ᐅ Floor plans for a single-family house, approximately 1,500 sq ft (140 m²), without a basement
Created on: 1 Nov 2016 14:14
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stefanvery
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 439 sqm (4720 sq ft)
Slope: yes, approx. 1.3 m (4 ft) descent across the plot, approx. 0.5 m (1.6 ft) in the house area
Site occupancy index (floor space ratio): 0.35
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.6
Building window, building line and boundary: see development plan
Border development:
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 2
Roof style: any
Architectural style: any
Orientation: southeast or southwest
Maximum height / limits: 10 m (33 ft) above street curb level
Further requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: gable roof
Basement, floors: 1.5 floors without basement, approx. 1.25 m (4 ft) knee wall height
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults (32 years + 27 years), children planned
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: approx. 130 sqm (1400 sq ft)
Office: family use and home office
Guest sleeping per year: rare
Open or closed layout: closed
Traditional or modern design: mixed
Open kitchen, kitchen island: semi-open to dining room
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Heating: bio-district heating, no own heat generator in the house
Music / stereo wall: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: terraces to southeast and southwest
Garage, carport: 2 carports, 2 parking spaces in front of carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: yes
Other wishes / special features / daily routine: controlled residential ventilation, monolithic wall made of brick or aerated concrete. Due to the lack of a basement, the office and utility room must be located on the ground floor.
Owner’s work: flooring, painting, and installation of controlled residential ventilation
House Design
Who designed it: by us
What do you particularly like?
What do you dislike?
- We don’t find the entrance behind the carport ideal. However, with the rather small plot, there is hardly any alternative. An entrance facing south is not very good, as we want to use the south side for other rooms. If we put the carport completely behind or next to the house, the house moves too much towards the center of the plot, leaving hardly any meaningful garden space in any direction. Suggestions are very welcome here.
- When entering the bathroom, the first thing you see is the shower wall.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: depending on provider, 190,000 to 250,000, including special features, excluding ancillary building costs and materials for owner’s work
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 210,000, including special features, excluding ancillary building costs and materials for owner’s work
Preferred heating technology: district heating available and mandatory
If you had to give up something, which details or extensions?
- Can you do without: actually nothing unnecessary planned
- Cannot do without: n/a
The exterior dimensions (10.24 m x 9.24 m / 33 ft 7 in x 30 ft 4 in) come from a Flair 134 – this provider has so far been by far the most affordable. The dimensions also fit our plot very well. After many other floor plans with different dimensions, we ultimately chose this one.
Basically, we are very satisfied with it; everything seems to be exactly the size we need. Nothing is too big, nothing too small. Of course, bigger would always be nicer.
Our only points of criticism are:
- the shower wall right in front when entering the bathroom
- the house entrance behind the carport. As a passage between the cars, about 1.40 m (4.6 ft) clearance is planned. Beyond that, there is a passage between the house wall and the shed, about 1.70 m (5.6 ft) wide.
What is your opinion on the overall floor plan and these two points of criticism?
Plot size: 439 sqm (4720 sq ft)
Slope: yes, approx. 1.3 m (4 ft) descent across the plot, approx. 0.5 m (1.6 ft) in the house area
Site occupancy index (floor space ratio): 0.35
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.6
Building window, building line and boundary: see development plan
Border development:
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 2
Roof style: any
Architectural style: any
Orientation: southeast or southwest
Maximum height / limits: 10 m (33 ft) above street curb level
Further requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: gable roof
Basement, floors: 1.5 floors without basement, approx. 1.25 m (4 ft) knee wall height
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults (32 years + 27 years), children planned
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: approx. 130 sqm (1400 sq ft)
Office: family use and home office
Guest sleeping per year: rare
Open or closed layout: closed
Traditional or modern design: mixed
Open kitchen, kitchen island: semi-open to dining room
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Heating: bio-district heating, no own heat generator in the house
Music / stereo wall: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: terraces to southeast and southwest
Garage, carport: 2 carports, 2 parking spaces in front of carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: yes
Other wishes / special features / daily routine: controlled residential ventilation, monolithic wall made of brick or aerated concrete. Due to the lack of a basement, the office and utility room must be located on the ground floor.
Owner’s work: flooring, painting, and installation of controlled residential ventilation
House Design
Who designed it: by us
What do you particularly like?
What do you dislike?
- We don’t find the entrance behind the carport ideal. However, with the rather small plot, there is hardly any alternative. An entrance facing south is not very good, as we want to use the south side for other rooms. If we put the carport completely behind or next to the house, the house moves too much towards the center of the plot, leaving hardly any meaningful garden space in any direction. Suggestions are very welcome here.
- When entering the bathroom, the first thing you see is the shower wall.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: depending on provider, 190,000 to 250,000, including special features, excluding ancillary building costs and materials for owner’s work
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 210,000, including special features, excluding ancillary building costs and materials for owner’s work
Preferred heating technology: district heating available and mandatory
If you had to give up something, which details or extensions?
