ᐅ Floor plan design for an urban villa with a hip roof, approximately 190 square meters of living space
Created on: 1 Nov 2018 13:03
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Franzi183
Development Plan / Restrictions: No development plan exists, therefore no restrictions.
Plot Size: 760 sqm (8,180 sq ft)
Slope: No
Floor Area Ratio (FAR): None
Site Coverage Ratio: None
Building Envelope, Building Line, and Boundary: None
Edge Development: No
Number of Parking Spaces: 2-3
Number of Floors: 2 full stories
Roof Type: Hip roof
Architectural Style: Urban villa
Orientation: South-facing
Maximum Height / Limits: None
Further Requirements: None
Clients’ Requirements
Style, Roof Type, Building Type:
We envision an urban villa (hip roof)
with 2 full stories plus a fully finished basement.
Number of Occupants, Age: 2 people (25 years + 26 years) + later 2-3 children
On the ground floor there is a cloakroom niche with a door leading to the double garage. A guest bathroom with shower, as well as a multipurpose room (office, storage, possibly guest room) are also planned. The kitchen features a cooking island and is connected to a pantry with a window. We would like to be able to separate the planned dining area from the living area with a sliding door as needed. We are wondering if this is technically possible. The dining area is designed for 8 people. The fireplace is to be placed between the dining and living areas, though we are not fully satisfied with its current position in the existing plan.
On the upper floor is the master bedroom (oriented away from the busy street to the south so that morning sunlight shines into the bedroom). The walk-in closet is accessible from the hallway as we prefer no door from the bedroom itself to avoid disturbance if one partner is still sleeping. Additionally, there are two children’s bedrooms of approximately equal size and a home office. The balcony extends across the entire south side, allowing theoretical access from child’s room 2, the office, and the bathroom. The planned bathroom includes a double sink, shower, bathtub, and toilet. We are having some concerns about the bathroom door…
In the basement, there is space planned for a utility room with washing machine and dryer. A wellness room with sauna is also included. Further rooms in the basement are planned for the heating system and a workbench.
We would like a productive garden with raised beds but are still unsure where exactly to place it.
House Design
Who designed the plan:
Modified prefab house floor plan with our own room layout and arrangement
What do you like most? Why?
We especially like the large, bright, partly open dining and living area. The rooms and their arrangement are perfectly tailored to our needs.
What do you like least? Why?
- Cloakroom with 1 m (3 ft 3 in) width may be too narrow.
- Pantry narrows too much; however, we do not want to give up the window.
- Fireplace location may still be optimized.
- Living space still open; sliding door between dining and living area desired.
- Bathroom door on upper floor problematic.
- Window in the walk-in closet.
Estimated Price According to Architect/Planner: 450,000€
Personal Price Limit for the House, Including Fixtures: 450,000€
Preferred Heating Technology: District heating/gas/air source heat pump, possibly supplemented by a ventilation system with heat recovery, as well as photovoltaic and solar thermal systems.
If you have to compromise, on which details/extensions
-can you compromise: sauna, bay window, tiled stove installed later
-cannot compromise: /
Why is the design as it is now?
We have given a lot of thought, drew many different plans and discarded them, and step by step reached this result.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
How can the bathroom door on the first floor be better planned?
Is a sliding door between dining and living area feasible?
Is the pantry’s narrow end reasonable?
Is the layout functional?
Is the 1 m (3 ft 3 in) cloakroom too narrow?
Alternative spot for the fireplace?
Change window in walk-in closet?
Thank you in advance for your effort and support. The more often you look at your own plan, the more you become “blind” to details. We are therefore grateful that outsiders can now take an objective look and share their opinions.
Plot Size: 760 sqm (8,180 sq ft)
Slope: No
Floor Area Ratio (FAR): None
Site Coverage Ratio: None
Building Envelope, Building Line, and Boundary: None
Edge Development: No
Number of Parking Spaces: 2-3
Number of Floors: 2 full stories
Roof Type: Hip roof
Architectural Style: Urban villa
Orientation: South-facing
Maximum Height / Limits: None
Further Requirements: None
Clients’ Requirements
Style, Roof Type, Building Type:
We envision an urban villa (hip roof)
with 2 full stories plus a fully finished basement.
