ᐅ Floor plan for a single-family house of approximately 200 sqm with basement – rear development
Created on: 17 Jun 2021 15:42
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Hello everyone,
After much silent reading, we would now like to draw on your experience and expertise and ask for your opinions and feedback on our project. We are still in the very early stages and are currently working on floor plans to visualize our ideas and to be prepared for upcoming discussions with various general contractors. Before I get to the questionnaire, I’d like to briefly describe the starting situation:
The plot is approximately 1600 m² (0.4 acres) in size, with an old building containing two apartments at the front. Two small garages with covered parking are located along the northern boundary and almost fully use up the buildable area along that border. We are currently not planning to subdivide the property, so for the new construction, taking into account the plot ratio already “used up” by the existing buildings, about 700 m² (7500 sq ft) of building area remains as a gap. The rear part of the plot is separated from the front by a tall hedge. The best view axis into the garden is to the south, although partially limited by the hedge and neighboring buildings. Therefore, in our plan, the new house is positioned as far north as possible with the living/dining area facing south.
Please have a look and share your feedback – we appreciate new ideas and opinions.
Thank you very much.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 700 m² (7500 sq ft)
Slope: no
Plot ratio (floor area ratio): 0.3, 50% increase allowed due to driveways
Floor space ratio: no specification
Building window, building line, and boundaries: no specification
Edge development: no specification
Number of parking spaces: no specification
Number of stories: 1 full story (according to Lower Saxony building regulations)
Roof pitch: 35–48°
Architectural style: no specification
Orientation: no specification
Maximum height / limits: ground floor max. 80 cm (31.5 inches) above street level
Other requirements: boundary development already fully utilized by existing buildings
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: single-family house, gable roof, brick-clad
Basement, stories: basement, ground floor, attic
Number of people, ages: 4 people (34, 34, 3, 1)
Room needs on ground floor: kitchen, living/dining area, study, guest WC/bathroom
Room needs on upper floor: master bedroom, walk-in closet, two children’s rooms, bathroom
Office: home office
Guest overnight stays per year: 2
Open or closed architecture: open
Traditional or modern construction: traditional exterior, modern interior
Open kitchen, kitchen island: island or peninsula
Number of dining seats: 10+
Fireplace: optional
Music/stereo wall: not necessary
Balcony, roof terrace: not necessary
Garage, carport: garage: single garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: not necessary
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also explanations why certain things should or should not be included:
House Design
Who designed the plan: do-it-yourself
What do you like about it? Why?: we like the open layout of the ground floor
What do you not like? Why?: we are uncertain about the room sizes on the upper floor (large children’s rooms, relatively small bathroom), as well as the usability of the kitchen.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: not available yet
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures and fittings: €600,000
Preferred heating technology: ground-source heat pump (brine-water), air-source heat pump
If you have to give up certain features or extensions,
- Features you can do without: void spaces, guest room in the attic, seating lounge on the ground floor (winter garden replacement), fireplace
- Features you cannot do without: basement, access from house to garage (we are used to it and do not want to miss it), shower on the ground floor
Why is the design like it is now?
After many doubtful attempts at floor plans, the design we present here is primarily inspired by the Bien-Zenker Concept-M 172.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Feedback on the floor plan, possibilities for optimization. Can the room program be implemented more efficiently? Are there major planning mistakes or no-gos? Would you place the house completely differently?
After much silent reading, we would now like to draw on your experience and expertise and ask for your opinions and feedback on our project. We are still in the very early stages and are currently working on floor plans to visualize our ideas and to be prepared for upcoming discussions with various general contractors. Before I get to the questionnaire, I’d like to briefly describe the starting situation:
The plot is approximately 1600 m² (0.4 acres) in size, with an old building containing two apartments at the front. Two small garages with covered parking are located along the northern boundary and almost fully use up the buildable area along that border. We are currently not planning to subdivide the property, so for the new construction, taking into account the plot ratio already “used up” by the existing buildings, about 700 m² (7500 sq ft) of building area remains as a gap. The rear part of the plot is separated from the front by a tall hedge. The best view axis into the garden is to the south, although partially limited by the hedge and neighboring buildings. Therefore, in our plan, the new house is positioned as far north as possible with the living/dining area facing south.
