ᐅ Floor plan of a 1.5-story house with a captain’s gable, covering just under 200 square meters
Created on: 18 Jul 2021 18:13
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blubbernase
hi, we have been going back and forth with the work and wanted to get your opinion
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 673 m² (7239 ft²)
Slope: 3.5% incline from one side to the other
Floor area ratio: 0.2 (Floor area ratio I: 134.6 m² (1450 ft²), Floor area ratio II: 201.9 m² (2172 ft²))
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see picture (the side lines mark the property borders)
Edge development: new residential area, detached houses
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of stories: max 1 full story
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: captain’s house
Orientation: ridge runs northwest to southeast
Maximum heights/limits: eaves height 4.5 m (15 ft), ridge height 9 m (30 ft), reference point in development plan nearly 1 meter (3 ft) above plot level, brick facing required, dormers allowed on only 50% of the eaves length
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: gable roof
Basement, stories: partial unheated basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of occupants, ages: 34 m, 33 f, 3 m, 4 f + 1 planned
Space needs on the ground floor: 1 office, 1 office/guest room, kitchen with dining area, living room, bathroom with shower, entry hall
Space needs on the upper floor: 1 bedroom, 3 children's rooms, 1 full bathroom, 1 toilet with washer/dryer
Office: 100% home office
Overnight guests per year: 1 per month, mother-in-law
Conservative or modern construction: practical?
Kitchen: kitchen with dining area, table to be inside the kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage for one car and bicycles
Utility garden, greenhouse: maybe later
House Design
Ground floor: floor area 107.5 m² (1156 ft²) (including stairs)
Upper floor: floor area 101.2 m² (1090 ft²) (including stairs)
Basement: approx. 70 m² (753 ft²)
Designer: designed by ourselves using Sweet Home 3D
Basically, we based the exterior dimensions on the Whiteline promotional house "Kiefernallee" from Gussek Haus and extended it about 50 cm (20 inches) longer on the left side of the gable. We have been working with Gussek Haus for a while. Initially, we had a floor plan with 4 gables and a longer house, but we discarded it due to complexity. The upper-floor layout is still based on that promotional house, but the ground floor has changed quite a bit.
What do you particularly like? When entering the house, you’re not immediately in the living room.
Price estimate according to the architect/planner: base house approx. 450,000 € (including move-in ready) + 60,000 €
Personal price limit for the house including basement: 550,000 € + additional costs and fittings
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with indoor unit
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions?
- You could give up: basically nothing 😀
- You could not give up: a few extra square meters here and there
Why did the design turn out this way?
For example: it fits well on the plot, although the terrace is quite small.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Will the long hallway annoy us despite being reasonably wide?
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 673 m² (7239 ft²)
Slope: 3.5% incline from one side to the other
Floor area ratio: 0.2 (Floor area ratio I: 134.6 m² (1450 ft²), Floor area ratio II: 201.9 m² (2172 ft²))
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see picture (the side lines mark the property borders)
Edge development: new residential area, detached houses
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of stories: max 1 full story
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: captain’s house
Orientation: ridge runs northwest to southeast
Maximum heights/limits: eaves height 4.5 m (15 ft), ridge height 9 m (30 ft), reference point in development plan nearly 1 meter (3 ft) above plot level, brick facing required, dormers allowed on only 50% of the eaves length
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: gable roof
Basement, stories: partial unheated basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of occupants, ages: 34 m, 33 f, 3 m, 4 f + 1 planned
Space needs on the ground floor: 1 office, 1 office/guest room, kitchen with dining area, living room, bathroom with shower, entry hall
Space needs on the upper floor: 1 bedroom, 3 children's rooms, 1 full bathroom, 1 toilet with washer/dryer
Office: 100% home office
Overnight guests per year: 1 per month, mother-in-law
Conservative or modern construction: practical?
Kitchen: kitchen with dining area, table to be inside the kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage for one car and bicycles
Utility garden, greenhouse: maybe later
House Design
Ground floor: floor area 107.5 m² (1156 ft²) (including stairs)
Upper floor: floor area 101.2 m² (1090 ft²) (including stairs)
Basement: approx. 70 m² (753 ft²)
Designer: designed by ourselves using Sweet Home 3D
Basically, we based the exterior dimensions on the Whiteline promotional house "Kiefernallee" from Gussek Haus and extended it about 50 cm (20 inches) longer on the left side of the gable. We have been working with Gussek Haus for a while. Initially, we had a floor plan with 4 gables and a longer house, but we discarded it due to complexity. The upper-floor layout is still based on that promotional house, but the ground floor has changed quite a bit.
