ᐅ Floor plan design for our single-family home Single-family home in Schleswig-Holstein
Created on: 21 Aug 2018 17:54
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Hello everyone,
After successfully finding and purchasing a plot in Schleswig-Holstein a few months ago, we are currently planning our single-family house. On one hand, we are evaluating general contractors for potential collaboration, and on the other hand, we are refining the floor plan.
Originally, a basement was planned (see cross-section), but we cannot avoid a waterproof concrete shell (“white tank”) as recommended by the soil survey for the foundation. Furthermore, the requirements of the energy saving ordinance make basements more expensive. The narrow plot (15m (49 feet)) also complicates slope construction. All these factors have led us to plan without a basement, instead allocating more space above ground.
We’re now fairly satisfied with the preliminary result but aren’t attached to it—at least I hope not... Overall, we planned generously, but I’m still a bit surprised that the ground floor area is about 230 sq m (2,475 sq ft). I’m also somewhat worried that we might have a biased tunnel vision as amateurs, which is why I’m sharing this here.
Please excuse the duplicate floor plans. I find the interior visualization in Sweet Home 3D so poor that I can’t use it for interior design. Hence the separate versions. I hope that’s not too confusing.
At this point, many thanks to the forum; just from reading along, we’ve already learned a lot, which is fantastic!
Size of plot: 1150 sq m (15m x approx. 77m (49 feet x approx. 253 feet))
Slope: No
Land use parameters (floor area ratio, plot ratio, etc.): §34
Restrictions: Eave height 5.5m (18 feet), ridge height 8.14m (27 feet) (pre-application regarding volume)
Owner’s requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Simple, gable roof
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 full stories
Number and age of people: 32, 39, 3, 0
Space requirements on ground floor: Cooking/eating/living, pantry, study, utility room, guest WC, entrance area, hallway
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, children’s shower bath, master bedroom, dressing room, master bath, storage room, utility room, hallway
Office: Home office, hobby (used often)
Overnight guests per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: Open
Traditional or modern construction: Probably modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open with kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: No
Music/stereo wall: No (What is a stereo wall anyway? )
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Double carport with shed as boundary structure
House design
Who created the design: Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Generously sized rooms
- Good separation between master and children’s areas
- Children’s rooms face the private garden
- Master bedroom faces sunrise
- High knee wall on upper floor
- Adequate storage space
What do you dislike? Why?
- Master bath above study
- Storage room on upper floor on south side (but a neighbor is only 6m (20 feet) away here)
- Is the entrance area cramped?
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: 500,000 EUR plus additional construction costs, landscaping, carport
Preferred heating technology: Gas
If you had to do without something, which details/upgrades could you skip: No individual room as such, more a reduction of overall generosity, possibly consolidating the many storage areas (pantry, utility room, HAR, storage closet).
Why did the design turn out this way? Many iterations, balancing wishes, conversations with general contractors, visits to model parks, etc.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters? Is the floor plan basically reasonable? Have we missed anything crucial due to tunnel vision?
After successfully finding and purchasing a plot in Schleswig-Holstein a few months ago, we are currently planning our single-family house. On one hand, we are evaluating general contractors for potential collaboration, and on the other hand, we are refining the floor plan.
Originally, a basement was planned (see cross-section), but we cannot avoid a waterproof concrete shell (“white tank”) as recommended by the soil survey for the foundation. Furthermore, the requirements of the energy saving ordinance make basements more expensive. The narrow plot (15m (49 feet)) also complicates slope construction. All these factors have led us to plan without a basement, instead allocating more space above ground.
We’re now fairly satisfied with the preliminary result but aren’t attached to it—at least I hope not... Overall, we planned generously, but I’m still a bit surprised that the ground floor area is about 230 sq m (2,475 sq ft). I’m also somewhat worried that we might have a biased tunnel vision as amateurs, which is why I’m sharing this here.
Please excuse the duplicate floor plans. I find the interior visualization in Sweet Home 3D so poor that I can’t use it for interior design. Hence the separate versions. I hope that’s not too confusing.
At this point, many thanks to the forum; just from reading along, we’ve already learned a lot, which is fantastic!
