ᐅ Floor plan for a detached single-family house with a gable roof, 1.5 stories – suggestions for improvements?
Created on: 17 Jul 2018 09:31
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Tx-25
Hello. My partner and I are planning to build a house soon. This is the first draft from the planner at the construction company. The design was created based on our specifications (a hand-drawn sketch from us).
Gable roof, single-family house, no basement, 1.5 stories, currently 2 people in the household; later 3-4.
The terrace is planned to be adjacent to the kitchen and living area, mainly facing west. Do you think it would be better to have it facing south instead? Possibly wrap around the corner near the living area?
Our requirement was to have direct access from the garage/carport into the utility room, and from there directly into the kitchen.
- Is the size of the utility room sufficient? All the building services should be housed there. Additionally, the utility room should also serve as a kind of pantry. Laundry tasks will also be done there.
- What do you think about the downstairs bathroom? Showering directly in front of the window doesn’t seem ideal^^.
Gable roof, single-family house, no basement, 1.5 stories, currently 2 people in the household; later 3-4.
The terrace is planned to be adjacent to the kitchen and living area, mainly facing west. Do you think it would be better to have it facing south instead? Possibly wrap around the corner near the living area?
Our requirement was to have direct access from the garage/carport into the utility room, and from there directly into the kitchen.
- Is the size of the utility room sufficient? All the building services should be housed there. Additionally, the utility room should also serve as a kind of pantry. Laundry tasks will also be done there.
- What do you think about the downstairs bathroom? Showering directly in front of the window doesn’t seem ideal^^.
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Knallkörper18 Jul 2018 19:45The garage is too long for a boundary wall construction – max. 9x6 meters (30x20 feet). However, the house is at least 1 meter (3 feet) too short if you cannot do without the guest room.
Knallkörper schrieb:
The garage is too long for a boundary build-up -> max. 9x6 meters (30x20 feet). The house is at least 1 meter (3 feet) too short for this if you don’t want to give up the guest room.That’s true.
On top of that.
A general contractor should not make such mistakes.
The front elevation would also have to look “borderline.”
In the end, the result will be a standard design from Viebrockhaus or Heinz von Heiden, which is not a problem at all. They are well-developed in many aspects where this design clearly has issues, assuming you disregard all the general contractor’s mistakes.
Okay, the floor plan—we and the general contractor have really put in a lot of work on it.
Let’s see how we can best implement the last 5 pages now.
Our only requirement is that the utility room is next to the kitchen, and the kitchen should be adjacent to the living/dining area. I’m sure there are some good solutions for this that we will now review.
From your proposals, I would be interested in seeing a floor plan from you. Do you have something for us?
Let’s see how we can best implement the last 5 pages now.
Our only requirement is that the utility room is next to the kitchen, and the kitchen should be adjacent to the living/dining area. I’m sure there are some good solutions for this that we will now review.
From your proposals, I would be interested in seeing a floor plan from you. Do you have something for us?
kaho674 schrieb:
I don’t see the benefit of the third gable here. On the ground floor, the garage is almost built up to the gable, which spoils the exterior look. On the upper floor, it is also divided, with one half wasted on the staircase. Nothing against a nice staircase that is well showcased, but in this upper floor I have other concerns than the staircase.We want a gable at the front for aesthetic reasons. Certainly, having the garage so close is not ideal. Regardless, my question is how the gable on the upper floor could be better utilized. Unfortunately, it always extends over the staircase. We actually thought the solution was not bad—to use the gable space for the bedroom. The front right window would then bring light into the otherwise closed hallway.
11ant schrieb:
No, better based on the room layout and sizes, but not on the layout of this house..What is so bad about the layout? Setting aside the arrangement of doors and windows, which obviously needs improvement. If you could access the hallway from the utility room instead of the kitchen, that would already be a significant improvement.
