ᐅ Floor plan design for an urban villa with a low-pitched roof
Created on: 4 Nov 2022 16:08
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MiTo2020Hello everyone,
We are slowly but surely getting a bit frustrated with the floor plan design and could really use some different opinions and ideas.
Here are the most important details:
Attached you will find the latest draft from our potential builder.
It’s a city villa with a flat or low-pitched roof with a maximum slope of 10 degrees and a green roof, which we want to have constructed as a hipped roof.
Due to the building plot’s size restrictions, our house can be a maximum of 8.50 m (28 feet) wide. We aim for 130–135 m² (1,400–1,450 sq ft) of living space.
Ground Floor Requirements:
- Side entrance on the east side with an adjacent carport, possibly also on the south side
- Small entrance hall (currently wasted space)
- Utility room should be at least 9 m² (97 sq ft)
- Staircase preferably as shown or a half-turn staircase (maybe with storage under the stairs)
- Guest bathroom with a shower
- Cloakroom niche
- The kitchen layout should be roughly similar to the floor plan
- The fireplace is unfortunately misplaced—it should actually be where the couch is. According to the builder, this is not possible with this city villa design.
On the north and west sides, we have a nice field next to the property, so we want windows facing those directions.
Upper Floor Requirements:
- Circulation space connecting bedroom, dressing room, and bathroom, with the bathroom also accessible from the hallway
- For the bed, we need at least 3.80 m (12.5 feet) of space, and we have about 6 m (20 feet) of wardrobe (Ikea Pax) that needs to be accommodated
- Home office
- Children’s room
Maybe you have some ideas on how to optimize this floor plan. We are looking forward to your suggestions.
Good luck
M & T
We are slowly but surely getting a bit frustrated with the floor plan design and could really use some different opinions and ideas.
Here are the most important details:
Attached you will find the latest draft from our potential builder.
It’s a city villa with a flat or low-pitched roof with a maximum slope of 10 degrees and a green roof, which we want to have constructed as a hipped roof.
Due to the building plot’s size restrictions, our house can be a maximum of 8.50 m (28 feet) wide. We aim for 130–135 m² (1,400–1,450 sq ft) of living space.
Ground Floor Requirements:
- Side entrance on the east side with an adjacent carport, possibly also on the south side
- Small entrance hall (currently wasted space)
- Utility room should be at least 9 m² (97 sq ft)
- Staircase preferably as shown or a half-turn staircase (maybe with storage under the stairs)
- Guest bathroom with a shower
- Cloakroom niche
- The kitchen layout should be roughly similar to the floor plan
- The fireplace is unfortunately misplaced—it should actually be where the couch is. According to the builder, this is not possible with this city villa design.
On the north and west sides, we have a nice field next to the property, so we want windows facing those directions.
Upper Floor Requirements:
- Circulation space connecting bedroom, dressing room, and bathroom, with the bathroom also accessible from the hallway
- For the bed, we need at least 3.80 m (12.5 feet) of space, and we have about 6 m (20 feet) of wardrobe (Ikea Pax) that needs to be accommodated
- Home office
- Children’s room
Maybe you have some ideas on how to optimize this floor plan. We are looking forward to your suggestions.
Good luck
M & T
You should read https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundriss-planung-unbedingt-vor-beitrag-erstellung-lesen.11714/, which is pinned at the top of this forum section, and update your post accordingly.
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 500m2 (5,382 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.25
Gross floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: flat roof, flat-angled up to max. 10 degrees
Architectural style: urban villa, Bauhaus
Orientation: north
Maximum heights/restrictions
Additional requirements: brick cladding and green roof
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: see above
Basement, number of floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 child
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office?
Overnight guests per year
Open or closed architecture
Conservative or modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes to both
Number of dining seats
Fireplace: yes
Music/sound system wall
Balcony, roof terrace
Garage, carport: double carport
Utility garden, greenhouse
House Design
Planning by:
- Planner from a construction company
Preferred heating system: ground source heat pump
If you have to give up, which details/fittings
- Can you give up: no
- Can you not give up:
Why was the design made like it is now? e.g.
Standard design from the planner? no, it is being freely designed
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? none, nearly everything was specified by ourselves
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad? no original ideas from the planner
and the rest is mentioned above….. 🙂
Plot size: 500m2 (5,382 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.25
Gross floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: flat roof, flat-angled up to max. 10 degrees
Architectural style: urban villa, Bauhaus
Orientation: north
Maximum heights/restrictions
Additional requirements: brick cladding and green roof
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: see above
Basement, number of floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 child
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office?
Overnight guests per year
Open or closed architecture
Conservative or modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes to both
Number of dining seats
Fireplace: yes
Music/sound system wall
Balcony, roof terrace
Garage, carport: double carport
Utility garden, greenhouse
House Design
Planning by:
- Planner from a construction company
Preferred heating system: ground source heat pump
If you have to give up, which details/fittings
- Can you give up: no
- Can you not give up:
Why was the design made like it is now? e.g.
Standard design from the planner? no, it is being freely designed
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? none, nearly everything was specified by ourselves
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad? no original ideas from the planner
and the rest is mentioned above….. 🙂
M
Myrna_Loy4 Nov 2022 16:49I find the walk-in closet, at just over 15 sqm (160 sq ft), quite wasteful for such a compact floor plan. Why not place the wardrobes against the wall instead of as an island? Then you could put a bench or something similar in the middle.
The upper floor needs to be completely redesigned. The bathroom, walk-in closet, and bedroom are excessively large overall and take up too much space without feeling spacious or being practical.
Start with a redesign of the upper floor and then work your way down to the ground floor.
Start with a redesign of the upper floor and then work your way down to the ground floor.
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Pitiglianio4 Nov 2022 17:18The walk-in closet is planned to be 11.7 sqm (126 sq ft) according to the design. However, in a 130 sqm (1,399 sq ft) house, I would always plan without a walk-in closet.
The bathroom on the upper floor is also too large for the size of the house, especially since there is already a 6.5 sqm (70 sq ft) shower bathroom on the ground floor.
On the ground floor, perhaps consider placing the kitchen on the north side to benefit the living and dining area, which could then be located on the brighter southwest side. But without seeing the property layout, it is difficult to judge.
The bathroom on the upper floor is also too large for the size of the house, especially since there is already a 6.5 sqm (70 sq ft) shower bathroom on the ground floor.
On the ground floor, perhaps consider placing the kitchen on the north side to benefit the living and dining area, which could then be located on the brighter southwest side. But without seeing the property layout, it is difficult to judge.
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