ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 180 m² Single-Family Home with South-Facing Driveway – Challenging Layouts
Created on: 16 Feb 2024 23:10
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Cubus3f
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 450m2 (4,844 sq ft)
Slope: No
Floor Area Ratio (FAR): 0.4
Gross Floor Area Ratio (GFAR): 0.8
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: Plot measures 18.36 x 24.49 meters (60.2 x 80.4 feet); building envelopes are set back 3 meters (10 feet) to the north, east, and west, and 5 meters (16.4 feet) to the south (street side)
Edge development: Yes
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: 2
Roof type: Flat roof
Style: modern, open
Orientation: south/west
Maximum heights/limits:
Additional regulations: Moderately busy street to the south; a multi-family building is located to the north
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, open, flat roof
Basement, stories: No basement, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages: 2 middle-aged adults, 2 children (6 and 1 year old)
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: Ground floor 100m² (1,076 sq ft), upper floor 80m² (861 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guests per year: 2 persons, 3 times per year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: both yes
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, including reasons for preferences:
Living and dining areas as much as possible facing south
Kitchen with freestanding island and partly open pantry around the corner
House Design
Designed by:
- Planner from a construction company
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Workshop at the back, bicycle stand, size of children’s rooms, master bedroom area on the north side, staircase option 1
What do you dislike? Why? Very small garden, especially between the terrace and neighboring house
Option 1:
Ground floor:
Upper floor:
Option 2:
Ground floor:
Upper floor:
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 3,200 €/m2
Personal price limit for house including fixtures: 700,000 €
Preferred heating system: heat pump
If you had to give up some features/finishes, which ones?
- Can give up: open staircase
- Cannot give up: pantry, kitchen with island, utility room on upper floor, children’s bathroom, large dressing room
Why is the design like it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? Architect developed options 1 & 2 after consultation
Which of your wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What do you think are the particular strengths or weaknesses of the design?
Do you have suggestions on how we should plan the living/dining/kitchen area to create an L-shaped layout? There should be space for a kitchen island (2.35m x 1.1m) (7.7 x 3.6 feet). The staircase should be placed centrally in the house to improve the layout of the upper floor rooms.
Any other improvement suggestions?
Many thanks
Cubus3f
Plot size: 450m2 (4,844 sq ft)
Slope: No
Floor Area Ratio (FAR): 0.4
Gross Floor Area Ratio (GFAR): 0.8
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: Plot measures 18.36 x 24.49 meters (60.2 x 80.4 feet); building envelopes are set back 3 meters (10 feet) to the north, east, and west, and 5 meters (16.4 feet) to the south (street side)
Edge development: Yes
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: 2
Roof type: Flat roof
Style: modern, open
Orientation: south/west
Maximum heights/limits:
Additional regulations: Moderately busy street to the south; a multi-family building is located to the north
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, open, flat roof
Basement, stories: No basement, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages: 2 middle-aged adults, 2 children (6 and 1 year old)
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: Ground floor 100m² (1,076 sq ft), upper floor 80m² (861 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guests per year: 2 persons, 3 times per year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: both yes
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, including reasons for preferences:
Living and dining areas as much as possible facing south
Kitchen with freestanding island and partly open pantry around the corner
House Design
Designed by:
- Planner from a construction company
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Workshop at the back, bicycle stand, size of children’s rooms, master bedroom area on the north side, staircase option 1
What do you dislike? Why? Very small garden, especially between the terrace and neighboring house
Option 1:
Ground floor:
- Bad: Kitchen too small, freestanding kitchen island measuring 2.35m x 1.1m (7.7 x 3.6 feet) does not fit, entrance to living area too narrow
- Good: spacious hallway, open staircase with landing
Upper floor:
- Bad: Access to children’s bathroom through utility room, entrance to master bedroom through dressing room, makeup table in master bedroom instead of dressing room
- Good: spacious master bathroom, size of utility room and children’s bathroom
Option 2:
Ground floor:
- Bad: no staircase landing, small entrance/hallway, entrance to living area directly from the foyer
- Good: large kitchen
Upper floor:
- Bad: utility room too large, entrance to sleeping area awkward (one walks into a wall), makeup table in master bedroom, master bathroom too small
- Good: separate entrance to utility room
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 3,200 €/m2
Personal price limit for house including fixtures: 700,000 €
Preferred heating system: heat pump
If you had to give up some features/finishes, which ones?
