ᐅ Floor plan design with some specific requirements – any ideas?
Created on: 29 Dec 2017 00:54
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Anitra
Hello everyone,
the development of "our" new residential area is almost complete, and hopefully, we will be able to buy the plot soon.
I would really appreciate it if you could take a critical look at our planning:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 740 sqm (about 8,000 sq ft)
Slope: gentle slope
Floor area ratio/Gross floor area ratio: no information in the development plan
Building area, building line, and boundary: see image, plot width according to the plan is unfortunately only 21.5 m (about 70.5 ft). We planned cautiously with 21 m (about 69 ft) width. So, it’s a very narrow, elongated plot...
Edge construction: garage
Number of parking spaces: unknown
Maximum number of floors: 2
Roof type: mono-pitched roof (10-25 degrees) or flat roof max. 5 degrees
Orientation: street to the north, garden to the south, main ridge direction must be parallel to the street; to the west is farmland, with probable expansion of the residential area soon
Maximum heights/limits: eaves height max. 6.5 m (about 21 ft)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: no basement, preferably 2 floors
Number of people, ages: 2 adults, 3 children (2, 5, 6 years old)
Space requirements on the ground floor: master bedroom, children’s room, bathroom, guest toilet, kitchen/dining, living room, staircase with enough space for a platform lift to the upper floor, storage room (with space for utilities, washing machine, dryer, freezer)
Space requirements on the upper floor: 2 additional children’s rooms, bathroom, office, guest room, shower bathroom, technical room including mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, storage space; ideally a small separate room for sorting, washing, and drying laundry
Office: used by the family
Guests per year: roughly 1-2 guests once a month for 1-2 nights
Open or closed architecture: rather closed
Conservative or modern construction: mainly practical
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with plenty of storage, elevated plot, lots of workspace and room for a dining table extending to at least 2.40 m (about 7 ft 10 in)
Living room should preferably be separated but challenging to arrange
Number of dining seats: at least 5 for everyday use, sometimes 10-12 people
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage, max width according to plan 6.5 m (about 21 ft)
Kitchen garden yes, greenhouse rather no
Additional Wishes / Special Features / Daily routine; also reasons why something should or should not be included. Our daughter (age 2) has multiple severe disabilities and cannot operate her wheelchair independently. At night, she should be close to us. During the day, she usually does not stay in her room but with us. However, we need space for various assistive devices.
House Design:
Planner: architect from a construction company together with my ideas
What do you especially like? A direct view at night from my bed into hers. All rooms are well arranged according to the cardinal directions.
What do you not like? Living room is too long and narrow: a floor mat (1.25 x 2.0 m (about 4 ft 1 in x 6 ft 7 in)) is shown in the living room. In the long term, we want to build a raised platform with a border for her in the living room. This is difficult in the current plan. An additional utility room would be nice. Possibly the kitchen is too small.
On the upper floor, I’m not yet satisfied with the technical room/shower bathroom/office corner area.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
Preferred heating technology: gas, solar (?), mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
If you had to give up something, on which details or extensions could you do without?
- Can give up: the door from the garage will not lead into the house but under the front roof; bathtub on the upper floor (maybe a good place for a drying rack?)
- Cannot do without: wheelchair accessibility
Why was the design created as it is? Many considerations
What do you think is especially good or bad about it? Everything is already quite well arranged.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters? How could the open plan be redesigned, preferably with a better-separated living room? Where do you see room for improvement? Can circulation areas be further minimized?
A big thank you in advance!
Best regards
Anitra
the development of "our" new residential area is almost complete, and hopefully, we will be able to buy the plot soon.
I would really appreciate it if you could take a critical look at our planning:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 740 sqm (about 8,000 sq ft)
Slope: gentle slope
Floor area ratio/Gross floor area ratio: no information in the development plan
Building area, building line, and boundary: see image, plot width according to the plan is unfortunately only 21.5 m (about 70.5 ft). We planned cautiously with 21 m (about 69 ft) width. So, it’s a very narrow, elongated plot...
Edge construction: garage
Number of parking spaces: unknown
Maximum number of floors: 2
Roof type: mono-pitched roof (10-25 degrees) or flat roof max. 5 degrees
Orientation: street to the north, garden to the south, main ridge direction must be parallel to the street; to the west is farmland, with probable expansion of the residential area soon
Maximum heights/limits: eaves height max. 6.5 m (about 21 ft)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: no basement, preferably 2 floors
Number of people, ages: 2 adults, 3 children (2, 5, 6 years old)
Space requirements on the ground floor: master bedroom, children’s room, bathroom, guest toilet, kitchen/dining, living room, staircase with enough space for a platform lift to the upper floor, storage room (with space for utilities, washing machine, dryer, freezer)
Space requirements on the upper floor: 2 additional children’s rooms, bathroom, office, guest room, shower bathroom, technical room including mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, storage space; ideally a small separate room for sorting, washing, and drying laundry
Office: used by the family
Guests per year: roughly 1-2 guests once a month for 1-2 nights
Open or closed architecture: rather closed
Conservative or modern construction: mainly practical
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with plenty of storage, elevated plot, lots of workspace and room for a dining table extending to at least 2.40 m (about 7 ft 10 in)
Living room should preferably be separated but challenging to arrange
Number of dining seats: at least 5 for everyday use, sometimes 10-12 people
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage, max width according to plan 6.5 m (about 21 ft)
Kitchen garden yes, greenhouse rather no
Additional Wishes / Special Features / Daily routine; also reasons why something should or should not be included. Our daughter (age 2) has multiple severe disabilities and cannot operate her wheelchair independently. At night, she should be close to us. During the day, she usually does not stay in her room but with us. However, we need space for various assistive devices.
