ᐅ Single-family house floor plan, 1 full story, utilities and natural lighting
Created on: 22 Jul 2024 08:21
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klabauter8614
Hello, I would like to gather feedback on the floor plan in order to finalize the design. We don’t have sections or elevations yet, but all other drawings are attached (house shown schematically on the site plan). Thanks.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 473m² (5,089 ft²)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: maximum 2 without garage
Number of floors: 1 full floor
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation: Roof facing NNE - SSW
Maximum heights / limits: eave height 4.2m (13.8 ft), ridge height 9.5m (31.2 ft)
Further requirements: only renewable energy sources, infiltration trench for stormwater
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: no basement (groundwater level at 1m (3.3 ft) depth), 1 full floor
Number of occupants, ages: 4, aged 40-40-7-2 years
Space needs on ground floor and upper floor: Guesst room on the ground floor, office upstairs
Office use: family use or home office? Home office
Number of guest stays per year: 2 nights per week by one parent (also for coming years), parents-in-law stay several weeks annually
Open or closed layout
Traditional or modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: semi-open (sliding door), kitchen island
Number of fixed dining seats: 6 fixed, expandable
Fireplace: no
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: herb garden
Additional wishes/special points/daily routine, including reasons for preferences or exclusions
House Design
Planner: synergy between architect and client, now 4th draft
What do you particularly like? Why? Guest room and WC + shower, similar existing layout already working (although a bed is drawn, it is actually a sofa bed), office on the north side, guest room size more than sufficient, wardrobe by the entrance, living room bright, washing machine + dryer upstairs.
What don’t you like? Why?
- Utility room is half unusable due to wardrobe protrusion (which is actually sensible) so it is too small. Attic storage needs to be moved from the garage into the thermal envelope inside the utility room, indoor unit could stay there. The mechanical ventilation system would also need to be installed in the utility room. Possible solution: enlarge kitchen to the rear and expand utility room accordingly. This would make the house larger though. No other solutions discussed yet.
- Stairs are too steep; architect now proposes a rise/run of 17.2cm/26cm (6.8"/10.2"), which may be borderline regarding comfortable step depth.
- Daylight in children’s rooms might be low due to west-facing windows and roughly 12.5% window-to-floor area ratio; simulation might be needed. Skylights wouldn’t significantly improve this; only a dormer and smaller gable windows would.
- As drawn, the kitchen island layout is not suitable for me; passage from utility room too narrow, should be moved to the opposite side, with sink and window to the left.
- Air conditioning would still be needed in the bedroom and children’s rooms, but with the current window and furniture arrangement this looks impractical.
- Shower upstairs located under sloped ceiling, not necessary but a minor point.
- Skylight in guest WC is not at head height, should be slightly higher, also a minor detail.
- Bathroom door upstairs should open outwards.
- Storage under the stairs is still missing.
- Partition wall in garage is unnecessary.
Cost estimate from architect/planner: unknown
Personal price limit for house including fixtures: 650,000
Preferred heating technology: air-source heat pump
If you must give up something, which features or extensions
- Can you give up: walk-in closet
- Cannot give up: office, guest room
Why is the design like it is now?
Own design developed based on space requirements plus architect’s counter proposal
What do you consider especially good or problematic?
Main issues to resolve are utility room + technical space and daylight.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 473m² (5,089 ft²)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: maximum 2 without garage
Number of floors: 1 full floor
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation: Roof facing NNE - SSW
Maximum heights / limits: eave height 4.2m (13.8 ft), ridge height 9.5m (31.2 ft)
Further requirements: only renewable energy sources, infiltration trench for stormwater
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: no basement (groundwater level at 1m (3.3 ft) depth), 1 full floor
Number of occupants, ages: 4, aged 40-40-7-2 years
Space needs on ground floor and upper floor: Guesst room on the ground floor, office upstairs
Office use: family use or home office? Home office
Number of guest stays per year: 2 nights per week by one parent (also for coming years), parents-in-law stay several weeks annually
Open or closed layout
Traditional or modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: semi-open (sliding door), kitchen island
Number of fixed dining seats: 6 fixed, expandable
Fireplace: no
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: herb garden
Additional wishes/special points/daily routine, including reasons for preferences or exclusions
House Design
Planner: synergy between architect and client, now 4th draft
What do you particularly like? Why? Guest room and WC + shower, similar existing layout already working (although a bed is drawn, it is actually a sofa bed), office on the north side, guest room size more than sufficient, wardrobe by the entrance, living room bright, washing machine + dryer upstairs.
What don’t you like? Why?
- Utility room is half unusable due to wardrobe protrusion (which is actually sensible) so it is too small. Attic storage needs to be moved from the garage into the thermal envelope inside the utility room, indoor unit could stay there. The mechanical ventilation system would also need to be installed in the utility room. Possible solution: enlarge kitchen to the rear and expand utility room accordingly. This would make the house larger though. No other solutions discussed yet.
