ᐅ Floor Plan for a Single-Family House with 1.5 Floors Plus Basement / Initial Draft – Suggestions?
Created on: 6 Jan 2022 19:25
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Andi1980
A friendly hello to everyone 🙂
After a long wait, we have finally been able to purchase a building plot in a new development area and now want to fulfill the dream of owning our own home. We have been working on the optimal floor plan for us for several months now. So far, we are quite satisfied with the result.
What can you say about the floor plan in general? What do you like, or where do you see room for improvement? We have been reading and quietly following the forum for some time, but we think you might spot areas where adjustments could be made. Where do you see weaknesses? We look forward to constructive criticism and your feedback!
Thank you very much in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 435 m² (4680 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.8
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors permitted: from bungalow up to 2 full stories
Roof shape: open
Orientation: open
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height 10 m (33 ft), eave height 6.5 m (21 ft)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Single-family house with gable roof, modern
Basement, floors: with basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, age: 3
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guest stays per year: frequent
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes
House Design
Who designed it: Do-it-yourself
What do you especially like? Why?
Large, open living area, staircase in the living area, access to the garage from the house
What do you dislike? Why?
Because of the narrow plot width, the garage is too narrow; we would have preferred to build a double garage.
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 480 K
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat, underfloor heating, photovoltaic system on the roof
If you have to give up something, which details / additions
-can you do without:
Sauna
-can you not do without:
large kitchen, open room layout, office on the ground floor, guest room, large walk-in closet, access to the garage from the house
Why is the design the way it is now? For example
The design developed the way it did based on our wishes and ideas – we tried to implement them as well as possible for the narrow plot. We also visited various show homes and of course sifted through countless floor plans on the internet.
Thank you very much for reading and best regards
Andi1980
After a long wait, we have finally been able to purchase a building plot in a new development area and now want to fulfill the dream of owning our own home. We have been working on the optimal floor plan for us for several months now. So far, we are quite satisfied with the result.
What can you say about the floor plan in general? What do you like, or where do you see room for improvement? We have been reading and quietly following the forum for some time, but we think you might spot areas where adjustments could be made. Where do you see weaknesses? We look forward to constructive criticism and your feedback!
Thank you very much in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 435 m² (4680 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.8
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors permitted: from bungalow up to 2 full stories
Roof shape: open
Orientation: open
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height 10 m (33 ft), eave height 6.5 m (21 ft)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Single-family house with gable roof, modern
Basement, floors: with basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, age: 3
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guest stays per year: frequent
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes
House Design
Who designed it: Do-it-yourself
What do you especially like? Why?
Large, open living area, staircase in the living area, access to the garage from the house
What do you dislike? Why?
Because of the narrow plot width, the garage is too narrow; we would have preferred to build a double garage.
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: 480 K
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat, underfloor heating, photovoltaic system on the roof
If you have to give up something, which details / additions
-can you do without:
Sauna
-can you not do without:
large kitchen, open room layout, office on the ground floor, guest room, large walk-in closet, access to the garage from the house
Why is the design the way it is now? For example
The design developed the way it did based on our wishes and ideas – we tried to implement them as well as possible for the narrow plot. We also visited various show homes and of course sifted through countless floor plans on the internet.
Thank you very much for reading and best regards
Andi1980
ypg schrieb:
Regarding the meter of width: shopping baskets, bags... you don’t hold things carefully close to your body, but they increase your effective width. This is what it looks like:Sorry, yes, women tend to walk close to the wall because instead of making two trips, they have to carry all seven bags at once. I know the feeling. 😀 And corners tend to get "bumped" into..
If you really want something like this, you would probably need to swap the room layout at the bottom of the plan. So, move the office to the right (where the current bathroom is), and the bathroom plus the vestibule to the left (the current office). This way, you could have a vestibule that also serves as a cloakroom and a storage space easily accessible from the kitchen. However, the new office (in the current bathroom) would then be small and narrow. Of course, you could extend the ground floor in that area (and possibly connect it to the roofed entrance area or something similar), but that would mean additional work and cost.
bortel schrieb:
but we are still brainstorming I don’t see it that way; the original poster is sticking to the concept.bortel schrieb:
Exactly, it could turn out like that.
The question is whether you need an office of about 10sqm (108 sq ft) because you work from home every day, or if you just sit there occasionally. See:
Andi1980 schrieb:
Office: family use or home office?: Home office Andi1980 schrieb:
You can’t do without:
… office on the ground floor, driver55 schrieb:
Sorry, yes, women like to walk along the walls because instead of walking twice, they “have to” carry all 7 bags at once. I know that. 😀
And corners tend to get “banged”… It doesn’t matter who does the shopping or if you apparently don’t. It will be an ugly hallway without any useful space.