Please have a look and share your feedback – we appreciate new ideas and opinions.
Thank you very much.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 700 m² (7500 sq ft)
Slope: no
Plot ratio (floor area ratio): 0.3, 50% increase allowed due to driveways
Floor space ratio: no specification
Building window, building line, and boundaries: no specification
Edge development: no specification
Number of parking spaces: no specification
Number of stories: 1 full story (according to Lower Saxony building regulations)
Roof pitch: 35–48°
Architectural style: no specification
Orientation: no specification
Maximum height / limits: ground floor max. 80 cm (31.5 inches) above street level
Other requirements: boundary development already fully utilized by existing buildings
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: single-family house, gable roof, brick-clad
Basement, stories: basement, ground floor, attic
Number of people, ages: 4 people (34, 34, 3, 1)
Room needs on ground floor: kitchen, living/dining area, study, guest WC/bathroom
Room needs on upper floor: master bedroom, walk-in closet, two children’s rooms, bathroom
Office: home office
Guest overnight stays per year: 2
Open or closed architecture: open
Traditional or modern construction: traditional exterior, modern interior
Open kitchen, kitchen island: island or peninsula
Number of dining seats: 10+
Fireplace: optional
Music/stereo wall: not necessary
Balcony, roof terrace: not necessary
Garage, carport: garage: single garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: not necessary
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also explanations why certain things should or should not be included:
House Design
Who designed the plan: do-it-yourself
What do you like about it? Why?: we like the open layout of the ground floor
What do you not like? Why?: we are uncertain about the room sizes on the upper floor (large children’s rooms, relatively small bathroom), as well as the usability of the kitchen.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: not available yet
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures and fittings: €600,000
Preferred heating technology: ground-source heat pump (brine-water), air-source heat pump
If you have to give up certain features or extensions,
- Features you can do without: void spaces, guest room in the attic, seating lounge on the ground floor (winter garden replacement), fireplace
- Features you cannot do without: basement, access from house to garage (we are used to it and do not want to miss it), shower on the ground floor
Why is the design like it is now?
After many doubtful attempts at floor plans, the design we present here is primarily inspired by the Bien-Zenker Concept-M 172.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Feedback on the floor plan, possibilities for optimization. Can the room program be implemented more efficiently? Are there major planning mistakes or no-gos? Would you place the house completely differently?
ypg schrieb:
There is hardly any planning mistake visible here – except for the bathroom and of course the budget, which does not match the house size.Maybe there is no planning error in the technical construction sense, but can a plan really have a bigger mistake than being unfeasible from the start due to ignoring the budget?https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Acof1978 schrieb:
300 sqm (3,229 sq ft) is clearly a planning mistake in my opinion NO! Oh my goodness, no way!
You’re talking about taste, which has nothing to do with planning. If someone wants to build as many square meters as they want, that’s their choice. If one person needs 60 sqm (645 sq ft) of space while another only needs 20 sqm (215 sq ft), THAT’S FINE. It’s a matter of taste! If someone wants 20 sqm (215 sq ft) children's rooms that will later be converted into an ironing and hobby room, THAT’S FINE. It’s a matter of taste!
But if someone designs windows according to DIN standards but covers them with overhangs so that only a quarter of the daylight actually enters the room and the room has no way to compensate, then that is a planning error, because the room does not get the lighting it needs. Good grief, let’s get things straight!
ypg schrieb:
NO! Oh my goodness, no way!
You’re talking about taste, which has nothing to do with planning. If someone wants to build as many square meters as they want, that’s their choice. If one person needs 60 sqm (645 sq ft) of space and another only 20 sqm (215 sq ft), THAT’S JUST HOW IT IS. It’s a matter of taste! If someone wants 20 sqm (215 sq ft) large children’s rooms and plans to later convert them into ironing and hobby rooms, THAT’S JUST HOW IT IS. It’s taste!
But if someone designs windows according to the standard (DIN) but they are covered by overhangs so that only a quarter of the light enters the room and the space doesn’t get balanced daylight, then that’s a planning mistake, because the room doesn’t receive the lighting it needs. Good grief, let’s get things straight! Really taste? And when it comes to dark rooms (which won’t happen in our case), you talk about a planning mistake, not taste. You can twist reality however you want :-)