ᐅ Floor plan: Constructive feedback is highly appreciated :)
Created on: 19 Sep 2016 13:16
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Winterkind
Hello fellow home builders,
I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time. The floor plan is about 90% finished, and I’m excited to share it here. I’m really curious about your opinions. You tend to keep tweaking things on your own, and since we don’t have many home builders among our friends, we really appreciate the feedback from this forum. Thanks in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Two parking spaces in a garage are required. The other half of the semi-detached house is already built.
Plot Size
383 m² (4120 ft²)
Location
No slope, quiet new residential area
Number of Floors
2.5
Roof Type
Gable roof
Builder Requirements
Style, Roof Type, Building Type
Open, modern, semi-detached house
Basement, Floors
Basement (KG), ground floor (EG), upper floor (OG), attic (DG)
Number of Occupants, Age
3 people
Ages 35, 31, with baby
Room Requirements on Ground Floor and Upper Floor
Ground floor: living room, dining room, open kitchen, storage room, guest toilet
Upper floor: master bedroom, 2 children’s bedrooms, bathroom
Overnight Guests per Year
Often for longer periods, as the family lives far away
Architecture
+ Bright rooms with plenty of natural light, view of an undeveloped field
+ Modern, simple design
+ Open kitchen with kitchen island
Fireplace
No
Music/Stereo Wall
No
Balcony, Roof Terrace
No
Garage
Single garage with carport and an adjoining storage room for tools and bicycles. The building description requires two parking spaces/garages.
Utility Garden, Greenhouse
No
Other Wishes / Special Features / Daily Routine
KfW 55 energy standard, underfloor heating, air-source heat pump
The fireplace will still be removed from the floor plan.
House Design
Who designed the plan?
Civil engineer
What do you not like?
- Garage: Two garages are required. We have a Tiguan and find the garage too small. A double garage would be a pity as it would block daylight entering the living room. Therefore, we decided on a garage with a carport. Any other ideas?
- Kitchen windows are unclear. We are considering either a corner window or keeping it as is but making the window on the right between the kitchen island and the kitchen units floor-to-ceiling. The downside is the visibility from outside (pedestrians, etc.).
- Attic: Should it be an open space or two rooms – guest room and office?
Note: I slightly modified the doors on the upper floor with my modest Photoshop skills (angles). We plan to pass this change request to the designer. The exact angles are approximate. I hope it’s clear what we mean.
We look forward to your feedback.
THANK YOU ALL! 🙂
I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time. The floor plan is about 90% finished, and I’m excited to share it here. I’m really curious about your opinions. You tend to keep tweaking things on your own, and since we don’t have many home builders among our friends, we really appreciate the feedback from this forum. Thanks in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Two parking spaces in a garage are required. The other half of the semi-detached house is already built.
Plot Size
383 m² (4120 ft²)
Location
No slope, quiet new residential area
Number of Floors
2.5
Roof Type
Gable roof
Builder Requirements
Style, Roof Type, Building Type
Open, modern, semi-detached house
Basement, Floors
Basement (KG), ground floor (EG), upper floor (OG), attic (DG)
Number of Occupants, Age
3 people
Ages 35, 31, with baby
Room Requirements on Ground Floor and Upper Floor
Ground floor: living room, dining room, open kitchen, storage room, guest toilet
Upper floor: master bedroom, 2 children’s bedrooms, bathroom
Overnight Guests per Year
Often for longer periods, as the family lives far away
Architecture
+ Bright rooms with plenty of natural light, view of an undeveloped field
+ Modern, simple design
+ Open kitchen with kitchen island
Fireplace
No
Music/Stereo Wall
No
Balcony, Roof Terrace
No
Garage
Single garage with carport and an adjoining storage room for tools and bicycles. The building description requires two parking spaces/garages.
Utility Garden, Greenhouse
No
Other Wishes / Special Features / Daily Routine
KfW 55 energy standard, underfloor heating, air-source heat pump
The fireplace will still be removed from the floor plan.
House Design
Who designed the plan?
