Hello everyone,
I have now created a first draft of our future home. I would be interested in your ideas, suggestions, or criticism.
Plot: Not yet acquired
Number of floors: 2 floors plus attic
Roof type: Gable roof
Homeowners’ requirements:
Basement, floors: No basement planned
Number of occupants, ages: 3-4 people: M/F/child (+child), 32/29/0.5 years
Office: Family use or home office? Home office for father
Traditional or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: If it fits, dining table + living room in the same space
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: Not desired, as underfloor heating is preferred
Balcony, roof terrace: Yes, between bedroom & office in the middle of the roof structure
Garage, carport: Garage included
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: Not planned at the moment
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons for preferences: Bright living space
Who did the planning:
- Do-it-Yourself
What do you like most? Why?
I’d appreciate it if you could take a closer look 😉
Best regards
TheKeySt
I have now created a first draft of our future home. I would be interested in your ideas, suggestions, or criticism.
Plot: Not yet acquired
Number of floors: 2 floors plus attic
Roof type: Gable roof
Homeowners’ requirements:
Basement, floors: No basement planned
Number of occupants, ages: 3-4 people: M/F/child (+child), 32/29/0.5 years
Office: Family use or home office? Home office for father
Traditional or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: If it fits, dining table + living room in the same space
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: Not desired, as underfloor heating is preferred
Balcony, roof terrace: Yes, between bedroom & office in the middle of the roof structure
Garage, carport: Garage included
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: Not planned at the moment
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons for preferences: Bright living space
Who did the planning:
- Do-it-Yourself
What do you like most? Why?
- Direct connection to the garage, so you don’t have to go outside (American-style concept)
- Large windows for a bright apartment.
- Fairly few doors in the apartment
I’d appreciate it if you could take a closer look 😉
Best regards
TheKeySt
TheKeySt schrieb:
There should still be enough space in the laundry room here. In this design, yes, but if you work backward from the budget, you will have to reduce the living area to around 100 m² (1,076 sq ft). That means almost everything else will have to be cut.
TheKeySt schrieb:
- Square meters: The target here should be to plan less than 180 m² (1,938 sq ft). Even with that, you won’t reach your budget without immense personal effort.
TheKeySt schrieb:
- Stair width visually between 80-100 cm, though it makes sense / there is space to go wider here. That is not only sensible but, in my view, an absolute standard as of 2021.
TheKeySt schrieb:
There should still be enough space here in the laundry room.Then mark everything you will need. Utility connections, fuse box, hot water system, heating equipment.TheKeySt schrieb:
- Building services will be located in the laundry roomWith the current room dimensions (width under 2m (6.5 feet)), it’s hard to really call it a laundry room anymore, especially with an ironing board and so on.If you work a lot from home and your office is at the far end of the house, also consider the distance to the coffee machine/drinks, main entrance (when the mail carrier rings three times 😉) and so on. A private retreat in the office should be possible with a closed door, also as a clear signal to the family that “work is happening now.”
EDIT: Planning walls stacked vertically is definitely a good approach, but it’s not something to follow rigidly and shouldn’t fully determine the layout of the upper floor.
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Osnabruecker4 Jan 2021 11:17I can only agree with YSOP...
That can’t be serious with this budget…
A 25 m2 (270 sq ft) kids’ room? The hallway plus open space?
Go into a 6 m2 (65 sq ft) guest bathroom... that’s not generous, it feels really small in there...
How large are your current rooms? A sensible floor plan should be based on that.
For me, the garage belongs next to the house. Better thermal separation. And the car brings moisture (Karlsruhe often has slushy snow?).
Oh yes... the plot would be great.
That can’t be serious with this budget…
A 25 m2 (270 sq ft) kids’ room? The hallway plus open space?
Go into a 6 m2 (65 sq ft) guest bathroom... that’s not generous, it feels really small in there...
How large are your current rooms? A sensible floor plan should be based on that.
For me, the garage belongs next to the house. Better thermal separation. And the car brings moisture (Karlsruhe often has slushy snow?).
Oh yes... the plot would be great.
If things go badly, you will need around €350,000 just for the plot of land in the Karlsruhe area. At least that’s the case for the house and on the open market. The last area I know of where the municipality sold plots offered them from €602 per square meter (approx. 10 sq ft) for detached houses (plots about 500 square meters (approx. 5,400 sq ft)) including infrastructure development. Private plots are being sold starting at €1,000 per square meter (approx. 10 sq ft).