Hello forum community,
we have now received the second draft of our house and would like to get some feedback.
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 660 m² (7,100 sq ft)
Slope
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Building window, building line, and boundary: see development plan
Edge development: see development plan
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hip roof
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: hip roof, urban villa
Basement, floors: none, 2 full floors
Number of people, age: 2 adults and 2 children
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: approx. 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft)
Office: home office
Open or closed architecture: closed
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no, yes
Number of dining seats: 4-6
Fireplace: no
Balcony, roof terrace: terrace
Garage, carport: garage (6 x 7 m) (20 x 23 ft)
House Design
Designed by: planner from a construction company
What do you especially like? Why?: the layout and size of the upper floor
What do you not like? Why?: size of the living/dining room and kitchen on the ground floor
Preferred heating system: gas with solar thermal
we have now received the second draft of our house and would like to get some feedback.
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 660 m² (7,100 sq ft)
Slope
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Building window, building line, and boundary: see development plan
Edge development: see development plan
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hip roof
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: hip roof, urban villa
Basement, floors: none, 2 full floors
Number of people, age: 2 adults and 2 children
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: approx. 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft)
Office: home office
Open or closed architecture: closed
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no, yes
Number of dining seats: 4-6
Fireplace: no
Balcony, roof terrace: terrace
Garage, carport: garage (6 x 7 m) (20 x 23 ft)
House Design
Designed by: planner from a construction company
What do you especially like? Why?: the layout and size of the upper floor
What do you not like? Why?: size of the living/dining room and kitchen on the ground floor
Preferred heating system: gas with solar thermal
Alex85 schrieb:
What floor plan do you see?!I was referring to the absurd suggestion made by the previous poster.
Alex85 schrieb:
What floor plan do you see?!The one from @11ant 😀
I don't want to repeat what others have already said, but due to the arrangement of the windows, I couldn’t furnish any room properly except for the office.
It’s simple to divide a rectangle into six parts and create rooms from that, then arrange the windows symmetrically—and that’s it for this builder’s planner.
The walk-in closet is unusable, there is no shower for four people, three doors in a small kitchen, the double bed can’t be positioned, and the patio doors are very likely hidden behind furniture... but on the other hand, the children's rooms are oversized.
Talk to the planner and make it clear that this cannot be accepted as it is!
It’s simple to divide a rectangle into six parts and create rooms from that, then arrange the windows symmetrically—and that’s it for this builder’s planner.
The walk-in closet is unusable, there is no shower for four people, three doors in a small kitchen, the double bed can’t be positioned, and the patio doors are very likely hidden behind furniture... but on the other hand, the children's rooms are oversized.
Talk to the planner and make it clear that this cannot be accepted as it is!
RobsonMKK schrieb:
I was referring to the nonsensical suggestion of the previous posterRegarding the choice of words, I would appreciate a bit more professional courtesy.
Nevertheless, I would like to explain the point:
The heating system runs fine without constantly monitoring it. You only need to access a fuse box very rarely. And transferring laundry from the washing machine to the adjacent dryer is not something you’d do exactly when a guest needs to use the restroom.
So, if you make the sacrificial concession of removing the shower in this WC (which is more enjoyable in the bathroom) and move the washing machine and dryer opposite, you could create an access point here for a combined utility and laundry room.
This would make it possible to shift the staircase a meter (approximately 3 feet) over, which would benefit the dressing room upstairs. I wouldn’t be concerned about losing this “storage” room, which at most could hide the seventh little goat.
Certainly, a lot more creativity would be welcome—if a fairy had cursed this planner with more imagination—but my proposal is not aimed at winning any prizes. Rather, it is meant to suggest a minimally invasive way to improve the layout. As for where this might lead in Kitzbühel, I can’t quite follow that.
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I forgot to mention that I don’t consider combining the countertop and window sill into a single unit with a finished countertop height of 102 cm (40 inches) to be the ultimate solution. Are you and your children really that tall? In my opinion, even if "people are getting taller," this height exceeds ergonomic needs for the average user. I would prefer to have a fixed section below the operable window sash to prevent interference between the window and the water faucet, and so that pots with kitchen herbs can be placed there.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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