ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family home with an optional accessory apartment

Bauherr8899 schrieb:

An older child could already move into the apartment upstairs, while we continue living on the ground floor, or we could rent out the upper apartment if needed. The ground floor should be barrier-free, including a shower in the bathroom. I would really appreciate your opinions.

Stop planning for a distant future. It only costs money and reduces living quality.
==> Where is the enclosed staircase needed to separate the two apartments? Two separate electrical systems? Two full bathrooms, upstairs and downstairs? Preparing two kitchens? Heating system designed for two apartments?
Besides that, I don’t understand the floor plan.

Bauherr8899 schrieb:

Decentralized ventilation in the living room and one bedroom on the upper floor;

That doesn’t make sense in new construction. Not the ventilation system, but your idea. Central ventilation for the entire house—then please plan it for two apartments from the start.

Bauherr8899 schrieb:

The house should fit as many changed life situations as possible.

Jack-of-all-trades solutions don’t exist in real estate either, especially with limited space and budget. Plan for today and the coming years with your family.

Bauherr8899 schrieb:

Client Requirements Architectural style, roof shape, building type townhouse basement, floors 2 full floors; without basement

Did you make a mistake there? Basement yes or no?

Where is the street located? And in Austria, you certainly have to observe setback distances. Where would the parking space be?

About the design:
It feels more like just an apartment. There is no storage room on the ground floor, you can see from the toilet into the dining area and vice versa, and the bathroom/bedroom faces south... overall, it doesn’t seem well thought out.
I’m not a fan of planning a house for two or three generations to live in at the same time. When children are grown, they might want to visit overnight now and then, and grandchildren should have a room of their own, which can otherwise be used as a sewing or craft room or a fitness room. I’m at a stage where the child has left home, and my husband and I have more needs than just a kitchen, living room, and bedroom. Besides, you constantly have to go down to the basement here to take care of daily tasks. No, this is neither comfortable nor practical for everyday living.

hanghaus2023 schrieb:

Site plan without relation to the street?

Is there no zoning plan? With a granny flat, definitely 2 parking spaces.

Building services?

Two parking spaces with a granny flat is correct.

The street runs parallel to the right and top edges. The zoning plan allows 25% of the plot to be built on. Building height up to the parapet is 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in), plus an additional 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in).

Building services are planned in the basement on the lower left, under the kitchen. Good point, I forgot to mention that.

nordanney schrieb:

Don’t waste time planning for a distant future. It only costs money and reduces living quality.
==> Where is the enclosed stairwell for dividing into two apartments? Two separate electrical systems? Two full bathrooms upstairs and downstairs? Preparing for two kitchens? Preparing heating for two apartments? Besides that, I don’t understand the floor plan.

It’s impractical in new construction. Not the ventilation system, but your idea. If it’s central for the whole house, then plan it directly for two apartments.

There’s no such thing as a “jack of all trades” in real estate either, especially with limited space and budget. Plan for today and the next few years with your family.

nordanney schrieb:

Don’t waste time planning for a distant future. It only costs money and reduces living quality.
==> Where is the enclosed stairwell for dividing into two apartments? Two separate electrical systems? Two full bathrooms upstairs and downstairs? Preparing for two kitchens? Preparing heating for two apartments? Besides that, I don’t understand the floor plan.

It’s impractical in new construction. Not the ventilation system, but your idea. If it’s central for the whole house, then plan it directly for two apartments.

There’s no such thing as a “jack of all trades” in real estate either, especially with limited space and budget. Plan for today and the next few years with your family.

Hi, thanks for the feedback. What exactly do you mean by

nordanney schrieb:

Don’t waste time planning for a distant future. It only costs money and reduces living quality.
==> Where is the enclosed stairwell for dividing into two apartments? Two separate electrical systems? Two full bathrooms upstairs and downstairs? Preparing for two kitchens? Preparing heating for two apartments? Besides that, I don’t understand the floor plan.

It’s impractical in new construction. Not the ventilation system, but your idea. If it’s central for the whole house, then plan it directly for two apartments.

There’s no such thing as a “jack of all trades” in real estate either, especially with limited space and budget. Plan for today and the next few years with your family.

Hi, thanks for the feedback.

Regarding the enclosed stairwell: The idea is to keep the option open for a secondary apartment. Upstairs and downstairs, apartment doors could be installed. Until then, it’s a single-family home, so access to the stairwell can be without a door. It could even work downstairs without a door for now.

I don’t see the separation of heating and electrical systems as very complicated, since whether it is a single-family or two-family house, I will need them anyway. Of course, it’s different if I also need to run the kitchen installations upstairs.

What exactly don’t you understand about the floor plan?

Regarding the central ventilation system: It is considerably more expensive than having two decentralized units placed exactly where needed—in the living room or, on the upper floor, in the bedroom (for a secondary apartment, the decentralized ventilation would then be in the living room).

I also considered orienting the living room to the west. I don’t find having the home office in the ground floor facing south a big problem. If there is a secondary apartment, the bedroom is on the south side, which isn’t ideal, but I didn’t have a better idea. I’m open to alternative suggestions to improve the floor plan.

Is the design really that bad?

Thank you all! I appreciate your feedback.

ypg schrieb:

Did you make a typo there? Basement yes or no?

Where is the street located? And in Austria, you definitely have to comply with setback distances. Where would the parking space be?

The parking space would be formally in the lower right corner. I know it’s too far to walk to the entrance. However, parking is always done on designated spaces on the street. Having a car in the garden would only reduce the garden area, which is already not very large.