ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house, approximately 160 m², with a hipped roof, basement, built on a sloping site
Created on: 20 May 2021 22:58
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Eastwood
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 505m² (6088 ft²)
Slope: approx. 10% (3m (10 ft) descent over 30m (98 ft) length)
Site occupancy index (Floor Area Ratio): 0.3
Floor space index
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: See excerpt from development plan
Peripheral development
Number of parking spaces: Double garage
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: Hipped roof
Style: Townhouse
Orientation: Terrace/garden faces southeast
Maximum heights/limits: Ridge height 6m (20 ft), eaves height 8.6m (28 ft)
Other regulations:
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Full ceiling height on the upper floor, so flat or hipped roof; shed roof also possible. Lots of natural light inside the house with an unobstructed view towards the garden.
Basement, floors: Basement, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages: 2 persons, male/female, aged 28/29
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: Study/guest room, open-plan living, dining, kitchen area; guest toilet with shower on ground floor; 2 children's rooms, master bedroom with walk-in closet; large bathroom in the basement; hobby and fitness room and a workspace for home office; when 2 children arrive; utility/technical room; storage room
Office: Family use or home office? My fiancée is a teacher; I work from home 2 days a week.
Guest overnight stays per year: maybe 5 times
Open or closed architecture: Generally open to make the available space feel as large as possible.
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Yes to both
Number of dining seats: 6 permanent, 8 occasional
Fireplace: Planned but location still uncertain, so not included in the design yet
Music/stereo wall: Not planned
Balcony, roof terrace: The plan is to provide basement access at ground level with a small terrace there. A balcony will be built later in front of the living room on the ground floor as the main outdoor living space, done by ourselves.
Garage, carport: Double garage
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: Not planned yet.
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why certain things are desired or avoided:
We have a nice, unobstructed view towards the southeast, which will likely remain so (there is a creek). Therefore, we want to maximize this view with window area, terrace/balcony, etc. We welcome suggestions regarding heat protection as we wonder if this might cause problems.
House Design
Designer: Architect working with our construction company
What do you especially like? Why?
The ground floor suits us pretty well; kitchen with pantry hidden behind the wall.
What do you not like? Why?
The upstairs bedroom feels too large, while the walk-in closet is small; possible to have the children’s bathroom upstairs? Unsure about the layout of the upstairs bathroom; TV corner might be too small; awkward unused space behind the couch in the corner; too little usable wall space due to many windows? Does a fireplace make sense here? Is a U-shaped kitchen with an island possible here, or would it be too narrow? A U-shape would provide more storage.
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: 440,000€
Personal budget for the house including equipment: 500,000€
Preferred heating system: Ground-source heat pump (brine-water heat pump)
If you have to give up on something, which details/extensions
Can give up: Fireplace, bedroom space
Cannot give up: Plenty of storage space in the kitchen, lots of light in the living room and windows facing the garden, study/guest room with minimum 14m² (150 ft²)
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner: Modified standard design. External dimensions were increased, floor plan almost completely changed.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect: Pantry hidden behind kitchen wall, passage from bedroom to bathroom, south-facing corner in living area, garden-facing bedroom
What makes it particularly good or bad in your view: The site conditions are well utilized. Remaining open questions are a drawback.
We are already quite satisfied with the design but have no experience with building matters, so we may overlook many things. Often a floor plan alone doesn't fully convey the sense of space that will develop later. Also, we might miss details that more experienced people might notice immediately.
That’s what we hope for. Many thanks in advance for all critiques and suggestions!
Plot size: 505m² (6088 ft²)
Slope: approx. 10% (3m (10 ft) descent over 30m (98 ft) length)
Site occupancy index (Floor Area Ratio): 0.3
Floor space index
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: See excerpt from development plan
Peripheral development
Number of parking spaces: Double garage
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: Hipped roof
Style: Townhouse
Orientation: Terrace/garden faces southeast
Maximum heights/limits: Ridge height 6m (20 ft), eaves height 8.6m (28 ft)
Other regulations:
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Full ceiling height on the upper floor, so flat or hipped roof; shed roof also possible. Lots of natural light inside the house with an unobstructed view towards the garden.
