ᐅ Floor Plan Assistance: 216 sqm Single-Family Home with Granny Flat and Double Garage
Created on: 28 Feb 2022 13:59
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AHLK2022
Hello everyone,
We have found a house near Frankfurt/Main where construction is about to begin. It is from a developer. Currently, there is an old house on the property which is being completely renovated. This will be converted into 3 condominiums. Our house will be a single-family home at the back with about 216 sqm (2,325 sq ft).
Two garages need to be integrated into the house, plus one parking space that we can purchase additionally.
Regarding the floor plan, apart from the external walls (a line with property boundary construction and 3.5 m (11.5 ft) to the neighbor) and the double garage, we have complete freedom. We have already modified the floor plan as we want to prepare the upper floor for potential rental at some point (an external staircase will probably not be approved). Hence the second internal staircase.
Basically, we are wondering how to best use the ground floor. Somehow I find it a bit small for cooking/living/dining. (Although I cannot verify the square meter figures, because based on the external dimensions and some calculations it should be about 49 sqm (527 sq ft) instead of approximately 44 sqm (474 sq ft), but I don’t know if the staircase is excluded).
Where is the best place to put a couch?
We also have questions about possible optimizations or mistakes we might have made. Does this all make sense? The architect implemented all of our requests without questioning whether they are practical or sensible. That makes us uncertain.
No basement, one garage for bicycles, and otherwise one room will be sacrificed.
We would like a kitchen island 🙂
The turnkey price is 769,000.
Thanks for your feedback!
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 290 sqm (3,122 sq ft)
Slope no
Floor area ratio unknown
Building coverage ratio unknown
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Boundary construction see pictures
Number of parking spaces DG + parking space
Number of storeys 2 full + attic
Requirements from the homeowners
Number of people, age 2 + baby + one more eventually
Office: family use or home office? HO
Guests per year: few
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
We have found a house near Frankfurt/Main where construction is about to begin. It is from a developer. Currently, there is an old house on the property which is being completely renovated. This will be converted into 3 condominiums. Our house will be a single-family home at the back with about 216 sqm (2,325 sq ft).
Two garages need to be integrated into the house, plus one parking space that we can purchase additionally.
Regarding the floor plan, apart from the external walls (a line with property boundary construction and 3.5 m (11.5 ft) to the neighbor) and the double garage, we have complete freedom. We have already modified the floor plan as we want to prepare the upper floor for potential rental at some point (an external staircase will probably not be approved). Hence the second internal staircase.
Basically, we are wondering how to best use the ground floor. Somehow I find it a bit small for cooking/living/dining. (Although I cannot verify the square meter figures, because based on the external dimensions and some calculations it should be about 49 sqm (527 sq ft) instead of approximately 44 sqm (474 sq ft), but I don’t know if the staircase is excluded).
Where is the best place to put a couch?
We also have questions about possible optimizations or mistakes we might have made. Does this all make sense? The architect implemented all of our requests without questioning whether they are practical or sensible. That makes us uncertain.
No basement, one garage for bicycles, and otherwise one room will be sacrificed.
We would like a kitchen island 🙂
The turnkey price is 769,000.
Thanks for your feedback!
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 290 sqm (3,122 sq ft)
Slope no
Floor area ratio unknown
Building coverage ratio unknown
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Boundary construction see pictures
Number of parking spaces DG + parking space
Number of storeys 2 full + attic
Requirements from the homeowners
Number of people, age 2 + baby + one more eventually
Office: family use or home office? HO
Guests per year: few
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
pkiensch schrieb:
Does the main entrance have to be on the lower side of the plan, or could it also be on the left side of the plan (where the tree is currently planned)?I already asked that. It can only be there because no path to the house could lead through the parking area. To the left of the parking space is another property, so it cannot be moved. An entrance next to the terrace would also not be possible.
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Myrna_Loy4 Mar 2022 11:16I also don’t see how it is possible to achieve a functional house with the architect of the building project without excessive additional costs and planning errors.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
I also don’t see how you can get a functional house with the BT architect without crazy extra costs and planning mistakes. You might be right. The architect’s Google review is unfortunately also extremely bad (there is only one), stating that he has no expertise, doesn’t care, and never shows up during the construction phase.
I think especially with such tight conditions, we would need more support. I don’t know your professions, but I get more helpful advice from you than from him :/
K a t j a schrieb:
No one can probably tell you this for a timber frame house. Usually, it shouldn’t make much difference as long as the floor plan isn’t finalized yet, but the professionals tend to charge a lot for changes.
It would be better to move the bathroom and pantry on the ground floor and leave the rest as is.
That’s quite intense.
I just want to show this ground floor option—it might be a way to avoid the empty space issue and bring everything downstairs without making it too cramped. However, there is no island possible here, of course.
The utility room has to go to the attic. The previous changes back then, including the second staircase, were supposed to cost 15,000 more.
I can’t leave the rest as it is because the right garage wall has to extend all the way up to the roof. Therefore, the living room has to be smaller, and the children’s rooms upstairs larger.
If I were you, with time being so tight, I would leave the forum over the weekend. Consider what you want and how you envision things. Then, think about why this property, and what changes are necessary to meet your needs and wishes. There have been plenty of suggestions and opinions.
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