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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stefanvery2 Nov 2016 22:17Hmm, honestly, I can’t quite imagine a straight staircase in #25.
I’ve made some minor changes to the house from the first post based on your suggestions. Smaller utility room, smaller hallway, larger living room, bigger home office, bigger staircase (26cm (10 inches) tread depth, 95cm (37 inches) clear width), 1.65m (5.4 feet) distance between the cars. Really minimal changes, you probably won’t even notice.
Before building our own house became a realistic option, we also looked at existing terraced houses with extremely narrow staircases – those are really not practical.
I’ve made some minor changes to the house from the first post based on your suggestions. Smaller utility room, smaller hallway, larger living room, bigger home office, bigger staircase (26cm (10 inches) tread depth, 95cm (37 inches) clear width), 1.65m (5.4 feet) distance between the cars. Really minimal changes, you probably won’t even notice.
Before building our own house became a realistic option, we also looked at existing terraced houses with extremely narrow staircases – those are really not practical.
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stefanvery6 Nov 2016 14:27We have refined the design again and ended up with two options.
One where we prefer the living room layout better, offering space for four cars, two of them covered – but where the carport is not ideally positioned in front of the house.
And another option where the carport fits perfectly – but only three parking spaces, just one of them covered, and the living room floor plan is a bit narrow and elongated.
I initially had doubts about the carport due to the site’s terrain slope – but I am now hoping an architect can manage it somehow, since within the boundaries, rearranging up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) of sand is allowed.
One where we prefer the living room layout better, offering space for four cars, two of them covered – but where the carport is not ideally positioned in front of the house.
And another option where the carport fits perfectly – but only three parking spaces, just one of them covered, and the living room floor plan is a bit narrow and elongated.
I initially had doubts about the carport due to the site’s terrain slope – but I am now hoping an architect can manage it somehow, since within the boundaries, rearranging up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) of sand is allowed.
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stefanvery6 Nov 2016 14:30Carport Option Below
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stefanvery6 Nov 2016 14:31Carport Variant Top
In both versions, the house entrance can only be accessed through the carport... which is rather inconvenient. Instead of many perspectives, a scaled overhead plan including the plot and carport would be more useful.
The parents' walk-in closet is rather impractical in both versions. Having only 60 cm (24 inches) of space in front of the wardrobe does not allow much room to move, and you always have to pass by the sleeping area as well.
The parents' walk-in closet is rather impractical in both versions. Having only 60 cm (24 inches) of space in front of the wardrobe does not allow much room to move, and you always have to pass by the sleeping area as well.
For me, some areas are too dark... I already mentioned that.
Skip the niche in the bedroom... it just ends up storing clutter anyway.
Are you pianists? Otherwise, the central area in the living room is as dead as Pokémon Go.
The position of the toilet on the upper floor is quite unusual.
Mark the 1 and 2 meter (3 and 6 feet) lines.
Skip the niche in the bedroom... it just ends up storing clutter anyway.
Are you pianists? Otherwise, the central area in the living room is as dead as Pokémon Go.
The position of the toilet on the upper floor is quite unusual.
Mark the 1 and 2 meter (3 and 6 feet) lines.
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