ᐅ Floor Plan – Design of a Single-Family Home with Two Full Stories – Urban Villa
Created on: 12 Nov 2020 06:19
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exto1791
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 550m² (0.14 acres)
Slope: approximately 1 meter (3.3 feet) incline from the street to the back of the property
Floor area ratio: Garage on boundary line, terrace 2.5m (8 feet) from neighbor - otherwise unrestricted, see attached plot plan
Plot coverage ratio: 2 full stories
Building envelope, building line and boundary: very flexible, see attached plot plan
Number of parking spaces: 1 large garage
Number of stories: 2 full stories
Roof type: hipped roof
Architectural style: modern urban villa
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: urban villa with hipped roof
Basement, floors: with basement and 2 full stories
Number of occupants: 2 persons, mid/late 20s, planning for 2 children
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: see floor plans
Office: family use or home office? office/home office
Guest bedrooms per year: -
Open or closed layout: -
Conservative or modern construction: 70% conservative - 30% modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen without island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: none
Music / stereo wall: none
Balcony, roof terrace: none
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: ornamental garden
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for choices or exclusions
House Design
Planner:
-General contractor (GC): general contractor of a construction company
-Architect: none
-Do-it-yourself: floor plan partially self-designed according to personal preferences
What do you like most? Currently nothing to criticize
What do you dislike? Front canopy not flush with hallway window upstairs - unfortunately not feasible otherwise
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: fixed price $450,000 (excluding land and additional construction costs)
Personal budget limit for house including fixtures: $450,000 (excluding land and additional construction costs)
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump + controlled mechanical ventilation
If you have to give up something, which details or add-ons
-Can give up: budget reached, no further cutbacks or simplifications needed
-Can’t give up: see above
Why is the design the way it is now? e.g.
Standard design from the planner? Compared roughly 100 floor plans and, in coordination with our current GC, created the dream layout ourselves
Which requests were implemented by the architect? all
A mix of many examples from various magazines: yes 🙂
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes? very practical and conservatively executed, child-friendly, enough parking/storage space inside, yet modern
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
As I am very active here in the forum and like to help others with topics like floor plans, financing, etc., I would now like to share our project here and hear your opinions. I hope you like it too. Perhaps there is still a serious flaw or something that could be quickly improved, if it appeals to us.
We have invested a lot of time in planning. Since March/April 2020 we have been actively planning—from a prefab home supplier with about 120m² (1,292 sq ft) to a current regional solid builder with 160m² (1,722 sq ft). A lot of effort went into our planning and we hope it pays off during construction and upon completion.
We will sign the contract in the next 2-3 weeks and will release the offer as well as the floor plan and our revised building and service specification to prepare everything for contract signing.
We are building with solid construction through a regional general contractor. Construction start: May 2021.
Plot size: 550m² (0.14 acres)
Slope: approximately 1 meter (3.3 feet) incline from the street to the back of the property
Floor area ratio: Garage on boundary line, terrace 2.5m (8 feet) from neighbor - otherwise unrestricted, see attached plot plan
Plot coverage ratio: 2 full stories
Building envelope, building line and boundary: very flexible, see attached plot plan
Number of parking spaces: 1 large garage
Number of stories: 2 full stories
Roof type: hipped roof
Architectural style: modern urban villa
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: urban villa with hipped roof
Basement, floors: with basement and 2 full stories
Number of occupants: 2 persons, mid/late 20s, planning for 2 children
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: see floor plans
Office: family use or home office? office/home office
Guest bedrooms per year: -
Open or closed layout: -
Conservative or modern construction: 70% conservative - 30% modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen without island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: none
Music / stereo wall: none
Balcony, roof terrace: none
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: ornamental garden
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons for choices or exclusions
House Design
Planner:
-General contractor (GC): general contractor of a construction company
-Architect: none
-Do-it-yourself: floor plan partially self-designed according to personal preferences
What do you like most? Currently nothing to criticize
What do you dislike? Front canopy not flush with hallway window upstairs - unfortunately not feasible otherwise
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: fixed price $450,000 (excluding land and additional construction costs)
Personal budget limit for house including fixtures: $450,000 (excluding land and additional construction costs)
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump + controlled mechanical ventilation
If you have to give up something, which details or add-ons
-Can give up: budget reached, no further cutbacks or simplifications needed
-Can’t give up: see above
Why is the design the way it is now? e.g.
