Hello dear forum members.
I have been quietly following for some time and would now like to take the opportunity to gather some tips and advice. We are currently planning our house and would like to share our initial drafts with you.
We are completely flexible in the planning and want a functional home for 4 people. Important features for us are a kitchen island, fireplace, and walk-in shower on the ground floor.
We would appreciate any tips and suggestions, as we have never planned or built a house before.
Thank you very much in advance.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size 774 m² (8,328 sq ft)
Slope no
Floor area ratio 0.25
Site coverage ratio
Building envelope, building line and boundary 12 m wide (39 ft)
Edge building: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hip roof
Style: urban villa
Orientation: garden terrace south/west
Maximum heights / limits 8.5 m ridge (28 ft)
Bend protection strip including bend 6.8 m (22 ft)
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Mediterranean
Urban villa, 2 full floors
Number of residents, ages: 4 persons, 28, 32, 3, 1
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: partial home office
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Garage: yes
House design
Who designed it: general contractor (GC)
What do you like most? Why?
What do you dislike? Upstairs bathroom not finalized yet, drainage pipe is annoying.
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings: fixed price with buffer available
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give something up, which details/extras
- can give up: many things except those below
- cannot give up: fireplace, kitchen island, walk-in shower
Why did the design turn out the way it is?
Design by GC planner based on sketch.
I have been quietly following for some time and would now like to take the opportunity to gather some tips and advice. We are currently planning our house and would like to share our initial drafts with you.
We are completely flexible in the planning and want a functional home for 4 people. Important features for us are a kitchen island, fireplace, and walk-in shower on the ground floor.
We would appreciate any tips and suggestions, as we have never planned or built a house before.
Thank you very much in advance.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size 774 m² (8,328 sq ft)
Slope no
Floor area ratio 0.25
Site coverage ratio
Building envelope, building line and boundary 12 m wide (39 ft)
Edge building: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hip roof
Style: urban villa
Orientation: garden terrace south/west
Maximum heights / limits 8.5 m ridge (28 ft)
Bend protection strip including bend 6.8 m (22 ft)
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Mediterranean
Urban villa, 2 full floors
Number of residents, ages: 4 persons, 28, 32, 3, 1
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: partial home office
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Garage: yes
House design
Who designed it: general contractor (GC)
What do you like most? Why?
What do you dislike? Upstairs bathroom not finalized yet, drainage pipe is annoying.
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings: fixed price with buffer available
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give something up, which details/extras
- can give up: many things except those below
- cannot give up: fireplace, kitchen island, walk-in shower
Why did the design turn out the way it is?
Design by GC planner based on sketch.
Yes, the floor plan from #77 is probably too spacious for this house size. There isn’t enough room in the living room, and in my opinion, an office upstairs is out of the question. I have sketched it again:
At the entrance downstairs, you already stumble over the bottom step of the stairs, and upstairs there is at most a small open office nook. The living room downstairs has shrunk to a depth of 3.80 m (12.5 ft), and with the utility room, wardrobe, and toilet, it can’t really be any smaller. It would work, but I don’t think this is what you want, right?
At the entrance downstairs, you already stumble over the bottom step of the stairs, and upstairs there is at most a small open office nook. The living room downstairs has shrunk to a depth of 3.80 m (12.5 ft), and with the utility room, wardrobe, and toilet, it can’t really be any smaller. It would work, but I don’t think this is what you want, right?
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motorradsilke11 Mar 2023 07:05icarus123 schrieb:
Or do you see any possibility in your latest design to include a kitchen run of 4.2 m (14 feet)? Otherwise, we really like it!Leave out the terrace door on the bottom side and shift
icarus123 schrieb:
Or do you see any possibility in your latest design to include a kitchen run of 4.2 m (14 feet)? Otherwise, we really like it!Something like this. I haven’t checked the dimensions exactly to confirm it’s 4.20 m (14 feet). Then extend the terrace around the corner.
