ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house with two full stories, 195 square meters, gable roof, located in Bavaria

Created on: 24 Sep 2024 21:47
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SliPkNoT1848
Hello everyone,

the forum has already given us many helpful tips and critiques that we have now incorporated into our floor plan. We would like to sincerely thank you for that. Attached is the draft from our architect, which we already like very much. We look forward to your suggestions and feedback.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 853 m² (0.21 acres)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: max 200 m² (2,150 sq ft)
Floor area ratio: 2 full floors
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see pictures
Boundary development: none
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof type: gable roof, 28° pitch
Architectural style: classic modern
Orientation: NE/SW
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height 9 m (29.5 ft)
Additional requirements

Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: simple, classic, gable roof, 2 full floors
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full floors
Number of occupants, ages: 5 people, 2 adults and 3 children aged 3, 5, and 7
Space requirements on ground floor: utility room + technical room, guest WC, pantry, office, kitchen, dining room, living room – upper floor: bathroom, master bedroom, 3 children’s rooms
Office: family use or home office? Home office (possibly master bedroom replacement in the future)
Overnight guests per year: none
Open or closed architecture: open
Traditional or modern construction style: classic modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: covered terrace planned
Garage, carport: double garage with storage room
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: none
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why some options are preferred or rejected: unsure whether utility room should be on the ground floor or upper floor (both possible)

House Design
Planning by: architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Access from garage into technical room | many built-in wardrobes | open layout | pantry
What do you dislike? Why? Window arrangement | floor-to-ceiling windows on upper floor | TV position in living room | possibly too low staircase height in attic to ceiling | no windows in attic (wall or roof windows) | possibly too dark near stairs on ground floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 680,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 750,000 EUR
Preferred heating system: infrared heating or heat pump

If you have to give up on which details/extensions
-you could give up: large technical room
-you cannot give up:

Why did the design turn out as it is? For example:
Mix of an internet template and our own influences/wishes
Plot plan: red building area, garden, trees and dimension lines.

Page of building law document with site coverage, residential units, and height indications.

Floor plan of a house with double garage, staircase, kitchen, and open living/dining area.

Exterior view of a white residential building with gable roof and windows, two silhouettes at the entrance.

Cross-section of a single-family house with gable roof, door, window and standing person.

Upper floor plan of a house: stairs, hallway, bathroom, dressing room/bedroom and three children’s rooms.

Cross-section A-A of a multi-story house: staircase, room layout, terrace, dormer.

Cross-section B-B through a house with gable roof, interior and doors.

Modern two-story residential facade with large glass fronts, door and human figure sketch.

Exterior view: garage on the left, two-story white house on the right with windows and silhouette of a person.
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hanghaus2023
4 Oct 2024 15:56
This is how it should look with the garage ridge direction rotated.

Front view of a two-story house with garage and front door


Responses in the text.
SliPkNoT1848 schrieb:

  • Wall height ground floor + upper floor (currently we have 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) each)
In my opinion, this is the minimum requirement.
  • Wall windows in the attic?
Gable windows make sense if the space will be used.
  • Consideration of roof windows
Roof windows make sense where the stair landing clearance is too low.
  • When should we start detailed kitchen and bathroom planning? Could that still affect the floor plan?
Bathroom planning should already be considered. In my design, I saved some square meters that I would invest in a children's bathroom for three kids.
  • Various window sizes and shapes, as well as their arrangement
The architect should have more experience with the windows. I just noticed that the windows on the upper floor are quite large.
  • Too little daylight at the stairs on the ground floor (window like on ground floor instead of an interior window?)
The window on the upper floor is sufficient and cannot be made larger. In my design, this would be possible because there is a flat roof.
  • Skylight window in the bathroom facing the garage possible? How much would the garage roof pitch need to be reduced? Possibly a slightly asynchronous garage roof design?
No problem in my design. The bathroom definitely needs to be planned. Do you have a washing machine and dryer in the bathroom? Another set in the utility room?
  • Current impression: bathroom very large, dressing room relatively small
As mentioned, two bathrooms could fit there, or at least a utility room.
  • What effects does the 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) wall height have at the entrance to the attic?
If you want to use the attic, a roof window is necessary.
  • Representation of appliances in the utility/technical room possible? Possibly spatial separation feasible?
Appliances should be drawn in.
  • Positioning of the door in the utility/technical room, possibly towards east-south?
This should be reconsidered entirely. I like a direct entrance to the house from the garage. But your layout is quite a maze.
  • Any indications of current potential cost drivers
Large windows, 200 m² (2,150 sq ft), double garage, and finished attic

A house with a generous knee wall and a steeper roof pitch should be more economical.
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hanghaus2023
4 Oct 2024 16:06
In the old post https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/doppelgarage-grenzbebauung-in-bayern.47886/page-2 in #9, @ypg quoted the state building code, which states that the garage as planned is allowed. However, I wouldn’t like it.
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Coxiella
4 Oct 2024 16:14
SliPkNoT1848 schrieb:

A soil survey was conducted 1.5 weeks ago, results are pending – about 40cm (16 inches) of clay soil needs to be replaced, otherwise there is load-bearing ground with gravel for drainage – the detailed report is expected by the end of October.
Bavaria is certainly an expensive area, you’re right, although it’s not the Munich metropolitan area but a rural region, it’s still costly...

No worries, I’m not trying to discourage you about your house… so far it looks good.

A ceiling height of 250cm (8 ft 2 in) wouldn’t be a problem for me, ours isn’t much higher either…
I can’t contribute much else, there are more knowledgeable people here.

Regarding the costs again:
If you can do a lot yourself, that’s obviously great and has a lot of potential savings, but there are still plenty of unknown factors where a good buffer should be planned… As mentioned, for example, soil, sewer connections, possible environmental requirements, or even archaeological conditions, etc.…
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hanghaus2023
4 Oct 2024 16:21
Or just go for a flat roof on the garage—it looks better anyway.

Exterior view of a two-story house with garage on the left, entrance area, and windows.
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hanghaus2023
4 Oct 2024 16:26
Possibly with a small parapet. 4 minutes?
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hanghaus2023
4 Oct 2024 16:38
Or with a frame, then you can avoid the passage and still enter the house without getting wet.

Side view of a house with garage extension on the left, terrain markings and elevation details.