Hello everyone,
I would appreciate your feedback on the floor plans.
Development Plan / Restrictions:
· Plot size: 1,200 m² (18 m (59 inches) wide)
· Slope: south-facing hill, street to the north
· Site coverage ratio: 0.3
· Floor area ratio: 0.6
· Building envelope, building line, and boundary: see "enlarged building envelope" 12 x 14 m (39 x 46 feet)
· Edge development: garages
· Number of parking spaces: 3 required according to building authority
· Construction type: open building layout
· Building setback: 3 m (10 feet)
· Roof type: pitched roofs 15-30°, hipped roofs to be avoided, see regulations
· Orientation: ridge direction of the buildings parallel to each other
· Exterior design: see section 6 of the regulations
Homeowners’ Requirements
Preliminary: The homeowners (born 1982 male, 1988 female, and two children born 2014 female, 2016 male) want to live on two floors (basement and ground floor). A third children’s bedroom should also be included. The third floor (attic) should be accessible barrier-free.
· Style: Bauhaus (optionally exposed concrete)
· Roof design: large south-facing side (for solar panels, photovoltaics)
· Building type: two-family house
· Basement and floors: basement, ground floor, attic
· Number of occupants and ages as above: (2 + 3 in basement and ground floor, 2 + 1 in attic)
o Space requirements attic: 2 bedrooms, 1 flexible floor plan bathroom, open living/dining/kitchen area, utility room
o Space requirements ground floor: 1 master bedroom, walk-in closet, master bathroom, large open living/dining/kitchen area, wardrobe, storage room
o Space requirements basement: 3 children’s bedrooms, children’s bathroom, optional play corridor, boiler room, cellar, utility room
· Open or closed architecture: open
· Conservative or modern construction: modern
· Kitchen: open kitchen with island (at least on ground floor)
· Balcony, roof terrace: likely sensible on all three floors considering exposed concrete
· Parking spaces: carports if possible, which can later be converted into garages (initial cost saving)
· Heating/thermal technology: air-to-water heat pump (underfloor heating), optional photovoltaics
· Windows: large window areas on the south side, optionally wide, low windows above the kitchen worktop on the ground floor
· Energy efficiency: KfW 55 standard
· High sound insulation (especially for the ceiling of the attic, separate residential unit)
I would appreciate your feedback on the floor plans.
Development Plan / Restrictions:
· Plot size: 1,200 m² (18 m (59 inches) wide)
· Slope: south-facing hill, street to the north
· Site coverage ratio: 0.3
· Floor area ratio: 0.6
· Building envelope, building line, and boundary: see "enlarged building envelope" 12 x 14 m (39 x 46 feet)
· Edge development: garages
· Number of parking spaces: 3 required according to building authority
· Construction type: open building layout
· Building setback: 3 m (10 feet)
· Roof type: pitched roofs 15-30°, hipped roofs to be avoided, see regulations
· Orientation: ridge direction of the buildings parallel to each other
· Exterior design: see section 6 of the regulations
Homeowners’ Requirements
Preliminary: The homeowners (born 1982 male, 1988 female, and two children born 2014 female, 2016 male) want to live on two floors (basement and ground floor). A third children’s bedroom should also be included. The third floor (attic) should be accessible barrier-free.
· Style: Bauhaus (optionally exposed concrete)
· Roof design: large south-facing side (for solar panels, photovoltaics)
· Building type: two-family house
· Basement and floors: basement, ground floor, attic
· Number of occupants and ages as above: (2 + 3 in basement and ground floor, 2 + 1 in attic)
o Space requirements attic: 2 bedrooms, 1 flexible floor plan bathroom, open living/dining/kitchen area, utility room
o Space requirements ground floor: 1 master bedroom, walk-in closet, master bathroom, large open living/dining/kitchen area, wardrobe, storage room
o Space requirements basement: 3 children’s bedrooms, children’s bathroom, optional play corridor, boiler room, cellar, utility room
· Open or closed architecture: open
· Conservative or modern construction: modern
· Kitchen: open kitchen with island (at least on ground floor)
· Balcony, roof terrace: likely sensible on all three floors considering exposed concrete
· Parking spaces: carports if possible, which can later be converted into garages (initial cost saving)
· Heating/thermal technology: air-to-water heat pump (underfloor heating), optional photovoltaics
· Windows: large window areas on the south side, optionally wide, low windows above the kitchen worktop on the ground floor
· Energy efficiency: KfW 55 standard
· High sound insulation (especially for the ceiling of the attic, separate residential unit)
kaho674 schrieb:
Congratulations on the building permit!
I would also immediately support changing the matte finish.
What would really bother me, though, is the tightness at the entrance. You almost fall down the stairs when you come in.
If it were mine, I would get rid of the straight staircase and the storage room. Part of the basement would be reduced to create a half-turned staircase. But of course, that’s a matter of taste—especially since you would lose the space in the storage room, whatever it was intended for.
I find the vestibule too small. The cloakroom is also accordingly small. The skylight by the shower is a great idea, but a functional cloakroom would probably be more important to me in that spot.
I haven’t read everything yet, but this will work: with Katja’s suggestion to extend the vestibule by at least 1 meter (3 feet), and a short wall towards the kitchen/dining area to make it more comfortable.
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sichtbeton8219 Oct 2018 08:19FINALLY!
On Wednesday, the earthworks contractor arrived with his excavator! At first, I was a bit skeptical that the "small" excavator wouldn’t manage. But size isn’t everything! After 1.5 days, the building pit was already becoming visible. It still needs to be much deeper, but so far, it’s going very well since the slate is quite loose.
With the start, a huge weight was lifted off our shoulders. The connection work for the shell construction also looks very good. We are now very hopeful that everything will flow smoothly... Unfortunately, we are missing out on a perfect summer for construction weather.
Financially, things are tight as we have to start repaying the annuity loan (interest and principal) from the beginning of the month, plus we have to pay a penalty for the undrawn loan funds. But well, a contract is a contract, and it will be manageable. On the other hand, I’m hoping for the child benefit grant...
On Wednesday, the earthworks contractor arrived with his excavator! At first, I was a bit skeptical that the "small" excavator wouldn’t manage. But size isn’t everything! After 1.5 days, the building pit was already becoming visible. It still needs to be much deeper, but so far, it’s going very well since the slate is quite loose.
With the start, a huge weight was lifted off our shoulders. The connection work for the shell construction also looks very good. We are now very hopeful that everything will flow smoothly... Unfortunately, we are missing out on a perfect summer for construction weather.
Financially, things are tight as we have to start repaying the annuity loan (interest and principal) from the beginning of the month, plus we have to pay a penalty for the undrawn loan funds. But well, a contract is a contract, and it will be manageable. On the other hand, I’m hoping for the child benefit grant...
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sichtbeton8230 Oct 2018 14:31Attached are the construction drawings. We have not made any changes to the parents’ area. Nevertheless, thank you very much for your feedback.
