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?
Shiny86 schrieb:
What if you place the children's bathroom between the kids' bedrooms, so it can only be accessed from the bedrooms?Where exactly do you think the wastewater pipes would run then? I don't really see any room for improvement in this floor plan anymore.
It depends on how important the kitchen and living room are to you and what you plan to use them for. If the living room is just a casual TV lounge, it can be small and without direct windows. At first, I suggested swapping them because, in my opinion, you could have a much better kitchen if you do. However, for some people, the kitchen isn’t that important. You could also try designing the kitchen for both locations just for fun.
Where should the terrace be? I think having direct access to the terrace from the kitchen is important.
Where should the terrace be? I think having direct access to the terrace from the kitchen is important.
Pinky0301 schrieb:
Where is the terrace supposed to be? I think direct terrace access from the kitchen is important.In front of the dining room, on the south side.
Maybe a door could be added in the kitchen, with a path outside that leads around the corner to the terrace.
kaho674 schrieb:
Where do you think the wastewater pipes should run then?
I don’t really see any room for improvement in this floor plan anymore. Two more questions:
What do you think the ideal width of the dining/living area should be? Do you find the current 4.5m (15 feet) necessary or too generous?
And: assuming we create the pantry plus a WC without a shower downstairs as per one of your suggestions, would it still be possible to fit the coat closet into a niche? I don’t really like having it so open in the hallway. Maybe a niche in the utility room? Or would that make the utility room too small?
I find the pantry problematic anyway because it needs to be somewhat cooler in there. But I could imagine a storage room for pasta, toilet paper, and shampoo.
I believe it’s important to carefully consider to what extent a house should be built to accommodate every possible situation.
In our village, there are serious discussions about building apartments for seniors near the retirement home for those who find a house with a garden too demanding. Depending on individual needs, services such as meals, care, and recreational activities can be added. There is even the idea of designing this as an intergenerational housing project to involve the elderly as surrogate grandparents, with all the advantages and disadvantages that come with it. The goal is to remain in the community from cradle to grave while maintaining a good quality of life.
At some point, a house and garden simply become too much. Features like wide doors, no thresholds, turning radii, stairlifts, and higher electrical outlets can be relatively easy to incorporate. The arrangement of sanitary fixtures can be adjusted as well. This way, families can continue living in the home even if someone becomes ill.
In our village, there are serious discussions about building apartments for seniors near the retirement home for those who find a house with a garden too demanding. Depending on individual needs, services such as meals, care, and recreational activities can be added. There is even the idea of designing this as an intergenerational housing project to involve the elderly as surrogate grandparents, with all the advantages and disadvantages that come with it. The goal is to remain in the community from cradle to grave while maintaining a good quality of life.
At some point, a house and garden simply become too much. Features like wide doors, no thresholds, turning radii, stairlifts, and higher electrical outlets can be relatively easy to incorporate. The arrangement of sanitary fixtures can be adjusted as well. This way, families can continue living in the home even if someone becomes ill.
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