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?
I noticed that we didn’t have to specify the size of the terrace.
We are raising the ground level for the house, so the terrace will need to be raised as well, before it steps down to the lawn.
Is this not relevant for the building permit / planning permission?
Do you simply discuss the raising of the terrace with the construction company during the project kickoff meeting?
We are raising the ground level for the house, so the terrace will need to be raised as well, before it steps down to the lawn.
Is this not relevant for the building permit / planning permission?
Do you simply discuss the raising of the terrace with the construction company during the project kickoff meeting?
In my experience, the planning representation of the terrace is indeed relevant for the building permit / planning permission application, but it does not necessarily have to match the actual construction later on – in practice, this alignment is never checked.
If you say you need to add fill to create the terrace at all, the question of a required fall protection might arise if the terrace is not shown in the plans – or are you not planning any access to the terrace from inside the house?
If you say you need to add fill to create the terrace at all, the question of a required fall protection might arise if the terrace is not shown in the plans – or are you not planning any access to the terrace from inside the house?
Shiny86 schrieb:
I noticed that we didn’t need to specify the size of the terrace.
We will be adding fill for the house, so we also need to add fill for the terrace before it steps down to the lawn area.
Is this not relevant for the building permit / planning permission at all?
Do you just discuss the fill for the terrace with the builder during the initial construction meeting? How high does the fill need to be? We are planning the terrace to be level with the house and then have steps down from the house onto the terrace.
We included the terrace in our building permit / planning permission application (and actually had to make corrections because it was within the 3m (10 feet) setback limit), but I also think no one checks that later. You can usually build the terrace however you want, as long as you comply with the 3m (10 feet) distance from the neighbor.
K1300S schrieb:
Or are you not planning access to the terrace from inside the house? Yes, there is access and also a planned layout, as I have learned by now.
@chrisw81
We don’t want steps leading down to the terrace. There is about a 1.5m (5 feet) difference in height from the terrace to the garden.
Currently, the terrace is planned to be 8m (26 feet) long and 3.30m (11 feet) wide.
I think the width is too narrow. It should be at least 4m (13 feet) wide.
What do you consider good terrace dimensions? Is 4m (13 feet) width enough? Since the terrace is elevated, you can’t just move onto the lawn when walking around chairs.
The architect says we have to stay within the allowed plot coverage ratio.
Once again: Plan the terrace so that it complies with the requirements (floor area ratio, other regulations), then everything will be fine. Usually, it is built only after final inspection by the building authority.
I would also recommend a terrace depth of 4 m (13 feet), with the width (length) adjusted according to the available space.
I would also recommend a terrace depth of 4 m (13 feet), with the width (length) adjusted according to the available space.
I find the floor area ratio so difficult to understand.
A large terrace is actually important to us.
But we still need to fit in a garden shed.
We don’t plant anything. We don’t have a green thumb.
But how much space do children need for fun and play in the garden? Swing, paddling pool, etc.?
I can’t really imagine the dimensions.
A large terrace is actually important to us.
But we still need to fit in a garden shed.
We don’t plant anything. We don’t have a green thumb.
But how much space do children need for fun and play in the garden? Swing, paddling pool, etc.?
I can’t really imagine the dimensions.
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