ᐅ Preliminary floor plan design for a 220 m² single-family house
Created on: 20 Jun 2017 22:41
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R.Hotzenplotz
Hello!
We have already gone through several plans with our architect and I think we are almost there, about to start the detailed planning phase. Before that, I’m looking forward to getting feedback from other users.
Development plan/restrictions: §34 – two full stories
Plot size: 1,085m² (1,1679 yd²)
Basement, floors – 2 full stories plus partial basement
Number of people, ages – 3 people (37, 34, 1, second child planned)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor – the requirement was that bedrooms and the study should be about 17m² (183 ft²) each; the entire house should be approximately 220m² (2,368 ft²)
Office: family use
Guests per year: 1
Open or closed architecture: closed
Traditional or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island – no open kitchen, but yes to a kitchen island
Number of dining seats – 6
Fireplace – yes
Music/stereo wall – TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace – balcony
Garage, carport – large garage
Additional wishes/special features/daily routines, preferably with reasons why certain things should or should not be included – everyone should be able to sleep as undisturbed as possible in their bedrooms, even if other family members are awake. The husband is sometimes up as early as 4 a.m. Otherwise, watching TV in the evening should be possible without disturbing those sleeping upstairs.
House design
Who created the design:
- Architect (freelancer for a general contractor)
What do you like most? Why?
The upper floor with well-sized rooms and the location of the rooms exactly where they should be (only the washroom area we would still like to move to the outer right corner so that you don’t have to pass it every time you use the toilet). On the ground floor, the access through an airlock, the kitchen, and the dining area with the study next to it are especially liked.
Also appreciated is that after adjustments, the study now faces the garden instead of the street.
What don’t you like? Why?
We originally wanted the distance from wall to wall where the sofa and TV stand is to be about 6.40m (21 ft) (large screen & surround system), but so far only 5.69m (19 ft) has been realized.
Laundry room as described.
Kitchen larger in square meters than needed; the approx. 3m² (32 ft²) could theoretically be used well in the living area.
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
720,000 euros (including construction incidentals)
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
800,000 euros
Preferred heating technology:
Gas
If you have to give up on something, which details/features can you do without?
- Can do without:
Technical systems like controlled residential ventilation
- Cannot do without:
Space (except for the kitchen)
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Is this a standard design from the planner?
The architect has largely implemented our wishes; the only issue is the living room situation.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
Patient, quick to implement, has already gotten to know us well.
No negative points.
Do you notice any other points that might not fit or that we should consider, which we might have overlooked?
In the basement, the room currently labeled as home cinema might possibly be used as one medium- to long-term. For the foreseeable future, it will be a storage room.
We have already gone through several plans with our architect and I think we are almost there, about to start the detailed planning phase. Before that, I’m looking forward to getting feedback from other users.
Development plan/restrictions: §34 – two full stories
Plot size: 1,085m² (1,1679 yd²)
Basement, floors – 2 full stories plus partial basement
Number of people, ages – 3 people (37, 34, 1, second child planned)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor – the requirement was that bedrooms and the study should be about 17m² (183 ft²) each; the entire house should be approximately 220m² (2,368 ft²)
Office: family use
Guests per year: 1
Open or closed architecture: closed
Traditional or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island – no open kitchen, but yes to a kitchen island
Number of dining seats – 6
Fireplace – yes
Music/stereo wall – TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace – balcony
Garage, carport – large garage
Additional wishes/special features/daily routines, preferably with reasons why certain things should or should not be included – everyone should be able to sleep as undisturbed as possible in their bedrooms, even if other family members are awake. The husband is sometimes up as early as 4 a.m. Otherwise, watching TV in the evening should be possible without disturbing those sleeping upstairs.
House design
Who created the design:
- Architect (freelancer for a general contractor)
What do you like most? Why?
The upper floor with well-sized rooms and the location of the rooms exactly where they should be (only the washroom area we would still like to move to the outer right corner so that you don’t have to pass it every time you use the toilet). On the ground floor, the access through an airlock, the kitchen, and the dining area with the study next to it are especially liked.
Also appreciated is that after adjustments, the study now faces the garden instead of the street.
What don’t you like? Why?
We originally wanted the distance from wall to wall where the sofa and TV stand is to be about 6.40m (21 ft) (large screen & surround system), but so far only 5.69m (19 ft) has been realized.
Laundry room as described.
Kitchen larger in square meters than needed; the approx. 3m² (32 ft²) could theoretically be used well in the living area.
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
720,000 euros (including construction incidentals)
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
800,000 euros
Preferred heating technology:
Gas
If you have to give up on something, which details/features can you do without?
- Can do without:
Technical systems like controlled residential ventilation
- Cannot do without:
Space (except for the kitchen)
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Is this a standard design from the planner?
The architect has largely implemented our wishes; the only issue is the living room situation.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
Patient, quick to implement, has already gotten to know us well.
No negative points.
Do you notice any other points that might not fit or that we should consider, which we might have overlooked?
In the basement, the room currently labeled as home cinema might possibly be used as one medium- to long-term. For the foreseeable future, it will be a storage room.
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R.Hotzenplotz24 Jul 2017 08:40kaho674 schrieb:
Yes, I had already considered mirrors. But then the living room would be completely in the north. Is that acceptable?Definitely. That was originally the plan during the discussion with the architect (not because of the north orientation, but because of the sequence of the rooms). However, it couldn’t be realized due to... I don’t really remember anymore...
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
Definitely. That was originally the request during the discussion with the architect (not because of the north orientation but due to the sequence of rooms). However, it couldn’t be realized because of… I don’t even remember why… I guess the architect was worried and didn’t want to be blamed for it later on.
Well, mirroring is easy. You can always do that—architect or not.
So, I was a bit bold and mirrored the floor plan.
I have to admit, the highway would probably be a major annoyance for me as well. I would want to shield the noise as much as possible. In that respect, the mirrored version with the garage on the right acting as a barrier is worth considering. And the north side actually becomes the quietest corner of the house. Quiet and dark.
However, Child 1 would get the short end of the stick. But there’s always going to be some kind of compromise.
I have to admit, the highway would probably be a major annoyance for me as well. I would want to shield the noise as much as possible. In that respect, the mirrored version with the garage on the right acting as a barrier is worth considering. And the north side actually becomes the quietest corner of the house. Quiet and dark.
However, Child 1 would get the short end of the stick. But there’s always going to be some kind of compromise.
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R.Hotzenplotz24 Jul 2017 13:12Garage on the right side is not possible. The ground in this area slopes downward, and building a garage there would incur significantly higher costs.
kaho674 schrieb:
What’s the deal with the 6.20m (20.3 ft) length? I mean, how do people come up with that? Is there some kind of ideal acoustic measurement? I’ve also speculated along those lines: a resonance frequency that appears in the “main” chord of a favorite film score or something like that. I can’t even argue against that—after all, in my youth I once designed a house whose “core feature” was a glass wall to the living area, turning the garage into a display case for the Camaro.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
If a 6.20m (20.3 ft) long living room is possible in a 145m² (1,560 sq ft) apartment, … then let’s ask the question the other way: where are the support beams?
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R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
Garage on the right side is not possible. [...] building a garage there would only be feasible with significantly higher costs. It doesn’t have to be—the garage can stay on the left. In my opinion, passages between the garage and pantry are overhyped, and having natural light in the guest bathroom is not a game-changer.
However, I don’t fully understand the reasoning: the slope of the property remains the same regardless of which part of the building complex is placed there, right?
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