ᐅ Floor plan for a 140 m² single-family house with garage – is the house orientation suitable?

Created on: 23 Sep 2018 14:06
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plexo
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plexo
23 Sep 2018 14:06
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot Size
741 m2 (7,974 sq ft)

Slope
No

Site Coverage Ratio
0.3

Floor Area Ratio

Building Window, Building Line, and Boundary
3 m (10 ft)

Boundary Construction
Garage allowed on boundary

Number of Parking Spaces
1 parking space in garage, 1 in front of the house

Number of Floors
1.5

Roof Type
Gable roof

Architectural Style
Modern

Orientation
??

Maximum Heights / Limits
Top of parapet 4.5 m (15 ft) // Ridge height 9.5 m (31 ft)
Additional requirements

Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type

Basement, Floors
No basement, ground floor, attic with sloped ceiling (1.5 floors)

Number of Occupants, Age
Currently 2 adults, 30 years old, possibly 1 child in the future

Room Requirements on Ground Floor, Upper Floor
Ground floor: Bedroom, bathroom with separate toilet room, walk-in closet, utility room, kitchen, living-dining room
Upper floor: Office, guest room, small shower bathroom, 2 additional rooms

Office Use: Family or Home Office?
Home office, lesson preparation

Occasional Overnight Guests
Sporadic

Open or Closed Layout
Open

Conservative or Modern Construction
Modern

Open Kitchen, Kitchen Island
No kitchen island, kitchen only for cooking, dining to be in separate dining room

Number of Dining Seats
8 including guests

Fireplace
Yes

Music / Stereo Wall
Flat TV

Balcony / Roof Terrace
No

Garage / Carport
Solidly built garage for 1 car, extension for bicycles

Utility Garden / Greenhouse
No

Additional Requests / Special Features / Daily Routine, including reasons for choices
Living should be fully possible on the ground floor, therefore the bedroom is downstairs with direct access to the bathroom and walk-in closet. A forest borders the property at the back, so living-dining area and bedroom face the forest. The toilet should be separate from the bathroom so someone can use the toilet undisturbed while the partner gets ready. Also, guests do not need to enter the bathroom, only the toilet.

House Design
Designer
Self-designed

Price Estimate According to Architect / Planner:

Personal Price Limit for House, including Fittings:
Preferred heating technology: approximately 350,000 + -

If you had to give up, which features / expansions
- Can give up:
- Cannot give up: Bedroom and living-dining room facing the garden

Why was the design created this way? For example:
Standard design from the planner?
The plot is narrow at the front and widens toward the back. Therefore, a rather narrow house (approx. 8 m wide (26 ft)) with a bay window. On the left (south) side is a neighbor, so we want the living-dining area on the right and the garage on the left for separation.

What do you consider particularly good or bad about it?
The house fits well into the building window. Living on one level is well implemented.

What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters or less?
What do you think about the general orientation of the house? For example, the living room facing west.
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Obstlerbaum
23 Sep 2018 14:39
Sleeping areas, bathroom, utility room, etc., cover the entire south side. The children’s rooms look quite compact; I would also place them rather on the west side. Dimensions are missing, which makes evaluation difficult.

Are the 350k turnkey, including garage and additional costs, but excluding the plot? The floor plans roughly look like 150m² (1,615 sq ft), which will be tight even without a basement.
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plexo
23 Sep 2018 15:24
The south side is correct, but the neighboring house is directly adjacent there. There would be only 6 meters (20 feet) between our house and the neighbor’s house. Therefore, we arranged the rooms to create some privacy.

I have edited the dimensions above.

The 350k should cover a turnkey build including the garage, but excluding the land and additional costs such as property transfer tax, notary fees, etc.
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ypg
23 Sep 2018 15:37
plexo schrieb:
The part about the south side is correct; however, the neighboring house is immediately adjacent there. There would only be a 6 meter (20 feet) distance between our house and the neighbor’s house.

... if you position the house as you are planning.
It is also possible to place the house differently to create more space on the south side.
Just set the plan aside and start again: place one side of the house along the building boundary on the right side of the plan... everything else will (hopefully) follow from there.
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kbt09
23 Sep 2018 20:29
It would also be useful to include a site plan showing the surrounding properties, along with the dimensions of the entire plot.
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plexo
24 Sep 2018 08:51
Hello,

we will revise the floor plan again and start the planning on the northern side.