ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home of Approximately 230 sqm with L-Shaped Layout
Created on: 4 Jun 2021 13:59
S
soneva2012
Hello everyone! We recently purchased a great plot of land and are now excited to plan a single-family home for us and our three children. I have completed the questionnaire, but first, a few details about the plot and its location.
We bought a portion of the garden from a large property. The seller lives in a bungalow on the remaining part. However, this will likely be sold within the next 10 years and then divided into three.
The plot is triangular (plot 4 in the latest attachment). The access road is a dead-end street to the north. There is therefore little traffic but many pedestrians, as we are located on the edge of a forest. To the south, there is a lightly used road, but it is situated below our plot. The south side of the plot is very private, thanks to a tall hedge and tree planting. The plot is overlooked only by two houses to the north and the neighboring bungalow to the east. Later, however, there will probably be a two-story house with east-west orientation built to the east.
Because of this, we had the idea to build the house in an L-shape to create a private terrace and garden area not overlooked by the eastern neighbor. The south side should have as much glazing as possible since it is very private. Now to the questionnaire:
Building Plan/Restrictions
Plot size - 830 sqm
Slope - No
Section 34 (1) of the German Building Code applies – the following info mainly comes from the development plan for neighboring houses:
Site occupancy index 0.20
Floor space index 0.35
Building window, building line, and boundary
Edge development - Garage only
Number of parking spaces
Number of floors - Two
Roof type - Pitch 0–30 degrees
Style - Open development; only detached houses
Orientation - According to preliminary notice, north/south
Maximum heights/limits - Wall height 6.30m (21 feet); ridge height 9.50m (31 feet)
Other requirements - Exceeding building boundaries for minor structures according to the German Land Utilization Ordinance Section 23 by max. 1.50m (5 feet) is allowed
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type - Single-family house, Bauhaus style with flat roof, L-shape
Basement, floors - Two plus basement
Number of people, ages - 5 people aged 40, 40, 6, 4, 2
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Ground floor: open kitchen with pantry, living room somewhat separated, guest WC with shower, guest room/office, additional office, wardrobe
Upper floor: 3 children’s bedrooms, children’s bathroom, master bedroom with bathroom and walk-in closet
Basement: technical room, utility room, 1 recreational room would be great for the children as teenagers for watching TV etc.
Office: family use or home office? Both mainly work from home
Overnight guests per year: several times a year for 3 to 10 days (family abroad)
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes; yes
Number of dining seats: 8 to 10
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony yes; roof terrace no
Garage, carport: attached double garage
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no, only raised beds
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why or why not: additional wishes: pool, possibly sauna (inside on upper floor or outside).
House Design
Planned by: architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Continuous windows on the south side; L-shape creating a private terrace; all bedrooms with mountain views to the south; separation of children’s rooms from master bedroom.
What do you not like? Why? Ground floor to be redesigned: another office is needed; WC has no window; living room possibly too large.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 1.2 million with basement, garage, pool, and outdoor facilities. Excluding land, ancillary construction costs, kitchen, and lighting but otherwise “all in.”
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 1.2 to 1.4 million
Preferred heating technology: heat pump plus photovoltaic
If you had to give up, on which details/expansions
- can you give up: pool and sauna
- cannot give up: 3 children’s bedrooms; 2 offices (1 combined with guest room)
The main question at the moment is how we can optimize the ground floor, but I look forward to your comments and ideas!
The floor plans are oriented to the north!
We bought a portion of the garden from a large property. The seller lives in a bungalow on the remaining part. However, this will likely be sold within the next 10 years and then divided into three.
The plot is triangular (plot 4 in the latest attachment). The access road is a dead-end street to the north. There is therefore little traffic but many pedestrians, as we are located on the edge of a forest. To the south, there is a lightly used road, but it is situated below our plot. The south side of the plot is very private, thanks to a tall hedge and tree planting. The plot is overlooked only by two houses to the north and the neighboring bungalow to the east. Later, however, there will probably be a two-story house with east-west orientation built to the east.
