ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home (Urban Villa) Approx. 140 m² (3 Children’s Bedrooms)
Created on: 5 Jul 2018 10:59
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Hello everyone,
We were fortunate to be allocated a building plot and are currently working intensively on the floor plan design.
I have been following the forum for a while and have already implemented some ideas.
We are now entering the critical phase and I would like to share our planning with you. I would appreciate your feedback.
For example, would a narrow, tall window for the staircase make sense (if the door with the light strip is rotated)?
The windows at the front are rather small due to the floor plan. Do you see a better solution here? (Otherwise, it can stay as it is since we don’t spend much time there and it would mainly be for show.)
Where should the outdoor unit of the air-to-water heat pump be placed?
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 430m2 (4628 ft2)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: 0.8
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: 11m x 14m (36 ft x 46 ft)
Edge development: No
Number of parking spaces: 1-2 (in front of the garage and beside the house)
Number of storeys: 2
Roof style: No restrictions
Architectural style: No restrictions
Orientation: No restrictions
Maximum heights/limits: Eave height 6m (20 ft), ridge height 11m (36 ft). Distance to neighbors 3m (10 ft), garage must be set back 5m (16 ft) to the rear. Construction beyond the building envelope with bay windows, canopies, solar panels, etc. is allowed.
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Urban villa, hipped roof
Basement, storeys: No basement, 2 storeys
Number of occupants, ages: 4-5 (34; 30; 1.5; 1.5)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: Upper floor: 3 children’s bedrooms for future family planning
Office, family use or home office?: Guest room initially as office/hobby room, later possibly as children’s room/playroom
Guests per year: Rarely
Open or closed architecture: Open downstairs, rather closed upstairs
Traditional or modern design: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: Minimum 6, possibility for a long dining table (large family)
Fireplace: No
Music/sound wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: Yes (possibly at the garden shed)
Other: Storage space needed due to no basement (long garage, garden shed & utility room, unheated attic)
House Design
Planner: - Planner from a construction company & do-it-yourself
What do you especially like? Why? Lots of house on a small footprint, wishes well implemented. Floor-to-ceiling windows downstairs, only in the master bedroom upstairs.
What do you dislike? Why?: Possibly minor things we may have overlooked, optimizing windows?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 230,000 – 240,000€
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 240,000€
Preferred heating system: Air-to-water heat pump, underfloor heating
If you have to give up on certain details/finishes
-Can give up: Bathroom can be designed differently, walk-in closet
-Can’t give up: Large kitchen, dining area, three children’s bedrooms
Why is the design the way it is now?
Standard design from the planner which we optimized with other plans from the internet.
Thank you very much
We were fortunate to be allocated a building plot and are currently working intensively on the floor plan design.
I have been following the forum for a while and have already implemented some ideas.
We are now entering the critical phase and I would like to share our planning with you. I would appreciate your feedback.
For example, would a narrow, tall window for the staircase make sense (if the door with the light strip is rotated)?
The windows at the front are rather small due to the floor plan. Do you see a better solution here? (Otherwise, it can stay as it is since we don’t spend much time there and it would mainly be for show.)
Where should the outdoor unit of the air-to-water heat pump be placed?
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 430m2 (4628 ft2)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: 0.8
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: 11m x 14m (36 ft x 46 ft)
Edge development: No
Number of parking spaces: 1-2 (in front of the garage and beside the house)
Number of storeys: 2
Roof style: No restrictions
Architectural style: No restrictions
Orientation: No restrictions
Maximum heights/limits: Eave height 6m (20 ft), ridge height 11m (36 ft). Distance to neighbors 3m (10 ft), garage must be set back 5m (16 ft) to the rear. Construction beyond the building envelope with bay windows, canopies, solar panels, etc. is allowed.
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Urban villa, hipped roof
Basement, storeys: No basement, 2 storeys
Number of occupants, ages: 4-5 (34; 30; 1.5; 1.5)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: Upper floor: 3 children’s bedrooms for future family planning
Office, family use or home office?: Guest room initially as office/hobby room, later possibly as children’s room/playroom
Guests per year: Rarely
Open or closed architecture: Open downstairs, rather closed upstairs
Traditional or modern design: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: Minimum 6, possibility for a long dining table (large family)
Fireplace: No
Music/sound wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: Yes (possibly at the garden shed)
Other: Storage space needed due to no basement (long garage, garden shed & utility room, unheated attic)
House Design
Planner: - Planner from a construction company & do-it-yourself
What do you especially like? Why? Lots of house on a small footprint, wishes well implemented. Floor-to-ceiling windows downstairs, only in the master bedroom upstairs.
What do you dislike? Why?: Possibly minor things we may have overlooked, optimizing windows?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 230,000 – 240,000€
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 240,000€
Preferred heating system: Air-to-water heat pump, underfloor heating
If you have to give up on certain details/finishes
-Can give up: Bathroom can be designed differently, walk-in closet
-Can’t give up: Large kitchen, dining area, three children’s bedrooms
Why is the design the way it is now?
Standard design from the planner which we optimized with other plans from the internet.
Thank you very much
Maybe it would be better to orient the house with the shorter side facing the street? That way, the space in the living room that currently goes somewhat unused could be used, for example, as a pantry. The children's rooms upstairs would have a reasonable size, each almost 12m² (130 sq ft).
kaho674 schrieb:
Maybe it’s better to position the house with the shorter side facing the street? That way, you could use the space in the living room that feels a bit wasted, for example, to create a pantry. The children’s rooms upstairs would have a reasonable size, each almost 12m² (130 sq ft).
I’m wondering how you managed to fit the half-landing staircase in there. We have the same dimensions and no utility room but can’t fit a half-landing staircase due to lack of space. The half-landing stair would add about 80cm (31 inches) in depth.
I’m confused and a bit jealous.
Zaba12 schrieb:
I’m wondering how you managed to fit that landing staircase in there. We have the same dimensions and no utility room, but due to lack of space, we can’t fit a landing staircase anymore. A half-turn staircase would add 80cm (31.5 inches) of landing depth.
I’m confused and a bit jealous. No, it’s not a landing — my software can’t draw spiral stairs. Sorry for the confusion.
If the parents were satisfied with a 3m (10 feet) wardrobe, one could consider maximizing the full width and going for 11 x 8.25m (36 x 27 feet). This would give the children's rooms a truly acceptable size. However, the bathroom waste disposal would be located above the kitchen – the planner would need to be consulted about that.
Also, this would result in a rather small bathroom for everyone. On the other hand, the bathroom downstairs is still quite decent.
I’m not sure if the staircase and utility room arrangement makes sense as is – perhaps it would be better to move the wall fully beside the staircase for aesthetic reasons.
Also, this would result in a rather small bathroom for everyone. On the other hand, the bathroom downstairs is still quite decent.
I’m not sure if the staircase and utility room arrangement makes sense as is – perhaps it would be better to move the wall fully beside the staircase for aesthetic reasons.
OT: What’s confusing me right now is the garage width. Online, I’m finding garages for one car with a width of 2.85m (9 feet 4 inches). How is that supposed to work? A typical car is already about 1.85m (6 feet 1 inch) wide. Then there are walls, which I assume are at least 10cm (4 inches) thick, right? So that leaves only about 40cm (16 inches) on each side to get out of the car? Is that normal?
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