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?
kaho674 schrieb:
I’m afraid so too. Above all, you need to understand that nobody works for you for free.Yes, but he’s already doing a lot for us. He could have saved himself some work with a few suggestions.
@ypg
The carport can only be placed on the left or right side of the house. There isn’t much flexibility. The floor plan was mirrored because, due to the slope on the right side, it’s less steep to enter the carport, and the height difference to the house is smaller. This also helps save some costs on earthworks.
The carport can only be placed on the left or right side of the house. There isn’t much flexibility. The floor plan was mirrored because, due to the slope on the right side, it’s less steep to enter the carport, and the height difference to the house is smaller. This also helps save some costs on earthworks.
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Ypsi aus NI1 Apr 2020 12:50Shiny86 schrieb:
@ypg
We also feel abandoned by the architect. We are going around in circles. He only acts as a draftsman; no input has ever come from him.
He knows exactly what we want, but offers no ideas himself. I’m really sorry to hear that. But maybe you have the wrong architect, or the wrong general contractor, or the wrong project manager?
Pull the emergency brake, hit pause, and carefully think about how you want to proceed from here...
Shiny86 schrieb:
He is only a draftsman; no input ever came from him. kaho674 schrieb:
I fear the same. Above all, you need to realize that no one works for you for free. A draftsman is a technician whose training never included design. I already admire how he is playing the dancing bear for the original poster. All of this costs money, and I’m afraid the general contractor will try to make up for it by cutting corners during the structural work.
Shiny86 schrieb:
But he drew that section of wall with the 20/20 opening two or three times. Where could those be seen?
Shiny86 schrieb:
I’m following your advice.
Very, very first draft. Well then, why don’t you draw in the drainage* there?
Is there actually no centralized mechanical ventilation system? At least I couldn’t assign any penetrations to one.
Shiny86 schrieb:
However, I swapped the living room and kitchen. I hope my scribbles are understandable or at least give an idea of what they represent. The angled ears are windows and doors; the living room has a kitchen run on the left side, a hallway, and another run; and the L-shaped kitchen is probably meant to represent the sofa.
*) I will check the homework later this evening, is that enough?
K1300S schrieb:
Has there ever actually been a site plan here? Even though I doubt the applicability of the answer "42" in this case, I have to say: That’s what I call “the ultimate question!” — although I think Yvonne has already hinted in that direction once before...
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