Hello everyone,
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 816m² (9855 ft²)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: no
Floor area ratio: no
Building line, setback, and boundary: 3m (10 feet) distance from the street, etc.
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: no
Number of stories: 1
Roof type: gable roof
Style: classic single-family house
Orientation: north is up
Maximum heights/limits: no
Other requirements
Homeowners' requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: ground floor, upper floor, attic, no basement
Number of occupants, age: 4 (2 adults around 30, 2 children under 5)
Room requirements on ground and upper floor: approximately as per the floor plan
Office: family use or home office? both
Overnight guests per year: 10
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen with island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: possibly
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things are or are not desired
House design
Who created the plan:
- Builder’s planner: yes
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? Overall impression
What do you not like? Why? see below
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 320k
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 380k
Preferred heating system: heat pump (geothermal)
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
- can you give up:
- can you not give up:
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? yes
Which requests were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
We want to build in summer. The following floor plan is our idea (north is up). The house has already been built several times in this or a mirrored form, and we were able to visit one of these.
However, we would like to make three modifications:
1. According to the development plan, we are only allowed one full floor. The house, as per the floor plan, has a knee wall height of 75cm (30 inches). 100cm (39 inches) would probably still be allowed, so it remains one full floor. We would, however, prefer a higher knee wall and would like to increase the gross floor area on the ground floor by adding a cold winter garden (9–13m² (97–140 ft²)). The ideal location would probably be on the south side in front of the terrace door from the living room. If we block both the terrace door and the window with the winter garden, will we lose a lot of sunlight/heat in the living room, or is that not a big issue? Would it be better to leave the window uncovered? Other ideas?
2. The standard raw ceiling height on the ground floor is 2.64m (8 ft 8 inches). Since we want underfloor heating, this seems a bit low. If we increase the height, the staircase will likely need to be larger/taller (more steps). Regardless of the exact increase, what do you think is the best way to create the additional space needed for the bigger staircase?
3. The bathroom on the upper floor is a bit too small for us (an additional 50cm (20 inches) width would be good). If we move the stairs slightly, the staircase would either protrude into the hallway on the ground floor or we would need to narrow the guest room. We don’t want either of those options. Does the house need to be expanded, or do you have another idea?
4. We will have a friend who lives and works farther away prepare the building notification and structural engineering. With the documents (drawings, etc.) and other specific requests, we would then contact local builders/general contractors for a quote. Does this sound feasible, and does anyone have experience with this approach?
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 816m² (9855 ft²)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: no
Floor area ratio: no
Building line, setback, and boundary: 3m (10 feet) distance from the street, etc.
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: no
Number of stories: 1
Roof type: gable roof
Style: classic single-family house
Orientation: north is up
Maximum heights/limits: no
Other requirements
Homeowners' requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: ground floor, upper floor, attic, no basement
Number of occupants, age: 4 (2 adults around 30, 2 children under 5)
Room requirements on ground and upper floor: approximately as per the floor plan
Office: family use or home office? both
Overnight guests per year: 10
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen with island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: possibly
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things are or are not desired
House design
Who created the plan:
- Builder’s planner: yes
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? Overall impression
What do you not like? Why? see below
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 320k
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 380k
Preferred heating system: heat pump (geothermal)
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
- can you give up:
- can you not give up:
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? yes
Which requests were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
We want to build in summer. The following floor plan is our idea (north is up). The house has already been built several times in this or a mirrored form, and we were able to visit one of these.
However, we would like to make three modifications:
1. According to the development plan, we are only allowed one full floor. The house, as per the floor plan, has a knee wall height of 75cm (30 inches). 100cm (39 inches) would probably still be allowed, so it remains one full floor. We would, however, prefer a higher knee wall and would like to increase the gross floor area on the ground floor by adding a cold winter garden (9–13m² (97–140 ft²)). The ideal location would probably be on the south side in front of the terrace door from the living room. If we block both the terrace door and the window with the winter garden, will we lose a lot of sunlight/heat in the living room, or is that not a big issue? Would it be better to leave the window uncovered? Other ideas?
2. The standard raw ceiling height on the ground floor is 2.64m (8 ft 8 inches). Since we want underfloor heating, this seems a bit low. If we increase the height, the staircase will likely need to be larger/taller (more steps). Regardless of the exact increase, what do you think is the best way to create the additional space needed for the bigger staircase?
3. The bathroom on the upper floor is a bit too small for us (an additional 50cm (20 inches) width would be good). If we move the stairs slightly, the staircase would either protrude into the hallway on the ground floor or we would need to narrow the guest room. We don’t want either of those options. Does the house need to be expanded, or do you have another idea?
4. We will have a friend who lives and works farther away prepare the building notification and structural engineering. With the documents (drawings, etc.) and other specific requests, we would then contact local builders/general contractors for a quote. Does this sound feasible, and does anyone have experience with this approach?
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
BertTheNerd schrieb:
Uh no, the values correspond to DIN 18065 That's what I’m saying, minimum values.
I probably could have passed my high school diploma with a 3.8 grade, but I preferred to bring home better grades. Otherwise, only the railway company would have hired me as an apprentice 😉
This way, I had a better start in life.