on fittings and finishes than on living space, although that often leads to higher maintenance and wear on cheaper materials later on. Items that can be postponed include, for example, screed and interior plaster in the garage, the terrace, and of course exterior landscaping.
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