ᐅ Floor Plan Review for New Single-Family Home with Basement

Created on: 14 Nov 2024 01:51
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flymac
Development Plan / Restrictions
Construction phase plan Hamburg S1O (single-story construction, integrated into surrounding buildings)
Plot size: 712m2 (7,662 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.3
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 5m (16 ft) must remain clear of any construction on the north side
Edge development: no, garage/carport yes
Number of parking spaces: 2

Client Requirements
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: city villa
Orientation: north-south
Fully basement
Number of residents: 2 adults, 1 child, 1 toddler
Guest stays per year: 5-10 overnight stays
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: 90/80 m2 (970/860 sq ft)
Office: home office
Open floor plan
Rather modern construction style
Open kitchen, cooking island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: roof terrace to maintain single-story appearance (no roof slopes)
Garage, carport: carport to the side behind the house

House Design
Designer: architect
What do you like most? Open layout, spacious entrance area, staircase, house type
What do you not like? Kitchen (too long and narrow), bedroom/walk-in closet (feels cramped, possibly replace walk-in closet with built-in wardrobe)
Price estimate from architect/planner: -
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 700,000€ (without landscaping)
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump

If You Have to Give Up Anything, Which Details/Extensions
- Can give up: walk-in closet, pantry
- Cannot give up: open living kitchen, spacious entrance area
Why is the design like this now? First draft based on our spatial requirements
Which wishes were fulfilled by the architect? Size, rooms, openness, no roof slopes, house shape

What is the main/fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Is the first draft usable? Ideas for kitchen redesign/repositioning? Opinions on the bathroom?

Hello everyone,

We have received the first draft of our new single-family home from the architect.
Personally, we really like the house style visually, since it is a city villa without roof slopes but does not look bulky and fits well into the Hamburg cityscape.
The architect has fulfilled most of our wishes, but the entire kitchen area is definitely still problematic, as it is too narrow and long. Due to the house shape, widening the kitchen is unfortunately not possible without affecting the light-flooded entrance area or making the house wider (which we would prefer but cannot due to the plot’s dimensions, as a 2.75m (9 ft) distance to the boundary has already been planned on both sides). Originally, we planned a pantry accessible through the kitchen front (yes, a somewhat modern convenience) placed on the north side of the kitchen, but this would block the light axis in that area and make the northern side windows redundant.

Furthermore, the bathroom on the upper floor is under discussion. Although we like the idea of a separate toilet, the shower and washbasin area may make the room feel smaller overall, even though it is quite large.
The upper-floor bedroom is also not perfect yet. We wanted a separate walk-in closet, but due to limited space on the upper floor (single-story design without roof slopes), the bedroom feels relatively small and we would prefer it to be a bit more spacious. The children’s rooms are generous enough.
The house has quite a few (somewhat narrow) windows, and we are considering whether fewer but wider windows would make more sense.

This is a first draft developed based on our space requirements. We would very much appreciate your initial impressions to help us decide whether this can be developed further or if we should rethink the design.

If I have forgotten anything above, I will gladly provide more info later.
Thank you very much.
Layout of an upper floor with bathroom, three rooms, walk-in closet, hallway, and roof terrace.

Layout of a basement floor with hallway and rooms such as cinema, office, guest, shower.

Technical cross-section of a multi-story house with foundation, floors, and pitched roof.

Four views of a modern brick house with balcony, terraces, and large windows.

Site plan: red-marked plot in the center next to parcels 28a and 141.

Floor plan of an open living and dining area with kitchen and entrance
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hanse987
14 Nov 2024 20:47
flymac schrieb:

Carport is roughly marked on the attached overview.
I thought you needed 2 parking spaces. Where is the second parking space?
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flymac
14 Nov 2024 20:50
hanse987 schrieb:

I thought you needed 2 parking spaces. Where is the second parking space?
The second parking space is in front of the house.
K a t j a14 Nov 2024 22:26
Is this really still a single-story? Have you double-checked your calculations?
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flymac
14 Nov 2024 22:36
K a t j a schrieb:

Is that really still a single-story building? Have you double-checked the calculations?

At least that's what the architect said, as this is obviously a key point in our planning. Our current house is similar, but in the end, you really have to calculate carefully. I'll bring this up again in the next meeting.
11ant15 Nov 2024 00:18
flymac schrieb:

At least that’s what the architect said, as this is obviously a key aspect of our planning.
Whether your federal state is a three-quarter federal state can be checked just as quickly by looking at the state building code, both for you and for us – the only difference being that it’s in your interest, while we are here only providing advice on a voluntary basis.
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flymac
15 Nov 2024 00:56
Honestly, I didn’t understand my answer to mean that someone from the forum should verify this for me.

According to what I read in the Hamburg building code, the two-thirds rule applies here. However, our current house doesn’t comply with this calculation either (built in Hamburg 9 years ago), so I would need to ask how the calculation is done and whether there are possibilities for exemptions or if there might be a mistake here.