Hello,
I am sharing the floor plan as we have developed it. Perhaps there are some suggestions?
The dimensions are interior room sizes, with a wall thickness of 10 cm (4 inches) assumed. Depending on the actual wall thickness, adjustments will be necessary.
Plot size: 1200 sqm (12,917 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio / plot ratio: unknown, but not important
Building permit / planning permission, building line and boundary: there is no development plan; the new house will stand where our current house is (only the distance to the neighbor must be increased to 3 m (10 feet)), which according to the responsible building authority is no problem
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: garages already exist and will remain
Number of floors: bungalow, single story
Roof type: gable or hip roof
Style?
Orientation: roof facing east-west
Other constraints: the plot is only about 16 m (52 feet) wide, so the house must not be wider than about 10 m (33 feet) in this direction
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: bungalow, preferably gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement, only 1 floor, storage room in the attic
Number of occupants, age: 2 persons, 55 and 58
Space needs on the ground floor: about 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office: no
Overnight guests per year: 2 grandchildren occasionally, father occasionally
Open or closed layout?
Conservative or modern construction: rather conservative
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: 4
Fireplace: yes, definitely
Music/sound system wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: already existing
Utility garden, greenhouse: garden already established
House design
Designed by:
- Do-It-Yourself, created based on various templates
What do you like most? Why?: large window front on the south side with direct access to the garden
What do you not like? Why?
- Corner in the hallway between utility room and bedroom, but the hallway should remain large to avoid bumping into each other and to have enough space for motorbike gear,
- I would prefer the fireplace positioned more in the corner between kitchen and living area, but that conflicts with neighbor distance regulations and emissions protection
Price estimate according to architect/planner: initial offers are around €190,000 for about 110 sqm (1,184 sq ft), but changes are still needed
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: should not exceed €200,000 plus additional construction costs; equipment is already taken care of
Preferred heating system: gas condensing boiler, since gas supply is already connected
If you had to give up anything, which details/expansions
- Could you give up: nothing
- Cannot give up: underfloor heating, large window front, fireplace
Why did the design turn out as it is?
All wishes were implemented as far as possible
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is there anything that doesn’t work at all? Any room for improvement? What would you do differently? Where could it be optimized?
I am sharing the floor plan as we have developed it. Perhaps there are some suggestions?
The dimensions are interior room sizes, with a wall thickness of 10 cm (4 inches) assumed. Depending on the actual wall thickness, adjustments will be necessary.
Plot size: 1200 sqm (12,917 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio / plot ratio: unknown, but not important
Building permit / planning permission, building line and boundary: there is no development plan; the new house will stand where our current house is (only the distance to the neighbor must be increased to 3 m (10 feet)), which according to the responsible building authority is no problem
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: garages already exist and will remain
Number of floors: bungalow, single story
Roof type: gable or hip roof
Style?
Orientation: roof facing east-west
Other constraints: the plot is only about 16 m (52 feet) wide, so the house must not be wider than about 10 m (33 feet) in this direction
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: bungalow, preferably gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement, only 1 floor, storage room in the attic
Number of occupants, age: 2 persons, 55 and 58
Space needs on the ground floor: about 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office: no
Overnight guests per year: 2 grandchildren occasionally, father occasionally
Open or closed layout?
Conservative or modern construction: rather conservative
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: 4
Fireplace: yes, definitely
Music/sound system wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: already existing
Utility garden, greenhouse: garden already established
House design
Designed by:
- Do-It-Yourself, created based on various templates
What do you like most? Why?: large window front on the south side with direct access to the garden
What do you not like? Why?
- Corner in the hallway between utility room and bedroom, but the hallway should remain large to avoid bumping into each other and to have enough space for motorbike gear,
- I would prefer the fireplace positioned more in the corner between kitchen and living area, but that conflicts with neighbor distance regulations and emissions protection
Price estimate according to architect/planner: initial offers are around €190,000 for about 110 sqm (1,184 sq ft), but changes are still needed
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: should not exceed €200,000 plus additional construction costs; equipment is already taken care of
Preferred heating system: gas condensing boiler, since gas supply is already connected
If you had to give up anything, which details/expansions
- Could you give up: nothing
- Cannot give up: underfloor heating, large window front, fireplace
Why did the design turn out as it is?
All wishes were implemented as far as possible
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is there anything that doesn’t work at all? Any room for improvement? What would you do differently? Where could it be optimized?
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motorradsilke20 Mar 2021 13:1211ant schrieb:
I wouldn’t want to have to crawl through that awkwardly either. It’s not just a simple black-and-white or “either all one way or all the other” decision. I would want easy access to the two sections on both sides of the hatch—bending over is tiring enough; crawling on all fours shouldn’t be necessary when you have to maneuver something. According to the building plans, these are storage trusses that don’t have a central “post,” but I will address this again. Thanks for the tip.
11ant schrieb:
It seems like he lost track of orientation with the interior walls a bit,he doesn’t stand a chance there, the homeowners negotiate every centimeter when adjusting the interior walls. Some plan their budget with Ikea or Hülsta, or like us, with existing furniture.motorradsilke schrieb:
We were interested in the option with an open space above in the loft area and gallery, which would have cost about 15,000 euros more. We asked for that option right away and therefore don’t know the surcharge. We were just glad to find a general contractor who doesn’t just build standard models and discussed the feasibility with us very thoroughly.
Nida35a schrieb:
He doesn’t stand a chance; the homeowners haggle over every centimeter (half an inch) when adjusting the interior walls.
Some calculate with Ikea or Hülsta,
or like us, with existing furniture. But only those homeowners who have conveniently overlooked one of my mantras haggle like this: it’s more likely that Santa Claus filled in for the Easter Bunny than there being individual centimeters (inches) of precision in construction (I believe the Bible phrases it a bit differently).
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You probably didn’t mean that passage, but while reading, I was curious about what the Bible says regarding measurement and construction:
Ezekiel 43:10 “But you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel so they may be ashamed of their sins; and let them measure the construction.”
There really are references to it everywhere...
Specifications of construction work, dimensional accuracy, and avoiding defects (sins) are already prescribed in the Bible—who needs standards like DIN and VOB?
Maybe I should show this to my general contractor, the sinner?
Ezekiel 43:10 “But you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel so they may be ashamed of their sins; and let them measure the construction.”
There really are references to it everywhere...
Specifications of construction work, dimensional accuracy, and avoiding defects (sins) are already prescribed in the Bible—who needs standards like DIN and VOB?
Maybe I should show this to my general contractor, the sinner?
motorradsilke schrieb:
The notification will be sent to the building authority on Monday (I spoke with them today).Has the awaited letter arrived?