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?

  • 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?

Floor plan of a single-family house: living/dining area, kitchen, hallway, storage room, cloakroom, WC.


Floor plan of a family home: CHILD 1, CHILD 2, PARENTS, WALK-IN CLOSET, BATHROOM, SHOWER/BATHROOM, HALLWAY.


Architectural drawing: two-story residential house with garage; southwest and northeast views.


Two facade views of a house: northwest and southeast with roof, windows, terrace, and garage.
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pagoni2020
28 Jul 2020 18:14
Shiny86 schrieb:

The kitchen salesperson advised against boxing something in.

I wouldn’t worry about that too much. I wasn’t familiar with the term either, but Google explained it to me. If needed, a kitchen fitter can neatly cover or fit in all kinds of things, or it can be done with lightweight construction. Since the kitchen plan will be ready in time, the bricklayer/plasterer can handle it if it’s really necessary; or, as I said, just cover it up.
I think this kitchen fitter might not do it, but they will probably recommend the new Bora cooktop to you, see the current thread by @Climbee – and they don’t see any problems with it there.
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ypg
28 Jul 2020 18:16
Shiny86 schrieb:

Do kitchen showrooms usually handle this, or is it something you always have to do yourself?

Drywall work.
Pinky0301 schrieb:

I’ve never heard of that, and I can’t think of a reason why it would be necessary. Maybe only if you don’t pay attention to ventilation around the refrigerator.

The refrigerator has ventilation slots. Doesn’t every appliance have the right to proper air circulation?
Tolentino28 Jul 2020 18:50
Here in Berlin, we submitted the application even without the completed structural calculations.
DASI9028 Jul 2020 19:01
The structural engineer only needs to sign the building permit / planning permission application to confirm that structural safety is guaranteed. The detailed structural design will be developed during the construction planning phase in coordination with the architects, unless it has already been fully planned in detail.
Tarnari28 Jul 2020 19:03
DASI90 schrieb:

The structural engineer only needs to sign the building permit / planning permission application to confirm that structural stability is ensured. The detailed structural design will be developed in coordination with the architects during the construction planning phase, if it has not already been fully planned in detail.

That’s correct, it might have been like that. We submitted the application last June. Maybe I remember it incorrectly.
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haydee
28 Jul 2020 21:29
We have submitted the structural calculations (Bavaria). That makes sense.
The structural design has slightly shifted and raised the house.