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
Tolentino schrieb:
@haydee: I just wanted to point out that there are also more affordable options, although Berbel certainly makes good appliances.
I think tube TVs are cool, even if I couldn’t live with one myself.
I like the approach of not always needing to have the newest stuff. As I said, the lift function alone costs a lot of money without improving the extraction performance.
@Alessandro we had that on our radar too but then decided against it.
Climbee schrieb:
Now you should just roughly decide whether to use exhaust air or recirculated air.
Yes, exactly! Recirculated air is definite. Also because of the reasons you mentioned.face26 schrieb:
I believe exhaust air versus recirculation is one of the top ten debate topics in home construction.
Exhaust air requires more planning effort, especially with mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and wood stoves, etc.
Nevertheless, once the air is expelled, it’s gone.
Yes, you make your house airtight and then drill a hole in it again. But you also sometimes open a window, even with mechanical ventilation with heat recovery.
I once read a rough calculation about how much energy is lost through exhaust air. I didn’t find it that dramatic and chose it for the “comfort gain.”
(I’m also not keen on the rather costly filter changes with recirculation). Interesting.
Our general contractor completely ruled out exhaust air.
For me, it was always clear:
If you use exhaust air, you basically always have to allow fresh air intake, even in winter – otherwise, you risk oxygen deficiency...
And that it compromises the insulation.
haydee schrieb:
Lift functionDoes that mean it can be adjusted in height? Is something like this really necessary? I’m not quite seeing the benefit.
Alessandro schrieb:
We have the Berbel Skyline. It’s height-adjustable. You can move it directly over the pan when frying and then push it back up to the ceiling afterwards.
For me, it was always quite annoying when the hood hung right in my line of sight or I bumped my head on it. Okay, I probably should have read your comment earlier.
Do you actually use this feature regularly?
At first, it sounds like a gimmick that you might end up not using in daily life.
But it does look great, that has to be said.
ECE-2021 schrieb:
If the living room is also supposed to face the terraceWhy? When sitting outside, you go inside to get another glass of wine, beer, etc. You get these from the kitchen, not the living room. Also, a fresh glass, a cloth for wiping up, or similar things are all in the kitchen, not the living room. For this reason, it makes more sense to place the terrace close to the kitchen. For barbecues, dining outdoors, and so on, it is better to have the terrace near the kitchen.
From the living room, you might look outside, and you would probably prefer to see a nicely planted flower bed or a well-kept lawn rather than the terrace.
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