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.
Visually, I prefer the flat roof option. It’s just the garage in that endlessly long row that I don’t like—same for both designs.
The cupboard in front of the floor-to-ceiling window downstairs is still wrongly placed—but never mind. I would combine the airlock and the cloakroom and remove the partition wall. I would move the shower in the children’s bathroom toward the bottom of the plan, and the rest would shift upward accordingly. What I’m really uncertain about is the basement stairs. Is there actually enough space for the stair’s starting point?
The cupboard in front of the floor-to-ceiling window downstairs is still wrongly placed—but never mind. I would combine the airlock and the cloakroom and remove the partition wall. I would move the shower in the children’s bathroom toward the bottom of the plan, and the rest would shift upward accordingly. What I’m really uncertain about is the basement stairs. Is there actually enough space for the stair’s starting point?
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R.Hotzenplotz2 Aug 2017 19:24kaho674 schrieb:
Where I’m really uncertain is the cellar stairs. Is there actually enough space for the bottom step?I’ll need to ask about that again.
The other points mentioned are still being reviewed carefully. The garage is also still in the old version... they said it will be positioned a bit closer to the house...
11ant schrieb:
Well, the "partial cladding". The sprayed-on parapet is just as attractive. Appears harmless in the drawings, but looks quite substantial in reality.I had always emphasized that we want generous overhangs, whether for a flat roof or a hip roof... but maybe it really makes sense to see 2-3 reference measurements in real life... The only question is how to access the reference buildings.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
I had always emphasized that we want generous overhangs, whether for a flat roof or a hipped roof In other words: without this directive, would the designs have been more conventional from the start?
kaho674 schrieb:
Where I’m very uncertain is the basement stairs. Is the space at the bottom actually sufficient? Never.
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R.Hotzenplotz2 Aug 2017 20:2211ant schrieb:
In other words: without this directive, would the designs have been more appealing from the start? I cannot judge that. We said that we liked such designs, and then they planned accordingly. There was no further discussion or consideration of risks/problems.
Regarding references: visit residential areas and show homes! If necessary, focus on just this specific detail and measure it yourself / ask the seller / ring the doorbell of a resident.
Not everyone can imagine everything (including us), but in the right places you can definitely find something to see.
Not everyone can imagine everything (including us), but in the right places you can definitely find something to see.
11ant schrieb:
Alright, I’m back with a little greeting from the witch’s kitchen: ... and now I’m adding a sketch of the upper floor:
(Just a sketch, though colorful).
Simply to show what could be achieved with walls stacked on top of each other; I didn’t include differently positioned windows from the ground floor in this sketch, just to demonstrate the room layout:
The bedroom could be located above the office and the airlock; the support beam allows the facade to be recessed for a balcony. Here, a masonry parapet with a glass insert is shown above the office window. I placed the master bathroom above the kitchen, with the children’s bathroom next to it. The small room for the washing machine is not the final solution, more of an intermediate idea. Arranging this room—like before with space for ironing—above the airlock would also be possible. Then even a terrace on part of the garage roof.
Primarily, I tried to show what could result from wall over wall and pipe over pipe—for example, that one child faces the street while the other faces the garden.
My roof idea for this would be a flat roof, with a hipped roof section over the corridor on the upper floor (possibly fully or partially glazed).
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