ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 145 sqm Single-Family Home – Requesting Feedback
Created on: 18 Feb 2020 22:59
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jan berlin
Dear House Building Forum,
We are currently planning the floor layout for our single-family home and welcome any advice and tips. We are very grateful for your help and suggestions.
I have attached the site plan as well as the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor. The positioning of the windows can be disregarded.
Unfortunately, we have no further ideas on how to resolve the issues with the current layout and are really hoping for your support.
Here is the completed questionnaire:
Development Plan / Restrictions:
Plot size: 830sqm (9,000 sqft)
Slope: no
Building coverage ratio: no development plan
Floor area ratio: no development plan
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries: no development plan
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories permitted according to §34BGB
Roof type: gable roof (for photovoltaics, with 2m (6.6 ft) standing height in the center)
Architectural style
Orientation: street on the east, garden on the west
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: 2 full stories with gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement
Number and age of residents: 3 persons (41, 37, 2), plus one additional child desired
Space requirement on ground/upper floor: approx. 145sqm (1,560 sq ft) total
Office: Family use or home office? The office is a retreat and workspace for the man of the house
Guests per year: 2-3
Open or closed architecture: open and bright
Traditional or modern construction: rather naturally modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island (peninsula also welcome)
Number of dining seats: 4-6 (expandable)
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport for 1 car
Kitchen garden, greenhouse
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included:
Prefer bathroom on the upper floor above the utility room for laundry chute, kitchen in the east, living area in the west as we are mostly home in the evenings
The right neighbor’s house is directly on the street; on the left side there is only a garden plot. There is a nice open view to the west.
House Design
Designed by:
- Planner from a construction company and ourselves
What do you particularly like and why? Dining and living facing the garden, natural lighting in ground and upper floor hallways, the idea of a window seat in the living/dining area but unsure where exactly?
What do you not like and why? Layout of living/dining (feels too wide), kitchen row with island too small, office could ideally face west (if possible), kitchen with light from the east (if possible)
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: pure house cost 260,000 Euro
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 260,000 Euro
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump
If you have to forego something, which details or extras
- Can you do without: fireplace
- Cannot do without: open, bright floor plan
Why was the design created as it is now? For example:
The design was proposed by the building planner (not an architect) and adjusted based on our feedback.
What do you consider particularly good or bad about it?
The general arrangement of rooms by cardinal direction is good. Natural lighting on ground and upper floors is good.
We don’t like the width of the living/dining area. It creates a large empty space in the middle since we want to have a view of the garden from the couch.
We prefer a straight or L-shaped staircase. No U-shaped staircase, unless with a landing.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Are improvements possible and are there maybe completely new ideas for the floor plan?
Thank you very much and best regards,
Jan
We are currently planning the floor layout for our single-family home and welcome any advice and tips. We are very grateful for your help and suggestions.
I have attached the site plan as well as the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor. The positioning of the windows can be disregarded.
Unfortunately, we have no further ideas on how to resolve the issues with the current layout and are really hoping for your support.
Here is the completed questionnaire:
Development Plan / Restrictions:
Plot size: 830sqm (9,000 sqft)
Slope: no
Building coverage ratio: no development plan
Floor area ratio: no development plan
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries: no development plan
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories permitted according to §34BGB
Roof type: gable roof (for photovoltaics, with 2m (6.6 ft) standing height in the center)
Architectural style
Orientation: street on the east, garden on the west
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: 2 full stories with gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement
Number and age of residents: 3 persons (41, 37, 2), plus one additional child desired
Space requirement on ground/upper floor: approx. 145sqm (1,560 sq ft) total
Office: Family use or home office? The office is a retreat and workspace for the man of the house
Guests per year: 2-3
Open or closed architecture: open and bright
Traditional or modern construction: rather naturally modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island (peninsula also welcome)
Number of dining seats: 4-6 (expandable)
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport for 1 car
Kitchen garden, greenhouse
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included:
Prefer bathroom on the upper floor above the utility room for laundry chute, kitchen in the east, living area in the west as we are mostly home in the evenings
The right neighbor’s house is directly on the street; on the left side there is only a garden plot. There is a nice open view to the west.
House Design
Designed by:
- Planner from a construction company and ourselves
What do you particularly like and why? Dining and living facing the garden, natural lighting in ground and upper floor hallways, the idea of a window seat in the living/dining area but unsure where exactly?
What do you not like and why? Layout of living/dining (feels too wide), kitchen row with island too small, office could ideally face west (if possible), kitchen with light from the east (if possible)
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: pure house cost 260,000 Euro
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 260,000 Euro
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump
If you have to forego something, which details or extras
- Can you do without: fireplace
- Cannot do without: open, bright floor plan
Why was the design created as it is now? For example:
The design was proposed by the building planner (not an architect) and adjusted based on our feedback.