What do you particularly like? When entering the house, you’re not immediately in the living room.
Price estimate according to the architect/planner: base house approx. 450,000 € (including move-in ready) + 60,000 €
Personal price limit for the house including basement: 550,000 € + additional costs and fittings
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with indoor unit
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions?
- You could give up: basically nothing 😀
- You could not give up: a few extra square meters here and there
Why did the design turn out this way?
For example: it fits well on the plot, although the terrace is quite small.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Will the long hallway annoy us despite being reasonably wide?
blubbernase schrieb:
If you look back at the longer lists of feedback, we have implemented quite a lot of it. And the other points are still being discussed here. [...] I just can’t get behind completely demonizing something. Generally speaking, "you don’t get clean code by just applying patches." What exactly was "generally demonized"?
By the way, I wonder what kind of golden sofa would have such an immense residual or replacement value that someone would build the house around the sofa (?)
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blubbernase25 Nov 2021 12:3211ant schrieb:
By the way, I wonder which gold sofa could have such a huge residual or replacement value that someone would build the house around the sofa (?) 🙄, no one said that, it’s not mentioned anywhere here. I won’t go into it any further.M
Myrna_Loy25 Nov 2021 13:42- There is insufficient storage space in the kitchen.
- The seating counter with a row of stools near the hallway passage is inconveniently placed and takes up a lot of space—right behind it is a dining table?
- What kind of partition is that between the living and kitchen/dining areas?
- The cloakroom for three children and two adults is too small.
- In the living room, there is a dead corner between the sofa backrest and the wall with the door from the hallway.
- Quite a labyrinth of doors on the ground floor—I count eight door openings/passageways?
- The angled wall in the workspace/bathroom is impractical.
- A 20 sqm (215 sq ft) living room is rather small for a family with three children. Why allocate over 20 sqm (215 sq ft) for two work areas?
- What does “gallery” mean on the upper floor?
- Having a shower on the ground floor is impractical. Who is supposed to use it and how? Most people prefer to shower where they can comfortably get dressed afterwards.
- You want to place the washing machines where the laundry is generated. I would prefer to have the washing machines where I can also hang and fold the laundry, maybe even iron it, and where laundry baskets can be stored. Not in a children’s bathroom shared by three kids.
These are some constructive observations/questions.
Immediately off the top of my head: The facade views are terribly disharmonious. The windows look randomly placed on the facade.
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Myrna_Loy25 Nov 2021 13:56An asymmetrical captain's gable is simply poor design. The gable functions like a mirror axis. If you want to build from the inside out, disregarding the exterior view, then I would do it without the gable. Or place the gable facing the street, where it belongs – this way, your entrance vestibule is meaningfully structured without the awkward bulge inside.
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blubbernase26 Nov 2021 14:00Thanks for all the feedback! I read everything yesterday and discussed the questions. We especially took the helpful comments regarding the windows and the facade into account. I’ll try to answer the questions this evening as best as I can.
Regarding the kitchen, I’d like to share a draft, since the placeholders have been mentioned repeatedly by now. So far, we’ve only sat once in the kitchen showroom and sketched on paper. Many things (where the sink goes, which appliances, exact lengths and distances, whether or not to have tall cabinets) have not been considered yet.
But this is a rough idea.
For the upstairs bathroom, we’re still looking for inspiration, mainly because the window there is so small. This is a design we liked; the window size is consistent with the others. (The slope is indicated by the black line.)
Otherwise, we have an appointment with the architect on Monday to revisit some of the points mentioned here.
In any case, thanks again for all the feedback.
Regarding the kitchen, I’d like to share a draft, since the placeholders have been mentioned repeatedly by now. So far, we’ve only sat once in the kitchen showroom and sketched on paper. Many things (where the sink goes, which appliances, exact lengths and distances, whether or not to have tall cabinets) have not been considered yet.
But this is a rough idea.
For the upstairs bathroom, we’re still looking for inspiration, mainly because the window there is so small. This is a design we liked; the window size is consistent with the others. (The slope is indicated by the black line.)
Otherwise, we have an appointment with the architect on Monday to revisit some of the points mentioned here.
In any case, thanks again for all the feedback.
blubbernase schrieb:
but just as a rough estimate.And what about the rest of the room? Just show us how you would furnish the entire open-plan space. Or better yet: draw it out for yourself.Similar topics