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:
Is the floor plan the same as on page 158? Or did you make some changes?We have widened the fixed-glass 101cm/220cm (40in/87in) panels behind the sofa and dining table to 176cm/220cm (69in/87in). There was already a 176cm/220cm (69in/87in) panel on the west side, so it fits well. I hope this will provide enough light and a good view when cooking or sitting at the table. My husband thought 2-meter-wide (79in) panels would be too much. This way, we always have 1.35 meters (53in) of wall between the windows, which isn’t much either. 2 meters (79in) might really have been too wide.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Thanks for your input, definitely. I would have regretted those 101/220 things.A 2m (6.5 ft) wall width is actually a bit much. We have that too, and less is definitely better. However, it does provide a good spot on the terrace for a table without it blocking a window.
But you can’t have it all. And even afterward, you will always find something you would have done differently – perfect planning is simply not possible.
Yes, you’re right. We’ve done a lot of back-and-forth planning by now and aren’t eager to continue anymore. It’s time to start building. I’m still looking for a good building surveyor, and then everything should be fine.
I would have preferred the window units to be 2m (6.6 ft) high, but I think you can still get a good view from 1.76m (5.8 ft). Everything also has to meet structural requirements. And the 1.35m (4.4 ft) wall we have now is probably not much either. It’s really difficult when you only see everything once it’s built. Beforehand, you just plan something on paper... and imagine it. But seeing it in reality is a different experience. Hopefully, we will like it.
I would have preferred the window units to be 2m (6.6 ft) high, but I think you can still get a good view from 1.76m (5.8 ft). Everything also has to meet structural requirements. And the 1.35m (4.4 ft) wall we have now is probably not much either. It’s really difficult when you only see everything once it’s built. Beforehand, you just plan something on paper... and imagine it. But seeing it in reality is a different experience. Hopefully, we will like it.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Is a guest toilet window measuring 76x101cm (30x40 inches) enough to make a 2.8sqm (30 sq ft) bathroom bright?We have exactly the same and a similar bathroom size, and I often find it not very bright... but since it’s just a guest toilet, daytime use without light is acceptable.Similar topics