ᐅ Single-family house floor plan with basement, 150 sqm, only one single-story level permitted
Created on: 24 Nov 2024 13:20
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GeraldG
Hello everyone,
we are approaching the final stage of the floor plan design and thought someone might take a look and provide some feedback.
What we wanted:
The house should be about 150-160 sqm (1,615-1,722 sq ft). Also, the attic level (according to the old development plan, i.e. the 2/3 rule in BW) must not count as a full story.
We actually like these Nordic-style houses with a central gable and also brick cladding, although we had to give up on the brick cladding because apparently no one here does it, and if they do, it’s incredibly expensive.
The architect advised us against a central bay window facing the garden because that would place one side of the terrace almost facing north.
Otherwise, we wanted a fairly classic layout:
An open living/kitchen/dining area, plus a shower restroom and an office on the ground floor. The attic should have two children’s bedrooms and a master bedroom. If there is space, also a walk-in closet and a large bathroom. I also wanted the knee wall to be as high as possible.
In the current round, the attached floor plans were developed. We only want to make minor adjustments now, so I thought this would be a good time for others to take a look.
There are several proposals for a laundry chute on WhatsApp.
I would appreciate your feedback.
Plot:
Ground floor:
Attic:
Basement:
3D views:
we are approaching the final stage of the floor plan design and thought someone might take a look and provide some feedback.
What we wanted:
The house should be about 150-160 sqm (1,615-1,722 sq ft). Also, the attic level (according to the old development plan, i.e. the 2/3 rule in BW) must not count as a full story.
We actually like these Nordic-style houses with a central gable and also brick cladding, although we had to give up on the brick cladding because apparently no one here does it, and if they do, it’s incredibly expensive.
The architect advised us against a central bay window facing the garden because that would place one side of the terrace almost facing north.
Otherwise, we wanted a fairly classic layout:
An open living/kitchen/dining area, plus a shower restroom and an office on the ground floor. The attic should have two children’s bedrooms and a master bedroom. If there is space, also a walk-in closet and a large bathroom. I also wanted the knee wall to be as high as possible.
In the current round, the attached floor plans were developed. We only want to make minor adjustments now, so I thought this would be a good time for others to take a look.
There are several proposals for a laundry chute on WhatsApp.
I would appreciate your feedback.
Plot:
Ground floor:
Attic:
Basement:
3D views:
Hello Katja,
I really like your suggestions. The upper floor looks so neat and tidy that it makes you wonder why anyone would want to do things differently.
In fact, rotating the house and having a side entrance was already an early topic of discussion for us and even caused some serious disagreements.
I personally saw several advantages. However, my wife was absolutely against it. For her, it was clear that the side with the eaves should face the street, the bay window should not face the neighbors, and a side entrance feels uninviting.
Since I can understand her point of view and the orientation isn’t that important to me, even though I see benefits in it, we agreed to go with her preferences (to put it in 11ant’s words, here my "nice-to-have" was up against her "no-go").
To answer your question, we have two cars. Because of our larger family nearby, having at least two more parking spots in the yard would be nice to have. Currently, we have a carport, and that works fine for us.
I spoke with our planner today. He will get back to us next week with a new proposal. He plans to change the staircase to a “double kinked” design and make the house wider. This will partly resemble your first suggestion and will address many of the negatives. He wants to make the bay window at the front wider, place the door in the middle, and have cloakrooms on both sides.
I’m curious and will update you as soon as I know more.
By the way, I reviewed our planner’s first proposal again. It did not have many of the weaknesses our last plan had. In fact, these often appeared only because of our requests (living room to the left, kitchen to the right, too much unused space, etc.). So the last version was modified based on the first proposal rather than starting over. I found that to be an interesting insight.
I really like your suggestions. The upper floor looks so neat and tidy that it makes you wonder why anyone would want to do things differently.
In fact, rotating the house and having a side entrance was already an early topic of discussion for us and even caused some serious disagreements.
I personally saw several advantages. However, my wife was absolutely against it. For her, it was clear that the side with the eaves should face the street, the bay window should not face the neighbors, and a side entrance feels uninviting.
Since I can understand her point of view and the orientation isn’t that important to me, even though I see benefits in it, we agreed to go with her preferences (to put it in 11ant’s words, here my "nice-to-have" was up against her "no-go").
To answer your question, we have two cars. Because of our larger family nearby, having at least two more parking spots in the yard would be nice to have. Currently, we have a carport, and that works fine for us.
I spoke with our planner today. He will get back to us next week with a new proposal. He plans to change the staircase to a “double kinked” design and make the house wider. This will partly resemble your first suggestion and will address many of the negatives. He wants to make the bay window at the front wider, place the door in the middle, and have cloakrooms on both sides.
I’m curious and will update you as soon as I know more.
By the way, I reviewed our planner’s first proposal again. It did not have many of the weaknesses our last plan had. In fact, these often appeared only because of our requests (living room to the left, kitchen to the right, too much unused space, etc.). So the last version was modified based on the first proposal rather than starting over. I found that to be an interesting insight.
I would simply move the house as far back as possible. If the house is now 10m (33 feet) deep, there is 6m (20 feet) of space between the curb and the house. I wouldn’t plan for a front garden or similar, but rather create a "courtyard" instead. One car could be parked next to the house in the carport or garage, and three more in front of the house.
Here is another design with a quarter-turn staircase and the front door located in a bay window. Personally, I don’t find it very elegant because it creates long hallways that make a house feel less cozy. But if your wife insists.
Also, the staircase entrance is then in the foyer area – though it could alternatively be rotated. Overall, it should probably be a bit larger.
The building plot is marked by the reddish frame – I roughly estimated it to be 18 x 16 meters (59 x 52 feet). Is that correct? If you push your little house all the way back because of the cars, I think the terrace will no longer fit within the building plot. Sometimes the building authorities are flexible, but other times they are not. That’s why you should definitely plan (or have someone plan) the outdoor area as well.
Also, the staircase entrance is then in the foyer area – though it could alternatively be rotated. Overall, it should probably be a bit larger.
The building plot is marked by the reddish frame – I roughly estimated it to be 18 x 16 meters (59 x 52 feet). Is that correct? If you push your little house all the way back because of the cars, I think the terrace will no longer fit within the building plot. Sometimes the building authorities are flexible, but other times they are not. That’s why you should definitely plan (or have someone plan) the outdoor area as well.
K a t j a schrieb:
Here is another design with a quarter-turn staircase and the front door located in the bay window. Personally, I don’t find it very elegant because it results in long corridors that make a house feel less cozy. You can fit that into a corridor length of about 4.50 meters (15 feet). That’s at least 2 meters (6.5 feet) shorter than the one from #1.
K a t j a schrieb:
Also, the staircase would then start in the entrance area — but it could alternatively be rotated. Overall, it would probably be a bit larger. And then the third gable also makes sense again. I think this is a good approach and a useful starting point for optimization.
Fewer bay windows would be good, the kitchen and dining area facing south. The garage could possibly be moved forward, reconsider the bay window situation, and review the calculation of living space regarding the basement.
There hasn’t been any feedback from you on this, @GeraldG?
It turns out that by reducing corners you can gain a lot more space (upper floor).
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