ᐅ Floor Plan Optimization Single-Family Home, Two Full Stories, Approximately 180 m²
Created on: 29 Oct 2021 11:47
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hansipansi
Hello dear community,
We are in the final stages of planning our floor plan and would like to hear your opinions on our design and any suggestions for improvement. When you look at a plan for the hundredth time, it’s easy to lose perspective...
Here is the questionnaire first:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 776 sqm (8,356 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: see blue line
Adjacent buildings: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: max. 2 full stories
Roof type: no specifications
Style: no specifications
Orientation: no specifications
Maximum heights / limits: eaves height 6.50 m (21.3 ft); building ridge height 10.50 m (34.4 ft)
Other specifications: none
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: gable roof, 22 degrees
Basement, floors: 2 full stories, no basement
Number of people, age: currently 2, both around 30 (planning for 4)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: as in the floor plan
Office: family use or home office: both
Guest bedrooms per year: not relevant
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: at least 6
Fireplace: yes, currently planned
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no, only garden terrace
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed it: custom architect design based on our drawings
Preferred heating system: air-source heat pump with underfloor heating and photovoltaic system (KfW 40+)
What do you like most? What do you not like? Why?
Basically, we are satisfied with the floor plan. What I am still not completely happy with is the exterior appearance. I am concerned that it might look too much like a barrack.
If you absolutely have to give up on certain details / features,
- could you do without: possibly the fireplace (probably doesn’t make much sense with KfW 40+)?
- can you not do without: large upstairs hallway (because of the beautiful view), open living/dining area, walk-in closet
Why is the design the way it is now?
We had several wishes that influenced the design:
Thanks a lot in advance!
We are in the final stages of planning our floor plan and would like to hear your opinions on our design and any suggestions for improvement. When you look at a plan for the hundredth time, it’s easy to lose perspective...
Here is the questionnaire first:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 776 sqm (8,356 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: see blue line
Adjacent buildings: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: max. 2 full stories
Roof type: no specifications
Style: no specifications
Orientation: no specifications
Maximum heights / limits: eaves height 6.50 m (21.3 ft); building ridge height 10.50 m (34.4 ft)
Other specifications: none
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: gable roof, 22 degrees
Basement, floors: 2 full stories, no basement
Number of people, age: currently 2, both around 30 (planning for 4)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: as in the floor plan
Office: family use or home office: both
Guest bedrooms per year: not relevant
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: at least 6
Fireplace: yes, currently planned
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no, only garden terrace
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed it: custom architect design based on our drawings
Preferred heating system: air-source heat pump with underfloor heating and photovoltaic system (KfW 40+)
What do you like most? What do you not like? Why?
Basically, we are satisfied with the floor plan. What I am still not completely happy with is the exterior appearance. I am concerned that it might look too much like a barrack.
If you absolutely have to give up on certain details / features,
- could you do without: possibly the fireplace (probably doesn’t make much sense with KfW 40+)?
- can you not do without: large upstairs hallway (because of the beautiful view), open living/dining area, walk-in closet
Why is the design the way it is now?
We had several wishes that influenced the design:
- Large hallway window upstairs
- Window seat in the kitchen (we don’t want a bar counter with stools)
- Hidden door from kitchen to pantry (not shown in the current plan but possible and already discussed with the kitchen planner)
- Garden should be as large as possible
- Is the living room big enough? (just the TV area)
- Will the hallway on the ground floor be too dark?
- Is 51 cm (20 inches) depth enough for a wardrobe?
- Any other general suggestions for improvement? What do you think is bad or would you do differently?
Thanks a lot in advance!
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hanghaus200029 Oct 2021 13:25evelinoz schrieb:
Is that fashionable right now? Don't you have any?That wasn’t popular 20 years ago. I have floor-to-ceiling windows.M
Myrna_Loy29 Oct 2021 13:40Is the pantry only 1.26 meters (4 feet 2 inches) wide? If so, I would skip it and instead divide that space between the kitchen and the bathroom. Otherwise, the bathroom becomes a really tight box with a walk-in shower and a width of just 1.85 meters (6 feet 1 inch). Alternatively, you could make the utility room 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches) smaller and shift everything slightly to the right.
I would also move the wardrobe to the other side; otherwise, you always have to step over shoes and bags when going up and down the stairs.
And trust me, with kids, only people with OCD don’t have things in front of the wardrobe.
I would also move the wardrobe to the other side; otherwise, you always have to step over shoes and bags when going up and down the stairs.
And trust me, with kids, only people with OCD don’t have things in front of the wardrobe.
hansipansi schrieb:
I’m concerned it might look too much like a makeshift building. 😱Definition of makeshift building: lightweight, low, often prefabricated [wooden] structure for temporary accommodation
hansipansi schrieb:
-can’t you skip: large hallway area upstairshansipansi schrieb:
Window seating in the kitchen (we don’t want a counter with bar stools)Before planning a window seat (in the kitchen), I would first properly arrange the kitchen furniture: with apparently only 60cm (24 inches) walkways on both sides next to cabinet edges, bruises are practically guaranteed. 60cm (24 inches) is not enough for comfortably passing through a kitchen.
Then the dining table for 6 people and the sofa in the upstairs hallway should probably be resized to get a realistic impression of how big (or small) the rooms and space actually are.
The guest toilet is not wide enough with 180cm (71 inches) usable room width (URW) to place door and shower or toilet and shower side by side.
hansipansi schrieb:
Is 51 cm (20 inches) depth enough for a wardrobe?No. For coats, which tend to be bulky around the shoulders, I would recommend 60 to 65cm (24 to 26 inches) usable room measurement (URM). You also need to allow for finishing like plaster.-> I would swap the utility room and the shower toilet, make the shower toilet 20cm (8 inches) wider, and adjust the doors and stairs accordingly (feel free to place the hallway on the other side), so that both kids’ rooms have doors opening directly into the hallway and the office upstairs gains a rectangular shape.
Since the pantry is unsuitable anyway (much too narrow at under 100cm (39 inches)), I would incorporate that space into the kitchen and then, if needed (in case direct access is absolutely required), provide access from the kitchen to the utility room where the freezer can be placed.
Oops???? Two different ground floor plans???
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hansipansi29 Oct 2021 14:47Childproof cages—sorry, but I have to laugh out loud 😀
Thanks to everyone else for the input so far. How do you manage food storage if you combine the utility room and pantry? Wouldn’t that get too warm?
So far, we have only received the overall site plan showing the house placement on the property. However, the ground floor layout shown there is now outdated. The enlarged floor plan is the current one. Sorry for the confusion.
Thanks to everyone else for the input so far. How do you manage food storage if you combine the utility room and pantry? Wouldn’t that get too warm?
So far, we have only received the overall site plan showing the house placement on the property. However, the ground floor layout shown there is now outdated. The enlarged floor plan is the current one. Sorry for the confusion.
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Myrna_Loy29 Oct 2021 15:04hansipansi schrieb:
Children's playpens, sorry but I have to laugh out loud 😀
Thanks in advance to everyone else for the input. How do you handle food storage if you combine the utility room and pantry? Wouldn't that be too warm?
So far, we have only received the overview plan showing the house placement on the plot. However, the ground floor layout shown there is now outdated. The enlarged image reflects the current plan. Sorry for the confusion.In a KfW-certified house, you won’t have a cool pantry, especially if a freezer is installed there. You would have to keep the window open all the time, which doesn’t really make sense.Similar topics