ᐅ Preliminary floor plan design for a single-family house of approximately 230 sqm plus a basement
Created on: 24 Aug 2023 09:54
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Hello,
we are planning a new build and have put our ideas into a floor plan. We would greatly appreciate any suggestions for improvements.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 2000m² (21,528 ft²)
Slope approximately 8% (east to west)
Site coverage ratio approximately 110m² (1,184 ft²)
Floor area ratio 3 (including basement)
Building envelope, building line and boundary: sufficient space
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 4
Number of floors: upper floor full storey
Roof shape: -
Architectural style: -
Orientation: see plan
Maximum height/limits: < 300m² (3,229 ft²) footprint / 2 full floors
Client Requirements
Style: modern, gable roof
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 3 children = 5 persons
Space requirement ground/upper floor: approx. 110/120m² (1,184/1,292 ft²)
Office: family use and home office (2 workrooms)
Occasional guest bedrooms: space for 2 persons (planned in the ground floor workroom)
Open or closed layout: tendency to open, only the kitchen should be separable
Modern construction method
Kitchen island
Number of dining seats: at least 10
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony/roof terrace: possible on all sides, main direction north but also west and in front of the house to the south
Garage/carport: planned on the right in front of the house (starting from the WC to the right, so a covered walkway to the front door is possible)
Utility garden, greenhouse: utility garden located in the north
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why some things should or should not be:
Space between children’s room and parents’ room, short walking distances
Street is on the south side
House Design
Who designed the plan: DIY
What do you especially like? Why? The entrance vestibule is important to us. The kitchen should be comfortably large because it will be used a lot (often two adults and children). A double garage is planned next to the front door, starting with the WC (to the right). The hallway will be illuminated during the day by glass doors (ground floor) and hallway/bathroom windows upstairs, as well as a glass door in the workroom.
What do you dislike? Why? Unsure if the entrance vestibule is adequately sized.
Price estimate according to architect/designer: own estimate: 650k EUR
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 700k EUR
Preferred heating system: heat pump (in basement)
If you had to forego certain details or extensions
- what can you give up: floor size
- what can you not do without: kitchen, children’s rooms, storage room, workroom 1, workroom 2, basement
Why is the design the way it is? For example:
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
We have created several floor plans. We like this one but are sure many optimizations are possible. We welcome any suggestions or critiques.
we are planning a new build and have put our ideas into a floor plan. We would greatly appreciate any suggestions for improvements.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 2000m² (21,528 ft²)
Slope approximately 8% (east to west)
Site coverage ratio approximately 110m² (1,184 ft²)
Floor area ratio 3 (including basement)
Building envelope, building line and boundary: sufficient space
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 4
Number of floors: upper floor full storey
Roof shape: -
Architectural style: -
Orientation: see plan
Maximum height/limits: < 300m² (3,229 ft²) footprint / 2 full floors
Client Requirements
Style: modern, gable roof
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 3 children = 5 persons
Space requirement ground/upper floor: approx. 110/120m² (1,184/1,292 ft²)
Office: family use and home office (2 workrooms)
Occasional guest bedrooms: space for 2 persons (planned in the ground floor workroom)
Open or closed layout: tendency to open, only the kitchen should be separable
Modern construction method
Kitchen island
Number of dining seats: at least 10
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony/roof terrace: possible on all sides, main direction north but also west and in front of the house to the south
Garage/carport: planned on the right in front of the house (starting from the WC to the right, so a covered walkway to the front door is possible)
Utility garden, greenhouse: utility garden located in the north
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why some things should or should not be:
Space between children’s room and parents’ room, short walking distances
Street is on the south side
House Design
Who designed the plan: DIY
What do you especially like? Why? The entrance vestibule is important to us. The kitchen should be comfortably large because it will be used a lot (often two adults and children). A double garage is planned next to the front door, starting with the WC (to the right). The hallway will be illuminated during the day by glass doors (ground floor) and hallway/bathroom windows upstairs, as well as a glass door in the workroom.
What do you dislike? Why? Unsure if the entrance vestibule is adequately sized.
Price estimate according to architect/designer: own estimate: 650k EUR
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 700k EUR
Preferred heating system: heat pump (in basement)
If you had to forego certain details or extensions
- what can you give up: floor size
- what can you not do without: kitchen, children’s rooms, storage room, workroom 1, workroom 2, basement
Why is the design the way it is? For example:
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
We have created several floor plans. We like this one but are sure many optimizations are possible. We welcome any suggestions or critiques.
The ground floor is very similar.
Together, we have a total of 171m² (1,840 sq ft) for the three of us, which works really well for daily living.
I also added the kitchen layout (still not all the cabinets are filled with my wife’s stuff), including 2 bar stools, a table with 6 chairs, and a couch.
I would build the ground floor the same way again, except maybe increase the size of the north-facing window by the couch to over 1m (3.3 feet) so you can see the garden better from the couch.
Entry vestibules? For us, the air is usually still unless there is thunder or hail, but then the exterior doors generally stay closed. With a controlled ventilation system (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery), the windows are usually kept closed as well, so there’s no draft or door slamming.
For us, openness without doors was the priority.
I will skip the upper floor, as we only have one child and the second bedroom is used as an office. Oh, and the guest room or playroom is located downstairs in the northeast corner, since the child’s bedroom upstairs is always too far away to keep tidy.
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