ᐅ Single-family home floor plan, 230 sqm, with carport on a square corner lot
Created on: 15 Jun 2023 18:12
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fabreit
Hello House Building Forum,
After several months and iterations, we have a design for our single-family home and are quite satisfied. Now we are very eager to receive your constructive feedback! Thank you in advance.
Zoning Plan / Restrictions
Plot size | 540 sqm (5800 sq ft), fairly square
Corner plot, no slope
Number of parking spaces | 1
Roof style | all classic roof types possible
Maximum height / limits | not relevant, several multi-family houses in the neighborhood (neighboring development)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type | gable roof, possibly triple gable (not shown)
Basement, floors | ground floor, converted attic, finished basement
Number of occupants, ages | target: 2 adults, 2 children (currently one-year-old)
Room needs on ground and upper floors | approx. 80-90 sqm (860-970 sq ft) each for ground and upper floors
Office | 1.5 offices required for home office
Guest sleeping per year | some family abroad, so relevant
Open or closed layout | rather open, but with adequate soundproofing for bedrooms (chamber music downstairs in the evening while children sleep upstairs)
Conservative or modern build | in between, should be a bit special
Open kitchen, cooking island | large open kitchen with breakfast bar
Number of dining seats | existing table 2x3 m (6.5x10 ft), extendable to 2x4 m (6.5x13 ft)
Fireplace | under discussion, probably no
Music / stereo wall | no
Balcony, roof terrace | no
Garage, carport | carport
Vegetable garden, greenhouse | garden with walnut, spruce, and ash trees present
House Design
Who designed it? | architect’s design, nth iteration with many personal ideas
What do you particularly like? Why? | staircase separated from living area (acoustics), large living room with window seat (party-friendly), terrace extending dining area (for warm summer evenings), parents’ area upstairs, no external heat pump (out of respect)
What do you not like? Why? | exterior not yet “attractive” from every angle – any ideas? All bedrooms next to each other
Price estimate according to architect/planner: base house costs from 0.8 million upward
Price limit for house including fittings: 1.2 million from demolition to kitchen/built-in furniture/garden landscaping
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump, possibly earth baskets (?)
If You Had to Cut Back, Which Details / Extensions
-could you give up? Much has already been rationalized away (fireplace, outdoor kitchen, attic)
-could you not give up? Priority on garden size
Why Has the Design Turned Out This Way?
A spacious family home with privacy, meaning large children’s rooms and a retreat space for parents, great importance on the garden with existing trees, an evening terrace in the northwest, otherwise focus on southeast garden. Inside, plenty of windows facing southeast. This will be enclosed by privacy hedges; the streets to the south/east have very little traffic, so this will be a nice, private, and quiet southeast garden.
What Is the Most Important / Fundamental Question About the Floor Plan Summarized in 130 Characters
Best regards
fabreit
After several months and iterations, we have a design for our single-family home and are quite satisfied. Now we are very eager to receive your constructive feedback! Thank you in advance.
Zoning Plan / Restrictions
Plot size | 540 sqm (5800 sq ft), fairly square
Corner plot, no slope
Number of parking spaces | 1
Roof style | all classic roof types possible
Maximum height / limits | not relevant, several multi-family houses in the neighborhood (neighboring development)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type | gable roof, possibly triple gable (not shown)
Basement, floors | ground floor, converted attic, finished basement
Number of occupants, ages | target: 2 adults, 2 children (currently one-year-old)
Room needs on ground and upper floors | approx. 80-90 sqm (860-970 sq ft) each for ground and upper floors
Office | 1.5 offices required for home office
Guest sleeping per year | some family abroad, so relevant
Open or closed layout | rather open, but with adequate soundproofing for bedrooms (chamber music downstairs in the evening while children sleep upstairs)
Conservative or modern build | in between, should be a bit special
Open kitchen, cooking island | large open kitchen with breakfast bar
Number of dining seats | existing table 2x3 m (6.5x10 ft), extendable to 2x4 m (6.5x13 ft)
Fireplace | under discussion, probably no
Music / stereo wall | no
Balcony, roof terrace | no
Garage, carport | carport
Vegetable garden, greenhouse | garden with walnut, spruce, and ash trees present
House Design
Who designed it? | architect’s design, nth iteration with many personal ideas
What do you particularly like? Why? | staircase separated from living area (acoustics), large living room with window seat (party-friendly), terrace extending dining area (for warm summer evenings), parents’ area upstairs, no external heat pump (out of respect)
What do you not like? Why? | exterior not yet “attractive” from every angle – any ideas? All bedrooms next to each other
Price estimate according to architect/planner: base house costs from 0.8 million upward
Price limit for house including fittings: 1.2 million from demolition to kitchen/built-in furniture/garden landscaping
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump, possibly earth baskets (?)
If You Had to Cut Back, Which Details / Extensions
-could you give up? Much has already been rationalized away (fireplace, outdoor kitchen, attic)
-could you not give up? Priority on garden size
Why Has the Design Turned Out This Way?
A spacious family home with privacy, meaning large children’s rooms and a retreat space for parents, great importance on the garden with existing trees, an evening terrace in the northwest, otherwise focus on southeast garden. Inside, plenty of windows facing southeast. This will be enclosed by privacy hedges; the streets to the south/east have very little traffic, so this will be a nice, private, and quiet southeast garden.
