ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 150 sqm Single-Family Home Urban Villa
Created on: 18 Apr 2017 10:09
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Hello everyone,
I have been quietly gathering tips here for some time, and now our house construction is becoming more concrete! Therefore, I would appreciate any advice and suggestions, as we are beginners and afraid of overlooking something.
Here are the details:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 785m² (9,121 sq.ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Gross floor area index (GFAI): 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: standard distances, see plot image
Edge development: garage will be built approximately 1m (3 ft) from the property boundary, which is allowed
Number of parking spaces: 2 per building
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: no requirement
Architectural style: no requirement
Orientation: no requirement
Maximum height / limits: max eaves height 6.5m (21 ft)
Other requirements: none
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: modern, tent or hipped roof, urban villa
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2, both 31 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: 150m² (1,615 sq.ft), large open living/dining area, guest room, 2 bathrooms
Office / home office: office space in guest room for occasional use
Overnight guests per year: rarely, only during holidays
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: undecided, either open or with glass sliding door, no dining table in kitchen
Number of dining seats: at least 6, extendable to 10
Fireplace: yes
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: 1.5 garage + 1 carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed it: architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
- guest bathroom with shower
- large upper floor, large children’s rooms
- bedroom with walk-in closet
- covered entrance
What don’t you like? Why?
- kitchen too small
If you have to give up any features or expansions
- can give up: children’s rooms could be smaller
- cannot give up: garage, utility room, guest room
This is currently a draft plan with the window positions not yet finalized. Window positions and exterior views will be developed in the next step. The fireplace is also planned for the west wall between living and dining rooms.
I would still appreciate initial opinions and ideas on how to enlarge the kitchen. At the moment, our total area is about 152m² (1,636 sq.ft) and we do not want to go any larger overall.
Thank you very much!
I have been quietly gathering tips here for some time, and now our house construction is becoming more concrete! Therefore, I would appreciate any advice and suggestions, as we are beginners and afraid of overlooking something.
Here are the details:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 785m² (9,121 sq.ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Gross floor area index (GFAI): 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: standard distances, see plot image
Edge development: garage will be built approximately 1m (3 ft) from the property boundary, which is allowed
Number of parking spaces: 2 per building
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: no requirement
Architectural style: no requirement
Orientation: no requirement
Maximum height / limits: max eaves height 6.5m (21 ft)
Other requirements: none
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: modern, tent or hipped roof, urban villa
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2, both 31 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: 150m² (1,615 sq.ft), large open living/dining area, guest room, 2 bathrooms
Office / home office: office space in guest room for occasional use
Overnight guests per year: rarely, only during holidays
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: undecided, either open or with glass sliding door, no dining table in kitchen
Number of dining seats: at least 6, extendable to 10
Fireplace: yes
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: 1.5 garage + 1 carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed it: architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
- guest bathroom with shower
- large upper floor, large children’s rooms
- bedroom with walk-in closet
- covered entrance
What don’t you like? Why?
- kitchen too small
If you have to give up any features or expansions
- can give up: children’s rooms could be smaller
- cannot give up: garage, utility room, guest room
This is currently a draft plan with the window positions not yet finalized. Window positions and exterior views will be developed in the next step. The fireplace is also planned for the west wall between living and dining rooms.
I would still appreciate initial opinions and ideas on how to enlarge the kitchen. At the moment, our total area is about 152m² (1,636 sq.ft) and we do not want to go any larger overall.
Thank you very much!
Climbee schrieb:
But even then, it doesn’t have to be a (restrictive) generic square cookie-cutter townhouse! Let’s be honest, maybe people build it because they like it?
Fortunately, tastes vary.
Is it obvious that I’m completely fed up with these endless urban villas?
I just can’t stand looking at them anymore...
Another thing I’ve noticed: so far, it’s a couple without children. It seems that having two kids is planned or desired.
