ᐅ Ground floor approximately 100 sqm, upper floor adaptable for expansion (planned bathroom, 2 children's bedrooms, 1 storage room)
Created on: 28 Mar 2018 10:32
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pffreestyler
Hello,
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 879 sqm (9,458 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.45
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 5 m (16 ft) to the street, 3 m (10 ft) each to the orchard area and neighbors
Edge development /
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Construction style: solid / masonry
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height 9.0 m (30 ft), eaves height 6.0 m (20 ft)
Other requirements
Homeowners’ requirements: living room facing south, small office (initially used as a nursery), walk-in shower on ground floor, utility room on the driveway side
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 stories
Number of residents, age: 2 – under 30
Office use: family use rather than home office
Number of overnight guests per year: 2-3
Open or closed architecture: closed
Traditional or modern style: rather traditional
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport planned later on the east side
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
House design
Designer: general contractor
What do you like most? Why? living room facing south, the number of rooms as desired
What do you dislike? Why? the office window 1 should be moved from south to west (otherwise the wall looks too bare); driveway and access to be on the east, not the west
Price estimate by architect/planner: available after Easter; currently mainly focused on the floor plan
Personal price limit including fixtures: expected around €1,700 per sqm (sq ft conversion not added per instruction)
Preferred heating: gas
If you have to give up, which details/features?
-can give up: bathtub
-cannot give up:
Why is the design as it is now?
The floor plan is based on a very similar layout seen during a house viewing and is our favorite among all viewings and catalog research. We only adapted it slightly to our needs (removed guest WC and enlarged living room, rotated office).
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
The floor plan basically fits us, but I would appreciate your opinion to see if any improvements are possible. Note: as mentioned, we want to move the office window to the west so the wall doesn’t look so bare. Driveway on the east, not west. Therefore, the bare wall on the west is where the carport will go up to the utility room door. Alternatively, a window could be added to the living room there and the carport start behind the house. The plot allows this.
My main concern is that we’re not 100% happy with the roof’s east-west orientation; I would prefer a north-south alignment. Do you have ideas on rotating the floor plan 90 degrees while keeping the layout mostly unchanged? Only the kitchen and office could be swapped.
PS: The square meter figures for the hallway may be incorrect; the contractor will finalize after Easter. Correct figures will be approximately: living room 31.79 sqm (342 sq ft), kitchen 15.19 sqm (163 sq ft), utility room 9.87 sqm (106 sq ft), hallway about 19.5 sqm (210 sq ft), office/child room 1 about 8 sqm (86 sq ft), bedroom about 11.8 sqm (127 sq ft), bathroom about 8.5 sqm (91 sq ft)
Plot details: length west: 40 m (131 ft), east: 42 m (138 ft), width: 21.5 m (71 ft)
Best regards
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 879 sqm (9,458 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.45
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 5 m (16 ft) to the street, 3 m (10 ft) each to the orchard area and neighbors
Edge development /
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Construction style: solid / masonry
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height 9.0 m (30 ft), eaves height 6.0 m (20 ft)
Other requirements
Homeowners’ requirements: living room facing south, small office (initially used as a nursery), walk-in shower on ground floor, utility room on the driveway side
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 stories
Number of residents, age: 2 – under 30
Office use: family use rather than home office
Number of overnight guests per year: 2-3
Open or closed architecture: closed
Traditional or modern style: rather traditional
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport planned later on the east side
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
House design
Designer: general contractor
What do you like most? Why? living room facing south, the number of rooms as desired
What do you dislike? Why? the office window 1 should be moved from south to west (otherwise the wall looks too bare); driveway and access to be on the east, not the west
Price estimate by architect/planner: available after Easter; currently mainly focused on the floor plan
Personal price limit including fixtures: expected around €1,700 per sqm (sq ft conversion not added per instruction)
Preferred heating: gas
If you have to give up, which details/features?
-can give up: bathtub
-cannot give up:
Why is the design as it is now?
The floor plan is based on a very similar layout seen during a house viewing and is our favorite among all viewings and catalog research. We only adapted it slightly to our needs (removed guest WC and enlarged living room, rotated office).
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
The floor plan basically fits us, but I would appreciate your opinion to see if any improvements are possible. Note: as mentioned, we want to move the office window to the west so the wall doesn’t look so bare. Driveway on the east, not west. Therefore, the bare wall on the west is where the carport will go up to the utility room door. Alternatively, a window could be added to the living room there and the carport start behind the house. The plot allows this.
