ᐅ Floor Plan Design for Semi-Detached House (150 sqm): Your Opinions?
Created on: 28 Apr 2017 21:11
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RahliMarcel
Hello everyone,
we have made progress in planning our semi-detached house and received a draft from the architect of the developer, which we have discussed together.
What do you think? Do you notice anything else — feel free to comment.
Size
The plot is 465 square meters (sqm) (building site ratio & floor space ratio are 0.3), and the house should have 154.31 sqm (according to DIN standards). The knee wall height is specified at 50 cm (20 inches) on the outside, raised to 80 cm (31 inches) on the inside. The terrace faces east.
What was important to us:
we have made progress in planning our semi-detached house and received a draft from the architect of the developer, which we have discussed together.
What do you think? Do you notice anything else — feel free to comment.
Size
The plot is 465 square meters (sqm) (building site ratio & floor space ratio are 0.3), and the house should have 154.31 sqm (according to DIN standards). The knee wall height is specified at 50 cm (20 inches) on the outside, raised to 80 cm (31 inches) on the inside. The terrace faces east.
What was important to us:
- large living and dining area
- side-by-side refrigerator and tall cabinets integrated into the walls
- dryer and washing machine in the utility room
- small hallways
- upstairs:
- large children’s room with bed nook
- small bedroom
- office
- built-in shower niche
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RahliMarcel29 Apr 2017 10:28Here are some additional details:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Client Requirements
House Design
Why is the design as it is now?
Here is the floor / site plan (north is up):
Development Plan / Restrictions
- Building envelope, building line and boundary
- Number of parking spaces: two parking spaces
- Number of floors
- Roof type: hipped roof
- Orientation: See site plan below (living room faces east, children’s room faces west)
Client Requirements
- Basement, floors: No basement & 1 full floor
- Number of occupants, age: 2 adults + toddler
- Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: office needed; dressing room optional
- Office: home office for both adults
- Guests per year: few
- Open or closed design: rather open
- Conservative or modern style: modern
- Open kitchen with kitchen island
- Number of dining seats
- Music / stereo wall
- Garage, carport: currently being clarified where it can be located; should be next to the utility room
House Design
- Architect from a construction company
- What is liked most: built-in side-by-side refrigerator, open living kitchen & large children’s room
- What is disliked: guest bathroom
- Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump (decentralized)
Why is the design as it is now?
- In coordination with the architect and under the condition that the master bedroom is not next to the bathroom or the children’s room
Here is the floor / site plan (north is up):
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RahliMarcel29 Apr 2017 10:30ypg schrieb:
Where is north? It seems to me that although the child’s room is large, it is facing north?No, it has a west orientation; the bathroom faces north.
The door on the ground floor leading to the bathroom definitely needs to be relocated. It is very cramped there, and it won’t be long before the doors bump into each other.
I find the position of the refrigerator problematic. First, it is quite far from both the cooktop and the sink, and second, the walking paths are further restricted by the “kitchen island.” Additionally, I prefer to have a counter space right next to the refrigerator to temporarily place items when loading or unloading. However, this is also probably a matter of personal preference.
On the upper floor, I would definitely recommend installing a proper window in the office, and I would position the window of the lower room more toward the center of the wall. Having it right next to the wall is not ideal in my opinion.
I find the position of the refrigerator problematic. First, it is quite far from both the cooktop and the sink, and second, the walking paths are further restricted by the “kitchen island.” Additionally, I prefer to have a counter space right next to the refrigerator to temporarily place items when loading or unloading. However, this is also probably a matter of personal preference.
On the upper floor, I would definitely recommend installing a proper window in the office, and I would position the window of the lower room more toward the center of the wall. Having it right next to the wall is not ideal in my opinion.
Apart from the fact that door widths are usually around 90cm (35 inches), 74cm (29 inches) really seems quite narrow. Everything looks nice on the plan, but in reality, it will be small and possibly too late to change it.
As for the kitchen island you often see in American movies and TV shows, I don’t have any personal experience with it yet, but I can imagine it looks good. However, it is a bit of a longer walk to the sink.
As for the kitchen island you often see in American movies and TV shows, I don’t have any personal experience with it yet, but I can imagine it looks good. However, it is a bit of a longer walk to the sink.
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