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
Alessandro schrieb:
I don’t understand the purpose of this floor plan...
Is an apartment supposed to be located in the attic? Where are the kitchen, bedrooms, etc.?
And where would the home office space be? Just change the room labels 😉 see the image. From the section, it’s a typical apartment. Even the height in the middle can add a special atmosphere.
In your first plan, there is a utility room under the roof. Where has it disappeared to in the other floor plans?
Overall, I think this simply isn’t the right house for a granny flat or secondary unit, especially not with two staircases. That won’t do you any favors, and I wonder why it has to be pushed through at all costs. Maybe this house just isn’t suitable for you and your needs in the end.
Follow the advice from @haydee and @kbt09, then it can work out well.
Overall, I think this simply isn’t the right house for a granny flat or secondary unit, especially not with two staircases. That won’t do you any favors, and I wonder why it has to be pushed through at all costs. Maybe this house just isn’t suitable for you and your needs in the end.
Follow the advice from @haydee and @kbt09, then it can work out well.
I’m still wondering if this is really meant seriously. 216 m² (2,323 sq ft) of living space for well over 800,000 including additional costs, with living and dining areas combined in just 44 m² (473 sq ft), where there’s even a staircase in the living room, and because the space is already so generous, there’s also a kitchen with an island. Huh? Ceiling heights of 2.44 and 2.48 m (8 and 8.15 ft). Who is this being built for? Surely not for yourself, or do you really want to live like this? At least you won’t have to get up from the couch to cook.
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Myrna_Loy1 Mar 2022 11:35AHLK2022 schrieb:
Just change the room labels 😉 see the picture. From the layout, a typical apartment. Even the height in the middle can add a very special touch. “Special touch” is real estate jargon for apartments that can barely be considered livable.
TmMike_2 schrieb:
Proper plots of land are probably either unavailable where you are or unaffordable?
Like around 800–1100m2 (8600–11800 sq ft) where you have space to really spread out?Yes, but then the price is reasonable only if you accept significant airplane noise from Frankfurt Airport, or you need to add another zero to the price.Similar topics