ᐅ Floor Plan Discussion for a Semi-Detached House with 130 sqm of Living Space without a Basement

Hey,

we bought a plot last week that will be developed with a semi-detached house. Our building partner owned the land, and we are working on the planning together. (We agreed on a general contractor, etc.)
We have now received the first architect’s draft, but we are not completely satisfied with it. Of course, we have looked at what feels like a thousand floor plans and would like to be better prepared for the next meeting.
Maybe someone here has a great idea.

Here is our “self-disclosure”
Building plan/restrictions
Plot size: 330 sqm (3550 sq ft)
Slope: NO
Site coverage ratio: 0.25
Floor area ratio: Eaves height 5.5 m (18 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 1 (building inquiry for garage at the property line is in progress)
Number of floors: 2 (knee wall on the first floor at 1.8 m (6 ft))
Roof type: Gable roof

Requirements from the owners
Style, roof shape, building type: semi-detached house
Basement, floors: We want to avoid a basement because the plot is located right by the river and to save a lot of money
Number and age of occupants: 2 people (36 years) and a toddler
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: We would like a small study on the ground floor and 3 rooms upstairs
Office: family use or home office: home office 3-4 days a week
Guests per year: about 4 weeks of visits from parents spread throughout the year, but they would stay in a hotel if necessary
Open or closed architecture: open kitchen/living room
Traditional or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen planned
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: NO
Music/speaker wall: –
Balcony, roof terrace: terrace with roof planned
Garage, carport: garage would be great, carport if necessary
Utility garden, greenhouse: –
Additional wishes/special features: technical room planned in the attic

House design
Planner: architect from the construction company

What do you particularly like? Why?
2 large bedrooms

What do you not like? Why?
Bathroom on the first floor—that is being worked on!
Where to put the washing machine and dryer?
Utility room/storage without window

Price estimate according to architect/planner:
440,000 including KfW 40+

If you had to give up something, which details/upgrades
- you could give up:
- you could not give up: study on the ground floor

Why is the design the way it is? Standard design from the planner

MelW2024 schrieb:

We purchased a plot of land last week, which is planned to be developed with a semi-detached house. Our building partner owned the plot, and we are working on the planning together. (We agreed on a general contractor, etc.)
We have now received the first architectural draft, but we are not really satisfied with it. Of course, we have looked at what feels like 1,000 floor plans and would like to be a bit better prepared for the next meeting.
Maybe someone here has a great idea.

Here is our “self-disclosure”
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 330 sqm (3,552 sq ft)
Slope: NO
Site coverage ratio: 0.25
Floor area ratio: Eaves height 5.5 m (18 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 1 (Preliminary building permit for garage at property boundary is in progress)
Number of floors: 2 (Knee wall on first floor at 1.8 m (6 ft))

It is very wise that you are at least handling the planning and shell construction of the semi-detached house together; and apparently no longer based on the 50 cm (20 in) knee wall plot. For us, about three floor plans (including upper and attic floors) and a sufficiently detailed extract of the development plan would be enough to come up with more ideas (although a site coverage ratio of 0.25 is quite tight).

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Thank you for the quick response.

We decided against the plot with the 50cm (20 inches) knee wall after this option came up here. The plot was considerably cheaper and the location was better for us. So now it will just be a semi-detached house.

Best regards

Is there only a floor plan available here? The site plan is still missing as well. An eaves height of 5.5 m (18 feet) is a bit tight for two full stories.

A garage at the property line is usually allowed. What does the zoning plan say about it?

There are not two full floors. The first floor has a knee wall at 1.8m (5 feet 11 inches).

ypg schrieb:
Well, no offense, it’s a standard design without any visible copyright. Also, it’s not a church, town hall, or a grand palace – so you could, if you wanted to.

That’s what I thought too. But now my husband somehow stressed me out about it. Does it make sense to “recreate” our floor plans using software and post them online again?