ᐅ Floor Plan Optimization (Extension, Additional Storey)
Created on: 28 Mar 2020 10:11
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lise84_bauherr
Hello dear community!
I am new here, so please forgive me if I haven't included all the information right away. I can provide additional details if needed.
We are currently working on finishing the upper floor and also expanding it slightly. There will be a separate entrance, meaning the parents will live downstairs and we with our family upstairs.
I have roughly followed the guidelines. I hope the information provided is sufficient, but as mentioned, I can add more if necessary.
The basement already exists.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size 500sqm (5382 sq ft)
Slope --
Site coverage ratio --
Floor area ratio --
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development --
Number of parking spaces 5
Number of floors Upper floor, one level
Roof type Gable roof
Architectural style Chalet
Orientation South
Maximum heights / limits --
Other requirements --
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Gable roof with partially open roof truss (chalet style)
Basement, floors: Already existing
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults, 2 children (toddlers)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: Family use or home office? Separate entrance
Guests per year --
Open or closed architecture --
Conservative or modern design --
Open kitchen, cooking island: Cooking island with dining area integrated in the room
Number of dining places More than 8
Fireplace Yes, ideally as a room divider between kitchen and living room
Music / stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: Roof terrace at least 30sqm (323 sq ft)
Garage, carport
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routines, including reasons for choices or exclusions
House design
Planner:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
I generally like the plan because a lot has been made from the existing structure
What do you dislike? Why?
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
Preferred heating system:
If you had to give up something, which details / extensions
- Could give up:
- Cannot give up:
Why did the design turn out this way? For example:
Standard design from the planner?
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
Bedroom, dressing room, and master bathroom
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I am basically satisfied with the initial plan. I would like to get some tips from you. I have summarized some important points here:
Upper floor
Gray walls are existing
East and south sides face municipal streets
I’m aware that the options are relatively limited due to the existing structure. Nevertheless, I look forward to your suggestions and tips.
Best regards
I am new here, so please forgive me if I haven't included all the information right away. I can provide additional details if needed.
We are currently working on finishing the upper floor and also expanding it slightly. There will be a separate entrance, meaning the parents will live downstairs and we with our family upstairs.
I have roughly followed the guidelines. I hope the information provided is sufficient, but as mentioned, I can add more if necessary.
The basement already exists.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size 500sqm (5382 sq ft)
Slope --
Site coverage ratio --
Floor area ratio --
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development --
Number of parking spaces 5
Number of floors Upper floor, one level
Roof type Gable roof
Architectural style Chalet
Orientation South
Maximum heights / limits --
Other requirements --
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Gable roof with partially open roof truss (chalet style)
Basement, floors: Already existing
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults, 2 children (toddlers)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: Family use or home office? Separate entrance
Guests per year --
Open or closed architecture --
Conservative or modern design --
Open kitchen, cooking island: Cooking island with dining area integrated in the room
Number of dining places More than 8
Fireplace Yes, ideally as a room divider between kitchen and living room
Music / stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: Roof terrace at least 30sqm (323 sq ft)
Garage, carport
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routines, including reasons for choices or exclusions
House design
Planner:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
I generally like the plan because a lot has been made from the existing structure
What do you dislike? Why?
Cost estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
Preferred heating system:
If you had to give up something, which details / extensions
- Could give up:
- Cannot give up:
Why did the design turn out this way? For example:
Standard design from the planner?
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
Bedroom, dressing room, and master bathroom
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
I am basically satisfied with the initial plan. I would like to get some tips from you. I have summarized some important points here:
- I would like the kitchen and living room to be separated by a fireplace and not have direct access from the cloakroom to the living room. I want the living room to be a retreat room, not a passageway. But I’m not sure how much can be done since the chimney connection is already available. We could extend the angled wall further to gain more space.
- Do you see an issue if you always have to walk through the living areas to get to the children’s rooms? Considering teenage years?
- The terrace shown in the plan is much too small. It needs to be at least 30sqm (323 sq ft). Southeast or southwest orientation?
- The dressing room will be separate from the bedroom since we both work shifts and don’t want to disturb each other when getting dressed.
Upper floor
Gray walls are existing
East and south sides face municipal streets
I’m aware that the options are relatively limited due to the existing structure. Nevertheless, I look forward to your suggestions and tips.
Best regards
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lise84_bauherr29 Mar 2020 13:54ypg schrieb:
We don't have to worry about the orientation without a reference direction Sorry. The balcony faces south
Oh, something I didn’t really notice last night: until now, there was no staircase leading to this attic at all, and the new staircase is (except for a small landing in front of the apartment door) not covered. But credit where credit is due—it's impressive that someone put so much effort into the drawings for an early April Fools' joke!
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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lise84_bauherr29 Mar 2020 21:1111ant schrieb:
I don’t understand anything (that I can imagine as feasible). The plan calls for demolishing most of the existing wall layouts, as if the house is basically being "blown up larger" and rebuilt; even load-bearing walls are being removed, and a new load-bearing wall appears where there is currently no visible supporting wall underneath. A section of an existing wall line juts out diagonally. The staircase is being added in front of the original floor plan; an office branches directly off the staircase, and you would only be able to access the bathroom from the stairwell area inside the apartment; the roof structure is almost completely redesigned as well. Is this a fake? Did someone just not want to wait until April 1st???? The yellow lines below show the current upper floor. It should use the largest possible area. On the north side, you can still extend one meter (3 feet) beyond the property boundary. I think that’s why. The roof structure would only need to be renewed on the west side. The rest can be left as is.
lise84_bauherr schrieb:
The yellow lines below represent the current structure of the upper floor. The goal was to use the largest possible area. I understand that the yellow indicates the part to be demolished. But are we seriously supposed to believe that you would 1. demolish a roof and 2. an upper floor, 3. then also the ceiling of the ground floor, 4. build a cantilevered new ceiling on the ground floor as the base slab of a screw-head penthouse, and 5. attach a stairwell tower for access that 6. isn’t even fully covered by the new roof?
Aren’t you taking an old man for a bit of a ride here?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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lise84_bauherr29 Mar 2020 22:4011ant schrieb:
I understand that the yellow parts indicate the sections to be demolished. But are we really supposed to believe that you will 1. demolish a roof, 2. demolish an upper floor, 3. then also remove the ceiling of the ground floor, 4. add a cantilevered new ceiling on the ground floor as the base slab for a screw-head penthouse, and 5. attach a stairwell tower for access that 6. is not even fully covered by the new roof?
Aren't you taking an old man a bit too much for a ride? I am very open to new suggestions and ideas. What would you recommend?
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lise84_bauherr29 Mar 2020 22:4111ant schrieb:
Oh, something I didn’t really notice last night: so far, there hasn’t been a staircase leading to this attic at all, and the new staircase is mostly uncovered except for a small landing right outside the apartment door. But I have to admire the amount of effort someone put into creating such a detailed early April joke! The staircase is currently located in the middle of the house and is very spacious.
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