ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house, approximately 190 sqm, with a basement, drawn on graph paper to scale
Created on: 22 Dec 2021 10:49
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Hausprojekt3522 Dec 2021 10:49Hello everyone,
below you will find our design that we feel comfortable with. We took your advice and drew everything on graph paper to the millimeter, without using any “toy furniture” models.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 850 sqm (9150 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: max. 180 sqm (1938 sq ft)
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see sketch
Edge development: see sketch
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: Gable roof
Style: contemporary and timeless
Orientation: west
Maximum heights / limits: Ridge height: 11.50 m (38 ft), Eaves height: 7.50 m (25 ft)
Other requirements: Driveway max. 5 meters (16 feet) wide
Client Requirements
Basement, floors: Yes
Number of occupants, ages: 4 (38, 37, 7, 5)
Office: family use or home office?: Both
Guest overnight stays per year: 6–10 times
Open or closed architecture: “semi-open”
Number of dining seats: 10
Fireplace: No
Music/sound system wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Yes
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be:
The dining terrace as well as the kitchen and “outdoor kitchen” are deliberately located on the north side. A forest borders the north, where we can cook and eat outside undisturbed, unobserved, and without direct sunlight. This is important to us and simply feels best; we cook a lot and extensively. Brightness is provided through large sliding windows. The pool shown on the plan already exists on the property. We want to keep it and renovate it later.
House Design
Who designed it: DIY
What do you like most? Why?: All our wishes have been included.
What do you dislike? Why?: Possibly the staircase is too close to the entrance door and the “reception area” feels too cramped?
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: 600,000–650,000
If you had to give up certain details / expansions:
- could you give up: symmetry + southern orientation*
- could not give up: kitchen, dining and living in one line + large kitchen with terrace access + decent cloakroom + spacious living room
*Note: to the south there is a street and a relatively tall neighbouring house. A south-facing garden is not an option for us.
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
We tried many things, did a lot... this orientation and the resulting layout feel right to us according to local conditions. From our point of view, we are using the plot optimally: nice west garden, north side for undisturbed leisure time (privacy from neighbors).
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Do you see any bottlenecks or do the proportions look okay?
P.S.: I forgot to draw the window in the guest WC. The basement access inside the house is located beside the stairs, off the hallway. The assumed stair dimensions are 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) long and 1.10 m (3 ft 7 in) wide.
below you will find our design that we feel comfortable with. We took your advice and drew everything on graph paper to the millimeter, without using any “toy furniture” models.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 850 sqm (9150 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: max. 180 sqm (1938 sq ft)
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see sketch
Edge development: see sketch
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: Gable roof
Style: contemporary and timeless
Orientation: west
Maximum heights / limits: Ridge height: 11.50 m (38 ft), Eaves height: 7.50 m (25 ft)
Other requirements: Driveway max. 5 meters (16 feet) wide
Client Requirements
Basement, floors: Yes
Number of occupants, ages: 4 (38, 37, 7, 5)
Office: family use or home office?: Both
Guest overnight stays per year: 6–10 times
Open or closed architecture: “semi-open”
Number of dining seats: 10
Fireplace: No
Music/sound system wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Yes
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be:
The dining terrace as well as the kitchen and “outdoor kitchen” are deliberately located on the north side. A forest borders the north, where we can cook and eat outside undisturbed, unobserved, and without direct sunlight. This is important to us and simply feels best; we cook a lot and extensively. Brightness is provided through large sliding windows. The pool shown on the plan already exists on the property. We want to keep it and renovate it later.
House Design
Who designed it: DIY
What do you like most? Why?: All our wishes have been included.
What do you dislike? Why?: Possibly the staircase is too close to the entrance door and the “reception area” feels too cramped?
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: 600,000–650,000
If you had to give up certain details / expansions:
- could you give up: symmetry + southern orientation*
- could not give up: kitchen, dining and living in one line + large kitchen with terrace access + decent cloakroom + spacious living room
*Note: to the south there is a street and a relatively tall neighbouring house. A south-facing garden is not an option for us.
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
We tried many things, did a lot... this orientation and the resulting layout feel right to us according to local conditions. From our point of view, we are using the plot optimally: nice west garden, north side for undisturbed leisure time (privacy from neighbors).
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Do you see any bottlenecks or do the proportions look okay?
P.S.: I forgot to draw the window in the guest WC. The basement access inside the house is located beside the stairs, off the hallway. The assumed stair dimensions are 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) long and 1.10 m (3 ft 7 in) wide.
First of all, thank you for the drawing created with suitable tools and the easy-to-read completed questionnaire. Why does the building boundary line retreat in such a jagged way into the garage area – is this due to a tree protection zone?