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icarus12311 Mar 2023 07:49K a t j a schrieb:
Yes, the layout from #77 is probably too generous for this house size. There isn’t enough space left in the living room, and in my opinion, an office upstairs is out of the question. I’ve sketched it again:
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Downstairs, you already stumble over the staircase entrance when entering, and upstairs there is at most a small open office corner. The living room downstairs has shrunk to a depth of 3.80m (12.5 feet), and it can’t get any smaller with the utility room, cloakroom, and half-bath included. It would work, but I don’t think that’s what you want, right? Thanks, but it’s really not ideal if compromises start right at the entrance… that’s not how we want it.
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icarus12311 Mar 2023 08:01motorradsilke schrieb:
Leave out the patio door at the bottom of the plan and move
Something like this. I didn’t pay attention to the measurements, whether it ends up being 4.20 m (13 ft 9 in).
Then extend the patio around the corner.Yes, that would definitely work! If the refrigerator is removed from the kitchen unit, you could probably manage with a 3.2–3.5 m (10 ft 6 in – 11 ft 6 in) long kitchen unit… then you could plan a sliding door at the top and a small patio door at the bottom?!Or reduce the size of the wardrobe and pantry a bit?
Green sliding door 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Red patio door 1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Yellow kitchen unit 3.2–3.5 m (10 ft 6 in – 11 ft 6 in)
Purple side-by-side refrigerator
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motorradsilke11 Mar 2023 08:48Yes, you can still reduce the pantry size a bit. We have approximately 1 sqm (10.8 sq ft) with shelves on all three sides, which provides plenty of storage space.
What is the pantry intended for? Is it mainly for storing beverages, vacuum cleaners, mops, and similar items?
A side-by-side refrigerator placed sideways as you have drawn it probably won’t work.
You would need to try it out; I don’t have the full measurements at hand right now to check if it makes sense:
Consider rearranging the cloakroom / utility room so that the utility room is accessible from the hallway.
This way, the kitchen niche can be used for tall cabinets. If a side-by-side refrigerator is desired, it should be at least 5cm (2 inches) panel – 60cm (24 inches) cabinet side – 2cm (0.8 inches) lateral panel – 91cm (36 inches) side-by-side refrigerator – 2cm (0.8 inches) lateral panel – 60cm (24 inches) cabinet side – 5cm (2 inches) panel, totaling 225cm (89 inches) in width. However, I would plan for 245cm (96 inches) to allow for possibly fitting four 60cm (24 inches) tall cabinets instead. The depth of the short wall section should be about 70cm (28 inches) to accommodate the side-by-side refrigerator.
Then a 1m (39 inches) wide terrace door, followed by a run without tall cabinets, just countertop workspace. The green, hardly visible wide terrace door would then be placed on the left as you suggested.
A side-by-side refrigerator placed sideways as you have drawn it probably won’t work.
You would need to try it out; I don’t have the full measurements at hand right now to check if it makes sense:
Consider rearranging the cloakroom / utility room so that the utility room is accessible from the hallway.
This way, the kitchen niche can be used for tall cabinets. If a side-by-side refrigerator is desired, it should be at least 5cm (2 inches) panel – 60cm (24 inches) cabinet side – 2cm (0.8 inches) lateral panel – 91cm (36 inches) side-by-side refrigerator – 2cm (0.8 inches) lateral panel – 60cm (24 inches) cabinet side – 5cm (2 inches) panel, totaling 225cm (89 inches) in width. However, I would plan for 245cm (96 inches) to allow for possibly fitting four 60cm (24 inches) tall cabinets instead. The depth of the short wall section should be about 70cm (28 inches) to accommodate the side-by-side refrigerator.
Then a 1m (39 inches) wide terrace door, followed by a run without tall cabinets, just countertop workspace. The green, hardly visible wide terrace door would then be placed on the left as you suggested.
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