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?
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Piotr198131 Jan 2020 22:16Coherent floor plan. A few minor adjustments already mentioned here, and it should be good.
Thanks for all the tips!
I’ve taken some points into account and rearranged the rooms.
The master bedroom is now separated from the kids’ rooms. We have a bathroom with a large shower and a double sink. Part of the kids’ room has also been reduced. However, the children will have a bathtub, a shower, a toilet, and a single sink.
What do you think of the attached idea? The square meter measurements would need to be recalculated but should be more balanced now. There is no door to the walk-in closet, only a doorway opening. Would you keep the walk-in closet like this, or would it be better to place cabinets on both sides?
@Tamstar We have a storage room under the stairs.
What window dimensions would you choose?
I’m unsure about this. The construction company initially planned 88 x 126 cm (35 x 50 inches) windows everywhere; we changed that to 88 x 113 cm (35 x 44 inches).
I’ve taken some points into account and rearranged the rooms.
The master bedroom is now separated from the kids’ rooms. We have a bathroom with a large shower and a double sink. Part of the kids’ room has also been reduced. However, the children will have a bathtub, a shower, a toilet, and a single sink.
What do you think of the attached idea? The square meter measurements would need to be recalculated but should be more balanced now. There is no door to the walk-in closet, only a doorway opening. Would you keep the walk-in closet like this, or would it be better to place cabinets on both sides?
@Tamstar We have a storage room under the stairs.
What window dimensions would you choose?
I’m unsure about this. The construction company initially planned 88 x 126 cm (35 x 50 inches) windows everywhere; we changed that to 88 x 113 cm (35 x 44 inches).
Here you have the problem again that the master bedroom is a walkthrough room, meaning no one can sleep in later or go to bed earlier without disturbing the other.
Have you also revised the ground floor? What do you think about my suggestion to swap the kitchen and living area?
Have you also revised the ground floor? What do you think about my suggestion to swap the kitchen and living area?
I think the kitchen is fine as it is. We basically want a U-shaped layout with a counter and seating area. We don’t want a large island. We’re happy with the lower level. A bigger wardrobe would be nice, but we don’t want to give up the shower. We think it might be useful as we get older. The children are close in age, so maybe three of them might want to shower at the same time.
The bedroom being a walk-through room doesn’t bother us. Isn’t it always like that? You don’t enter the bedroom through the dressing room, then the bathroom, right? What’s important to us is having a walk-in closet/dressing room and a private master bathroom that can only be accessed through the master bedroom.
The bedroom being a walk-through room doesn’t bother us. Isn’t it always like that? You don’t enter the bedroom through the dressing room, then the bathroom, right? What’s important to us is having a walk-in closet/dressing room and a private master bathroom that can only be accessed through the master bedroom.
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