- Stairs are too steep; architect now proposes a rise/run of 17.2cm/26cm (6.8"/10.2"), which may be borderline regarding comfortable step depth.
- Daylight in children’s rooms might be low due to west-facing windows and roughly 12.5% window-to-floor area ratio; simulation might be needed. Skylights wouldn’t significantly improve this; only a dormer and smaller gable windows would.
- As drawn, the kitchen island layout is not suitable for me; passage from utility room too narrow, should be moved to the opposite side, with sink and window to the left.
- Air conditioning would still be needed in the bedroom and children’s rooms, but with the current window and furniture arrangement this looks impractical.
- Shower upstairs located under sloped ceiling, not necessary but a minor point.
- Skylight in guest WC is not at head height, should be slightly higher, also a minor detail.
- Bathroom door upstairs should open outwards.
- Storage under the stairs is still missing.
- Partition wall in garage is unnecessary.
Cost estimate from architect/planner: unknown
Personal price limit for house including fixtures: 650,000
Preferred heating technology: air-source heat pump
If you must give up something, which features or extensions
- Can you give up: walk-in closet
- Cannot give up: office, guest room
Why is the design like it is now?
Own design developed based on space requirements plus architect’s counter proposal
What do you consider especially good or problematic?
Main issues to resolve are utility room + technical space and daylight.
klabauter8614 schrieb:
Of course, I don’t fully understand it yet; I’ve never experienced it myself and am currently developing a sense of what should be correct and what works for me and what doesn’t. There’s a big difference for me between “intellectually understood” and “experienced and internalized.” But thanks for the summary—that’s roughly what I had in mind. Especially “together,” not ping-pong.
Table, Level IV, train station? Full quotes are actually as unnecessary as replying individually to every participant.
Follow the references in the titles of my external posts (or, if necessary, my avatar Easter egg), and your insight will come soon. The HOAI fee schedule is structured similarly to a tax table: for a house with the same price, the architect asks for a higher fee if it is more complex in design.
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klabauter861421 Aug 2024 09:18@11ant Sorry, I still don’t fully understand the concept of “retaining the floor level.” In post #90, I tried to summarize it. I really like #39 (I think with the hatch) and #86, so I’ll print them out in large format and then we can discuss them at home.
Just for comparison, the ladder: Our staircase to the upper floor is about 78cm (31 inches) wide with steps measuring 19.5/20.5cm (7.7/8.1 inches). We use it every day for years. I think a slightly larger staircase would be sufficient for less frequent use.
Just for comparison, the ladder: Our staircase to the upper floor is about 78cm (31 inches) wide with steps measuring 19.5/20.5cm (7.7/8.1 inches). We use it every day for years. I think a slightly larger staircase would be sufficient for less frequent use.
klabauter8614 schrieb:
Our staircase to the upper floor is about 78cm (31 inches) wide with a rise of 19.5cm (7.7 inches) and a going (tread depth) of 20.5cm (8 inches), 19.5cm (7.7 inches) rise and 20.5cm (8 inches) going? And you want to install such a poorly designed staircase again in your own beautiful, expensive dream home?K
klabauter861421 Aug 2024 11:59Riser height and tread depth can be found in #90; my concern was about the width.
klabauter8614 schrieb:
@11ant Sorry, I still don’t quite understand the “retain floor” concept. In #90, I tried to summarize it. I really like #39 (with a hatch, I think) and #86. I’ll print them out in large format and then we’ll discuss it at home.I understood you to mean that the “planner” was supposed to improve only one floor and keep the other from a previous release version. I think #86 is really good and #39 is just okay.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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klabauter861421 Aug 2024 15:22Exactly, as mentioned in #90 first point:
"The layout of the upper floor should remain as in the original post," so see #1. Improvements are mainly desired on the ground floor.
Sorry, #76 part 1 (the one without the carport) instead of #39, as it is the further development of #39.
Why is it not possible to build walls in the attic in #76?
A laundry room for washing and drying with ventilation or something like that? Also an idea. I need to sketch this by hand (). If I estimate correctly, in #86 the office is over 10m2 (about 108 ft2), roughly the same size as the bathroom. With a slightly smaller office, it might be possible to fit a washing machine in the bathroom.
In #86 it says "same staircase position," but the staircase is actually on the other side in the hallway each time, or am I mistaken?
"The layout of the upper floor should remain as in the original post," so see #1. Improvements are mainly desired on the ground floor.
Sorry, #76 part 1 (the one without the carport) instead of #39, as it is the further development of #39.
Why is it not possible to build walls in the attic in #76?
A laundry room for washing and drying with ventilation or something like that? Also an idea. I need to sketch this by hand (). If I estimate correctly, in #86 the office is over 10m2 (about 108 ft2), roughly the same size as the bathroom. With a slightly smaller office, it might be possible to fit a washing machine in the bathroom.
In #86 it says "same staircase position," but the staircase is actually on the other side in the hallway each time, or am I mistaken?
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