Tx-25 schrieb:
For aesthetic reasons, we want a gable at the front. Of course, having the garage almost adjacent there is not ideal. Regardless, my question is how the gable on the upper floor could be used better. Unfortunately, it always extends over the staircase. No, the staircase can reach the upper floor without the gable. Because where the stairs are, there is an open space… so you wouldn’t even have access to the gable windows.
That’s why, in my opinion, the gable is best used for areas that require more height, which is usually limited under sloped ceilings. For example, for wardrobes or part of the bathroom, where you want to stand upright in front of the mirror. Of course, it also depends on whether the gable should face the street or not.
There are countless floor plans. But your information is too limited to give a recommendation. At least I only have that one PDF. I also don’t see anything about the plot of land, etc. In the forum, there is a pinned thread with a questionnaire that, as far as I know, still hasn’t been filled out:
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissplanung-unbedingt-vor-Beitrag-Erstellung-lesen.11714/
Plot size – 910m² (9,790 ft²)
Slope – No
Floor area ratio (FAR) – 0.3
Site coverage ratio – 0.4
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries
Perimeter development
Number of parking spaces – 2
Number of storeys – 1.5
Roof type – Gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation – Entrance east, garden west
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type – Single-family house
Basement, floors – No basement, 1.5 floors, attic used as storage space
Number of occupants, age – 2, ages 29 & 24 years
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor – about 75m² (800 ft²) each
Office: family use or home office?
Overnight guests per year – rarely or none
Open or closed architecture – closed
Conservative or modern construction – conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island – closed kitchen, kitchen island rather no
Number of dining seats – 6 (preferably outside the kitchen)
Fireplace – No
Music/stereo wall – No
Balcony, roof terrace – No
Garage, carport – Garage or carport
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain features are or are not desired
House design
Designed by:
– Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? Access from garage/carport to utility room. Proximity of utility room to kitchen. Kitchen close to dining room.
What do you not like? Why? Currently the utility room is too small and the bathroom downstairs is cramped. Front elevation of the house (lack of symmetry)
Price estimate according to architect/planner: Not available yet.
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: €250,000
Preferred heating system: After extensive research currently gas with underfloor heating and solar thermal.
If you have to sacrifice, which details/extensions would you give up?
– Can give up: gables, garage (then carport)
– Cannot give up:
Why did the design turn out the way it is now? – The planner simply implemented our template 1:1.
What do you think makes it especially good or bad? We had only one meeting with the current general contractor. The planning was free and the first draft. The impression from the first meeting was excellent.
Slope – No
Floor area ratio (FAR) – 0.3
Site coverage ratio – 0.4
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries
Perimeter development
Number of parking spaces – 2
Number of storeys – 1.5
Roof type – Gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation – Entrance east, garden west
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type – Single-family house
Basement, floors – No basement, 1.5 floors, attic used as storage space
Number of occupants, age – 2, ages 29 & 24 years
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor – about 75m² (800 ft²) each
Office: family use or home office?
Overnight guests per year – rarely or none
Open or closed architecture – closed
Conservative or modern construction – conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island – closed kitchen, kitchen island rather no
Number of dining seats – 6 (preferably outside the kitchen)
Fireplace – No
Music/stereo wall – No
Balcony, roof terrace – No
Garage, carport – Garage or carport
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain features are or are not desired
House design
Designed by:
– Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? Access from garage/carport to utility room. Proximity of utility room to kitchen. Kitchen close to dining room.
What do you not like? Why? Currently the utility room is too small and the bathroom downstairs is cramped. Front elevation of the house (lack of symmetry)
Price estimate according to architect/planner: Not available yet.
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: €250,000
Preferred heating system: After extensive research currently gas with underfloor heating and solar thermal.
If you have to sacrifice, which details/extensions would you give up?
– Can give up: gables, garage (then carport)
– Cannot give up:
Why did the design turn out the way it is now? – The planner simply implemented our template 1:1.
What do you think makes it especially good or bad? We had only one meeting with the current general contractor. The planning was free and the first draft. The impression from the first meeting was excellent.
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