ᐅ Floor plan design, two full stories without a basement, 170–180 square meters
Created on: 14 Feb 2022 19:20
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Jackil26
Hello everyone, we are planning to build a city villa with two full floors and would like to share our current design.
At the moment, the design is still somewhat large, so we plan to reduce its size slightly.
Let's discuss!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 910 sqm (9,782 sq ft)
Slope: Yes
Additional requirements: Construction according to §34 Building Code. Two full floors and a hip roof prevail directly in the neighborhood.
Homeowners' Requirements
Style, Roof type, Building type: Modern, tent or hip roof, city villa
Basement, Floors: No basement, 2 full floors
Number of people, Age: 2 adults (planning for 2 children), 30
Space needed per floor: 87 sqm (936 sq ft) each for ground and upper floors
Office: Family use or home office? Yes, home office 2 days per week each.
Overnight guests annually: Rarely
Open or closed architecture: Open
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open kitchen with island; overall open living and dining area
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: Yes, but small.
Music/stereo wall: No.
Balcony, roof terrace: No.
Garage, carport: Double garage with utility room.
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: No.
Other wishes/special features/daily routine:
Direct access from garage to kitchen through pantry.
Garage adjoining neighbor’s boundary is agreed upon.
House Design
Who designed it:
- Architect
What do you particularly like?
Open living and dining area, long “kitchen front,” utility room upstairs, open vertical space, porch.
What do you dislike? Why?
The size should generally be reduced from currently 183 sqm (1,970 sq ft) to about 175 sqm (1,884 sq ft).
We’re not completely satisfied with the upper floor yet; the bathroom is comparatively small considering the house size, while the children’s rooms are quite large.
We are also considering moving the master bedroom and bathroom closer together.
Once we have time, we will upload a revised idea.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: pending; we are budgeting around 550,000 EUR without incidental construction costs and garage.
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: 675,000 EUR.
Preferred heating system: ground-source heat pump.
If you had to give up, which features/extensions
-can you do without: open vertical space, smaller office downstairs.
-can you not do without: office downstairs, utility room upstairs, guest bathroom on ground floor with shower, pantry.
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Design by architect based on our rough specifications (room program and approximate sizes). The architect had freedom in form and layout.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
Basically all, as this is still the first rough draft.
Topics like window and door placement have not yet been addressed.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Where do you think usable living space can still be sensibly saved?
Which rooms are too narrow or awkward? Would you rearrange the upper floor?
At the moment, the design is still somewhat large, so we plan to reduce its size slightly.
Let's discuss!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 910 sqm (9,782 sq ft)
Slope: Yes
Additional requirements: Construction according to §34 Building Code. Two full floors and a hip roof prevail directly in the neighborhood.
Homeowners' Requirements
Style, Roof type, Building type: Modern, tent or hip roof, city villa
Basement, Floors: No basement, 2 full floors
Number of people, Age: 2 adults (planning for 2 children), 30
Space needed per floor: 87 sqm (936 sq ft) each for ground and upper floors
Office: Family use or home office? Yes, home office 2 days per week each.
Overnight guests annually: Rarely
Open or closed architecture: Open
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open kitchen with island; overall open living and dining area
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: Yes, but small.
Music/stereo wall: No.
Balcony, roof terrace: No.
Garage, carport: Double garage with utility room.
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: No.
Other wishes/special features/daily routine:
Direct access from garage to kitchen through pantry.
Garage adjoining neighbor’s boundary is agreed upon.
House Design
Who designed it:
- Architect
What do you particularly like?
Open living and dining area, long “kitchen front,” utility room upstairs, open vertical space, porch.
What do you dislike? Why?
The size should generally be reduced from currently 183 sqm (1,970 sq ft) to about 175 sqm (1,884 sq ft).
We’re not completely satisfied with the upper floor yet; the bathroom is comparatively small considering the house size, while the children’s rooms are quite large.
We are also considering moving the master bedroom and bathroom closer together.
Once we have time, we will upload a revised idea.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: pending; we are budgeting around 550,000 EUR without incidental construction costs and garage.
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: 675,000 EUR.
Preferred heating system: ground-source heat pump.
If you had to give up, which features/extensions
-can you do without: open vertical space, smaller office downstairs.
-can you not do without: office downstairs, utility room upstairs, guest bathroom on ground floor with shower, pantry.
Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Design by architect based on our rough specifications (room program and approximate sizes). The architect had freedom in form and layout.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
Basically all, as this is still the first rough draft.
Topics like window and door placement have not yet been addressed.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Where do you think usable living space can still be sensibly saved?
Which rooms are too narrow or awkward? Would you rearrange the upper floor?
Alessandro schrieb:
Well, you definitely need storage space (for example, for a vacuum cleaner, beverage crates, freezer, etc.). The cloakroom would also be too small for me.
Maybe you could store the beverage crates in the garage, then having a passage would make sense.
If I had to decide, I would keep the current room layout and remove the passage to the garage, but make the pantry accessible from the hallway instead. That way, you'd gain a tall cabinet in the kitchen.
Perhaps a built-in cupboard under the stairs for extra storage? Yes, a built-in cupboard will be installed under the stairs to partly make use of the additional space needed due to a straight staircase and to generally provide storage space.
Are there any other comments regarding the overall orientation?
Jackil26 schrieb:
Are there any other general comments regarding the orientation?Yes, you can clearly see from the site plan that your kitchen is completely in the shade and will be quite dark. For that reason, I would swap the kitchen and the living room.Similar topics