Because of this, we had the idea to build the house in an L-shape to create a private terrace and garden area not overlooked by the eastern neighbor. The south side should have as much glazing as possible since it is very private. Now to the questionnaire:
Building Plan/Restrictions
Plot size - 830 sqm
Slope - No
Section 34 (1) of the German Building Code applies – the following info mainly comes from the development plan for neighboring houses:
Site occupancy index 0.20
Floor space index 0.35
Building window, building line, and boundary
Edge development - Garage only
Number of parking spaces
Number of floors - Two
Roof type - Pitch 0–30 degrees
Style - Open development; only detached houses
Orientation - According to preliminary notice, north/south
Maximum heights/limits - Wall height 6.30m (21 feet); ridge height 9.50m (31 feet)
Other requirements - Exceeding building boundaries for minor structures according to the German Land Utilization Ordinance Section 23 by max. 1.50m (5 feet) is allowed
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type - Single-family house, Bauhaus style with flat roof, L-shape
Basement, floors - Two plus basement
Number of people, ages - 5 people aged 40, 40, 6, 4, 2
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Ground floor: open kitchen with pantry, living room somewhat separated, guest WC with shower, guest room/office, additional office, wardrobe
Upper floor: 3 children’s bedrooms, children’s bathroom, master bedroom with bathroom and walk-in closet
Basement: technical room, utility room, 1 recreational room would be great for the children as teenagers for watching TV etc.
Office: family use or home office? Both mainly work from home
Overnight guests per year: several times a year for 3 to 10 days (family abroad)
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes; yes
Number of dining seats: 8 to 10
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony yes; roof terrace no
Garage, carport: attached double garage
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no, only raised beds
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why or why not: additional wishes: pool, possibly sauna (inside on upper floor or outside).
House Design
Planned by: architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Continuous windows on the south side; L-shape creating a private terrace; all bedrooms with mountain views to the south; separation of children’s rooms from master bedroom.
What do you not like? Why? Ground floor to be redesigned: another office is needed; WC has no window; living room possibly too large.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 1.2 million with basement, garage, pool, and outdoor facilities. Excluding land, ancillary construction costs, kitchen, and lighting but otherwise “all in.”
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 1.2 to 1.4 million
Preferred heating technology: heat pump plus photovoltaic
If you had to give up, on which details/expansions
- can you give up: pool and sauna
- cannot give up: 3 children’s bedrooms; 2 offices (1 combined with guest room)
The main question at the moment is how we can optimize the ground floor, but I look forward to your comments and ideas!
The floor plans are oriented to the north!
Tannenwald28 Jun 2021 22:02soneva2012 schrieb:
The kitchen is also very important to us. We will soon meet with a kitchen planner we know well so that the rough kitchen layout can be developed at the same time. The architect also mentioned that the kitchen can easily be extended.Here is an L-shaped floor plan. From this plan, it is clear that you should consider swapping the kitchen and living room. The kitchen features a large island, and the cabinets on the right have been recessed into the wall. This looks great, as you don’t face a cabinet wall from the dining area. The kids’ rooms on the upper floor don’t have a long corridor, and they could also be rearranged as shown in the attached plan. Of course, I would also make the kids’ bathroom larger. The bed could be rotated, with an open dressing area created behind it. I would definitely place the washing machine upstairs with three children. You don’t want to go up and down two flights of stairs to the basement all the time (unless you have laundry help).S
soneva201229 Jun 2021 22:21Tannenwald schrieb:
Here is an L-shaped floor plan. From this layout, you can see that you should consider swapping the kitchen and living room. The kitchen has a large island, and the cabinets on the right are recessed into the wall. This looks great because you won’t be looking at a wall of cabinets from the dining room. The children’s rooms upstairs have no long corridor and could also be redesigned as shown in the attached floor plan. Of course, I would also make the children’s bathroom larger. The bed could be rotated, and behind it, you could create an open dressing room. Thanks for the floor plans and photos, very helpful! Especially because it gives a better idea of how everything will actually look.
