Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: over 1000 sqm (about 0.25 acres)
Slope: gentle
Site coverage ratio: 0.30
Floor area ratio: 0.50
Building envelope, building line and boundary: FULLY utilized due to relatively small size, as this will be the second house on the plot (building in the second row)
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 3 parking spaces + 2 garages in front of the old house
Number of stories: 1 + converted attic
Roof shape: open choice
Style: standard
Orientation: terrace facing south/west, garden also south/west; entrance on the north side
Maximum height / limits
Other requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type
Basement, floors: fully basemented, planning 1-2 additional living rooms there (e.g., guest rooms)
Number of people, ages: 2 adults (40/36 years old) and 2 children (1 and 3 years old)
Space needs on ground floor: living/dining area, and one room (office). Upper floor: 3 bedrooms
Office: yes, for home office, IMPORTANT
Guests per year, frequently and for long stays (hence basement! with 2 additional rooms and underfloor heating)
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: YES
Music / stereo wall: not important
Balcony, roof terrace: no, but there will be a terrace
Garage, carport: at the old house!
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: not important
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why some options are included or excluded
House Design
Planning by:
- Architect
What do you like most? Why?
Size of children’s rooms (14 sqm (150 sq ft)), open layout, open kitchen, very large office (due to extensive home office work!)
What do you dislike? Why?
Entry area (entrance leads into the living room on the north wall, meaning carrying groceries to the kitchen/pantry still involves a long walk)
Cost estimate from architect/planner:
Pure house cost excluding ancillary building costs €400,000 for 173 sqm (1861 sq ft) living space + 93 sqm (1001 sq ft) basement (fully fitted with underfloor heating!)
Personal price limit for house, including fittings: acceptable
Preferred heating technology: air source heat pump with ventilation system
What can you do without?
- What you can give up: little
- What you cannot give up: many things, e.g., fireplace, office, large living/dining area
Why does the design look the way it does now?
For example:
Currently on the 4th version from the architect, and still not 100% satisfied.
Which wishes have been implemented by the architect? Yes, waiting for the entrance on the north side to be moved a few meters further west, meaning the staircase should be relocated more to the east (downstairs) along the wall directly.
What is the key/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Looking for ideas on how to further optimize it, possibly relocating the staircase elsewhere.
Currently, the kitchen / living-dining area should remain as is because they face south (living/dining) and west (kitchen) with garden views.
The upper floor can be completely redesigned. It is important that the children’s rooms remain at least 14 sqm (150 sq ft). The parents' bedroom can be smaller.
Plot size: over 1000 sqm (about 0.25 acres)
Slope: gentle
Site coverage ratio: 0.30
Floor area ratio: 0.50
Building envelope, building line and boundary: FULLY utilized due to relatively small size, as this will be the second house on the plot (building in the second row)
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 3 parking spaces + 2 garages in front of the old house
Number of stories: 1 + converted attic
Roof shape: open choice
Style: standard
Orientation: terrace facing south/west, garden also south/west; entrance on the north side
Maximum height / limits
Other requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type
Basement, floors: fully basemented, planning 1-2 additional living rooms there (e.g., guest rooms)
Number of people, ages: 2 adults (40/36 years old) and 2 children (1 and 3 years old)
Space needs on ground floor: living/dining area, and one room (office). Upper floor: 3 bedrooms
Office: yes, for home office, IMPORTANT
Guests per year, frequently and for long stays (hence basement! with 2 additional rooms and underfloor heating)
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: YES
Music / stereo wall: not important
Balcony, roof terrace: no, but there will be a terrace
Garage, carport: at the old house!
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: not important
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why some options are included or excluded
House Design
Planning by:
- Architect
What do you like most? Why?
Size of children’s rooms (14 sqm (150 sq ft)), open layout, open kitchen, very large office (due to extensive home office work!)
What do you dislike? Why?
Entry area (entrance leads into the living room on the north wall, meaning carrying groceries to the kitchen/pantry still involves a long walk)
Cost estimate from architect/planner:
Pure house cost excluding ancillary building costs €400,000 for 173 sqm (1861 sq ft) living space + 93 sqm (1001 sq ft) basement (fully fitted with underfloor heating!)
Personal price limit for house, including fittings: acceptable
Preferred heating technology: air source heat pump with ventilation system
What can you do without?
- What you can give up: little
- What you cannot give up: many things, e.g., fireplace, office, large living/dining area
Why does the design look the way it does now?
For example:
Currently on the 4th version from the architect, and still not 100% satisfied.
Which wishes have been implemented by the architect? Yes, waiting for the entrance on the north side to be moved a few meters further west, meaning the staircase should be relocated more to the east (downstairs) along the wall directly.
What is the key/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Looking for ideas on how to further optimize it, possibly relocating the staircase elsewhere.
Currently, the kitchen / living-dining area should remain as is because they face south (living/dining) and west (kitchen) with garden views.
The upper floor can be completely redesigned. It is important that the children’s rooms remain at least 14 sqm (150 sq ft). The parents' bedroom can be smaller.
There would be too much traffic through the living room, and the path to the kitchen is too long.
The kitchen window above the sink has a sill height of 87.5cm (35 inches)? How deep is the countertop?
If it is meant to be a tilt-and-turn window, the faucet will be in the way.
The closet in the master bedroom blocks the middle window.
The sinks next to the bedroom bed?
The kitchen window above the sink has a sill height of 87.5cm (35 inches)? How deep is the countertop?
If it is meant to be a tilt-and-turn window, the faucet will be in the way.
The closet in the master bedroom blocks the middle window.
The sinks next to the bedroom bed?
Niloa schrieb:
What is the purpose of the extension if living spaces are planned in the basement? Building in the second row, the front house and the second house must form a common building structure. So it’s house-extension-extension-house. This way, there is at least more space between the houses.
I would very much like to build a detached house here, but if the building authority doesn’t allow it...
And of course, it would be better to build without a basement if the house could be 20 m² (215 sq ft) larger. But that’s not possible! So the heating system, technical equipment, and laundry room go in the basement, which can then be fully utilized, and a guest room or similar can also be accommodated there.
AMNE3IA schrieb:
I think there would be too much traffic through the living room, and the route to the kitchen is too long.
The window in the kitchen above the sink has a sill height of 87.5cm (34.4 inches)? How deep is the countertop?
If it’s a tilt-and-turn window, the faucet might get in the way.
The wardrobe in the master bedroom covers the middle window.
The sinks next to the bedroom bed? I agree with you.
So, the kitchen where the sink is located: the window can be removed completely here (if there is no passageway to the entrance area). If there is a passage, then only a narrow window should be used!
Master bedroom: they removed the three windows from the first design. I would place two windows side by side in the center. The child’s room to the left would then have one window.
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