ᐅ Floor Plan for a 200 sqm Urban Villa – Are Our Requirements Feasible?
Created on: 13 Jul 2020 14:14
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ECE-2021
Hello everyone,
I’m a bit overwhelmed with our floor plan and keep running into the same problems...
The main issue is probably how to integrate a straight staircase from the ground floor to the upper floor, and how we would have to modify or extend the hallway to fit such a staircase without "breaking up" the other rooms.
Development plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 1005 m² (0.25 acres)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: according to neighboring developments
Floor area ratio: according to neighboring developments
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: according to neighboring developments
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: double / large garage planned
Number of stories: 2
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: urban villa
Orientation: street facing northeast, plot extends sideways toward west-northwest, garden planned all around southwest / west-northwest
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: urban villa with hipped roof
Basement, floors: basement + ground floor + upper floor
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults + young child (3)
Office: home office?
Closed architecture
Closed kitchen, kitchen island
Fireplace
Balcony
Garage
House design
Who designed the plan:
- Option 1: planner from a construction company (not yet an architect)
- Option 2: do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
Overall, the floor plan is good and was implemented largely according to our ideas.
What do you dislike? Why?
We would prefer a straight staircase. According to a staircase calculator tool, it would require a length of 3.70 m (12 ft).
From research, this might be rather uncomfortable and therefore unrealistic.
We would be willing to extend the hallway for the straight staircase if necessary.
Symmetry, especially in the front view of the house, is very important to us, so we want to keep the type of front door as is.
The awkward corner in the upper hallway is not very appealing (bedroom / office).
Furthermore, the hallway window was initially placed in the child’s bedroom, but that will be changed so there is natural light in the upper floor hallway.
I’m also wondering if the chimney flue on the upper floor can still be routed freely, possibly offset within the ceiling/floor. Or does it have to go straight up from the ground floor fireplace? Because then it would end up right in the middle of the upper floor hallway.
If you have to give up something, which details or fittings could you do without?
- Could you compromise on: I’m open to suggestions for now
- Cannot compromise on: ideally the straight staircase
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
See differences between our design and the construction company’s plan
- straight staircase instead of quarter-turn
- kitchen recessed
- window in the hallway instead of in the child’s room
- ideally no hallway obstruction on the upper floor
I’m a bit overwhelmed with our floor plan and keep running into the same problems...
The main issue is probably how to integrate a straight staircase from the ground floor to the upper floor, and how we would have to modify or extend the hallway to fit such a staircase without "breaking up" the other rooms.
Development plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 1005 m² (0.25 acres)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: according to neighboring developments
Floor area ratio: according to neighboring developments
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: according to neighboring developments
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: double / large garage planned
Number of stories: 2
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: urban villa
Orientation: street facing northeast, plot extends sideways toward west-northwest, garden planned all around southwest / west-northwest
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: urban villa with hipped roof
Basement, floors: basement + ground floor + upper floor
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults + young child (3)
Office: home office?
Closed architecture
Closed kitchen, kitchen island
Fireplace
Balcony
Garage
House design
Who designed the plan:
- Option 1: planner from a construction company (not yet an architect)
- Option 2: do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
Overall, the floor plan is good and was implemented largely according to our ideas.
What do you dislike? Why?
We would prefer a straight staircase. According to a staircase calculator tool, it would require a length of 3.70 m (12 ft).
From research, this might be rather uncomfortable and therefore unrealistic.
We would be willing to extend the hallway for the straight staircase if necessary.
Symmetry, especially in the front view of the house, is very important to us, so we want to keep the type of front door as is.
The awkward corner in the upper hallway is not very appealing (bedroom / office).
Furthermore, the hallway window was initially placed in the child’s bedroom, but that will be changed so there is natural light in the upper floor hallway.