Civil engineer
What do you not like?
- Garage: Two garages are required. We have a Tiguan and find the garage too small. A double garage would be a pity as it would block daylight entering the living room. Therefore, we decided on a garage with a carport. Any other ideas?
- Kitchen windows are unclear. We are considering either a corner window or keeping it as is but making the window on the right between the kitchen island and the kitchen units floor-to-ceiling. The downside is the visibility from outside (pedestrians, etc.).
- Attic: Should it be an open space or two rooms – guest room and office?
Note: I slightly modified the doors on the upper floor with my modest Photoshop skills (angles). We plan to pass this change request to the designer. The exact angles are approximate. I hope it’s clear what we mean.
We look forward to your feedback.
THANK YOU ALL! 🙂
In your initial ideas, you planned a large window area in the living room but then blocked it off with the sofa so you can watch TV facing it.
The window in the living area in my design could also be larger... but you always have to consider when the living area is used more and when the dining/kitchen area serves as the main social hub. As planned in my design, the main activities have a view into the room, which is also good for sign language communication. Because you usually don’t stand at the cooktop for very long, or only briefly stir something. However, chopping, washing dishes, preparing cookies or pizza, and similar tasks can be done perfectly at an island oriented towards the room.
I don’t really like having basement stairs in the living area either 😉 … that’s why the basement stairs are located in the entrance area.
Since you didn’t include a section drawing, I currently can’t assess whether the staircase I designed will also be sufficient from the upper floor to the attic. The roof shape, knee wall height, and so on are crucial for that.
The window in the living area in my design could also be larger... but you always have to consider when the living area is used more and when the dining/kitchen area serves as the main social hub. As planned in my design, the main activities have a view into the room, which is also good for sign language communication. Because you usually don’t stand at the cooktop for very long, or only briefly stir something. However, chopping, washing dishes, preparing cookies or pizza, and similar tasks can be done perfectly at an island oriented towards the room.
I don’t really like having basement stairs in the living area either 😉 … that’s why the basement stairs are located in the entrance area.
Since you didn’t include a section drawing, I currently can’t assess whether the staircase I designed will also be sufficient from the upper floor to the attic. The roof shape, knee wall height, and so on are crucial for that.
Maria16 schrieb:
The original plan specifies a riser height of 18.9/26 or even only 18.9/25.5 for the attic.
Try finding a staircase with those dimensions. I recently tried one with an 18.3 cm (7.2 inch) rise and already found it quite uncomfortable. The tread depth could also be problematic. Changing the stair dimensions, however, significantly affects the required space!Are you perhaps a hobbit? (just kidding 😉)
I know many newly built homes with about a 18 cm (7 inch) rise and approximately 26 cm (10 inch) tread depth from friends and colleagues, and I haven’t found any of those staircases uncomfortable, nor have children or other household members had issues with them. Of course, the stairs could always be built larger, but the slight increase in comfort often doesn’t justify the additional space needed.
Plan by kbt: I also find this much better, especially considering the constraints related to sign language communication. When standing at the kitchen island, you can communicate throughout the entire room, and the layout just feels a bit more modern.
Admittedly, I am short. ;-)
And I got used to stairs with about 17 cm (7 inches) step height at my parents' house.
However, here we are not talking about around 18 cm (7 inches), but almost 19 cm (7.5 inches)!
If Winterkind says in the end that the rise works for her, then everything is fine. But it would be a pity if she only finds out it doesn’t work after construction...
And I got used to stairs with about 17 cm (7 inches) step height at my parents' house.
However, here we are not talking about around 18 cm (7 inches), but almost 19 cm (7.5 inches)!
If Winterkind says in the end that the rise works for her, then everything is fine. But it would be a pity if she only finds out it doesn’t work after construction...
We also have a standard staircase with 19cm (7.5 inches) riser height and find it completely normal, and I am not particularly tall. I have never thought that the steps were too high; in fact, in all the show homes we have visited, the steps were certainly about the same height.
Best regards,
Sabine
Best regards,
Sabine
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