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?
chrisw81 schrieb:
And yes, they are definitely more expensive, but in my opinion, they are among the most practical solutions when building a house. How much more does a lift-and-slide door typically cost compared to a similar window unit with two sashes and possibly a fixed section?
Tolentino schrieb:
How much more does a lift-and-slide door cost compared to a corresponding window unit with two sashes and possibly a fixed section?I think the general contractor can answer that best. I would estimate at least 4000-5000 or more for that size range. At least that was the case for us.
Shiny86 schrieb:
The new plans are here.You wait what feels like forever, and then instead of a Christmas miracle, you get a complete disappointment. Ouch. Shiny86 schrieb:
What do you think about the bathroom layout in the family bathroom?I am speechless. Eighteen square meters for a bathroom with a partition wall, and yet the washer and dryer aren’t even included. Does the soil pipe from the master bathroom shift horizontally (or, more precisely here: offset upwards) into the ceiling? I also don’t see any roof ventilation, but then why are there vapor barriers (DD) in the bathrooms upstairs? chrisw81 schrieb:
Otherwise, I would install the two 3-meter (10-foot) doors as lift-and-slide doors.I would even go for folding sliding doors, but: Shiny86 schrieb:
they are probably even more expensive than the 3-meter (10-foot) window unit.So that option is definitely off the table. Tolentino schrieb:
How much more expensive is a lift-and-slide door compared to a corresponding window unit with two sashes and possibly a fixed part?Significantly more. I recommend aluminum; as drawn, it could also be done with standard PVC frames from GU. Shiny86 schrieb:
Does the office really need a west-facing window?There is no desk there, so it doesn’t need light from that direction. So no. Shiny86 schrieb:
In an emergency, you could also leave the office door open; then indirect light from the north would come in. What do you think?You’d probably be put to death by the Feng Shui tribunal for that—but symmetry is the main thing, apparently. I never thought a single princess with delicate sensibilities could exhaust me after only 770 posts. But you get older, and now not even Doornkaat and Franzbranntwein can help anymore. Farewell!
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We prefer having the frames on the 3m (10 ft) patio doors. My husband feels it gives a zoo enclosure vibe with too much uninterrupted glass. It’s a matter of personal taste.
Having 2 bathrooms is also a matter of preference. We want it that way. We can’t do without because all four of us need to leave at roughly the same time when the kids go to school.
By the way, I don’t think everything looks as bad as you describe. You are exaggerating a bit. I believe this is the best design so far.
What do you mean by that? Please explain it again in simpler terms. I don’t see any problem there. The toilets are marked with vent stacks/drain stacks, and the offset is underneath in the utility room. Before you leave for good, it would be great if you could briefly explain the issue to me.
Having 2 bathrooms is also a matter of preference. We want it that way. We can’t do without because all four of us need to leave at roughly the same time when the kids go to school.
By the way, I don’t think everything looks as bad as you describe. You are exaggerating a bit. I believe this is the best design so far.
11ant schrieb:
Is the vertical drainpipe in the master bathroom offset (or, more precisely, “stepped”) in the ceiling here? – I also don’t see any vents through the roof covering, but then why are there double vents in the bathrooms on the upper floor?
What do you mean by that? Please explain it again in simpler terms. I don’t see any problem there. The toilets are marked with vent stacks/drain stacks, and the offset is underneath in the utility room. Before you leave for good, it would be great if you could briefly explain the issue to me.
11ant schrieb:
You would be summarily shot before the Feng Shui court anyway, but the main thing is lots of symmetry. Well, of course I don’t want to leave the office door open. That’s why the 3m (10 feet) element is supposed to be shifted slightly toward the bottom of the plan, so that some light still comes in.
I took a look at it; our dressing room has a rough internal dimension of 2.38 meters (7 ft 10 in), and I could even afford to reduce the width by 10 cm (4 inches), which would be fine. If I were you, I would definitely do that because the space next to the bed would otherwise feel too tight. I would add a door to the bedroom, especially if you have teenagers who watch action movies late at night—you’ll appreciate having an extra door for that reason alone.
In the stairwell, I would position the window so that when standing on the landing, the parapet height is at a normal level, allowing the window to extend higher up. Otherwise, the hallway below will be much darker. In the small office, you don’t necessarily need a double casement window; I would rather install a window 88.5 cm (35 inches) wide, like in the dressing room, so you get two windows with the same width.
The seating area in the living room won’t get enough daylight, especially when the sun isn’t shining. We have windows on two sides of our sitting area, and if I close the roller shutter on just one of those windows, it already becomes noticeably darker. Having no window at all would be too dark for me. I wouldn’t lower the 3-meter (10 ft) window by 80 cm (31 inches) and then cover part of it with the sofa; that looks poorly planned, like a mistake was made. I would rather split the large window into two smaller ones and place the sofa directly in front of them, or alternatively, install a narrow, long window above the sofa. In any case, I would make sure there’s enough natural light, since you might want to read sometimes without artificial lighting.
The kitchen is nicely spacious, but I would change the layout because I find the available countertop space insufficient. I would prefer an L-shaped layout with a kitchen island. I would not place the skylight window on the house’s front side, as it doesn’t look very attractive there.
Best regards,
Sabine
In the stairwell, I would position the window so that when standing on the landing, the parapet height is at a normal level, allowing the window to extend higher up. Otherwise, the hallway below will be much darker. In the small office, you don’t necessarily need a double casement window; I would rather install a window 88.5 cm (35 inches) wide, like in the dressing room, so you get two windows with the same width.
The seating area in the living room won’t get enough daylight, especially when the sun isn’t shining. We have windows on two sides of our sitting area, and if I close the roller shutter on just one of those windows, it already becomes noticeably darker. Having no window at all would be too dark for me. I wouldn’t lower the 3-meter (10 ft) window by 80 cm (31 inches) and then cover part of it with the sofa; that looks poorly planned, like a mistake was made. I would rather split the large window into two smaller ones and place the sofa directly in front of them, or alternatively, install a narrow, long window above the sofa. In any case, I would make sure there’s enough natural light, since you might want to read sometimes without artificial lighting.
The kitchen is nicely spacious, but I would change the layout because I find the available countertop space insufficient. I would prefer an L-shaped layout with a kitchen island. I would not place the skylight window on the house’s front side, as it doesn’t look very attractive there.
Best regards,
Sabine
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