Number of Occupants, Age: 2 people (25 years + 26 years) + later 2-3 children
On the ground floor there is a cloakroom niche with a door leading to the double garage. A guest bathroom with shower, as well as a multipurpose room (office, storage, possibly guest room) are also planned. The kitchen features a cooking island and is connected to a pantry with a window. We would like to be able to separate the planned dining area from the living area with a sliding door as needed. We are wondering if this is technically possible. The dining area is designed for 8 people. The fireplace is to be placed between the dining and living areas, though we are not fully satisfied with its current position in the existing plan.
On the upper floor is the master bedroom (oriented away from the busy street to the south so that morning sunlight shines into the bedroom). The walk-in closet is accessible from the hallway as we prefer no door from the bedroom itself to avoid disturbance if one partner is still sleeping. Additionally, there are two children’s bedrooms of approximately equal size and a home office. The balcony extends across the entire south side, allowing theoretical access from child’s room 2, the office, and the bathroom. The planned bathroom includes a double sink, shower, bathtub, and toilet. We are having some concerns about the bathroom door…
In the basement, there is space planned for a utility room with washing machine and dryer. A wellness room with sauna is also included. Further rooms in the basement are planned for the heating system and a workbench.
We would like a productive garden with raised beds but are still unsure where exactly to place it.
House Design
Who designed the plan:
Modified prefab house floor plan with our own room layout and arrangement
What do you like most? Why?
We especially like the large, bright, partly open dining and living area. The rooms and their arrangement are perfectly tailored to our needs.
What do you like least? Why?
- Cloakroom with 1 m (3 ft 3 in) width may be too narrow.
- Pantry narrows too much; however, we do not want to give up the window.
- Fireplace location may still be optimized.
- Living space still open; sliding door between dining and living area desired.
- Bathroom door on upper floor problematic.
- Window in the walk-in closet.
Estimated Price According to Architect/Planner: 450,000€
Personal Price Limit for the House, Including Fixtures: 450,000€
Preferred Heating Technology: District heating/gas/air source heat pump, possibly supplemented by a ventilation system with heat recovery, as well as photovoltaic and solar thermal systems.
If you have to compromise, on which details/extensions
-can you compromise: sauna, bay window, tiled stove installed later
-cannot compromise: /
Why is the design as it is now?
We have given a lot of thought, drew many different plans and discarded them, and step by step reached this result.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
How can the bathroom door on the first floor be better planned?
Is a sliding door between dining and living area feasible?
Is the pantry’s narrow end reasonable?
Is the layout functional?
Is the 1 m (3 ft 3 in) cloakroom too narrow?
Alternative spot for the fireplace?
Change window in walk-in closet?
Thank you in advance for your effort and support. The more often you look at your own plan, the more you become “blind” to details. We are therefore grateful that outsiders can now take an objective look and share their opinions.
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Franzi1831 Nov 2018 20:16Hello Katja,
First of all, thank you for your feedback.
Which windows are you referring to exactly? We are still not satisfied with the windows in the dressing room, pantry, and bedroom ourselves.
The tiled stove is located only in the living room, not in the children’s room. The X in the children’s room represents the continuous chimney. We didn’t know how to show it on the plan, so we simply estimated it as 1m x 1m (3.3 ft x 3.3 ft).
We will reconsider the purpose and practicality of the access from the garage to the cloakroom and the sliding door.
We really like your modification regarding the bedroom and the dressing room.
We would prefer to keep the bathroom facing southeast instead of northwest. We have positioned the bedroom facing east so that the morning sun can shine into the room.
On the upper floor, we want a balcony running along the entire south side. The bay window is integrated below it and should contribute to an attractive exterior.
Additional costs have been planned financially.
Best regards,
Franzi
First of all, thank you for your feedback.
Which windows are you referring to exactly? We are still not satisfied with the windows in the dressing room, pantry, and bedroom ourselves.
