ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a New Single-Family Home with Double Garage (Urban Villa)
Created on: 27 Dec 2019 13:42
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maxl229
Hello everyone,
last week we received the first draft proposal from our architect for the new build of a detached single-family house with a double garage.
Below are the answers to the questionnaire, completed as much as possible.
If I have misunderstood or answered any points incorrectly, please excuse me.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 1701 sqm (front approx. 27 m (89 feet))
Slope: slightly rising towards the north, but no impact on floor plan or design
Site coverage ratio: N/A
Floor area ratio: N/A
Building window, building line and boundary:
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces:
Number of storeys:
Roof type: N/A
Architectural style: N/A
Orientation: North
Maximum heights / limits:
Additional requirements: §34
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Urban villa with a hipped roof / garage with hipped roof
Basement, storeys: no basement, 2 full storeys
Number of occupants, age: 2, 28
Room requirements on the ground floor: kitchen, living + dining, office, guest WC, pantry, laundry room
Upper floor: 1 master bedroom + walk-in closet + bathroom, 2 children’s bedrooms + bathroom, storage room
Office: home office
Number of overnight guests yearly: not relevant
Open or closed design: open
Conservative or modern construction style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
House Design
Planned by:
- architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
The upper floor layout was implemented as discussed;
The architect added an open space in the entrance area, which we find very good.
What do you not like? Why?
Since we did not want a flat roof on the garage, a double garage with a hipped roof was planned, followed by a flat roof extension to provide direct access to the house.
However, the layout of the rooms for laundry + drying, heating + technical equipment, as well as pantry + utility room, feels somewhat awkward.
If possible, we would like to switch the pantry with the laundry room and add a pantry off the kitchen.
This would allow the outbuilding to be slightly smaller and the kitchen window to be enlarged. However, I suspect this will increase the overall footprint.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: approx. 390,000 EUR (including ventilation system)
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: estimate fits budget
Preferred heating system: gas + solar thermal (the draft currently includes an air-source heat pump)
If you had to do without, which details / additions
- could you do without:
- could you not do without:
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Overall, our wishes regarding layout and construction style have been well implemented.
Only the above-mentioned layout of the outbuilding including the pantry seems somewhat awkward.
What do you think of our ideas, and what possibilities for redesign would you suggest?
Thank you in advance for the lively discussion!
Best regards,
maxl229
last week we received the first draft proposal from our architect for the new build of a detached single-family house with a double garage.
Below are the answers to the questionnaire, completed as much as possible.
If I have misunderstood or answered any points incorrectly, please excuse me.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 1701 sqm (front approx. 27 m (89 feet))
Slope: slightly rising towards the north, but no impact on floor plan or design
Site coverage ratio: N/A
Floor area ratio: N/A
Building window, building line and boundary:
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces:
Number of storeys:
Roof type: N/A
Architectural style: N/A
Orientation: North
Maximum heights / limits:
Additional requirements: §34
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Urban villa with a hipped roof / garage with hipped roof
Basement, storeys: no basement, 2 full storeys
Number of occupants, age: 2, 28
Room requirements on the ground floor: kitchen, living + dining, office, guest WC, pantry, laundry room
Upper floor: 1 master bedroom + walk-in closet + bathroom, 2 children’s bedrooms + bathroom, storage room
Office: home office
Number of overnight guests yearly: not relevant
Open or closed design: open
Conservative or modern construction style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
House Design
Planned by:
- architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
The upper floor layout was implemented as discussed;
The architect added an open space in the entrance area, which we find very good.
What do you not like? Why?
Since we did not want a flat roof on the garage, a double garage with a hipped roof was planned, followed by a flat roof extension to provide direct access to the house.
However, the layout of the rooms for laundry + drying, heating + technical equipment, as well as pantry + utility room, feels somewhat awkward.
If possible, we would like to switch the pantry with the laundry room and add a pantry off the kitchen.
This would allow the outbuilding to be slightly smaller and the kitchen window to be enlarged. However, I suspect this will increase the overall footprint.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: approx. 390,000 EUR (including ventilation system)
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: estimate fits budget
Preferred heating system: gas + solar thermal (the draft currently includes an air-source heat pump)
If you had to do without, which details / additions
- could you do without:
- could you not do without:
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Overall, our wishes regarding layout and construction style have been well implemented.
Only the above-mentioned layout of the outbuilding including the pantry seems somewhat awkward.
What do you think of our ideas, and what possibilities for redesign would you suggest?
Thank you in advance for the lively discussion!
Best regards,
maxl229
maxl229 schrieb:
In this version, there is a shed roof on the left and right sections, with a flat roof in the center and a flat roof over the garage.I recall a bungalow here in an "H" shape like that. However, I believe it was a bit larger. Maybe about 6-12 months ago. @11ant can probably provide more details.The question remains, why switch to a completely different design now? It certainly isn't cheaper.
maxl229 schrieb:
After yesterday’s meeting with the architect and a subsequent inspection of the shell structure, we are considering abandoning our plans and possibly changing the house style to a single-story design. The basis is a former project with the same plot orientation.
Overall, in my opinion, not much would need to be changed:
- Incorporation of an office
- Reduce overall width and extend toward the back Hm. What would that achieve? I can hardly imagine it would be cheaper with almost double the roof area.
As I said, I would adapt to the plot—narrower and two stories with a wide west-facing garden. The plot is perfectly suited for that. The rooms would also benefit from much better natural light. Your architect is obviously happy to take a plan out of the drawer and just tweak it slightly. It’s less work than coming up with a new concept.
Your architect also claims the terrace of your "soccer-field-sized bungalow" is optimally protected from any sunlight—by any chance, is your architect’s last name Dracula?
I’m also curious about the reason behind this. Was the thought process that the staircase was obstructive?
With this house, you have to be careful that it doesn’t turn into a dark maze or labyrinth.
In this example, there is a noticeable lack of openness and therefore some sense of spaciousness.
With this house, you have to be careful that it doesn’t turn into a dark maze or labyrinth.
In this example, there is a noticeable lack of openness and therefore some sense of spaciousness.
The initial concept involved many compromises, such as
- moving the office to the upper floor
- removing the direct house entrance from the garage
- reducing the size of the living area, etc.,
to meet our requirements. Naturally, the staircase design was also a challenge.
In this version, in my opinion, there is more flexibility. There will be no cost savings, by the way, but that was not the main focus.
- moving the office to the upper floor
- removing the direct house entrance from the garage
- reducing the size of the living area, etc.,
to meet our requirements. Naturally, the staircase design was also a challenge.
In this version, in my opinion, there is more flexibility. There will be no cost savings, by the way, but that was not the main focus.
maxl229 schrieb:
- Move the office to the upper floor
- Remove the direct house entrance from the garage
- Smaller living area, etc.
to meet our wishes.
Of course, the staircase design was a problem... I don’t see why it couldn’t have been done differently. But you didn’t really make an effort to explore other options. For example, you could also rotate the garage to get closer to the entrance. My suggestion was to rotate the house and position the entrance accordingly...
And Katja also provided examples.
Certainly, the bungalow is a great house, but now I want to point out your obligation under the 34er rule to comply with and align to the neighboring buildings. How is the immediate neighborhood on the street?
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