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
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MIA_SAN_MIA__2 Jan 2018 12:29The changes to this wall wouldn’t have any structural impact, right? The planner is on vacation at the moment, and when they return, I’ll be on vacation. I could go ahead and order the structural calculation now so that we can start looking for construction companies after the vacation.
MIA_SAN_MIA__ schrieb:
Changes to this wall wouldn’t have any structural impact, right? Of course, it makes a difference for the calculation, even if it might not affect the reinforcement steel design.
My off-the-cuff suggestion (remember: business consultant, not a structural engineer) for the wall structure from bathroom to child’s room would be: a) 70 mm (3 inches) calcium silicate wall panel, sound insulation (mat), 60 mm (2.4 inches) gypsum board or b) the same as before, but with sound insulation (then the board) last.
Compared to an 11.5 cm (4.5 inches) porous brick, that is a difference—but I haven’t checked what this means in absolute weight.
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MIA_SAN_MIA__3 Jan 2018 07:21@11ant Thanks!
Today, I'll just coordinate something directly with the structural engineer. He lives only 100m (330 feet) away and already works closely with my designer.
Today, I'll just coordinate something directly with the structural engineer. He lives only 100m (330 feet) away and already works closely with my designer.
I find it a bit overdramatic. Children get used to it and are also different from one another. It would have to be very sensitive individuals.
Especially the bathtub creates a deep, soothing sound. Some people even buy that as a CD to fall asleep. I would be more concerned about the toilet flushing and the rattling inside the mirrored cabinet near the children's room.
Especially the bathtub creates a deep, soothing sound. Some people even buy that as a CD to fall asleep. I would be more concerned about the toilet flushing and the rattling inside the mirrored cabinet near the children's room.
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MIA_SAN_MIA__4 Jan 2018 09:39Alex85 schrieb:
I think it’s a bit overdramatic. Children get used to it and they are also different. It would have to be quite sensitive cases.
The bathtub creates a steady, soothing noise. Some people even buy CDs with similar sounds to help them fall asleep. I would be more concerned about toilet flushing and clattering in the medicine cabinet next to the children's room.but still, you can minimize it as much as possible. People can get used to a lot.
The world is not quiet, quite the opposite.
I envy people who can sleep anywhere—on planes, trains, or after a bad hotel choice. Unfortunately, I am not one of them.
I wonder if this can be “trained” from childhood… those are usually the ones who can’t sleep a single night on a school trip. But who really knows for sure.
In any case, I wouldn’t start with masonry mix or cladding for that reason.
Even though I personally prefer “white” interiors due to the lack of advantages of “red.” But with you, that will probably begin on the exterior wall, so it’s likely not an option.
I envy people who can sleep anywhere—on planes, trains, or after a bad hotel choice. Unfortunately, I am not one of them.
I wonder if this can be “trained” from childhood… those are usually the ones who can’t sleep a single night on a school trip. But who really knows for sure.
In any case, I wouldn’t start with masonry mix or cladding for that reason.
Even though I personally prefer “white” interiors due to the lack of advantages of “red.” But with you, that will probably begin on the exterior wall, so it’s likely not an option.