- Can you do without: actually nothing unnecessary planned
- Cannot do without: n/a
The exterior dimensions (10.24 m x 9.24 m / 33 ft 7 in x 30 ft 4 in) come from a Flair 134 – this provider has so far been by far the most affordable. The dimensions also fit our plot very well. After many other floor plans with different dimensions, we ultimately chose this one.
Basically, we are very satisfied with it; everything seems to be exactly the size we need. Nothing is too big, nothing too small. Of course, bigger would always be nicer.
Our only points of criticism are:
- the shower wall right in front when entering the bathroom
- the house entrance behind the carport. As a passage between the cars, about 1.40 m (4.6 ft) clearance is planned. Beyond that, there is a passage between the house wall and the shed, about 1.70 m (5.6 ft) wide.
What is your opinion on the overall floor plan and these two points of criticism?
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stefanvery1 Nov 2016 16:18RobsonMKK schrieb:
Could you overlay the floor plan onto the section of the plan?
I'm having a hard time visualizing it right now. Sure
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stefanvery1 Nov 2016 16:26BeHaElJa schrieb:
The offer from Town & Country was already quite different once we mentioned KFW55.... And it was definitely less attractive after that. That’s true. Unfortunately, that seems to apply to everyone who doesn’t build with ETICS (external thermal insulation composite system), right? We are still looking for a company that can provide us with an affordable monolithic wall suitable for KfW55. (At this point, I don’t want to start a discussion about ETICS versus monolithic construction, as the forum already has plenty of those.)
BeHaElJa schrieb:
I felt the house had too little natural light in some areas—especially on the ground floor. In the kitchen, for example, it’s just under 12.5%. That’s true as well. Honestly, we don’t know of any house with more than a small window in the kitchen, so we didn’t think much about it. By the way, floor-to-ceiling windows—a suggestion we had from a family member—don’t seem very practical to us; we think they take up too much usable space. Also, since the building plot is rather tight with mostly 400 m² (4,300 sq ft) lots, we find floor-to-ceiling windows to be quite open. Otherwise, in a larger house on a bigger plot, of course, they would be a great feature.
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stefanvery1 Nov 2016 16:34RobsonMKK schrieb:
Just a simple question: are you even allowed to access the property from that side?
From the plan, it looks like it might be predetermined. I asked the building authority, and they said:
"The driveway can also be placed elsewhere, but not in a curve area. The junction area of the two roads must be kept clear in any case. If there are no other deviations from the development plan, in our opinion, the construction project can be carried out through the approval exemption procedure. Ultimately, it is up to your planner to decide whether to apply for a formal approval or not."
Maybe a quick explanation of why the carport is located below instead of above.
Placing it above would either mean at least 6m (20 feet) of space above the house, which would reduce our garden area towards the southeast. Or above in front of the house, in the upper left corner of the pictures. However, in that case, there wouldn’t be any space left for visitor parking in front of the carport. Also, from our layperson’s perspective, the slope at the current position is easier to balance than at the top.
On one hand, there is still an ongoing thread about how and where laundry is dried in the new build.
On the other hand, I’m curious about the age or generation of the family council who think that floor-to-ceiling windows take up usable space.
With a Flair or other Town & Country houses, I would be more concerned about bringing light into the main living areas than about having space for all kinds of furniture (possibly some sort of Gelsenkirchen Baroque style).
But my main point is: the wrong house on the plot. I prefer a maximum house width of 7.5 meters (25 feet). However, this doesn’t exist in an affordable standard version. So either everything gets mirrored along the diagonal and the driveway comes from the west, or there is a carport at the front by the street, requiring you to turn left at a 90-degree angle from the driveway into the carport.
As it is now, several scratches on the cars are just a matter of time. Halloween says hello.
Seriously though: this layout just restricts you.
Regarding the upper floor: plan both children’s rooms to the west and about 15 square meters (160 square feet) each. That way, a proper storage room could result.
Downstairs, you should also have a utility room and an office of reasonable sizes.
This isn’t the original floor plan, is it?
Regards
On the other hand, I’m curious about the age or generation of the family council who think that floor-to-ceiling windows take up usable space.
With a Flair or other Town & Country houses, I would be more concerned about bringing light into the main living areas than about having space for all kinds of furniture (possibly some sort of Gelsenkirchen Baroque style).
But my main point is: the wrong house on the plot. I prefer a maximum house width of 7.5 meters (25 feet). However, this doesn’t exist in an affordable standard version. So either everything gets mirrored along the diagonal and the driveway comes from the west, or there is a carport at the front by the street, requiring you to turn left at a 90-degree angle from the driveway into the carport.
As it is now, several scratches on the cars are just a matter of time. Halloween says hello.
Seriously though: this layout just restricts you.
Regarding the upper floor: plan both children’s rooms to the west and about 15 square meters (160 square feet) each. That way, a proper storage room could result.
Downstairs, you should also have a utility room and an office of reasonable sizes.
This isn’t the original floor plan, is it?
Regards