Hello everyone,
After a lot of back and forth, we have found a floor plan that we like.
I left out the basement in the attachment since it only shows the essential walls.
We would appreciate your opinions.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 500 sqm (5382 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor space index: 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundary: only requirement is to keep a 2-meter (6.5 feet) distance from the road
Edge development: yes
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: max 3 full floors
Roof type: pitched roof (28°–45°) or shed roof
Architectural style: single-family house / semi-detached house
Orientation: based on existing buildings
Maximum height/limits: 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) ridge height
Other requirements: minimum plinth height 0.5 cm (0.2 inches)
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic, pitched roof, single-family house
Basement, floors: yes, 2 full floors or knee wall at least 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) high
Number of people, age: 2 (28 and 31), planning for two children later
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: as shown 🙂
Office: family use (planned in basement)
Overnight guests per year: approx. 10
Open or closed architecture: closed
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: 5
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: will be built separately
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine
House design
Who designed it: initially by us but later refined by a university of applied sciences company
What do we particularly like?
The option to separate the living room from the dining room
What don’t we like?
Utility room is a bit narrow
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
€320,000 with floor and special requests
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
€330,000 (excluding basement)
Preferred heating system:
Air heat pump
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions?
The only thing that comes to mind is the walk-in attic 🙂
What we don’t want to give up: the half-landing staircase.
We are open to suggestions, though.
The house is currently planned with the dining room in the southwest corner.
I hope I haven’t forgotten anything.
After a lot of back and forth, we have found a floor plan that we like.
I left out the basement in the attachment since it only shows the essential walls.
We would appreciate your opinions.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 500 sqm (5382 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor space index: 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundary: only requirement is to keep a 2-meter (6.5 feet) distance from the road
Edge development: yes
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: max 3 full floors
Roof type: pitched roof (28°–45°) or shed roof
Architectural style: single-family house / semi-detached house
Orientation: based on existing buildings
Maximum height/limits: 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) ridge height
Other requirements: minimum plinth height 0.5 cm (0.2 inches)
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic, pitched roof, single-family house
Basement, floors: yes, 2 full floors or knee wall at least 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) high
Number of people, age: 2 (28 and 31), planning for two children later
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: as shown 🙂
Office: family use (planned in basement)
Overnight guests per year: approx. 10
Open or closed architecture: closed
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: 5
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: will be built separately
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine
House design
Who designed it: initially by us but later refined by a university of applied sciences company
What do we particularly like?
The option to separate the living room from the dining room
What don’t we like?
Utility room is a bit narrow
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
€320,000 with floor and special requests
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
€330,000 (excluding basement)
Preferred heating system:
Air heat pump
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions?
The only thing that comes to mind is the walk-in attic 🙂
What we don’t want to give up: the half-landing staircase.
We are open to suggestions, though.
The house is currently planned with the dining room in the southwest corner.
I hope I haven’t forgotten anything.
S
Schneckham11 Jul 2016 17:43Okay, I’ll try to address the individual points.
1. The utility room on the ground floor is intended primarily as a laundry room. It is not planned for the building services. It is located on the ground floor so there is direct access to the outside to hang laundry there. The room being too narrow is correct, but we have not found any other solution yet.
2. Regarding the bedrooms, I admit I haven’t fully considered that there are openings everywhere, and the point about the walk-in closet is also valid.
3. Two bathrooms (I don’t count the guest toilet as a bathroom). We plan to have two bathrooms because we have seen with friends how practical that is, especially when everyone needs to leave the house around the same time. I understand that some might consider that a luxury. :-)
4. The north arrow was missing because it was placed right next to the manufacturer’s logo. I therefore indicated the orientation of the dining room for better reference.
Regarding the tightness, I agree with you. We based it on our current apartment, where everything feels relatively spacious to us. But we will reconsider whether we want the rooms to be larger.
Maybe we will also try different external dimensions or a different staircase type to optimize the layout.
1. The utility room on the ground floor is intended primarily as a laundry room. It is not planned for the building services. It is located on the ground floor so there is direct access to the outside to hang laundry there. The room being too narrow is correct, but we have not found any other solution yet.
2. Regarding the bedrooms, I admit I haven’t fully considered that there are openings everywhere, and the point about the walk-in closet is also valid.
3. Two bathrooms (I don’t count the guest toilet as a bathroom). We plan to have two bathrooms because we have seen with friends how practical that is, especially when everyone needs to leave the house around the same time. I understand that some might consider that a luxury. :-)
4. The north arrow was missing because it was placed right next to the manufacturer’s logo. I therefore indicated the orientation of the dining room for better reference.
Regarding the tightness, I agree with you. We based it on our current apartment, where everything feels relatively spacious to us. But we will reconsider whether we want the rooms to be larger.
Maybe we will also try different external dimensions or a different staircase type to optimize the layout.
S
Schneckham11 Jul 2016 18:06Utility room, hobby room, office/guest bedroom.
And a storage room for carnival costumes, chest freezer, winter clothes, etc.
And a storage room for carnival costumes, chest freezer, winter clothes, etc.