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.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
We need to decide whether to go with full brick or partial brick cladding. We’re experimenting a bit with the visualization. I think we’d prefer full brick because the drawbacks of plaster remain in the areas where only partial brick cladding is used. R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
Does a traditional brick wall still make sense today, or are brick slips (brick veneers) sufficient? Brick slips are only suitable for decorative purposes, meaning they can be applied as a surface layer, also in combination with plaster. A structural brick wall can’t be made with brick slips, but you were talking about bricks as a technically effective wall shell.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
We never wanted a white plaster wall. Oh, that was perfectly hidden in the first few dozen pages of this thread—apart from the leopard print decorative areas, the dream house Enterprise was always bright white like in a toothpaste commercial. And looking at those façades, anyone would have bet their bottom dollar there wouldn’t be a lavender-colored wall in that house.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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R.Hotzenplotz17 Aug 2017 17:3711ant schrieb:
Oh, this was perfectly hidden in the first three dozen pages of this thread – apart from the leopard print decorative surfaces, the dream house Enterprise was always bright white like in a toothpaste commercial. And looking at these facades, anyone would have bet their bottom dollar that there wouldn’t be a single lavender-colored wall in this house. But I have repeatedly written that one shouldn’t be bothered by the exterior views and such, as those are all detailed planning issues. We are still focused on the floor plan topic. It’s clear that the visualization of exterior facades and so forth will only be finalized at the end.
They have shown partial cladding on some designs, but always without any coordination or input on how we imagine it, etc. – so it simply hasn’t been addressed yet, since the floor plan has always been the main focus here.
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winnetou7817 Aug 2017 17:41I have to say, I much prefer the partial brick cladding; the other option feels somewhat sterile. But that’s just my personal opinion.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
I have repeatedly mentioned that one shouldn’t be bothered by the exterior views and so on, as those are all details to be planned later. That may be, but the floor plan design was always constrained by the requirement to create the overall concept in a strict "Bauhaus" style. Just the fact that you descend the stairs and have to walk around a blunt wall to enter the living room is not exactly in keeping with a hipped roof style. The dominant impression was of a snow-white (pseudo) Bauhaus, with the two focal points on its main axis being the 6.2 meter (20 feet 4 inches) viewing distance and the massive garage canopy. Only with the recess of the facade at the terrace in front of the dining area did you prefer a more rustic look to Plastizität (three-dimensional expression).
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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R.Hotzenplotz17 Aug 2017 21:03It seems we are all looking at house planning from completely different perspectives. 11ant approaches it from a professional viewpoint, while we see it through the "I’m just baking a cake" perspective.
We never really considered "Bauhaus style" or anything like that; we simply showed patterns, what we like and don’t like......
We never really considered "Bauhaus style" or anything like that; we simply showed patterns, what we like and don’t like......
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winnetou7817 Aug 2017 21:07Well, the price given for the house was around 800,000, so I find this Bauhaus style more than fitting.
If suddenly a hip roof and a brick façade like a townhouse come up, I somehow find that disappointing for the price.
If suddenly a hip roof and a brick façade like a townhouse come up, I somehow find that disappointing for the price.
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