Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 612
Slope: No
Floor area ratio
Plot ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development: Yes. Construction directly on the street and 3 meters (10 feet) distance to neighbors on each side, so no flexibility in width
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors
Roof type: Gable roof, 30 degrees pitch
Architectural style
Orientation: West/East
Maximum heights / limits: 3 meters (10 feet) distance to neighbors on each side, so no flexibility in width
Further requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 floors, knee wall 1.80 m (6 feet)
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults, 2 children
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: Family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: Many
Open or closed architecture; open
Traditional or modern design
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Kitchen with island and concealed pantry
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: No
Music / stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace
Garage, carport: Garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are or are not desired
House Design
Designer: Architect
- Planning company
- Architect
- Do-it-Yourself
What do you especially like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating technology:
If You Have to Give Up on which details / expansions
- can you give up:
- cannot give up:
Why Is the Design the Way It Is? For example:
The house is located directly on the street. Distance to the neighbors on both sides is 3 meters (10 feet), so no possibility to adjust the width.
The entrance is on the side. Since the house faces the street, the living room, dining area, and kitchen are planned on the north side, facing the garden. All other rooms face the street side. Knee wall is 1.80 m (6 feet), roof pitch 30 degrees. Bedrooms and bathroom also face the garden side.
The pantry is currently hidden but we are considering integrating it into the technical room. Underfloor heating with heat pump. Photovoltaic system is also installed (west side).
What Is the Most Important / Fundamental Question About the Floor Plan in 130 Characters?
See above
Plot size: 612
Slope: No
Floor area ratio
Plot ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development: Yes. Construction directly on the street and 3 meters (10 feet) distance to neighbors on each side, so no flexibility in width
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors
Roof type: Gable roof, 30 degrees pitch
Architectural style
Orientation: West/East
Maximum heights / limits: 3 meters (10 feet) distance to neighbors on each side, so no flexibility in width
Further requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 floors, knee wall 1.80 m (6 feet)
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults, 2 children
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: Family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: Many
Open or closed architecture; open
Traditional or modern design
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Kitchen with island and concealed pantry
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: No
Music / stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace
Garage, carport: Garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are or are not desired
House Design
Designer: Architect
- Planning company
- Architect
- Do-it-Yourself
What do you especially like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating technology:
If You Have to Give Up on which details / expansions
- can you give up:
- cannot give up:
Why Is the Design the Way It Is? For example:
The house is located directly on the street. Distance to the neighbors on both sides is 3 meters (10 feet), so no possibility to adjust the width.
The entrance is on the side. Since the house faces the street, the living room, dining area, and kitchen are planned on the north side, facing the garden. All other rooms face the street side. Knee wall is 1.80 m (6 feet), roof pitch 30 degrees. Bedrooms and bathroom also face the garden side.
The pantry is currently hidden but we are considering integrating it into the technical room. Underfloor heating with heat pump. Photovoltaic system is also installed (west side).
What Is the Most Important / Fundamental Question About the Floor Plan in 130 Characters?
See above
s_mhofma schrieb:
The utility room intentionally has no windows. Why?
s_mhofma schrieb:
The access to the pantry through the kitchen was also intentional; it was meant to be a hidden entrance. But we will change that now to have more tall cabinets. The pantry will be integrated into the utility room. That doesn’t really change the fact that the door to the open-plan area goes through the kitchen, does it? I’m not very keen on the idea of integrating the pantry into the utility room. The heating room is warm, which is not ideal for storing food.
s_mhofma schrieb:
As for children’s bedroom 2, I can’t understand the point that it’s not really a proper room. It has several long walls. Bed, wardrobe, etc. all fit. It also has large windows. Or am I missing something? The corner doesn’t make the room unusable. The room has a depth of 2.44 m (8 feet) and with plaster 2.40 m (7 feet 10 inches). That’s barely wider than a bed. I would rather call it a storage room. For a living space in a new build, that’s disappointing. I don’t know if it’s just a lack of imagination or if those dimensions are considered comfortably sufficient. Where you live now, do children’s bedrooms have this depth? If so, is that nice? Personally, I wouldn’t want to spend my money on that.
K a t j a schrieb:
Why?
That hardly changes the fact that the door to the open-plan living area goes through the kitchen, right? I’m not a fan of integrating the pantry into the utility room. The heating room tends to be warm, which is not ideal for storing food.
The room is 2.44 meters (8 feet) deep, 2.40 meters (7 ft 10 in) excluding plaster. That’s a bit wider than a bed. I would rather call it a storage closet. For a living space in a new build, it’s quite disappointing. I don’t know if it’s just a lack of imagination or if those dimensions are considered comfortable. Where you live now, are there children’s rooms that size? If so, do you find that nice? Personally, I wouldn’t want to spend my money on that. I don’t see any need for a window. But we could add one on the street side.
There wouldn’t be a separate entrance to the pantry—only the entrance to the utility room. We would separate the pantry, but there would be no extra door to it from the hallway or anywhere else.
The children’s room is actually a storage closet? Wow 🙂 What were the children’s rooms like when I was a child then (which I shared with my twin sister)?
I actually measured it here once. My daughter’s current bedroom is 2.20 meters (7 ft 3 in) wide. And we also live in a new build. At 2.40 meters (7 ft 10 in), a 2-meter (6 ft 6 in) wide bed fits with some space left over. I’m sure she doesn’t want such a big bed anyway 🙂
If the current width of just over 10 m (33 feet) for the house remains, the main drawback is that there will only be about 3 m (10 feet) of space on either side, and you definitely want the entrance to be on the right or left side. This means there will somehow be a step or similar, which usually conflicts with the driveway to the parking space or the parking space itself.
Therefore, making the house narrower creates more space around it.
Therefore, making the house narrower creates more space around it.
I find the bathroom drainage interesting because it is located directly above the dining table. From a technical perspective, it would be better to swap it with Bedroom 2, as the utility room is directly below there. If the bathroom is to remain in that spot, then the plumbing layout should be carefully planned, especially considering noise and the pipe coverings that might suddenly become necessary.
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