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?
kbt09 schrieb:
Actually, a 87.5 cm (34.5 inches) sill height is ideal. I define sill height as the bottom edge of the window sill, so the countertop can run directly into the window reveal instead of having a window sill. For us, the sill height was measured up to the raw floor level. So about 16 cm (6.3 inches) had to be subtracted at the end. That would make it too low for the countertop. In this case, a sill height of around 100 cm (39.4 inches) would be needed.
At least that’s how I understand the definition.
Pinky0301 schrieb:
The robot vacuum cleaner is supposed to be stored in the utility room? But then the door would always have to be left open, or it would have to be taken out for cleaning?Yes, in that case you just leave the utility room door open and let it come out on its own. I also have to move a few things, like a floor lamp. How would you solve this? Hiding it under the sofa seems kind of inelegant to me.
We currently have it placed in a corner of the living room. In the new house, it will probably go in a corner of the kitchen. So far, I always start it manually when I leave the house. For automatic starting, you would always need to remember to open the door at the right time.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Yes, then you just open the utility room door and wheel it out. I also need to put a few things up somewhere, like a floor lamp. How would you solve that? Somehow, under the sofa doesn’t seem elegant to me.We have ours in the hallway under the stairs. It doesn’t get in the way there at all. I wouldn’t want something like that in a living area. The utility room is also a good idea!chrisw81 schrieb:
We have it in the hallway under the stairs. It doesn't bother us there at all. I wouldn't want one of those in a living room. A utility room is also a good idea!Do you carry it up to the upper floor or do you have one there as well?
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