ᐅ Floor plan of a family home in an edge location with unobstructed views
Created on: 2 Jun 2021 11:00
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Kati2022
We are (almost) ready. The desired building plot is reserved, and the house planning can begin.
We will be building with a (related) architect and will tender all trades ourselves. We are aware that this approach involves significant time and financial risks, but we want to take the chance.
It is meant to be our dream house, and we want to be able to decide ourselves how it will look.
Our architect suggested that we first draw our own ideas of how we imagine the house and what is important to us. Afterwards, we will sit down together and analyze the plan step by step.
After days of drawing, I have “designed” a floor plan that our whole family is quite satisfied with.
Here are some details:
Zoning Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 519m2 (5,585 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: not specified
Building window, building line, and boundary – marked with red lines on the picture
Border development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type: gable roof, hip roof, half-hip roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern barn style, gable roof without overhang
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 2+2 (6, 9 years old)
Room needs on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: family use or home office? Office with sofa bed
Guest stays per year: approx. 10 days
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6-10 (when guests are present)
Fireplace: not essential
Music/sound system wall
Balcony, roof terrace: not necessary, possibly in the bedroom
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be included
House Design
Planner:
- Planner from a construction company
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself: yes
What do you especially like? Why? Office and WC with the possibility to convert them into a separate living unit (for old age), kitchen island in the middle of the room, back kitchen so appliances don’t have to be on the island, large windows on the undeveloped side, stairs in the living room instead of in a hallway, large master area on the upper floor.
What do you dislike? Why? No double garage due to space constraints. We don’t want to shift the house too far south.
Cost estimate by architect/planner: ???
Personal price limit for the house including fixtures: 600,000
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump (deep drilling is not allowed due to water protection zone)
If you have to give up certain details/features:
- Can give up: slightly smaller office. However, I like the option of converting the office and WC into a second living unit (for grown children, caregiver, bedroom in old age).
- Cannot give up: open kitchen, back kitchen, large windows to the southwest
Why does the design look the way it does?
I created the design completely independently. A modern, open style is important to us. Since there is an unobstructed view to the west of fields and vineyards, we want to make use of this with large windows.
A separate master area would be very welcome. A luxury bathroom as in this plan would, of course, be a highlight.
An attic is planned for additional storage space.
I am quite concerned about the single garage. We need two cars, and the second would always have to be parked outside. Unfortunately, I don’t see a possibility to position the garage differently. If I reserve the minimum 6m (20 feet) on the northern boundary for a double garage, the house would have to move further south. I do not want that.
I look forward to your suggestions.
We will be building with a (related) architect and will tender all trades ourselves. We are aware that this approach involves significant time and financial risks, but we want to take the chance.
It is meant to be our dream house, and we want to be able to decide ourselves how it will look.
Our architect suggested that we first draw our own ideas of how we imagine the house and what is important to us. Afterwards, we will sit down together and analyze the plan step by step.
After days of drawing, I have “designed” a floor plan that our whole family is quite satisfied with.
Here are some details:
Zoning Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 519m2 (5,585 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: not specified
Building window, building line, and boundary – marked with red lines on the picture
Border development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof type: gable roof, hip roof, half-hip roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern barn style, gable roof without overhang
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 2+2 (6, 9 years old)
Room needs on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: family use or home office? Office with sofa bed
Guest stays per year: approx. 10 days
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6-10 (when guests are present)
Fireplace: not essential
Music/sound system wall
Balcony, roof terrace: not necessary, possibly in the bedroom
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be included
House Design
Planner:
- Planner from a construction company
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself: yes
What do you especially like? Why? Office and WC with the possibility to convert them into a separate living unit (for old age), kitchen island in the middle of the room, back kitchen so appliances don’t have to be on the island, large windows on the undeveloped side, stairs in the living room instead of in a hallway, large master area on the upper floor.
What do you dislike? Why? No double garage due to space constraints. We don’t want to shift the house too far south.
Cost estimate by architect/planner: ???
Personal price limit for the house including fixtures: 600,000
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump (deep drilling is not allowed due to water protection zone)
If you have to give up certain details/features:
- Can give up: slightly smaller office. However, I like the option of converting the office and WC into a second living unit (for grown children, caregiver, bedroom in old age).