Since you can never really know in advance how life will actually turn out, whether having children will even work out, or if two children might become three or four (which can happen ), I would generally recommend considering a floor plan that can flexibly adapt to future family situations. Why plan for two kids’ bedrooms right from the start? Think about how you might keep it more flexible. For example, you could enjoy a luxurious bedroom or an open gallery now, and adjust the space layout as needed when children arrive, possibly moving into a smaller room—or not, if children do not materialize.
The worst-case scenario is having two nice children’s rooms but no children at all. Then what? That’s unfortunate...
A good architect can offer many solutions here. Also, drywall partitions can be added later (make sure to consider necessary preparations for electrical work and so on) and currently reduce construction costs (walls that are not built initially but planned as options don’t cost anything upfront).
Just a thought....
I just can’t stand looking at them anymore...
Another thing I’ve noticed: so far, it’s a couple without children. It seems that having two kids is planned or desired.
Since you can never really know in advance how life will actually turn out, whether having children will even work out, or if two children might become three or four (which can happen ), I would generally recommend considering a floor plan that can flexibly adapt to future family situations. Why plan for two kids’ bedrooms right from the start? Think about how you might keep it more flexible. For example, you could enjoy a luxurious bedroom or an open gallery now, and adjust the space layout as needed when children arrive, possibly moving into a smaller room—or not, if children do not materialize.
The worst-case scenario is having two nice children’s rooms but no children at all. Then what? That’s unfortunate...
A good architect can offer many solutions here. Also, drywall partitions can be added later (make sure to consider necessary preparations for electrical work and so on) and currently reduce construction costs (walls that are not built initially but planned as options don’t cost anything upfront).
Just a thought....
Robson, I know this is currently popular with the majority, but the fact remains: a square floor plan is quite restrictive.
I tend to prefer realizing my requirements for the room layout rather than having a nice facade.
Because I don’t see the facade when I’m inside the house.
But if I can’t properly furnish the living room, if I always find the kitchen too small, or if there’s no space in the wardrobe, etc., THAT annoys me every day.
But that’s MY point of view.
I tend to prefer realizing my requirements for the room layout rather than having a nice facade.
Because I don’t see the facade when I’m inside the house.
But if I can’t properly furnish the living room, if I always find the kitchen too small, or if there’s no space in the wardrobe, etc., THAT annoys me every day.
But that’s MY point of view.
Climbee schrieb:
But if I can't properly furnish the living room, always find the kitchen too small, have no space in the wardrobe, etc., THAT annoys me every day. I completely agree with you. However, there are people who truly like it and can make their room design work in it.
I agree that some things are not consistent here, and that is beyond question.
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MIA_SAN_MIA__18 Apr 2017 16:58Peanuts74 schrieb:
Why too big? You still want to be able to walk around the bed... Because I personally don’t use the bedroom for anything besides sleeping. Therefore, in my opinion, 14m² (150 sq ft) is too much for just a bed and two bedside tables.
ypg schrieb:
I assume the budget doesn’t allow for everything one might dream of. A budget that allows you to "waste" the remaining area beyond 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) out of a 314 sqm (3,379 sq ft) site coverage ratio and 471 sqm (5,069 sq ft) floor area ratio can still produce something nice.
At least with these dimensions, you can comfortably accommodate this living space all on one floor and get substantial financial relief from the upper floor. My banker would ask, “Do you have more of this kind?”
Climbee schrieb:
No restrictions regarding architectural style or roof design and a relatively large plot...
WOW!
You can really create something super innovative out of that! [...]
I would probably build something very modern and cubic here, primarily oriented to the needs concerning the layout (and there are so many possibilities!), with the facade design following the interior requirements (not the other way around, as is often the case with urban villas, where the facade has to fit).
*sniff*
I admit, I’m a bit envious of the opportunities you have there.
Please, please at least make use of them to some extent!
(in plain English: design to the trash, back to the drawing board, allow something innovative) *fully agree* (also mostly regarding the kitchen, which I would only do differently here—I wouldn’t find it particularly small).
But that “will sort itself out” when planning from scratch. To be clear: I don’t think the (preliminary) design is generally bad; it’s just that for this plot it would be a shameful waste of potential.
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