- Can give up: open staircase
- Cannot give up: pantry, kitchen with island, utility room on upper floor, children’s bathroom, large dressing room
Why is the design like it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? Architect developed options 1 & 2 after consultation
Which of your wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What do you think are the particular strengths or weaknesses of the design?
Do you have suggestions on how we should plan the living/dining/kitchen area to create an L-shaped layout? There should be space for a kitchen island (2.35m x 1.1m) (7.7 x 3.6 feet). The staircase should be placed centrally in the house to improve the layout of the upper floor rooms.
Any other improvement suggestions?
Many thanks
Cubus3f
Basically, I consider this an improvement. However, the upper floor has been somewhat neglected. What bothers me most are the bathrooms above the living room and the associated, also drawn, waste pipes running right through the middle of the room. Additionally, the utility room is extremely small. I’m afraid I would start over again there.
I would probably make the restroom on the ground floor accessible from the entrance hall, as otherwise it feels too close to the kitchen/dining area for my taste.
I would probably make the restroom on the ground floor accessible from the entrance hall, as otherwise it feels too close to the kitchen/dining area for my taste.
Really fascinating in a positive way.
I have to admit, it’s challenging to fully grasp this custom design when you’re mostly used to seeing the usual standard layouts.
On the ground floor, I would have considered an open space that then becomes a children's bathroom on the upper floor. … That would be the downside: bathrooms located above the living area.
Am I correct in understanding that there is a wall at the front and you have a courtyard? In that case, I would also suggest adding an extension from the living room side—a narrow patio door.
Possibly, the children’s bathroom and the office could be swapped, as well as the master bathroom and the bedroom? The room sizes would need to be adjusted accordingly.
By the way, I really like the overall structure.
I have to admit, it’s challenging to fully grasp this custom design when you’re mostly used to seeing the usual standard layouts.
On the ground floor, I would have considered an open space that then becomes a children's bathroom on the upper floor. … That would be the downside: bathrooms located above the living area.
Am I correct in understanding that there is a wall at the front and you have a courtyard? In that case, I would also suggest adding an extension from the living room side—a narrow patio door.
Possibly, the children’s bathroom and the office could be swapped, as well as the master bathroom and the bedroom? The room sizes would need to be adjusted accordingly.
By the way, I really like the overall structure.
ypg schrieb:
Maybe the kids' bathroom and the office could be swapped, as well as the master bathroom and bedroom? Adjust the room sizes accordingly. What I meant was to keep the wet rooms on the left side of the plan and rather place them more on the right side where it fits better. Move things downwards on the plan as needed so that the utility room has enough space and the office (on the left side of the plan) doesn’t become too small.
Here is an alternative layout for the upper floor to remove the bathrooms above the living room and make better use of the rooms, in my opinion.
The children's bedrooms occupy the south gable, giving both rooms the chance for windows on two sides and plenty of natural light. Ideally, the bathrooms would be connected via the pantry behind the kitchen. Whether this still works with the kids’ bathroom would need to be checked. The utility room is similar – only "thin" pipes run here, which could possibly be extended somewhat. The bedroom is located on the cool north side, and the office has to take what remains.
Now, one could also consider making the hallway narrower again and incorporating the setback into the children’s room. These are minor details that could easily be implemented. Without the elevations, however, it’s hard to say if it’s worth it.
The children's bedrooms occupy the south gable, giving both rooms the chance for windows on two sides and plenty of natural light. Ideally, the bathrooms would be connected via the pantry behind the kitchen. Whether this still works with the kids’ bathroom would need to be checked. The utility room is similar – only "thin" pipes run here, which could possibly be extended somewhat. The bedroom is located on the cool north side, and the office has to take what remains.
Now, one could also consider making the hallway narrower again and incorporating the setback into the children’s room. These are minor details that could easily be implemented. Without the elevations, however, it’s hard to say if it’s worth it.
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hanghaus202314 Mar 2024 14:27@K a t j a did you move the staircase or plan it shorter? The one designed by the architect is about 4.5 meters (15 feet) long.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
The one from the architect is about 4.5 meters (15 feet) long.Yes, but somehow his house width doesn’t match that.Quick & dirty:
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