ᐅ Floor Plan Optimization for Urban Villa + Considerations for Land Elevation
Created on: 31 Jan 2020 13:29
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Shiny86
Plot size 492 sqm (5293 sq ft)
Slope yes
Site coverage ratio?
Floor area ratio?
Building envelope, building line, and boundary?
Boundary development?
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors 2
Roof type Pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Architectural style Modern urban villa
Orientation Main entrance facing north
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements?
Clients’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Modern urban villa with pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Basement, floors 2 full floors without basement
Number of occupants 4
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of parking spaces 8-10
Garage
House design
Who designed it?
-Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
Large living area, master bathroom
What don’t you like? Why?
Utility room quite small and master bedroom small, children’s room somewhat too large
Why is the design as it is now?
The architect implemented the corresponding wishes
What do you think is especially good or bad about it?
Good: large living area
I am uncertain about the half-height window sizes and the swing direction of the doors
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
What do you think about the floor plans?
Slope yes
Site coverage ratio?
Floor area ratio?
Building envelope, building line, and boundary?
Boundary development?
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors 2
Roof type Pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Architectural style Modern urban villa
Orientation Main entrance facing north
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements?
Clients’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Modern urban villa with pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Basement, floors 2 full floors without basement
Number of occupants 4
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of parking spaces 8-10
Garage
House design
Who designed it?
-Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
Large living area, master bathroom
What don’t you like? Why?
Utility room quite small and master bedroom small, children’s room somewhat too large
Why is the design as it is now?
The architect implemented the corresponding wishes
What do you think is especially good or bad about it?
Good: large living area
I am uncertain about the half-height window sizes and the swing direction of the doors
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
- Where could it still be optimized? Would you recommend different window dimensions or sill heights?
- What do you think is poor or what would you do differently?
- A partition wall will be added in the walk-in closet. That would theoretically allow watching TV from the bed. I am considering a lightweight wall. I plan to place a 211cm (83 inches) Pax combination wardrobe in the closet. The closet is planned with a raw width of 218cm (86 inches). Do you think 218cm is enough for the Pax once the walls are plastered, or how wide should the rough dimensions preferably be?
- Is the hallway on the ground floor too narrow?
- Would you raise the ground level? The house would be 40cm (16 inches) below street level. If I build a terrace into the garden, it would be about 1m (3 ft) difference. You could raise only the house level, resulting in approximately 1.6m (5 ft) difference between terrace and garden. I don’t know anyone living below street level. Raising the garden would probably not be allowed without permits, and affected neighbors likely wouldn’t agree. On the sides of the house adjacent to neighbors, raising is permitted only up to certain limits. I am overwhelmed with the decision.
- Do you have any ideas for arranging the sofa differently and placing the TV sensibly? My husband doesn’t want the sofa back facing a window. I still need to get used to placing the sofa in the middle of the room.
- Is the kitchen size sufficient for a nice kitchen with an island?
What do you think about the floor plans?
Alessandro schrieb:
The window issue is really getting a bit annoying.
If your building consultant (BU) can’t advise you on this, I wouldn’t even start building!
Usually, you also get a 3D model where you can see everything in detail. That probably depends on the building consultant. And every architect likely has their own approach – one may design modern, another more classic. In the end, you have to know what you want yourself.
I believe 3D models are only provided by the more expensive companies, like Viebrockhaus and others.
Shiny86 schrieb:
@chrisw81
You didn’t have any help with the windows either, or did you reject the advice?
I’m not planning for privacy screens at all right now. The idea is that, if necessary, there will be some kind of privacy screen that can be installed later.I think we were just too set in our restrictions—privacy screens, furniture arrangement, and so on. We weren’t really open to the possibilities the architect might have offered us. And as I said, at the time I really liked our window placement and selection, and I wouldn’t have thought in the end it might not be so great or might not look quite as good in reality. Since I had no doubts, I didn’t want or need any advice from the architect on that. Now I’m wiser and would explore more options with the next build and maybe not be so fixed in my ideas.Thank you for sharing your experience.
We don’t have any 3D renderings on our side.
At first, we also planned the windows quite differently and smaller. I’m glad the windows are bigger now. Otherwise, we would have regretted it.
Do you think a hallway about 1.6 m (5.25 ft) wide is sufficient if no furniture is placed in the hallway? We now have a built-in wardrobe niche.
We don’t have any 3D renderings on our side.
At first, we also planned the windows quite differently and smaller. I’m glad the windows are bigger now. Otherwise, we would have regretted it.
Do you think a hallway about 1.6 m (5.25 ft) wide is sufficient if no furniture is placed in the hallway? We now have a built-in wardrobe niche.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Thanks for sharing your experience.
We don’t have 3D views here either.
At first, we planned the windows completely differently and smaller. I’m glad the windows are bigger now. Otherwise, we would have regretted it.
Do you think a corridor about 1.6m (5.25 ft) wide is enough if no furniture is placed in the hallway? We now have the built-in wardrobe niche. Ours is about 1.5m (4.9 ft) and it is more than sufficient.
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Alessandro16 Apr 2020 14:14Even the smallest building units we work with have a program that offers a 3D view! Nowadays, this is no longer a luxury but a standard feature.
I’m not going to spend hundreds of thousands of euros on a construction project without having proper visualizations!!!
I’m not going to spend hundreds of thousands of euros on a construction project without having proper visualizations!!!
Alessandro schrieb:
Even the smallest building companies here have software with 3D visualization!
Nowadays, this is no longer a luxury but standard.
I wouldn’t spend hundreds of thousands of euros on a construction project without proper visualizations!!! That’s how it should be! When we planned two years ago, it was still the exception, mostly only offered by the more expensive providers. Maybe it was possible to get it for an additional fee. But even the architect’s hours were charged extra in our case.
Still, I doubt that a 3D simulation alone can determine whether the windows fit or not; in reality, everything looks different.
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