ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 140-160 sqm Single-Family Home – Is the Draft Acceptable?
Created on: 13 Nov 2018 08:56
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häusle2019
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 1004 sqm (10,804 sq ft)
Slope: no
Orientation: see attachment
Edge development etc.: no issues
Number of parking spaces: 2 (double garage)
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: modern, clean lines, design
Maximum height / limits: none
Other requirements: no development plan
Clients’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, etc.: see above
Basement: fully basemented
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Number of occupants: currently 2 adults; planned with 2 children
Space requirements ground floor / upper floor: large living/dining area; children’s rooms minimum 15 sqm (160 sq ft); total approx. 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft)
Office: home office – planned in basement
Guest room: irrelevant
Open architecture
Modern construction
Open kitchen with island
Dining spaces: minimum 6 seats
Fireplace: yes
Balcony: generally facing west; subject to budget/design considerations
Garage: double garage
House Design:
Architectural design (3rd attempt)
What is not liked: layout on upper floor – requirement for separate walk-in closet not fulfilled; basement layout: kitchen should be separable by large sliding door; balcony access apparently only through children’s room (was not desired!)
What is liked: large windows in the extension, extension itself, upper floor layout: children’s rooms not next to master bedroom
Cost estimate: none yet
Personal budget limit including fittings: €500,000 (approx. $540,000)
Heating system: ground source heat pump with surface collectors
If you have to give up on details, which ones:
Why is the design as it is now?
Own sketches regarding floor plan
Similar layout of a visited show house
What are the most important questions about the floor plan:
How would you implement the requested points (walk-in closet, separability of the kitchen)? Do you think the floor plan is feasible at all?
How do you assess the quality and accuracy of the floor plan – is this normal at this stage?
WARNING: The elevations in the plan are incorrect!! North is actually East; East = North; South = West; West = South (architect’s error)
Plot size: 1004 sqm (10,804 sq ft)
Slope: no
Orientation: see attachment
Edge development etc.: no issues
Number of parking spaces: 2 (double garage)
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: modern, clean lines, design
Maximum height / limits: none
Other requirements: no development plan
Clients’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, etc.: see above
Basement: fully basemented
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Number of occupants: currently 2 adults; planned with 2 children
Space requirements ground floor / upper floor: large living/dining area; children’s rooms minimum 15 sqm (160 sq ft); total approx. 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft)
Office: home office – planned in basement
Guest room: irrelevant
Open architecture
Modern construction
Open kitchen with island
Dining spaces: minimum 6 seats
Fireplace: yes
Balcony: generally facing west; subject to budget/design considerations
Garage: double garage
House Design:
Architectural design (3rd attempt)
What is not liked: layout on upper floor – requirement for separate walk-in closet not fulfilled; basement layout: kitchen should be separable by large sliding door; balcony access apparently only through children’s room (was not desired!)
What is liked: large windows in the extension, extension itself, upper floor layout: children’s rooms not next to master bedroom
Cost estimate: none yet
Personal budget limit including fittings: €500,000 (approx. $540,000)
Heating system: ground source heat pump with surface collectors
If you have to give up on details, which ones:
- Can give up on: balcony, corner window in extension
- Cannot give up on: separate walk-in closet, kitchen separability from rest of the house, passage from garage and front door to garden; if balcony, then access via hallway
Why is the design as it is now?
Own sketches regarding floor plan
Similar layout of a visited show house
What are the most important questions about the floor plan:
How would you implement the requested points (walk-in closet, separability of the kitchen)? Do you think the floor plan is feasible at all?
How do you assess the quality and accuracy of the floor plan – is this normal at this stage?
WARNING: The elevations in the plan are incorrect!! North is actually East; East = North; South = West; West = South (architect’s error)
häusle2019 schrieb:
Space requirements ground floor/upper floor: large living/dining area; children's rooms at least 15 sqm (161 sq ft); total about 140 sqm (1507 sq ft)häusle2019 schrieb:
What is not liked: layout on upper floor – requirement for separate walk-in closet not met; layout in basement: kitchen should be separable by a large sliding door;häusle2019 schrieb:
Passage between garage and front door to garden; W In addition, space is needed for the fireplace, access to the balcony...
I don’t see your requirements fitting into 140 sqm (1507 sq ft).
For deciding whether the design is appealing or not, the plans alone are sufficient. The architect can provide dimensions later. What do you expect? That they produce detailed construction drawings for "I don’t like it, topic missed"?
It is enough that you are not satisfied with the design (missing walk-in closet, kitchen). Doing more work on a draft would be like casting pearls before swine.
I would just show up with my pencil sketches: a lot of thoughtful work goes into them as well.
häusle2019 schrieb:
Architect’s design (3rd attempt)
What I don’t like: layout on the upper floor – requirement for a separate dressing room not fulfilled; basement layout: kitchen should be separable by a large sliding door; balcony access apparently only through the children's room (which was not intended!)
[...] How do you rate the quality and accuracy of the floor plan – is this normal at this stage? They say practice makes perfect – but here you wonder, if this is already the third attempt, how poorly must the "architect" have listened before the first two tries?
Normally, in the preliminary design phase, you only see room arrangement and the building volume, and dimensions (and locations of various details) are not final yet.
What is not normal – and I wouldn’t call it “quality” – is when the staircase coming from the basement isn’t even drawn in but just copied & pasted from the one going to the upper floor; when the sliding door of the TV room runs right into a window; and of course, clearly: when the client’s room program is not implemented.
It seems like two worlds have clashed here: clients who fell in love with a house design from manufacturer X, but then went to manufacturer Y. The result doesn’t look like an architect’s work at all, but rather like the work of an employed or freelance building permit drawing specialist from a manufacturer.
Was a single show home even the inspiration? – It vaguely reminds me of a wild mix of Baufritz and Bien-Zenker...
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Mottenhausen13 Nov 2018 20:41Bien-Zenker! That was also my first thought when looking at the elevations. The corner bay window and the overall character of the house clearly stand out.
The drawing is really poor and contains errors. For example, take a look at the railing, which runs along the entire length of the eaves side even though there is no bay window underneath from halfway along. And many more issues, but I’ll leave it at that... after all, this is not a picture puzzle.
The drawing is really poor and contains errors. For example, take a look at the railing, which runs along the entire length of the eaves side even though there is no bay window underneath from halfway along. And many more issues, but I’ll leave it at that... after all, this is not a picture puzzle.
kaho674 schrieb:
I would be interested in seeing the original sketches from the OP. I agree with that – also because...
kaho674 schrieb:
The distinctive feature of this design is the large open kitchen/dining area. ... you put it in a very positive way – I would have rather called it an unusual ratio between the open-plan kitchen and the sofa corner, and I wonder how much of that is the client’s wish and how much is an “architect’s” misunderstanding.
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