ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 180 sqm Urban Villa on the Edge of a Forest
Created on: 8 Mar 2021 13:07
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Lycana9
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 819 sqm (8,815 sq ft), located in the southeast directly adjacent to the forest boundary.
In front of the plot is a small private road, and to the east a public road that ends in a dead end right in front of the property.
No slope
Floor area ratio 0.2
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 5 meters (16 ft) to the street, 3 meters (10 ft) to neighbors
Border development, carport separate from the house
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: shed roof / hip roof
Style: modern city villa
Orientation: southeast, due to the forest at the property boundary
Maximum heights / limits: maximum 8.25 meters (27 ft), with some negotiation possible with the building authority according to § 34
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, 2 full floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 persons aged 30 and 40, with outlook to +1
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: spacious living room desired
Office: family use or home office?
Overnight guests per year: regularly 2 children (6 and 9 years old)
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen with cooking island: open kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: one central dining table with 8 seats
Fireplace: probably not, as it makes less sense with KFW55 standard and heat pump with underfloor heating. Possibly an ethanol fireplace?
Music / stereo wall: home theater
Terrace: yes, facing south / southeast towards the forest
Garage, carport: 1 carport (6 x 5 meters (20 x 16 ft)) with two parking spaces planned at the border to the adjacent plot on the left
Utility garden, greenhouse: raised beds planned to the right of the house towards the street
House Design
Designed by:
- Do-it-Yourself / structural engineer
What do you especially like? Large living room with views of the forest
What do you dislike? Transition solution between hallway and living room; considering making it open after all.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 310,000
Personal price limit for house including equipment: 330,000
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details or expansions?
So far, nothing found that could be omitted
Why is the design the way it is? For example:
It was important for us to have the largest possible living room facing the forest with large windows as well as an open kitchen. The rest was planned around this.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Does the floor plan work as it is, or have we overlooked any essential points?
Plot size 819 sqm (8,815 sq ft), located in the southeast directly adjacent to the forest boundary.
In front of the plot is a small private road, and to the east a public road that ends in a dead end right in front of the property.
No slope
Floor area ratio 0.2
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 5 meters (16 ft) to the street, 3 meters (10 ft) to neighbors
Border development, carport separate from the house
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: shed roof / hip roof
Style: modern city villa
Orientation: southeast, due to the forest at the property boundary
Maximum heights / limits: maximum 8.25 meters (27 ft), with some negotiation possible with the building authority according to § 34
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, 2 full floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 persons aged 30 and 40, with outlook to +1
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: spacious living room desired
Office: family use or home office?
Overnight guests per year: regularly 2 children (6 and 9 years old)
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen with cooking island: open kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: one central dining table with 8 seats
Fireplace: probably not, as it makes less sense with KFW55 standard and heat pump with underfloor heating. Possibly an ethanol fireplace?
Music / stereo wall: home theater
Terrace: yes, facing south / southeast towards the forest
Garage, carport: 1 carport (6 x 5 meters (20 x 16 ft)) with two parking spaces planned at the border to the adjacent plot on the left
Utility garden, greenhouse: raised beds planned to the right of the house towards the street
House Design
Designed by:
- Do-it-Yourself / structural engineer
What do you especially like? Large living room with views of the forest
What do you dislike? Transition solution between hallway and living room; considering making it open after all.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 310,000
Personal price limit for house including equipment: 330,000
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details or expansions?
So far, nothing found that could be omitted
Why is the design the way it is? For example:
It was important for us to have the largest possible living room facing the forest with large windows as well as an open kitchen. The rest was planned around this.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Does the floor plan work as it is, or have we overlooked any essential points?
The forest is a designated protected landscape area in private ownership. Future development is therefore almost entirely ruled out. The lease agreements next to us were just extended by 5 years. In the long term, we understand that the leased plots will also be converted into single-family homes.
This is roughly how I would arrange the house on the plot:
(Approx. 160m2 (1,722 sq ft), but actually the same room layout as yours.)
Layout:
Ground Floor
Upper Floor
Since two full stories are desired, I would probably go for a mono-pitched roof. With tall windows in the children’s rooms facing the forest. Later on, one of the children’s rooms could even become the bedroom with a forest view ;-) . Windows have not been placed yet... but as an idea, this example house (with the corner window mirrored to the southwest) could work.
(Approx. 160m2 (1,722 sq ft), but actually the same room layout as yours.)
Layout:
Ground Floor
Upper Floor
Since two full stories are desired, I would probably go for a mono-pitched roof. With tall windows in the children’s rooms facing the forest. Later on, one of the children’s rooms could even become the bedroom with a forest view ;-) . Windows have not been placed yet... but as an idea, this example house (with the corner window mirrored to the southwest) could work.
Lycana9 schrieb:
The plot is located in the southeast, directly adjacent to the forest edge Am I seeing things wrong, or is the forest actually to the southwest?
Lycana9 schrieb:
Guests per year: regularly 2 children (6 and 9 years old) Will they share a room once you have a child who permanently lives with you?
Overall, the floor plan isn’t bad, but I would probably opt for a more elongated house and place the children’s rooms towards the southwest (the forest?). Once you have furnished it, you can definitely say more. I’m curious how you plan to use that small living room corner.
About the current plan specifically: on the upper floor, the additional recess near the children’s bedroom doors is wasted space. You could reduce the hallway size and enlarge the rooms. Then shift the parents’ wall to the right to add a walk-in closet. The ground floor toilet could also free up some space for a wardrobe area. If a shower is not planned there, the room could be smaller.
I also find the windows much too small. You’re not living in a city with close neighbors. But please share the updated exterior views once you have them. If the children’s rooms face the forest, they could at least get reasonably sized windows.
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