ᐅ Floor Plan: Single-Family Home 5.60 x 15.80 meters Do you have any ideas?
Created on: 2 May 2020 13:48
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simonmarkus197
Hello everyone,
here is my question for you again.
We finally have a plot of land in prospect for building a single-family house. The whole project is being sold through a developer.
Since the houses on the right and left will remain, we have to comply with the required distances of 3m (10 feet).
I still have no idea whether the house will eventually seem too narrow to me. Unfortunately, there are not many model homes with these small dimensions.
I would appreciate any tips and suggestions for improvement.
Development plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 425m² (4573 ft²)
Slope: none
Building zone: 3m (10 feet) from the street, 15.60m (51 feet) house length and 5.60m (18 feet) width for the house and additionally 3m (10 feet) width on the left for the garage.
Number of parking spaces: 1 in front of the garage
Number of floors: max. 2 full floors
Roof type: gable roof 25-45 degrees
Style: any
Orientation: southwest
Maximum height / limits: ridge height 9m (30 feet) wall height max. 4.70m (15 feet)
Client requirements
Basement, floors: no basement, almost 2 full floors
Number of people, age: 2 persons
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: 110 - 130m² (1184 - 1400 ft²)
On the upper floor: 3 bedrooms (1 bedroom is used as an office)
Guest stays per year: adults children
Open or closed architecture: open floor plan (open kitchen)
Garage, carport: garage
House design
Origin of the design: first draft from the developer
What do you not like? Why?
Why is the design the way it is now?
We definitely wanted an open floor plan because our daily life mostly takes place outdoors in the summer and otherwise in the living room or kitchen.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
here is my question for you again.
We finally have a plot of land in prospect for building a single-family house. The whole project is being sold through a developer.
Since the houses on the right and left will remain, we have to comply with the required distances of 3m (10 feet).
I still have no idea whether the house will eventually seem too narrow to me. Unfortunately, there are not many model homes with these small dimensions.
I would appreciate any tips and suggestions for improvement.
Development plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 425m² (4573 ft²)
Slope: none
Building zone: 3m (10 feet) from the street, 15.60m (51 feet) house length and 5.60m (18 feet) width for the house and additionally 3m (10 feet) width on the left for the garage.
Number of parking spaces: 1 in front of the garage
Number of floors: max. 2 full floors
Roof type: gable roof 25-45 degrees
Style: any
Orientation: southwest
Maximum height / limits: ridge height 9m (30 feet) wall height max. 4.70m (15 feet)
Client requirements
Basement, floors: no basement, almost 2 full floors
Number of people, age: 2 persons
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: 110 - 130m² (1184 - 1400 ft²)
On the upper floor: 3 bedrooms (1 bedroom is used as an office)
Guest stays per year: adults children
Open or closed architecture: open floor plan (open kitchen)
Garage, carport: garage
House design
Origin of the design: first draft from the developer
- Access to garage from the garden
- Few hallway areas but still a cloakroom
- Open living concept
- Spacious bathroom
What do you not like? Why?
- Small kitchen
- Small bathroom
Why is the design the way it is now?
We definitely wanted an open floor plan because our daily life mostly takes place outdoors in the summer and otherwise in the living room or kitchen.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
- General opinion on the floor plan
- See “what I don’t like” – suggestions for improvement welcome
simonmarkus197 schrieb:
I will do that right away. Thanks in advance for the feedback.Don’t you know the orientation? Don’t you want any input?
Bertram100 schrieb:
In our city, there are plenty of houses that are 5.00m (16.4 feet) wide. And they are all very charming and nice inside. I’m not saying that you should just give up unless this is the last available plot of land in the world. Rather, as long as other developers still have attractive offers, you should keep looking.
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simonmarkus1973 May 2020 12:43The garden faces southwest.
The plot is located in an urban area. Properties for rent or sale do not become available every week. From our point of view, it is not always possible to find the perfect plot, plus how much longer do we want to continue searching? Since both of us are almost always excluded from publicly advertised building zones (due to age, children being too old, work not near the residence, etc.), this plot is quite interesting.
YPG, do you have any other ideas for me?
I want to design the lower area as open as possible.
The plot is located in an urban area. Properties for rent or sale do not become available every week. From our point of view, it is not always possible to find the perfect plot, plus how much longer do we want to continue searching? Since both of us are almost always excluded from publicly advertised building zones (due to age, children being too old, work not near the residence, etc.), this plot is quite interesting.
YPG, do you have any other ideas for me?
I want to design the lower area as open as possible.
Search for Schwabenhaus FAME-E-104. Although it is 6m (20 feet) wide, it might offer some ideas for you.
I think moving the entrance on the garage side further towards the center of the house has advantages for the layout. I would also experiment with a double spiral staircase opposite it...
What wall thicknesses does the house have? With the limited width, it is very important to reduce them as much as possible.
I think moving the entrance on the garage side further towards the center of the house has advantages for the layout. I would also experiment with a double spiral staircase opposite it...
What wall thicknesses does the house have? With the limited width, it is very important to reduce them as much as possible.
simonmarkus197 schrieb:
YPG, do you have any more ideas for me?Yes, actually I do. Possibly since yesterday. If you could tell me (you unfortunately left out important details in the questionnaire... the questionnaire was created by me, and every question serves a purpose. It exists so that I or we don’t have to keep asking and waiting for information, because after three days even the most interesting question here in the forum loses relevance and the thread’s half-life is over), about your daily routine or age, so conclusions can be drawn about when certain areas of the house are used most (guest room, home office), especially if you’re not already revealing that, in case the garage might need to be located on the other side. However, for that, the site plan would also be necessary to see if the garage can or may be moved to the other side, and the zoning plan would also be quite interesting here to check for any restrictions regarding the building envelope or what dimensions are relevant. Also, are there neighbors who might be affected negatively by the use of a terrace somewhere? For your information: I’m not going to look back through other threads, so I need more concrete information.
If it becomes a problem: possibly mirror the house and remove a wall. The staircase can be placed anywhere...
I would personally choose such a project over a standard house!
RomeoZwo schrieb:
I would also experiment with a double half-turn staircase opposite ... No. That would take away all the elegance of the house.
ypg schrieb:
No. That takes away any elegance from the house.Do you think so? Why? It creates a nice hallway on the upper floor with a window above the front door. I still need to consider the upper floor layout... On the ground floor, it reduces wasted space in the hallway and provides more flexibility for living, dining, and cooking.
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