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
kbt09 schrieb:
A few comments about the rooms...
The pantry access takes up valuable wall space in the already quite small kitchen because of the passage. As a result, the kitchen on the 6m (19.7 ft) wall section is planned well beyond the 3m (9.8 ft) limit, leaving just about 250 cm (98 inches) of space for the dining table. I would therefore integrate the pantry into the utility room and extend the wall with the door to the utility room as a partition to the kitchen.
The guest room with the narrow, slit-like windows looks quite unpleasant. I would install proper windows there. In return, in the living room, instead of the two floor-to-ceiling windows with the sofa in front, consider using windows with a standard sill height.
Guest WC: With a width of just under 190 cm (75 inches), careful planning is needed to ensure the toilet and washbasin fit well opposite each other. Possibly consider a layout with a shower in front of the window, which could remain the narrow slit window. Although I am not entirely convinced this is a better solution.
The bathroom upstairs is awkwardly shaped. There are about 5 sqm (54 sq ft) of unusable space.
The staircase is sufficiently long 😎 … but I think the overlap area needs careful checking – see the section view:
At that point, the headroom on the stairwell is 209 cm (6 ft 10 in). One step before, it is less. If you push off from the previous step to go downstairs, it gets tight for anyone taller than about 180 cm (5 ft 11 in).
In general, regarding the knee wall height and the bedroom door swing direction, the door opening should be limited to 90°; otherwise, you will hit the sloped roof with the door.
Why only a knee wall height of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)?Thank you very much for the feedback!
Knee wall height of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in): This is because we want to keep some space in the attic for storage. My partner and I are not very tall, so the staircase works for us. But yes, we haven’t thought that far yet. What could be changed here? The staircase is already quite long, so it’s rather shallow. Is there any flexibility here?
Pantry: You are right, so we will integrate the pantry into the utility room. That will free up space for an additional tall cabinet in the kitchen. We are also considering moving part of the kitchen downwards, so everything shifts down and more space remains for the dining table. I had also thought about shifting the dining table to the left, where there is still quite a bit of room.
Guest room windows: We’ll think about these. I find a “large” window facing the street a bit odd, but the window next to the entrance can definitely be made bigger, so we will do that 🙂
Bathroom: This layout will be changed, and we’ll create a T-wall so the middle space can also be used.
Thank you very much for your comments!
ypg schrieb:
Why is the garage located exactly on the opposite side of the entrance door? I don’t find the lower side of the house plan very attractive or welcoming. Could you share the site plan so we can take a closer look? The lower side faces directly onto the street, so in my opinion, we are somewhat limited here. The garage is on the right side because there isn’t much space on either side. The entrance is on one side, and the garage is on the other. There is no other way to arrange it.
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hanghaus202325 Feb 2023 09:55Please show an aerial photo of the surrounding area. Is the north arrow correct? Survey plans are usually oriented to true north.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
Could you please share an aerial photo of the area? Is the north arrow correct? Survey plans are usually oriented to true north.Attached is an aerial image from Google Maps. I believe the north arrow in the property plan wasn’t entirely accurate. Currently, there are two older buildings on the site, which will be demolished. The plot has a slight bend on the right side.
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