ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 280 m² Single-Family Home on a Slope

Created on: 1 Oct 2017 19:05
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Dark_Templar
Hello everyone,

I would like to gather as many opinions and experiences as possible regarding my current floor plan. After all, building a house usually happens only once, so it needs to be right. What potential issues do you see in the design? Any kind of criticism or ideas are welcome.

The plot is quite complicated (see topography in the attachment):
The street/driveway is at 815.90 meters (2677 ft), the ground level ranges between approximately 809.xx and 810.xx meters (2654-2657 ft) --> about 6 meters (20 ft) height difference to the street and about 1 meter (3 ft) within the building site.

Therefore, the living floor is on the ground level, bedrooms, utility/technical room in the basement, and office/guest/cellar also in the basement. In the floor plan, guest and office rooms in the basement are swapped: the office is the larger room.

Development plan/restrictions
Building window, building line and boundary: flexible, current exceedances are not an issue
Roof type: flat roof, presumably according to K2
Style: Bauhaus, modern
Orientation: southeast, facing the valley

Client requirements
Number of occupants: 2 adults, 1 toddler, 1 baby
No fireplace
Audio/stereo setup: home theater in the living room, to be installed in a media wall along the 4.50-meter (15 ft) long wall.

House design
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 700,000-800,000 euros (excluding land)
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 900,000 euros
Preferred heating technology: certain: controlled residential ventilation, home theater, gas heating with solar, air conditioning on the ground floor. Under consideration: light bus system (Busch Free@Home)

Note: Attachments will follow as I currently do not have sufficient rights to upload them 🙁
11ant5 Oct 2017 20:33
Dark_Templar schrieb:
@11ant
Any comments on the layout of the second draft?
"Cloakroom / coats / shoes" only at the lower entrance and located far from the door; light wells in the garage driveway; a study room that resembles the "attic studios" found in terraced houses (a large space, basically leftover volume in the building mass, then assigned a "function" in the floor plan). Clearly different from the other design, but not more appealing.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
kaho6746 Oct 2017 09:40
Hmm, do you really want to put an office building like that as your home on your land?
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Dark_Templar
6 Oct 2017 09:48
What is your definition of office-like versus non-office-like?
kaho6746 Oct 2017 10:01
Well, the whole thing looks so boring and sterile. While others often complain that it’s not a true Bauhaus style – this would surely please the originators. If I told someone this was the design for the new outpatient clinic or the employment office, everyone would believe it right away.

Well, maybe it just needs a few more perspectives.
11ant6 Oct 2017 15:26
kaho674 schrieb:
While others keep complaining that this is not a true Bauhaus style – the creators would surely be pleased by this.

I rather doubt that, and so I have to
kaho674 schrieb:
If I told someone this was the design for the new medical clinic or the employment office, everyone would immediately believe it.

agree: yes, the "architecture" (especially of the first presented design) looks as if dental crowns were milled inside this building – the second one is a bit more stylish, you could imagine lip fillers or eyelid lifts being done there ;-)
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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Dark_Templar
6 Oct 2017 15:37
That's where you can earn the most 😉