I find it surprising in a plan drawn on graph paper with millimeter (0.04 inch) scale—which usually implies accuracy to the nearest decimeter (10 centimeters / 4 inches)—to see measurements like "2.7 meters" (9 feet). As a casual tip, I recommend checking out the thread by @benediktr https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/efh-flachdach-waldrandlage-175-qm.30201/
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
I find it surprising in a plan drawn on graph paper with millimeter (0.04 inch) scale—which usually implies accuracy to the nearest decimeter (10 centimeters / 4 inches)—to see measurements like "2.7 meters" (9 feet). As a casual tip, I recommend checking out the thread by @benediktr https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/efh-flachdach-waldrandlage-175-qm.30201/
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Graph paper and the right furniture. Great.
I’m not sure if the budget will work out.
Does the garage fit? For 2 cars, it’s a bit narrow and slightly short at the boundary.
3 bathrooms and no bathtub?
I would make the shower in the master bathroom a bit wider.
I don’t like the entrance, but I can’t think of a better option.
Nothing else really stands out to me at the moment.
I’m not sure if the budget will work out.
Does the garage fit? For 2 cars, it’s a bit narrow and slightly short at the boundary.
3 bathrooms and no bathtub?
I would make the shower in the master bathroom a bit wider.
I don’t like the entrance, but I can’t think of a better option.
Nothing else really stands out to me at the moment.
I like the floor plan! A few small comments:
You have to like having the sofa with windows behind it and facing a wall instead of the pool—I don’t. I would reverse that and hang the TV on the west wall (which would mean narrowing the west windows).
I would adjust the width of the kitchen window to match the kitchen island. I’d rather shorten the island slightly on the right side and make the passage between the tall cabinets and the island 120 cm (47 inches) wide. That distance has worked very well for us. At 100 cm (39 inches), people tend to bump into each other quite a bit.
I would swap the children’s bathroom with the walk-in closet (both are 6 sqm (65 sq ft)) and then arrange the rooms in the order “parents > walk-in closet > bathroom.” The person who gets up first wouldn’t have to go back through the bedroom but could use the back exit through the bathroom. It also offers more privacy when the kids are older since the walk-in closet is not accessible from the hallway.
I would remove the narrow west window in the bedroom and place the head of the bed there instead. That way, you get a nice view from the large, privacy-screened north window and it won’t get as hot in summer.
You and the kids don’t bathe? With such a spacious bathroom, I would probably install a bathtub. You never know if you won’t appreciate it later when you have a cold, muscle tension, pain, or something else.
You have to like having the sofa with windows behind it and facing a wall instead of the pool—I don’t. I would reverse that and hang the TV on the west wall (which would mean narrowing the west windows).
I would adjust the width of the kitchen window to match the kitchen island. I’d rather shorten the island slightly on the right side and make the passage between the tall cabinets and the island 120 cm (47 inches) wide. That distance has worked very well for us. At 100 cm (39 inches), people tend to bump into each other quite a bit.
I would swap the children’s bathroom with the walk-in closet (both are 6 sqm (65 sq ft)) and then arrange the rooms in the order “parents > walk-in closet > bathroom.” The person who gets up first wouldn’t have to go back through the bedroom but could use the back exit through the bathroom. It also offers more privacy when the kids are older since the walk-in closet is not accessible from the hallway.
I would remove the narrow west window in the bedroom and place the head of the bed there instead. That way, you get a nice view from the large, privacy-screened north window and it won’t get as hot in summer.
You and the kids don’t bathe? With such a spacious bathroom, I would probably install a bathtub. You never know if you won’t appreciate it later when you have a cold, muscle tension, pain, or something else.
Graph paper: great!
But I have to complain: poorly scanned, so the measurements are not verifiable.
Regarding the design: how do you arrive at the allowed 180 sqm (1937 sq ft)? Does that work with the driveway and so on?
The garage as a boundary wall: it would have to be too long.
Otherwise, I see several bottlenecks in the otherwise spacious house:
The WC, cloakroom area, and dressing room are rather small compared to the other spaces. I would consider reallocating 1–2 sqm (11–22 sq ft) from elsewhere to these necessary, frequently used rooms. Office door: only 70 cm (28 inches) wide? No storage space for brooms and similar items? Never build without a WaName: your life changes.
The budget is also tight: either you forgo an entire floor or large window areas, which leads to expensive structural engineering.
But I have to complain: poorly scanned, so the measurements are not verifiable.
Regarding the design: how do you arrive at the allowed 180 sqm (1937 sq ft)? Does that work with the driveway and so on?
The garage as a boundary wall: it would have to be too long.
Otherwise, I see several bottlenecks in the otherwise spacious house:
The WC, cloakroom area, and dressing room are rather small compared to the other spaces. I would consider reallocating 1–2 sqm (11–22 sq ft) from elsewhere to these necessary, frequently used rooms. Office door: only 70 cm (28 inches) wide? No storage space for brooms and similar items? Never build without a WaName: your life changes.
The budget is also tight: either you forgo an entire floor or large window areas, which leads to expensive structural engineering.
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