Yes, I can already imagine swapping the living room and kitchen. That way, the dining areas inside and outside are next to each other. Recessing the cabinets into the wall is also a great idea.
I also find the upstairs floor plan well designed. I need to check if it works equally well to place the bathroom and dressing area on the north side. For us, the northeast corner has the worst view, so I wouldn’t want a bedroom there.
S
soneva201229 Jun 2021 22:27Tannenwald schrieb:
I would definitely install the washing machine on the upper floor with 3 kids. You don’t want to go two flights of stairs down to the basement all the time (unless you have a laundry person).I am the laundry person I understand that many find it practical to have the washing machine upstairs, but I really don’t like that! With 3 kids, it runs constantly – I usually set it with a timer in the evening so that everything is ready to hang or dry by 7:00. I don’t want to hear it while I’m in bed! We currently have 4 floors, so having one less will help! A laundry chute would not be a bad idea!
S
soneva20123 Sep 2021 14:42Now heading into the second round in the “Shark Tank”
Over the past few weeks, we have considered a couple of alternatives—either a rectangular design oriented north-south or east-west—but we ended up back with the original L-shape. It creates a private area in the southwest (the neighbors are to the north and one to the east). This also provides separation on the ground floor between the living room and kitchen/dining area, and upstairs between the parents’ and children’s spaces, which is something we definitely want.
There are some changes, though.
On the ground floor, the kitchen/dining room is now larger. Since I really wanted a window in the bathroom, the north side was redesigned. In the northwest, there is now a guest room/office. We considered having two separate rooms, but find one larger room more flexible. (There is also a second guest room in the basement.) The living room is divided by a fireplace, creating a TV room and a small library/seating area. We want more storage space near the entrance (for three children) and might shift the wall between the library and hallway (this can be seen in the ground floor plan with the site). Next to the front door, we plan to add a bench/small coat rack.
Upstairs, the children’s bathroom is now larger, though I think we could still give up some space from the parents’ bathroom. There is also a second small office on the east side next to the dressing room. It is very small, but I only need space for a laptop and a large monitor—as we now work paperless thanks to the pandemic.
The floor plans are not completely up to date, but these are a bit more detailed. For example, the east-facing windows are missing on the upper floor.
The facade still needs work, but I have included the elevations so you can see the windows, etc. A covered terrace will be added in the “L” in the southwest. We are still experimenting with the north side to see whether vertical or horizontal windows work better.
I would appreciate any ideas and suggestions for improvement!
Over the past few weeks, we have considered a couple of alternatives—either a rectangular design oriented north-south or east-west—but we ended up back with the original L-shape. It creates a private area in the southwest (the neighbors are to the north and one to the east). This also provides separation on the ground floor between the living room and kitchen/dining area, and upstairs between the parents’ and children’s spaces, which is something we definitely want.
There are some changes, though.
On the ground floor, the kitchen/dining room is now larger. Since I really wanted a window in the bathroom, the north side was redesigned. In the northwest, there is now a guest room/office. We considered having two separate rooms, but find one larger room more flexible. (There is also a second guest room in the basement.) The living room is divided by a fireplace, creating a TV room and a small library/seating area. We want more storage space near the entrance (for three children) and might shift the wall between the library and hallway (this can be seen in the ground floor plan with the site). Next to the front door, we plan to add a bench/small coat rack.
Upstairs, the children’s bathroom is now larger, though I think we could still give up some space from the parents’ bathroom. There is also a second small office on the east side next to the dressing room. It is very small, but I only need space for a laptop and a large monitor—as we now work paperless thanks to the pandemic.
The floor plans are not completely up to date, but these are a bit more detailed. For example, the east-facing windows are missing on the upper floor.
The facade still needs work, but I have included the elevations so you can see the windows, etc. A covered terrace will be added in the “L” in the southwest. We are still experimenting with the north side to see whether vertical or horizontal windows work better.
I would appreciate any ideas and suggestions for improvement!
S
soneva20123 Sep 2021 14:44And here are the views...
Similar topics