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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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.
Sparfuchs_:p schrieb:
Well, the kitchen area ends up being quite a tunnel... over 6m (20 feet) deep. For me, it would also be too narrow. I actually think it works quite well and provides enough space. The kitchen itself has a depth of about 2.50m - 3.00m (8 - 10 feet). Until the end of the wall, it’s just over 6.00m (20 feet). But I’m not using that entire length just for the kitchen?
saralina87 schrieb:
As in your first kitchen thread: narrower kitchen, but extend into the hallway area. You even received illustrated examples of great galley kitchens. But why wouldn’t our room be suitable for a U-shaped kitchen? We would like a U-shape because it offers more options space-wise and also gives us a "bar area" or "island seating area." A 2-meter (6.5 feet) clear walkway would be enough, right? At least that’s what our kitchen planner told us back then 😀
The floor plan was already shared in the forum and is similar, correct! At least for the kitchen back then. However, I believe that kitchen was even about 50cm (20 inches) narrower. So unfortunately, that plan is quite outdated, and the galley kitchen probably isn’t as practical now as it was at the time.
Alessandro schrieb:
then just install a sliding door facing the living room..
These are all really good ideas, but this floor plan isn’t really our style. It just wouldn’t suit us 😀
OWLer schrieb:
We basically had the same problems as you. This is how we solved it. My floor plan
The office was originally on the ground floor but had to be removed because it conflicted with the requirement to have a view from the kitchen towards the street.
You have a basement, right? Aren’t there possibilities there? Very nice! But the kitchen is quite similar to ours, isn’t it? I mean, in terms of dimensions as well? Whether I ultimately design the tall cabinets and so on as currently drawn is still open. But the space itself should be fine, right? You also have a lot of room between the dining room and kitchen – similar to us. As I said, whether I extend the kitchen fully to the south or not is obviously part of the planning. We’re not at the detailed design stage yet – basically, it’s just about the space, and it should be suitable for an L-shape, U-shape, or a two-row kitchen with units on the left and right, right? Just independent of our current ideas?
The office doesn’t bother us or conflict with the kitchen, does it? We have less space than you in the living areas and entrance hall but do have an office on the ground floor, which I like much more than having it in the basement. Our basement is strictly a utility cellar without any windows or light wells. I think we generously planned the space on the ground floor so that the office really deserves its place there.
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Sparfuchs7712 Nov 2020 09:28exto1791 schrieb:
I actually think it looks quite good and provides plenty of space.These 3D wide-angle shots can be very misleading. Don’t rely on them too much.Sparfuchs_:p schrieb:
These 3D wide-angle images can be very misleading. Don’t rely on them too much. That’s true, we’ve noticed that as well.
Nonetheless:
Is there any “minimum size” for a U-shaped kitchen? I mean, a minimum width below which it wouldn’t make sense or be feasible for us?
As mentioned before, this is not the final design. It looks so narrow and large because we’ve filled it with a lot of items! The kitchen is more than fully equipped. It’s possible that everything will be a bit narrower. That way, I would have some free space towards the dining area, similar to what @OWLer has.
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Sparfuchs7712 Nov 2020 09:33exto1791 schrieb:
Is there any kind of “minimum size” for a U-shaped kitchen?First and foremost, the proportions between length and width should be right. In this case, the width seems too long and the length too narrow to me.
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