ᐅ Floor Plan Optimization for a Single-Family House: Gable Entrance and Basement
Created on: 2 Jan 2025 19:27
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Flowerstone
Dear housebuilding community,
We are just at the very beginning of our housebuilding journey. So far, we have gathered information, visited houses, and mainly thought about the requirements we have for our future home. We have tried to incorporate this in the attached floor plan. Not everything is perfect down to the last detail yet; it is mostly about the basic layout and such. We already own the plot (see photo, north is at the top). The house should be positioned as far northeast as possible.
In the next few weeks, we plan to schedule appointments with various general contractors to get initial assessments and offers, which will help us decide with which company we want to build. We are not under any time pressure since it is a private development area, but we would like to start building by the end of 2025 or early 2026.
I hope it is okay to ask for feedback and criticism at this early stage. We thought the earlier we identify mistakes or add new ideas, the better. If this is not the right place for such questions, I’m happy to accept that feedback and come back better prepared.
We appreciate any feedback!
Below is the questionnaire completed to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 719 m2 (7735 sq ft)
Slope: approx. 60 cm (24 inches) gradient within the building area
Building coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio:
Building area, building line, and boundary: 3 m (10 feet) distance on all sides
Boundary construction: Open construction method; boundary garages up to 9 m (30 feet) allowed
Number of parking spaces: -
Number of storeys: Max. 1 full storey
Roof shape: -
Architectural style: -
Orientation: -
Owners’ requirements
Basement: Yes
Roof shape: Gable roof
Architectural style: Country house
Stories: 1 + attic. Preferably with a high knee wall.
Number of people, ages: 2 (28, 27), two children planned
Room needs on ground floor and upper floor: GF (kitchen, dining, living, office, guest bathroom, vestibule). UF: 3 bedrooms, bathroom, laundry room
Office: I work 80% from home
Guest sleepers per year: 2-3 times per year
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open with double sliding door
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: No
Music/sound system wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Carport
Additional wishes/special features: Access to garden from kitchen, vestibule, laundry room on upper floor, shower in guest bathroom, open kitchen with sliding door
House design
Source of the design:
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: -
Personal price limit for the house including fixtures: 500k
Preferred heating technology: -
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions:
-can you give up:
-can you not give up:
Why has the design turned out this way?
Based on a standard design of a house with gable entrance as a starting point. Large office that could later also be used as a bedroom with a double bed, vestibule, and laundry room on upper floor planned.
We are just at the very beginning of our housebuilding journey. So far, we have gathered information, visited houses, and mainly thought about the requirements we have for our future home. We have tried to incorporate this in the attached floor plan. Not everything is perfect down to the last detail yet; it is mostly about the basic layout and such. We already own the plot (see photo, north is at the top). The house should be positioned as far northeast as possible.
In the next few weeks, we plan to schedule appointments with various general contractors to get initial assessments and offers, which will help us decide with which company we want to build. We are not under any time pressure since it is a private development area, but we would like to start building by the end of 2025 or early 2026.
I hope it is okay to ask for feedback and criticism at this early stage. We thought the earlier we identify mistakes or add new ideas, the better. If this is not the right place for such questions, I’m happy to accept that feedback and come back better prepared.
We appreciate any feedback!
Below is the questionnaire completed to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 719 m2 (7735 sq ft)
Slope: approx. 60 cm (24 inches) gradient within the building area
Building coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio:
Building area, building line, and boundary: 3 m (10 feet) distance on all sides
Boundary construction: Open construction method; boundary garages up to 9 m (30 feet) allowed
Number of parking spaces: -
Number of storeys: Max. 1 full storey
Roof shape: -
Architectural style: -
Orientation: -
Owners’ requirements
Basement: Yes
Roof shape: Gable roof
Architectural style: Country house
Stories: 1 + attic. Preferably with a high knee wall.
Number of people, ages: 2 (28, 27), two children planned
Room needs on ground floor and upper floor: GF (kitchen, dining, living, office, guest bathroom, vestibule). UF: 3 bedrooms, bathroom, laundry room
Office: I work 80% from home
Guest sleepers per year: 2-3 times per year
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open with double sliding door
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: No
Music/sound system wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Carport
Additional wishes/special features: Access to garden from kitchen, vestibule, laundry room on upper floor, shower in guest bathroom, open kitchen with sliding door
House design
Source of the design:
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Staircase not in the dirty area
- Kitchen can be either open or closed
- Laundry room on upper floor
What do you not like? Why?