Basement, floors: Basement, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages: 2 persons, male/female, aged 28/29
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: Study/guest room, open-plan living, dining, kitchen area; guest toilet with shower on ground floor; 2 children's rooms, master bedroom with walk-in closet; large bathroom in the basement; hobby and fitness room and a workspace for home office; when 2 children arrive; utility/technical room; storage room
Office: Family use or home office? My fiancée is a teacher; I work from home 2 days a week.
Guest overnight stays per year: maybe 5 times
Open or closed architecture: Generally open to make the available space feel as large as possible.
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Yes to both
Number of dining seats: 6 permanent, 8 occasional
Fireplace: Planned but location still uncertain, so not included in the design yet
Music/stereo wall: Not planned
Balcony, roof terrace: The plan is to provide basement access at ground level with a small terrace there. A balcony will be built later in front of the living room on the ground floor as the main outdoor living space, done by ourselves.
Garage, carport: Double garage
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: Not planned yet.
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why certain things are desired or avoided:
We have a nice, unobstructed view towards the southeast, which will likely remain so (there is a creek). Therefore, we want to maximize this view with window area, terrace/balcony, etc. We welcome suggestions regarding heat protection as we wonder if this might cause problems.
House Design
Designer: Architect working with our construction company
What do you especially like? Why?
The ground floor suits us pretty well; kitchen with pantry hidden behind the wall.
What do you not like? Why?
The upstairs bedroom feels too large, while the walk-in closet is small; possible to have the children’s bathroom upstairs? Unsure about the layout of the upstairs bathroom; TV corner might be too small; awkward unused space behind the couch in the corner; too little usable wall space due to many windows? Does a fireplace make sense here? Is a U-shaped kitchen with an island possible here, or would it be too narrow? A U-shape would provide more storage.
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: 440,000€
Personal budget for the house including equipment: 500,000€
Preferred heating system: Ground-source heat pump (brine-water heat pump)
If you have to give up on something, which details/extensions
Can give up: Fireplace, bedroom space
Cannot give up: Plenty of storage space in the kitchen, lots of light in the living room and windows facing the garden, study/guest room with minimum 14m² (150 ft²)
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner: Modified standard design. External dimensions were increased, floor plan almost completely changed.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect: Pantry hidden behind kitchen wall, passage from bedroom to bathroom, south-facing corner in living area, garden-facing bedroom
What makes it particularly good or bad in your view: The site conditions are well utilized. Remaining open questions are a drawback.
We are already quite satisfied with the design but have no experience with building matters, so we may overlook many things. Often a floor plan alone doesn't fully convey the sense of space that will develop later. Also, we might miss details that more experienced people might notice immediately.
That’s what we hope for. Many thanks in advance for all critiques and suggestions!
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hanghaus200021 May 2021 19:30My hillside house. If I can get a suitable plot of land. Here is the open living area upstairs.
hanghaus2000 schrieb:
My hillside house. If I can get a suitable plot. This is the open-plan living area upstairs.
[ATTACH alt="Beispiel1.JPG"]61633[/ATTACH]Yes, there are also nice open-plan living areas on the upper floor... it always depends on how it is designed and the conditions.hanghaus2000 schrieb:
this is how I would have positioned itSo you mean placing the carport directly by the street? Yes, that way you can make good use of the available width. The dormer is bothersome and takes up valuable space in the house. Then it doesn’t have to be such a deep bulky structure.H
hanghaus200022 May 2021 09:27I have sketched something like this before. It doesn’t quite fit your plot. It also has fewer square meters than you want.
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hanghaus200022 May 2021 09:40ypg schrieb:
So you mean a carport directly next to the street? Yes, that way you can make good use of the available width. The DoGa is annoying and takes up valuable space for the house. Then it also doesn't have to be such a deep bulky structure. It’s also about the height at the property boundary. The average height is only allowed to be 3 m (10 feet). That only works if you create the garage driveway with a very steep slope toward the garage. I wouldn’t want that.
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hanghaus200022 May 2021 09:42ypg schrieb:
I think the OP @Eastwood was shocked and decided to go for a city villa with a usable basement instead 🙁 The OP already mentioned that he didn’t expect so much criticism.
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