The tiled stove is located only in the living room, not in the children’s room. The X in the children’s room represents the continuous chimney. We didn’t know how to show it on the plan, so we simply estimated it as 1m x 1m (3.3 ft x 3.3 ft).
We will reconsider the purpose and practicality of the access from the garage to the cloakroom and the sliding door.
We really like your modification regarding the bedroom and the dressing room.
We would prefer to keep the bathroom facing southeast instead of northwest. We have positioned the bedroom facing east so that the morning sun can shine into the room.
On the upper floor, we want a balcony running along the entire south side. The bay window is integrated below it and should contribute to an attractive exterior.
Additional costs have been planned financially.
Best regards,
Franzi
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Franzi1831 Nov 2018 20:25Hello 11ant,
thank you for your detailed feedback.
We will reconsider the purpose and function of the access from the garage to the cloakroom and the sliding door.
We would very much like to keep the tile stove.
We really like the idea of accessing the bedroom through the dressing room. We will also change the windows on the ground floor that face the bedroom.
How would you suggest changing the room layout on the upper floor to make it more harmonious? All rooms should remain.
Best regards,
Franzi
thank you for your detailed feedback.
We will reconsider the purpose and function of the access from the garage to the cloakroom and the sliding door.
We would very much like to keep the tile stove.
We really like the idea of accessing the bedroom through the dressing room. We will also change the windows on the ground floor that face the bedroom.
11ant schrieb:
The office is the sticking point in the floor plan.
How would you suggest changing the room layout on the upper floor to make it more harmonious? All rooms should remain.
Best regards,
Franzi
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Franzi1831 Nov 2018 20:27Hello Zaba 12,
thank you for your comment. Additional costs have been planned for and covered.
Best regards,
Franzi
thank you for your comment. Additional costs have been planned for and covered.
Zaba12 schrieb:
I just want to point out that if you don’t have any buffer, then the "Architect’s Cost Estimate" equals your personal limit, which can be very risky. Cost overruns are quite common.
Best regards,
Franzi
Franzi183 schrieb:
All rooms should be retained, however. But not necessarily in their arrangement between the ground floor and the upper floor: is it really necessary to have two offices just because a guest occasionally stays overnight downstairs?
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Franzi183 schrieb:
Which windows exactly are you referring to? Almost all of them. You could already call this a townhouse. The exterior should fit accordingly. For an elegant exterior, sometimes you sacrifice a bit of wall or window here and there. I usually plan the rooms first, then the windows, and then adjust the rooms to the windows and exterior view. You can do some tricks with "problem windows," like placing three small ones side by side instead of one large one. If nothing else works, ask the painter to skillfully highlight the windows with color. Franzi183 schrieb:
The tiled stove is only in the living room, not in the kids’ room. The X in the kids’ room marks the continuous chimney. We didn’t know how to draw it on the plan, so we just calculated 1x1 meter (3.3x3.3 feet) as a standard size.I plan a chimney with maximum external dimensions of 60x40 cm (24x16 inches). But that would already be a two-flue chimney. Usually, 40x40 cm (16x16 inches) is enough. Ideally, you can hide half of it somewhere inside a wall.Franzi183 schrieb:
We would like to have the bathroom facing southeast instead of northwest. I understand that. We do the same. It’s wonderful to have the sun come up when you’re in the bathroom early in the morning!Franzi183 schrieb:
On the upper floor, we want a balcony along the entire south side; the bay window below is integrated and should contribute to an attractive exterior.The whole width? Seriously? I would reconsider that. First, I wouldn’t find it very attractive, more like bulky, second, in practice, the balcony is mostly used just to air out bedding and otherwise people prefer to go into the garden, and third, you’ll actually shade your living room.Franzi183 schrieb:
Extra costs have been budgeted financially.Ah! Great!kaho674 schrieb:
It’s best to hide it halfway inside a wall somewhere.No, a chimney is not a wall, even less a load-bearing one, and it should be decoupled from the rest. Otherwise, there will be sound transmission. It is placed next to a wall. Nothing more. It does not replace a wall.
However, you are of course right to include it as 40 x 40 cm (16 x 16 inches) in the rough sketch.
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