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.Hotzenplotz28 Aug 2017 17:55There was already some consideration about leaving out the door between the garage and the house. It has somewhat lost its appeal since the kitchen has now been moved to the other side of the house. Whether I enter the house from the garage directly, through the cloakroom and hallway to the kitchen, or go out of the garage and enter the house under the porch into the hallway and kitchen...
What do you think? The door is certainly a significant cost factor as well.
We would then have a very large cloakroom. However, this step does not save any floor space.
What do you think? The door is certainly a significant cost factor as well.
We would then have a very large cloakroom. However, this step does not save any floor space.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
Whether I go directly into the house through the garage, through the cloakroom and hallway into the kitchen, or from the garage under the roof through the main entrance into the hallway and kitchen..... How often does it really happen that when you come home with groceries, it’s pouring rain? In normal weather conditions, you don’t really need this porch from the front door to the garage door for a 5m (16 ft) distance. It also makes it easier to build the garage next year. So remove the connecting door AND extend the porch only up to the edge of the house. Then position the garage in line afterwards and (hopefully without a 3D rendering) you’re done.
Oh, post number 450 (SEL 6.9)
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R.Hotzenplotz28 Aug 2017 18:1411ant, I think anything less than that would negatively affect the overall look of the house too much. It was very important to me that the garage is perceived as a single entity together with the house. I can’t imagine it without the connecting structure. The roofing function was not the main reason for this idea (to be honest, it was not a reason at all). Otherwise, I would probably have just commissioned a 6x6m (20x20 ft) prefabricated garage, which would feel out of place.
I would prefer not to remove or shorten the connecting structure.
Regarding the door from the garage to the house, I’m currently thinking of leaving it out entirely. I’m just worried I might regret it later. This is typically one of those things that needs 2-3 days to settle, but then I think it will be easy enough to decide. I just need some time to get comfortable with the idea.
What does SEL 6.9 mean? Was that a user who was similarly high maintenance?
I would prefer not to remove or shorten the connecting structure.
Regarding the door from the garage to the house, I’m currently thinking of leaving it out entirely. I’m just worried I might regret it later. This is typically one of those things that needs 2-3 days to settle, but then I think it will be easy enough to decide. I just need some time to get comfortable with the idea.
What does SEL 6.9 mean? Was that a user who was similarly high maintenance?
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
To me, it was extremely important that the garage is perceived as a unit together with the house. I can’t imagine it without the connecting beam. So, then with the beam, just shorter. The unity comes from the alignment between the beam and the garage. The finishing strip above the beam will be new when the garage is added, and the final plaster on the beam will only be applied then. At that point, it will be seamless.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
What does SEL 6.9 mean? Was that a user who was similarly high-maintenance? That was the top model of the 450 SEL (forty years ago), basically a disguised AMG. The outwardly modest sibling (sedan) of the 450 SLC 5.0. Or, if you like: a Mercedes equivalent to the 745i.
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Bieber081528 Aug 2017 21:23Door to the garage... You do have a basement, right? In my opinion, you can do without this door (if the garage is only used for parking vehicles and not as a basement replacement or workshop). However, I would only remove the door if it disrupts the floor plan. I don’t see it as a major cost factor.
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R.Hotzenplotz28 Aug 2017 21:25The door does not interfere with the floor plan. The question is simply how expensive it is. The risk of burglary would also be reduced without the door.
Bicycles and similar items will also be stored in the garage. Maybe even empty bottles and things like that.
Bicycles and similar items will also be stored in the garage. Maybe even empty bottles and things like that.
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