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?
Shiny86 schrieb:
What if you only extend the length as much as necessary so the staircase isn’t obstructed? I don’t follow. Do you see even one centimeter wasted on the staircase anywhere?
Shiny86 schrieb:
I could reduce the living room width by 10-20cm (4-8 inches) without issue. Then the house would only be about 40-50cm (16-20 inches) longer. You could then narrow the house by that same amount. How would that affect the room layout? Maybe that would already help? If you give in on the living room, the easiest solution is of course:
However, the technical room becomes worryingly small with this approach.
kaho674 schrieb:
I can’t follow. Do you see any centimeters wasted on the staircase anywhere? I meant extending the house length so that the parapet doesn’t have to be built in.
Shiny86 schrieb:
If you place the main entrance in the center, the utility room becomes larger, right? Do you want to move the hallway wall? Then your kitchen will get smaller.
Shiny86 schrieb:
How large would it be approximately in that case? 9 m² (97 sq ft)
Shiny86 schrieb:
I meant extending the length of the house so that the parapet doesn’t have to be built over.Which floor plan are we actually talking about now? Post number?kaho674 schrieb:
Which floor plan exactly? Post number?Yes, move the corridor wall. I’m referring to architect’s design #1. You managed to make the staircase open now. So 10.7m (35 feet) would be the minimum to achieve that?
In the architect’s design, the utility room is also under 10sqm (108 sq ft) and the kitchen is even less than 4m (13 feet) wide.
The door there is centered as well, although in your design it would make more sense otherwise. We’re really sticklers for centering and symmetry…
Could you perhaps make another design with the front door centered?
And if the front door stays as it is, how large is the utility room in your design in post #67?
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