My main concern is that we’re not 100% happy with the roof’s east-west orientation; I would prefer a north-south alignment. Do you have ideas on rotating the floor plan 90 degrees while keeping the layout mostly unchanged? Only the kitchen and office could be swapped.
PS: The square meter figures for the hallway may be incorrect; the contractor will finalize after Easter. Correct figures will be approximately: living room 31.79 sqm (342 sq ft), kitchen 15.19 sqm (163 sq ft), utility room 9.87 sqm (106 sq ft), hallway about 19.5 sqm (210 sq ft), office/child room 1 about 8 sqm (86 sq ft), bedroom about 11.8 sqm (127 sq ft), bathroom about 8.5 sqm (91 sq ft)
Plot details: length west: 40 m (131 ft), east: 42 m (138 ft), width: 21.5 m (71 ft)
Best regards
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pffreestyler14 Jun 2018 07:23Hello,
I need to briefly revive this thread.
At the moment, I have some confusing measurements for our patio doors.
The rough opening size is 2.265 m (7 ft 5 in). As I understand it, this is quite standard, as whole bricks can be used in the construction. The patio doors should also be large enough for comfortable passage for tall people (I am 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), for example).
Our general contractor had included patio doors in the offer: 1800 x 2200.
Since we will be sourcing the windows and all doors ourselves, I requested a separate offer, provided the measurements, and shared the floor plan with the rough opening details.
Now we have two options quoted: one with 1800 x 2200 for a lift-and-slide door, and another with 1800 x 2040 for a standard patio door with a swing door.
I cannot quite understand the 1800 x 2040 option. Isn’t that too small?
The overall construction will most likely be as follows:
10 cm perimeter insulation
20 cm structural slab
14 cm rigid foam insulation
17 x 2 mm (0.07 x 0.08 in) underfloor heating pipes
Thermal conductivity class 045 (WLG 045) insulation – height not yet known
6 cm cement screed
These values are still estimated, as no final calculation is available yet.
A height of 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) seems a bit low to me, doesn’t it? The raw ceiling height is 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in).
I hope this explanation is not too confusing.
PS: Does the forum have issues with Tapatalk? I can’t log in with the app here on the forum because I don’t have permission?!
I need to briefly revive this thread.
At the moment, I have some confusing measurements for our patio doors.
The rough opening size is 2.265 m (7 ft 5 in). As I understand it, this is quite standard, as whole bricks can be used in the construction. The patio doors should also be large enough for comfortable passage for tall people (I am 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), for example).
Our general contractor had included patio doors in the offer: 1800 x 2200.
Since we will be sourcing the windows and all doors ourselves, I requested a separate offer, provided the measurements, and shared the floor plan with the rough opening details.
Now we have two options quoted: one with 1800 x 2200 for a lift-and-slide door, and another with 1800 x 2040 for a standard patio door with a swing door.
I cannot quite understand the 1800 x 2040 option. Isn’t that too small?
The overall construction will most likely be as follows:
10 cm perimeter insulation
20 cm structural slab
14 cm rigid foam insulation
17 x 2 mm (0.07 x 0.08 in) underfloor heating pipes
Thermal conductivity class 045 (WLG 045) insulation – height not yet known
6 cm cement screed
These values are still estimated, as no final calculation is available yet.
A height of 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) seems a bit low to me, doesn’t it? The raw ceiling height is 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in).
I hope this explanation is not too confusing.
PS: Does the forum have issues with Tapatalk? I can’t log in with the app here on the forum because I don’t have permission?!
What is the remaining clear opening width with a 180 cm (71 inches) wide sliding door? In my opinion, that would be too narrow for the main access to the terrace.
Me neither ☹️
Nothing works anymore – I get the same error message.
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@Mycraft ?
pffreestyler schrieb:
PS: Is the forum having issues with Tapatalk? I can’t log in with the app because I don’t have permission?!
Me neither ☹️
Nothing works anymore – I get the same error message.
@Admin ?
@Mycraft ?
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pffreestyler14 Jun 2018 19:19Sorry, I should have mentioned that the sliding door has been removed. It was only mentioned as a comparison of the different available sizes. It will be a standard patio door with a mullion. The only question is the optimal size.
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