ᐅ Floor plan design for a 130 sqm urban villa with two full stories

Created on: 5 Dec 2017 15:50

Hello everyone,

We have now received the floor plan and I would like to ask for your assessment.

Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 600–800 sqm (6467–8611 sq ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof style: hipped roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: -

Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, townhouse, hipped roof, solid construction
Basement, number of floors: 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages: 27, 27, plus 2 planned children
Space requirements on the ground floor: kitchen, utility room, guest WC with shower, cloakroom, living/dining area, guest room/sports room
Space requirements on the upper floor: master bedroom, 2 children’s bedrooms, dressing room, bathroom
Number of overnight guests per year: 3–5
Open or closed architecture: closed
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open with kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: -
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, with reasons why certain aspects should or should not be included: we enjoy cooking a lot, so the kitchen should have enough space and be integrated into the living area, but also somewhat separated.

House Design
Planner:
- Architect
What do you like particularly? Why?
Bathroom in T-shape, living room with open kitchen

What do you not like? Why?
Current kitchen layout with partition wall and 2 doors (kitchen and living room), kitchen should be U-shaped. Table possibly better placed between sofa and kitchen? Not quite optimal yet.

Price estimate from architect/planner: approx. 230,000
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 250,000

If you had to give up something, which details/attachments could you do without:
- Could you give up: ???
- Could not give up: T-shape bathroom, guest/sports room on ground floor

What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Will the living/dining area be too cramped? Are the window arrangements optimal? Has anything important been forgotten? Any fundamental mistakes?

Best regards and a huge thank you 🙂

Two-dimensional house floor plan with living room, kitchen, hallway, bathroom and study

2D floor plan of a house with bedroom, children’s rooms, bathroom and corridor

Four house elevations showing front, side, and rear views of a two-story residential building.

Alex858 Dec 2017 18:49

#31

And the stroller won’t be needed forever either. Once the garage is built, if planned, it won’t need to be brought inside anymore.

haydee8 Dec 2017 19:13

#32

It is too cold in the garage for winter babies.

Alex858 Dec 2017 19:38

#33

We ourselves had two babies born in winter. We used a sheepskin for the stroller. It is placed inside and becomes "warm" in the stroller, done.

Marvinius II8 Dec 2017 19:41

#34

seth0487 schrieb:
Basically, I agree with you regarding the dirt in front of the stairs. It was extreme until about three weeks ago, when the walkways weren’t paved yet and we had to vacuum the entrance area 3-4 times a day. Currently, we have a dirt-trapping mat inside just in front of the front door and a runner mat extending into the hallway. Once we finish grouting the paved areas next week, we will finally place a doormat outside the door.

We didn’t see a more cost-effective option to design the stairs differently, so we ended up with this layout. Our floor plan was only meant to show the original poster how we solved the requirements. I consider our living area size as the minimum for this room layout. It should be noted that our building plot (12.6m x 7.6m) limited us significantly.

I don’t know how it’s possible to fit 60m² (645 sq ft) of living-dining-kitchen space, a WC with shower, utility room, and hallway into a smaller area. For example, I wouldn’t go below an 8m² (86 sq ft) utility room.

We are now immediately investing in the landscaping and having the area in front of the entrance paved, including a scraper mat. Besides vacuuming, it seemed like the only reasonable solution given our clay soil outdoors.

Marvinius II8 Dec 2017 19:45

#35

ypg schrieb:
... by not planning a staircase right in front of the entrance area – starting the stairs further away from the entrance, keeping it clean [emoji2]

Correct answer, but reversing the staircase would have meant an additional gable... The house would probably have needed to be a bit deeper, which would have exceeded the budget.

ypg8 Dec 2017 19:56

#36

Marvinius II schrieb:
Correct answer, but turning the staircase would have meant adding another gable... The house would probably also have had to be a bit deeper and that would have exceeded the budget.

I just noticed: You’ve hijacked this thread from @kruemel89... now he has to read all this staircase stuff even though he had a completely different question :O

ᐅ Floor plan design for a 130 sqm urban villa with two full stories

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