- Basement stairs unfortunately not in the vestibule
- Bathroom on upper floor not clearly divided into wet and dry areas
Price estimate according to architect/planner: -
Personal price limit for the house including fixtures: 500k
Preferred heating technology: -
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions:
-can you give up:
-can you not give up:
Why has the design turned out this way?
Based on a standard design of a house with gable entrance as a starting point. Large office that could later also be used as a bedroom with a double bed, vestibule, and laundry room on upper floor planned.
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hanghaus20233 Jan 2025 13:28Since the development plan does not specify any requirements regarding the height and roof design, the surroundings are decisive. How have the neighbors built?
Given the flat plot, a basement would be a luxury. Planning a senior bedroom in the home office at under 30 years old makes no sense. Rebuilding later has already become common for those around 60. The upper floor here must be an attic, and it won’t work well with a generous knee wall, but for the intended use, it also cannot do without one. Make use of the plot size and choose the one-and-a-half-story building style; good knee walls are around 120 +/- 20 cm (47 +/- 8 inches).
page-8. Also, the design by @Zaba12 is actually quite successful but is a two-story house, and on sloping land. The partially similar one by @Tolentino is at least on comparably flat ground, but both are designed for three children — were you considering a third bedroom because of the 80% home office?
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hanghaus2023 schrieb:Clearly no. If a development plan doesn’t impose restrictions, no [§34] replaces them; the rules remain open.
Since the development plan does not specify any rules regarding height and roof design, the surrounding area is decisive.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:I also assume there are hardly any (within the applicable area).
How have the neighbors built?
hanghaus2023 schrieb:Wrong post (since the post by Anitra that ended up there probably was not meant): https: // www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundriss-fuer-11m-x-8-25m-ok.24781 /
Here is a post with a somewhat smaller house.
https: // www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundriss-fuer-11m-x-8-25m-ok.24781 /page-8
Flowerstone schrieb:I see a good chance here for suitable catalogue floor plans (and accordingly little need for your own planning efforts). Going to general contractors without an independent building consultant (this could also be an architect) is not a good idea in my opinion. Where is the construction site located (county / postal code area)?
We want to schedule appointments with various general contractors over the next few weeks to get initial assessments/offers, to then decide which company we want to build with. We are not under a building deadline since it is a private residential area, but would like to start building by late 2025 / early 2026. I hope it is okay to ask for feedback and criticism at an early stage here. We thought the sooner we identify errors in thinking or incorporate new ideas, the better.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
Since the development plan does not specify requirements for height and roof design, the surroundings are decisive. How have the neighbors built?No, heights are determined according to the development plan.Flowerstone schrieb:
9.1 Organization: Horse equipment, tires, sports gear, musical instruments, paper waste, bottles for deposit, etc., do not need to be stored or accommodated in the living area.
9.2 Safety/Flexibility: I know several families who suddenly had 3 instead of 2 children. Without a basement, we wouldn’t have an office anymore, which is absolutely necessary.
9.3 Party/Hobby Room: We both grew up with a basement and used it a lot for parties and hobbies.
9.4 We would also like to have a sauna/wellness room. For example, we have a spacious carport and have simply partitioned off the back end of it using timber construction, which we use like a garden shed; a sauna was planned there once but was replaced by something else nice. I’m saying this to point out that all of these things can be implemented much more comfortably and significantly cheaper above ground. You don’t just need the basement itself, but also the basement stairs, which take up space and limit your floor plan design.
ypg schrieb:
No, building heights are determined by the development plan. However, there are no height restrictions here at all – the development plan only limits the building to no more than one full upper floor and a maximum of two residential units. If someone wanted, they could build a ground floor with a maximum floor area ratio of 0.3000 as the first maisonette apartment, a set-back floor above with a floor area ratio of 0.2000, and a second maisonette apartment with additional set-back floors below and above, with floor area ratios of 0.1333 and 0.0888 respectively. Since such absurdities have apparently been avoided in this municipality so far, the regulations are commendably not overly strict. However, this development plan is likely among the 500 smallest in terms of coverage area. To put it bluntly, the garbage truck turnaround area is actually the most prominent plot here (besides the "private green space").
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hanghaus20233 Jan 2025 16:19What does the state building code NS specify regarding the attic regulations?
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