I’m also wondering if the chimney flue on the upper floor can still be routed freely, possibly offset within the ceiling/floor. Or does it have to go straight up from the ground floor fireplace? Because then it would end up right in the middle of the upper floor hallway.
If you have to give up something, which details or fittings could you do without?
- Could you compromise on: I’m open to suggestions for now
- Cannot compromise on: ideally the straight staircase
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
See differences between our design and the construction company’s plan
- straight staircase instead of quarter-turn
- kitchen recessed
- window in the hallway instead of in the child’s room
- ideally no hallway obstruction on the upper floor
@haydee: Just wanted to point out that there are also more affordable options available. Although Berbel certainly makes good appliances. I think tube TVs are cool, even though I couldn’t live with one myself. I like the approach of not always needing to have the newest stuff.
@ECE-2021
Make a tape measure your best friend. Take apart your bedroom. Is the wardrobe really big enough or not? Do you really need that much? The distance between the bed and wardrobe or TV is currently x cm (x inches). Is that really ideal, or should it be more or less? What is my minimum? Go through your home and also visit friends’ and relatives’ homes. A cloakroom is often not practical at all. You can say that politely, too. You know we are currently planning—how big is your cloakroom?
Visit show homes. Not to desperately find your exact house, but to see the wow factor kitchen, the charming entrance. Get a feel for size, space, and impact.
Make a tape measure your best friend. Take apart your bedroom. Is the wardrobe really big enough or not? Do you really need that much? The distance between the bed and wardrobe or TV is currently x cm (x inches). Is that really ideal, or should it be more or less? What is my minimum? Go through your home and also visit friends’ and relatives’ homes. A cloakroom is often not practical at all. You can say that politely, too. You know we are currently planning—how big is your cloakroom?
Visit show homes. Not to desperately find your exact house, but to see the wow factor kitchen, the charming entrance. Get a feel for size, space, and impact.
I believe the choice between recirculation and exhaust ventilation is one of the top ten controversial topics in house construction.
Exhaust ventilation requires more planning, especially with controlled mechanical ventilation and wood-burning stoves involved.
Nevertheless, once air is expelled, it’s gone.
Yes, you make your house airtight and then create a hole again. But sometimes you also open a window, even with controlled mechanical ventilation.
I once read a rough calculation of how much energy is lost through exhaust air. I didn’t find it that significant and chose it for the “comfort gain.”
(I’m also not keen on the not-so-inexpensive filter replacements required for recirculation.)
Exhaust ventilation requires more planning, especially with controlled mechanical ventilation and wood-burning stoves involved.
Nevertheless, once air is expelled, it’s gone.
Yes, you make your house airtight and then create a hole again. But sometimes you also open a window, even with controlled mechanical ventilation.
I once read a rough calculation of how much energy is lost through exhaust air. I didn’t find it that significant and chose it for the “comfort gain.”
(I’m also not keen on the not-so-inexpensive filter replacements required for recirculation.)
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Alessandro14 Jul 2020 10:07We have the Berbel Skyline. It is height-adjustable. You can move it directly over the pan while frying and then raise it back to the ceiling afterwards.
I always found it quite annoying when the hood hangs directly in my line of sight or when I bump my head on it.
I always found it quite annoying when the hood hangs directly in my line of sight or when I bump my head on it.
haydee schrieb:
Please don’t criticize my luxury. I stand by my IKEA cabinet and tube TV.By the way, the kitchen in the photo is from our current rental apartment and it’s an IKEA kitchen (except for some appliances). I don’t think you can tell just by looking at it. So, nothing against IKEA.
But of course it’s true that the kitchen in the house will be a high-quality one.
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pagoni202014 Jul 2020 10:08haydee schrieb:
Why? I’m not suffering. What works doesn’t just get replaced.That’s exactly what I mean! There is also life without all those must-haves, whose names I often have to look up online and still don’t understand why they should make my life better. He said as he sipped his aromatic coffee at the counter of his stylish Ikea kitchen.Similar topics