Size of plot: 1150 sq m (15m x approx. 77m (49 feet x approx. 253 feet))
Slope: No
Land use parameters (floor area ratio, plot ratio, etc.): §34
Restrictions: Eave height 5.5m (18 feet), ridge height 8.14m (27 feet) (pre-application regarding volume)
Owner’s requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Simple, gable roof
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 full stories
Number and age of people: 32, 39, 3, 0
Space requirements on ground floor: Cooking/eating/living, pantry, study, utility room, guest WC, entrance area, hallway
Space requirements on upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, children’s shower bath, master bedroom, dressing room, master bath, storage room, utility room, hallway
Office: Home office, hobby (used often)
Overnight guests per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: Open
Traditional or modern construction: Probably modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open with kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: No
Music/stereo wall: No (What is a stereo wall anyway? )
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Double carport with shed as boundary structure
House design
Who created the design: Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Generously sized rooms
- Good separation between master and children’s areas
- Children’s rooms face the private garden
- Master bedroom faces sunrise
- High knee wall on upper floor
- Adequate storage space
What do you dislike? Why?
- Master bath above study
- Storage room on upper floor on south side (but a neighbor is only 6m (20 feet) away here)
- Is the entrance area cramped?
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: 500,000 EUR plus additional construction costs, landscaping, carport
Preferred heating technology: Gas
If you had to do without something, which details/upgrades could you skip: No individual room as such, more a reduction of overall generosity, possibly consolidating the many storage areas (pantry, utility room, HAR, storage closet).
Why did the design turn out this way? Many iterations, balancing wishes, conversations with general contractors, visits to model parks, etc.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters? Is the floor plan basically reasonable? Have we missed anything crucial due to tunnel vision?
However, in Kaho's design, the living room feels much more spacious compared to placing the sofa as a room divider in the middle of the 8m (26 feet) wide space. It feels uncomfortable because the sofa backs onto the open area, partly extending into the hallway. And in that case, it was only 4m (13 feet) to the wall with the TV.
The 4m (13 feet) distance to the TV is intentional and not really the issue for me. What concerns me more is the amount of floor space that the living area generally loses. Whether this also results in a gain in comfort is something I find difficult to assess.
Until now, in every place I have lived, including my parents' home, the sofa was positioned in the room as in my design. I still need to explore the idea that it could be arranged differently and possibly have advantages.
I'll test this out later this evening.
Until now, in every place I have lived, including my parents' home, the sofa was positioned in the room as in my design. I still need to explore the idea that it could be arranged differently and possibly have advantages.
I'll test this out later this evening.
Usually, a room feels less cozy when the sofa is placed in the middle. Having a wall behind the seating area is more comfortable for the person sitting. It probably goes back to some kind of cave instinct from Neanderthal times. That doesn’t mean it can’t be unlearned.
As mentioned, shortening the pantry and making the living room even deeper would also be possible. However, the structural engineer would need to be consulted to check if the beam above the kitchen is sufficient to span the remaining 5 meters (16 feet) in depth and 9 meters (30 feet) in width. After all, there will be another floor and a roof on top.
As mentioned, shortening the pantry and making the living room even deeper would also be possible. However, the structural engineer would need to be consulted to check if the beam above the kitchen is sufficient to span the remaining 5 meters (16 feet) in depth and 9 meters (30 feet) in width. After all, there will be another floor and a roof on top.
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chand198622 Aug 2018 11:56A sofa placed in the middle of a room visually reduces the space. This can work in large rooms, but without a specific reason, it’s not my recommendation.
I’m currently living like this myself, in a rental apartment where the owner previously lived and designed it as a pseudo-loft. There is a huge living room because the hallway was completely eliminated. A giant sofa arrangement is placed in the center to stay close to the TV and to divide the room somewhat meaningfully. Traffic paths run around it.
From an outsider’s perspective, it looks good. But for someone lounging on the sofa... you’re basically sitting on display.
A smaller living room plus a hallway with functional partitions would have been better. Forget about the loft concept.
Just because something has always been done a certain way doesn’t automatically make it good.
I’m currently living like this myself, in a rental apartment where the owner previously lived and designed it as a pseudo-loft. There is a huge living room because the hallway was completely eliminated. A giant sofa arrangement is placed in the center to stay close to the TV and to divide the room somewhat meaningfully. Traffic paths run around it.
From an outsider’s perspective, it looks good. But for someone lounging on the sofa... you’re basically sitting on display.
A smaller living room plus a hallway with functional partitions would have been better. Forget about the loft concept.
Just because something has always been done a certain way doesn’t automatically make it good.
kaho674 schrieb:
As mentioned, shortening the pantry and making the living room even deeper is also possible. However, the structural engineer would need to check if the beam above the kitchen is sufficient to span the remaining 5m (16 feet) depth and 9m (30 feet) width. After all, there will be another floor and a roof above.We have already discussed this with a general contractor. As a precaution, he increased the ceiling thickness by 2cm (0.8 inches) in the calculation.
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