House Design:
Planner: architect from a construction company together with my ideas
What do you especially like? A direct view at night from my bed into hers. All rooms are well arranged according to the cardinal directions.
What do you not like? Living room is too long and narrow: a floor mat (1.25 x 2.0 m (about 4 ft 1 in x 6 ft 7 in)) is shown in the living room. In the long term, we want to build a raised platform with a border for her in the living room. This is difficult in the current plan. An additional utility room would be nice. Possibly the kitchen is too small.
On the upper floor, I’m not yet satisfied with the technical room/shower bathroom/office corner area.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
Preferred heating technology: gas, solar (?), mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
If you had to give up something, on which details or extensions could you do without?
- Can give up: the door from the garage will not lead into the house but under the front roof; bathtub on the upper floor (maybe a good place for a drying rack?)
- Cannot do without: wheelchair accessibility
Why was the design created as it is? Many considerations
What do you think is especially good or bad about it? Everything is already quite well arranged.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters? How could the open plan be redesigned, preferably with a better-separated living room? Where do you see room for improvement? Can circulation areas be further minimized?
A big thank you in advance!
Best regards
Anitra
Anitra schrieb:
Living room too long and narrow: I think the proportions are still okay; I prefer an open-plan space with a clear axis rather than a compact one.
Anitra schrieb:
My concern is also that the open-plan area might become uncomfortable due to the lack of separation. You can create zones through design, so I don’t share that concern.
ypg schrieb:
I mean it more like this: Compared to kaho674’s suggestion, I find the kitchen better positioned here (a pantry seems unnecessary in this layout), and the separation between the open-plan area and hallway better than having it completely open.
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Hello, I’m happy for you regarding the site development and the opportunity to take further steps.
I think it makes sense for the child’s bed to be accessible from both sides.
Having a therapy room inside the house seems rather impractical to me. If therapy is ever to take place at home, I would use the child’s bedroom for therapy, which is also more comfortable for the child.
In the meantime, I have visited a house with installed ceiling lifts and briefly discussed it with our plumbing specialist. However, I will be working on a detailed plan for this later.
I will send a few photos by private message shortly.
I think it makes sense for the child’s bed to be accessible from both sides.
Having a therapy room inside the house seems rather impractical to me. If therapy is ever to take place at home, I would use the child’s bedroom for therapy, which is also more comfortable for the child.
In the meantime, I have visited a house with installed ceiling lifts and briefly discussed it with our plumbing specialist. However, I will be working on a detailed plan for this later.
I will send a few photos by private message shortly.
ypg schrieb:
I mean it more like this:11ant schrieb:
a pantry seems unnecessary here to meAh, yes, that’s not bad either. Although I would only leave the door to the hallway as a passageway. Maneuvering a wheelchair is already challenging enough. I don’t think you need two doors in a row. However, this makes the hallway a lot darker, which I personally don’t like.I wouldn’t include a pantry in this case either; it was just an option since there was a request for more storage space.
Won’t it be too cramped with the dining table as well? I roughly sketched the table in, but it’s rather small, isn’t it? (Kitchen units were simply stretched due to a lack of drawing software—the layout is of course different.)
Wow, I’m thrilled with your positive feedback!
Unfortunately, I don’t have time for a detailed reply right now, so just a quick note:
The garage location is unfortunately mandatory. I like the idea of swapping the living room and kitchen.
We can’t include a therapy room. We’re already over 220m² (2,368 sq ft)...
I’ll write the rest later at my convenience.
Thanks to all of you!
Unfortunately, I don’t have time for a detailed reply right now, so just a quick note:
The garage location is unfortunately mandatory. I like the idea of swapping the living room and kitchen.
We can’t include a therapy room. We’re already over 220m² (2,368 sq ft)...
I’ll write the rest later at my convenience.
Thanks to all of you!
kaho674 schrieb:
Whereas I would only leave the door to the hallway as a passageway. Well, you might want to access the bathroom without being in the sight of those having breakfast. Or at night avoid having all household noises carry throughout the house.
Anitra schrieb:
We can’t create a therapy room. What happens at home will likely take place either in the child’s room or as part of family life in the living area. Participation in "normal life" is also therapy.
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