ᐅ Floor plan design for a 180 m² urban villa with basement
Created on: 22 Dec 2017 13:08
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MIA_SAN_MIA__
Since the old thread was a complete mess, I’m starting this new one here:
Development plan/restrictions: No development plan, initial inquiry with the municipality received positive feedback.
Plot size: 884m² (9509 sq ft)
Slope: Approximately 1.5m (5 ft) slope across the building width from north to south. Leveling out flat toward the street on the south side.
Number of parking spaces: 2 garage spaces
Number of stories: 2
Orientation: Dining/cooking areas facing south
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Urban villa, hipped roof
Basement, floors: Basement included, 2 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 2 (27 & 24 years old), planned total 4
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guests staying overnight per year: few / couch is sufficient
Open or closed architecture: Open plan, living room separated by room divider
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open plan, kitchen island absolutely necessary (for aesthetic reasons)
Number of dining seats: Large dining table for 8-12 people
Fireplace: Yes
Music/sound system wall: 5.1 surround sound for TV
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: Yes
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for chosen or excluded features: Living room is mainly used for watching TV, so south-facing orientation is not necessary
House design
Planned by: Planner
What do you like most? Why? All our wishes are included: straight staircase, laundry chute, cloakroom near the front door, pantry, kitchen island
What do you dislike? Why? The middle window on the south side is quite close to the bay window.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 430k
Preferred heating technology: Air-source heat pump
If you had to give up some details or upgrades:
- What you could do without: laundry chute
- What you cannot do without: pantry, kitchen island, straight staircase
Why does the design look the way it does now? Countless drawings from us that the planner built on.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? A mix of many examples from various magazines, our ideas, and our stubbornness ;-) ...
What do you think makes the design particularly good or bad? We think it’s very successful but welcome further suggestions
Development plan/restrictions: No development plan, initial inquiry with the municipality received positive feedback.
Plot size: 884m² (9509 sq ft)
Slope: Approximately 1.5m (5 ft) slope across the building width from north to south. Leveling out flat toward the street on the south side.
Number of parking spaces: 2 garage spaces
Number of stories: 2
Orientation: Dining/cooking areas facing south
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Urban villa, hipped roof
Basement, floors: Basement included, 2 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 2 (27 & 24 years old), planned total 4
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guests staying overnight per year: few / couch is sufficient
Open or closed architecture: Open plan, living room separated by room divider
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open plan, kitchen island absolutely necessary (for aesthetic reasons)
Number of dining seats: Large dining table for 8-12 people
Fireplace: Yes
Music/sound system wall: 5.1 surround sound for TV
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: Yes
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for chosen or excluded features: Living room is mainly used for watching TV, so south-facing orientation is not necessary
House design
Planned by: Planner
What do you like most? Why? All our wishes are included: straight staircase, laundry chute, cloakroom near the front door, pantry, kitchen island
What do you dislike? Why? The middle window on the south side is quite close to the bay window.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 430k
Preferred heating technology: Air-source heat pump
If you had to give up some details or upgrades:
- What you could do without: laundry chute
- What you cannot do without: pantry, kitchen island, straight staircase
Why does the design look the way it does now? Countless drawings from us that the planner built on.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? A mix of many examples from various magazines, our ideas, and our stubbornness ;-) ...
What do you think makes the design particularly good or bad? We think it’s very successful but welcome further suggestions
MIA_SAN_MIA__ schrieb:
Well, it takes some getting used to but it’s not too bad. Maybe I’ll use the other bathroom in the morning, but ideally the children should hear as little as possible of the bathroom activities.They won’t hear you back there (top right on the plan) 🙂
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MIA_SAN_MIA__31 Dec 2017 17:57ypg schrieb:
Back there (top right of the plan), they can’t hear you 🙂 So the bathtub is still in the other bathroom. I might use the smaller bathroom in the morning, but ideally, the children should hear as little as possible from the larger “family bathroom.” That can be annoying, after all.Both bathrooms should still be accessible from the hallway.
MIA_SAN_MIA__ schrieb:
Well, it takes some getting used to but it’s not that bad. Maybe I’ll use the other bathroom in the morning, but the children should still hear as little as possible of the activities in the bathroom.What activities exactly? Make sure the poor kids don’t wake up before 6 a.m. because of all the doors opening and closing. Otherwise, I don’t see why you would place the main bathroom between the children’s bedrooms if you’re concerned about noise from those activities and the effects it might have on the kids.
Let’s be honest, in a household with several children, you can’t really expect to enjoy a long bath, at least not without interruptions 😉
All good, happy new year 🙂
M
MIA_SAN_MIA__2 Jan 2018 08:31ypg schrieb:
What kind of activities? Make sure the poor kids don’t wake up before 6 a.m. from all the doors opening and closing. Otherwise, I don’t see why you would plan the main bathroom between the children’s rooms if you’re worried about noise from activities and the resulting anxiety in the kids.
Let’s be honest, in a family with many children, you can’t really take long baths anymore, at least not without interruptions 😉
All good, happy New Year 🙂I hope you all had a good start to the new year?
I just don’t want the kids to be awake in bed when someone is blow-drying hair or showering in the bathroom...
MIA_SAN_MIA__ schrieb:
I hope you all made it through safely?
I just don’t want the kids standing in bed while someone is blow-drying their hair or showering in the bathroom...But that will probably happen if you use the bathroom located between the kids’ rooms in the morning. At least, your concern is justified based on your floor plan! From your perspective, you shouldn’t place the bathroom between the bedrooms.
Personally, I always wonder what parents expect regarding how their children or other family members will react to background noises.
In my opinion, if everyone is considerate, no one has a problem with sounds—even with toilet flushing or other water noises.
Well then... Happy New Year 🙂
M
MIA_SAN_MIA__2 Jan 2018 10:28ypg schrieb:
That will probably happen if you use the bathroom located in the middle of the children's room in the morning. At least in your plan, your concern is justified!I am well aware that noise can never be completely avoided. I’m just wondering if it might be better to use 17.5cm (7 inches) bricks instead of 11.5cm (4.5 inches) ones to significantly reduce the noise coming from the bathroom? Unfortunately, I have no experience regarding how much sound modern bricks can dampen.
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