Standard design from the planner? Compared roughly 100 floor plans and, in coordination with our current GC, created the dream layout ourselves
Which requests were implemented by the architect? all
A mix of many examples from various magazines: yes 🙂
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes? very practical and conservatively executed, child-friendly, enough parking/storage space inside, yet modern
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
As I am very active here in the forum and like to help others with topics like floor plans, financing, etc., I would now like to share our project here and hear your opinions. I hope you like it too. Perhaps there is still a serious flaw or something that could be quickly improved, if it appeals to us.
We have invested a lot of time in planning. Since March/April 2020 we have been actively planning—from a prefab home supplier with about 120m² (1,292 sq ft) to a current regional solid builder with 160m² (1,722 sq ft). A lot of effort went into our planning and we hope it pays off during construction and upon completion.
We will sign the contract in the next 2-3 weeks and will release the offer as well as the floor plan and our revised building and service specification to prepare everything for contract signing.
We are building with solid construction through a regional general contractor. Construction start: May 2021.
I feel the same about a walk-in closet; it really depends on the available floor space. Everyone has their own preferences about who showers when and where. For example, my husband and I don’t like being in the bathroom at the same time—not even just for brushing our teeth. That’s why having a second bathroom with a shower is a must for us. Plus, we often have overnight guests. And then if you add two children into the mix...
I do like @pagoni2020’s idea of including a shower in the basement. It doesn’t cost extra initially, and you have the option later on!
As I said, I can definitely see this house being very comfortable to live in and wish you lots of enjoyment with it!
I do like @pagoni2020’s idea of including a shower in the basement. It doesn’t cost extra initially, and you have the option later on!
As I said, I can definitely see this house being very comfortable to live in and wish you lots of enjoyment with it!
exto1791 schrieb:
There should be enough space in this huge kitchen for the remaining items 😀 I think a nice kitchen can be planned with these kitchen dimensions. The kitchen size is neither one thing nor the other. It’s too wide for a galley or U-shape kitchen (which is why the poorly designed G-shaped kitchen is often used as filler), but too narrow for a true island.
exto1791 schrieb:
However, then the kitchen becomes awkwardly shaped, which we don’t like. It actually already is: long and relatively narrow...
exto1791 schrieb:
The kitchen is actually nowhere near what we want yet. The kitchen planning will follow in the next weeks/months. What do you have in mind? I hope nothing is set in stone yet, so you still have room for a good design.
exto1791 schrieb:
Cloakroom: Unfortunately, the hallway isn’t wide enough to place a functional wardrobe cabinet at the start of the hallway. Also too narrow... like the kitchen.
I would agree with the earlier suggestion: reduce the kitchen size and plan a separate cloakroom. Possibly you can divide that space and plan a pantry in the upper left corner of the layout.
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saralina8712 Nov 2020 08:59Hasn't the kitchen already been discussed here before?
ypg schrieb:
The kitchen’s dimensions are neither here nor there. It’s too wide for a galley or U-shape layout (which is why the poorly designed G-shaped kitchen is often used as a filler) and too narrow for a proper island.
In fact, it already is like that: long and relatively narrow...
What do you have in mind? I just want to make sure nothing is set in stone so you can still create something nice.
Also too narrow…, like the kitchen.
I would go with the suggestion mentioned earlier: shorten the kitchen and plan a cloakroom. Maybe the room can be split in half and a pantry added in the top left corner of the plan. We never really wanted an island anyway, which is why the stove isn’t located there (I would have liked one, but my wife disagrees 😀).
We have 2.10m (7 feet) of clearance from left to right in the kitchen for moving around freely — isn’t that enough? The ergonomic guideline says at least 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches).
The kitchen is long, that’s correct! But I don’t necessarily have to use the entire space, right? Basically, we envision the kitchen as it is currently drawn. Possibly one door and one tall cabinet less, depending on how packed we want the kitchen with cabinets.
We really like the kitchen’s layout with the window so we can look outside directly.
Therefore, a cloakroom or pantry in the north is out of the question. Instead of a pantry, a large pull-out cabinet (one of the tall cabinets already shown) will serve that purpose. The rest will be stored in the basement.
Do you think this is not the right direction? Is 2.10m (7 feet) of free movement space in the middle of the kitchen really too little?
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Alessandro12 Nov 2020 09:04If having the kitchen or the sink with a view of the yard is that important to you, then place the kitchen in the center as a central gathering area where you can also eat.
Don’t forget the draft beer system :p :p :p
Don’t forget the draft beer system :p :p :p
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