What Is the Most Important / Fundamental Question About the Floor Plan Summarized in 130 Characters
- Especially ideas for the exterior: We want to build a “beautiful house” from the outside, not just a functional one.
- How best to calculate sun position/shadow cast from neighboring houses?
- Do you see any major no-gos including reasons and suggestions?
Best regards
fabreit
11ant schrieb:
I thought the same, but didn’t mention it because beyond a certain point where you can (without regret) just leave it as is, I find it more appropriate not to change the result any further. A house is almost never a stable (in the sense of “fixed”) state anyway. Exactly! It’s not a mandatory suggestion, nor one that makes or breaks the entire house concept. The house works well as it is. At most, only details should be adjusted. Anyone who has planned or is planning themselves knows that moving or changing even a small thing can trigger a domino effect. And the perfect house doesn’t really exist anyway 🙂
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Hello Fabreit,
Your house looks fantastic! I spent several months planning myself and ended up with something "similar." I actually think your design is even more refined and detailed. You will especially appreciate the entrance area with the large cloakroom.
The only thing I would take a closer look at is the door swing toward the kitchen counter.
Do you plan to always access the bedroom through the walk-in closet? I visited a model home and found it a bit uncomfortable to walk through the wardrobe, even though the large bedroom was beyond it.
Personally, I would suggest recessed sliding doors into the wall toward the living room (at least 1.60 meters (5 feet 3 inches) wide). I’d be happy to send you photos of our doors.
In general, I would always plan for a ceiling height of 2.70 meters (8 feet 10 inches). This creates a sense of spaciousness and airiness. I would also recommend planning for taller doors accordingly, rather than standard sizes. Our guests have always remarked positively on this feeling of generosity.
Best regards
Hello Fabreit,
Your house looks fantastic! I spent several months planning myself and ended up with something "similar." I actually think your design is even more refined and detailed. You will especially appreciate the entrance area with the large cloakroom.
The only thing I would take a closer look at is the door swing toward the kitchen counter.
Do you plan to always access the bedroom through the walk-in closet? I visited a model home and found it a bit uncomfortable to walk through the wardrobe, even though the large bedroom was beyond it.
Personally, I would suggest recessed sliding doors into the wall toward the living room (at least 1.60 meters (5 feet 3 inches) wide). I’d be happy to send you photos of our doors.
In general, I would always plan for a ceiling height of 2.70 meters (8 feet 10 inches). This creates a sense of spaciousness and airiness. I would also recommend planning for taller doors accordingly, rather than standard sizes. Our guests have always remarked positively on this feeling of generosity.
Best regards
W
Waldbewohner9 Aug 2023 09:11The only drawback for me is the parents’ bathroom—a concept I have never really understood. Parents get a nice, bright bathroom with a bathtub, but the kids are left with a small shower-toilet combo? I personally think that’s unfair to the children. But of course, it probably depends on what you are used to.
When we were children, we took baths a lot. In my childhood home, there wasn’t even a shower during the first few years. That meant I still enjoyed spending a long time in the bathtub as a teenager, for example after a long day at school or after sports.
Why not make the family bathroom available for the entire family, and if someone feels they need a toilet and washbasin close to the bedroom, build a shower-toilet combo in the parents’ area?
But well, that’s something that probably can’t be changed here anymore (and most likely won’t be).
When we were children, we took baths a lot. In my childhood home, there wasn’t even a shower during the first few years. That meant I still enjoyed spending a long time in the bathtub as a teenager, for example after a long day at school or after sports.
Why not make the family bathroom available for the entire family, and if someone feels they need a toilet and washbasin close to the bedroom, build a shower-toilet combo in the parents’ area?
But well, that’s something that probably can’t be changed here anymore (and most likely won’t be).
Waldbewohner schrieb:
Why wouldn’t you make the family bathroom available to the whole family and just build yourself... Hmm, that’s a strange perspective. Just because you build a bathroom with a bathtub and everything next to the master bedroom doesn’t mean it’s not accessible to the family. We also built a bathroom with a bathtub, shower, and toilet directly adjoining the bedroom. It can only be accessed through our bedroom, but our children still use it when they visit us. We also have a second bathroom with a shower and toilet for the guest area. We find this setup very convenient, and our children always enjoy using the bathtub regularly when they stay with us. 🙂
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hanghaus20239 Aug 2023 11:36Only those who don’t have a master bathroom of their own don’t understand it. 😉
Mahri23 schrieb:
Hmm, strange attitude/opinion.Well, the strange attitude is more likely found where the parents' area is designed in a way that children can hardly access it (or shouldn’t?). Parents often want privacy without kids. That’s why there is a separate bathroom – whether big or small.But then it’s equipped very luxuriously – after all, the children are allowed to share it… 😉 although of course, they shouldn’t be roaming around the marital bed at all hours, and shouldn’t make too much noise, for heaven’s sake. When it comes to children and teenagers having different needs, habits, or daily rhythms that adults don’t want to understand, this is quickly argued against.
But somehow, I miss the current plan here.
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allstar83 schrieb:
So what did the design end up looking like?…and a reply, there must have been a design shared??? 😳Similar topics