ᐅ Floor Plan Discussion: Single-Family Home on a 630 sqm Plot

Created on: 19 Apr 2024 20:32

Hello everyone,

I would like to share my floor plan here for critical feedback:

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 630 sqm (6782 sqft)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: no development plan
Floor area ratio: no development plan
Building area, building line, and boundary: no development plan / no fixed boundary for a detached house
Edge development: -
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors allowed: 2 1/2 possible
Roof shape: any possible
Style: any
Orientation: any
Maximum heights / limits: no realistic restrictions
Additional requirements /

Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: little or no roof slope, preferably a townhouse-style villa
Basement, floors: 2 floors, basement not required
Number of occupants, age: 3 people (34, 28 and nearly 2), another child planned
Required space on ground floor and upper floor: about 180 sqm (1938 sqft)
Office: family use or home office? Permanent home office + combined with fitness
Guests per year: apart from residents, 2 nights per year
Open or closed architecture: either?
Conservative or modern construction: ?
Open kitchen, kitchen island: closed kitchen with an opening element
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: piano
Balcony, roof terrace: loggia
Garage, carport: large garage
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: not part of the house
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be included: whirlpool and sauna in the house, office needs to be large enough for exercising during breaks

House Design
Designed by: independent architect

What do you particularly like? Why? Loggia with whirlpool (not shown in the drawing) because it adds a touch of luxury.
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/designer: 3000 EUR per sqm
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: 700k
Preferred heating system: open

If you have to give up, which details / fittings
- can you give up: basement, sauna in the house, minimum 13 sqm (140 sqft) office, minimum 14 sqm (150 sqft) for children’s rooms
- cannot give up: whirlpool on the loggia

Why is the design as it is now? For example:
Requirements were given to the architect and developed within 2 months after several discussions and iterations

Floor plan: (Compass on site plan and upper floor)

Floor plan of a house with interior walls, stairs and dimensioning

Ground floor:

Floor plan of a house: kitchen, dining, living, hallway, double garage, technical room, work/fitness, shower/WC

Upper floor:

Open and honest feedback welcome! Many thanks in advance!

Best regards!

K a t j a21 Apr 2024 09:56

#31

saerox89 schrieb:

The door is used, but not as a passageway. The idea is this: I unload groceries from the hallway into the pantry. When cooking, I then take them into the kitchen from the kitchen side. Passing through from the hallway to the kitchen should only happen in emergencies.

People always take the shortest route. Just think about it: if you’re lying in your whirlpool and suddenly need wine from the fridge, do you really want to go down the stairs and then run all the way through the living room? That doesn’t make sense. Also, no extra storage space is created by this self-imposed restriction.

saerox89 schrieb:

What does the whirlpool have to do with the pantry?

Nothing. Who says it does?

saerox89 schrieb:

Each room gets the same attention.

Well, that’s good then. I was starting to have doubts.

evelinoz21 Apr 2024 12:56

#32

saerox89 schrieb:

What do you especially like? Why? The loggia with the whirlpool (not shown) because it adds a touch of luxury.

We have a swim spa, 6000 liters (1585 gallons), 4.4 x 2.2 meters (14.4 x 7.2 feet). It would be too expensive for occasional splashing for me. I am the sole user, 5 times a week. We have solar panels and a heat pump for it; without those, it would be far too costly. The maintenance chemicals aren’t cheap either. I’m not sure if there will be time for this with children.

With children, I wanted a pool, but not a whirlpool. If the whirlpool is located upstairs, I assume it’s not intended for the kids either. In my opinion, whirlpools are rarely used long term—at first yes, but interest usually fades quickly. I use mine and bought it for my health (or rather what is no longer healthy).

We change the water once a year.

kbt0925 Apr 2024 00:09

#33

saerox89 schrieb:

Thanks! I can clearly imagine that scenario. It might be "annoying" for the kids because I see who they bring along. But that’s exactly what we like. We want to be able to keep some oversight on that.

It’s no longer fun, though, when the teenagers organize their own cooking night and you want to enjoy a relaxed evening watching TV. Also, you don’t have to constantly keep an eye on the kids’ friends and guests all the time.

ypg25 Apr 2024 00:18

#34

kbt09 schrieb:

It’s no longer fun when the teenagers host their own cooking nights and you want to have a cozy evening watching TV. And you don’t want to constantly keep an eye on the friends and guests of your own children.

The desire to control might seem to work in theory if you think that you then have your children under control or always keep an eye on their friends. But you should consider that it works the other way around as well. The friends end up controlling you as the homeowner. They don’t allow you to have privacy in your own house.
I completely agree with you, Kerstin!
But regardless, the house won’t be built that way. And hopefully, the focus will be on the functionality of the house instead of sugarcoating negative aspects.

haydee25 Apr 2024 07:40

#35

Everything is open in our house as well. So yes, we wouldn’t have any privacy during a teenage party. When the kids grow up and move out, we plan to create a cozy second living room under the roof.

saerox8925 Apr 2024 07:51

#36

kbt09 schrieb:

It’s no longer fun when the teenagers organize their own cooking evening and you want to have a relaxing night watching TV. And you really don’t need to keep an eye on your children’s friends and guests all the time.

That won’t happen in our house. The kids can do that in their own apartments eventually. That was the case for us back then, and I understood it as a child.

ᐅ Floor Plan Discussion: Single-Family Home on a 630 sqm Plot

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