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 am definitely in favor of a kids’ bathroom; that is the best feature of our new house. Previously, our bathroom was either occupied or completely messy, and I had to clean up behind everyone all day if I wanted it to look nice.
I also didn’t want the washing machine and dryer upstairs because the appliances are quite noisy and would be disruptive there. Besides, using the stairs is good for your health.
For the living room, you should pay attention to the length-to-width ratio. A room that is 10 meters long and only 4 meters wide (33 ft by 13 ft) quickly feels like a narrow corridor. If possible, I would increase the ceiling height from 2.55 meters (8 ft 4 in), as that feels a bit low for such a large living space.
Best regards,
Sabine
I also didn’t want the washing machine and dryer upstairs because the appliances are quite noisy and would be disruptive there. Besides, using the stairs is good for your health.
For the living room, you should pay attention to the length-to-width ratio. A room that is 10 meters long and only 4 meters wide (33 ft by 13 ft) quickly feels like a narrow corridor. If possible, I would increase the ceiling height from 2.55 meters (8 ft 4 in), as that feels a bit low for such a large living space.
Best regards,
Sabine
haydee schrieb:
The 2 m (6.5 ft) between the nose and the TV is too little.
Adjust your floor plan accordingly afterward.You don’t like it as it is now?
It’s actually 4 m (13 ft) from the sofa to the TV wall.
What ceiling heights do you have?
I haven’t really thought about any changes there yet.
No, it was just an example of how you can bring order back using the fixed 4.5 m (15 feet) for the living room.
Maybe your husband will find 4.25 m (14 feet) sufficient after all. Don’t get hung up on centimeters; instead, focus on the overall purpose and what you want. Your husband must have some reasoning behind it. Usually, these measurements come from something like wanting a certain sofa or realizing that the current distance of 2 m (6.5 feet) in your apartment is too small, so the house has to be designed accordingly.
In your situation, I would go back to the room layout, requirements, must-haves, and nice-to-haves.
Work this out again without a plan.
Only then should you return to the plan or create a new one.
Take another relaxed walk through show homes. Gather ideas and impressions. Take measurements and imagine the flow.
Maybe your husband will find 4.25 m (14 feet) sufficient after all. Don’t get hung up on centimeters; instead, focus on the overall purpose and what you want. Your husband must have some reasoning behind it. Usually, these measurements come from something like wanting a certain sofa or realizing that the current distance of 2 m (6.5 feet) in your apartment is too small, so the house has to be designed accordingly.
In your situation, I would go back to the room layout, requirements, must-haves, and nice-to-haves.
Work this out again without a plan.
Only then should you return to the plan or create a new one.
Take another relaxed walk through show homes. Gather ideas and impressions. Take measurements and imagine the flow.
haydee schrieb:
Take another walk through model homes. Gather ideas and impressions. Take measurements, imagine the process.I think that’s really important too! We didn’t do it much at all and just went by some measurements that seemed logical to us or were shared by friends. That said, I have to mention that it’s also difficult to find something realistic in model homes since they are usually oversized or simply not designed with practical use in mind.
Shiny86 schrieb:
What ceiling heights do you have?
I haven’t really thought about changing them yet. The right ceiling height is very important; the larger the room, the higher the ceiling needs to be. Take a look at different model homes and measure the ceiling heights there. We have 2.70 meters (8 ft 10 in) and find it very nice. Before, we had 2.50 meters (8 ft 2 in), and it looks completely different—it makes a big difference. It’s not just the size of the living space that matters; without the appropriate ceiling height, it doesn’t look good.
Best regards,
Sabine
Shiny86 schrieb:
..., but he also doesn’t want to place the sofa against the wall and the TV facing the window because he finds it too distracting from outside and doesn’t want to look out while watching TV. ....Is the sofa only used for watching TV? Could it not also be practical to watch the children playing in the garden from the sofa? Or simply to enjoy having a nice view of your own garden in the background, even when the weather keeps you indoors?
In this case, there is also the option to darken at least the window near the TV at the push of a button using roller shutters or venetian blinds. Considering how often you usually use the remote control, one extra click for shading won’t make much difference. In many tech-savvy households, this can even be done with the same remote control or, depending on preference, with a smartphone, or even voice control.
Personally, I would always prefer a sofa position where I have a line of sight to both the dining area and my own garden. But tastes and priorities do vary.
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