What do you consider particularly good or bad about it?
The general arrangement of rooms by cardinal direction is good. Natural lighting on ground and upper floors is good.
We don’t like the width of the living/dining area. It creates a large empty space in the middle since we want to have a view of the garden from the couch.
We prefer a straight or L-shaped staircase. No U-shaped staircase, unless with a landing.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Are improvements possible and are there maybe completely new ideas for the floor plan?
Thank you very much and best regards,
Jan
Zaba12 schrieb:
Really? What do you mean by a lot of extras and encouragement on your side?
Do you have a post here where I can follow your specifications or construction process? I think prices with this provider have also increased significantly in recent years – our starting price for the house was about 150,000€ (150,000 euros). Pretty cheap back then. Maybe we were also lucky with the prices (contract signed at the end of 2017). Now I believe the base price is already around 190,000€ (190,000 euros).
Then, additionally, underfloor heating, ventilation system, lift-and-slide door, external blinds/aluminum roller shutters (all electric), chimney.
House extension, knee wall height increase.
Those were some of the most expensive items.
And plumbing fixtures were also quite high-end (rain shower concealed installation, bathtub edge fittings, etc., all plumbing from Villeroy & Boch, etc.).
So, basically, we upgraded every trade.
If I calculate about 40,000€ (40,000 euros) more than we paid (the increased base price), that brings me to roughly 1,900€/m² (190 dollars/sq ft). Still acceptable.
-XIII- schrieb:
I find that quite extreme. We are building in Brandenburg and currently live in Berlin. I have been monitoring prices for several years, and we have requested dozens of quotes for our project. You can no longer build here in the area for 1600 euros. Construction costs are practically skyrocketing due to the high demand in Berlin. Which company did you build with? That would really be a top secret tip.Prices have increased in the meantime as well; the contract was from late 2017. It probably now approaches 2000 euros. I also find that quite intense, especially considering that land prices are continually rising.
What kind of price offers have you received?
chrisw81 schrieb:
Meanwhile, prices have increased as well; the contract was from the end of 2017. It’s probably around 2000€ by now.
I find that quite steep, especially since land prices are also rising.
What kind of price offers have you received? Well, congratulations to you in that case! You did everything right. For our house, I can’t say the exact amount yet, as we are building with individual contracts and are still in the middle of the process. We will probably end up somewhere between 2100 and 2200, but we are building a somewhat more specialized house, which definitely drives up the price.
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jan berlin20 Feb 2020 15:21kaho674 schrieb:
I could imagine it going in this direction:
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[ATTACH alt="OG-145.JPG"]43183[/ATTACH]Thank you very much for the draft! We hadn’t thought about moving the entrance to the north side. Are there any disadvantages to not having the entrance on the street side?
I think the layout for the ground floor works very well, especially the arrangement of the kitchen, dining, and living areas—we really like the small bay window for the kitchen cabinets. The L-shaped staircase also fits nicely.
Do you think there’s a possibility to position or shift the staircase a bit differently? We don’t want the start of the stairs immediately next to the front door. We had that in a holiday home, and all the dirt from outside got tracked right through the whole house due to the constant coming and going.
The bathroom on the upper floor is great, especially the bathtub in the bay window. The children’s bedrooms are a bit small for us at 13 sqm (140 sq ft). On the other hand, there is a very large walk-in closet that we don’t really need. So, perhaps the few square meters could be better distributed. I’ve also played around a bit using this layout as a base, but nothing suitable has come up yet.
I have a question about the separate room for the washing machine and dryer. At the moment, we have a stacked washer-dryer with a condenser dryer, which we would like to take with us. Wouldn't a small room without a window cause problems with humidity?
Thank you again very much for your ideas.
jan Berlin schrieb:
Are there any disadvantages to having the entrance not facing the street? No.
jan Berlin schrieb:
Do you think there might be a way to position or shift the staircase differently? We don’t want the staircase to start right next to the front door. We had that in a holiday home, and all the dirt from outside got tracked all through the house because of going back and forth. I don’t see any option, especially since it can’t be a U-shaped stair with a ceiling height of 3m (10 ft). But maybe others have some ideas.
jan Berlin schrieb:
The kids’ rooms at 13sqm (140 sq ft) are a bit too small for us. On the other hand, there’s a huge walk-in closet we don’t need. Those few square meters could be better distributed somehow. That could be tested, but I wouldn’t expect too much.
jan Berlin schrieb:
Right now we have a washer-dryer stack with a condenser dryer… What exactly is that?
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