- Cannot give up: open kitchen, back kitchen, large windows to the southwest
Why does the design look the way it does?
I created the design completely independently. A modern, open style is important to us. Since there is an unobstructed view to the west of fields and vineyards, we want to make use of this with large windows.
A separate master area would be very welcome. A luxury bathroom as in this plan would, of course, be a highlight.
An attic is planned for additional storage space.
I am quite concerned about the single garage. We need two cars, and the second would always have to be parked outside. Unfortunately, I don’t see a possibility to position the garage differently. If I reserve the minimum 6m (20 feet) on the northern boundary for a double garage, the house would have to move further south. I do not want that.
I look forward to your suggestions.
soneva2012 schrieb:
What do you need the door between the foyer and the terrace for? It won’t be cheap and will probably be used rarely. I would leave it out and plan for a wider fixed window if the garden view is nice. Yes, it will be a large window – 2m (6.5 ft): fixed window plus a hinged door.
soneva2012 schrieb:
I find a 3m (10 ft) peninsula very bulky there, especially with the door to the basement (I assume). I would already consult a kitchen planner if you haven’t done so yet. Under the stairs there is a pantry/small storage room.
We have already been to the kitchen planner. The shape of the kitchen was his idea as well.
hanghaus2000 schrieb:
Here @ypg might recognize themselves again.Why? Nope... I don’t see myself in that at all... Or are you being ironic? 😉 I’m currently looking for the individual steps in this thread that led to the darkening of the open living space. My suggestions a few pages earlier were based on respecting the original poster’s wish to have the garage on the south side, mind you.
I then attempted a design that would maximize natural daylight coming in from the entrance, which didn’t get much approval. But that’s fine too.
What’s unfortunate is that apparently nothing was understood, and now the only question is whether the hallway is bright enough 😳
1. Garage was moved to the south
2. Then winding corridors caused darkness
3. Opportunities for large windows in the entrance area were overlooked
4. Utility rooms are placed in the southeast (last remaining option lost)
5. Windowless living room
Instead, there is a foyer without any real purpose and a garage that actually blocks all direct (sun)light during the dark months.
There was a thread about the west side and KfW40... the fear of not meeting the standard... I conclude that this was all about numbers, not about the feeling of having sunlight in the house during winter. Somehow I assumed that the goal here was to balance the view, sunlight, and KfW40 together. But the mistake is mine for assuming that.
Still, I believe relocating the garages steered the direction wrong. Or was there a valid reason for this? Just to have enough terrace space on the south side, right? The sun’s position today only benefits the garage.
@Kati.com Who drew the design? Who prohibited its duplication? Uploading the floor plan digitally is duplication… better have a moderator delete the plan.
I don’t see that at all. What’s similar are the wishes: a south-facing terrace, a south-facing garage, some kind of foyer (I turned the requested foyer into a utility room), and the staircase.
I specifically made sure that the living room is more square-shaped so you don’t feel like you’re sliding off the side of the sofa… no secondary rooms blocking sunlight from the street side. So it’s quite different. I think Kati stayed more true to her original floor plan with the winding hallway 😉 #60, then #102. She had a completely different focus than I did.
I specifically made sure that the living room is more square-shaped so you don’t feel like you’re sliding off the side of the sofa… no secondary rooms blocking sunlight from the street side. So it’s quite different. I think Kati stayed more true to her original floor plan with the winding hallway 😉 #60, then #102. She had a completely different focus than I did.
ypg schrieb:
@Kati.com Who designed the draft? Who prohibited the reproduction? Uploading it to digital media is reproduction... it’s best to have a moderator remove the floor plan. The drawing was made by my husband 😉 he works as a draftsman – not in construction, but in the metal industry.
Kati.com schrieb:
Any suggestions for improvements to the floor plan?I would move the foyer further towards the top of the plan so that it extends over the kitchen. The foyer could then be used at the back as a small conservatory for overwintering plants or as a vestibule from the kitchen.
ypg schrieb:
I don’t see it at all.Where is the post from @hanghaus2000 between #140 and #141, where he told me which of my drawings he was referring to??? 🤨Similar topics