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
I don’t find the situation unsolvable or the rooms too small, etc. However, the lack of measurements and detailed planning is quite concerning. But keep your spirits up. We’re happy to help. The more challenging the requirements, the more interesting it becomes.
I’m just saying “oak.”
I’m just saying “oak.”
There is one room too many.
The planning for the upper floor should have been done earlier.
The ground floor is already built.
I would plan for 2 children's rooms, 1 bathroom, and 1 storage room upstairs.
Who sleeps where and when will depend on the daily routine with the child/children.
Not every family is the same, not every child is the same.
Master bedroom now on the ground floor.
Where child 1 sleeps will have to be decided.
Maybe the small room could be added to the bedroom?
Or a 140 cm (55 inch) bed with a bedside bed.
The planning for the upper floor should have been done earlier.
The ground floor is already built.
I would plan for 2 children's rooms, 1 bathroom, and 1 storage room upstairs.
Who sleeps where and when will depend on the daily routine with the child/children.
Not every family is the same, not every child is the same.
Master bedroom now on the ground floor.
Where child 1 sleeps will have to be decided.
Maybe the small room could be added to the bedroom?
Or a 140 cm (55 inch) bed with a bedside bed.
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pffreestyler4 Dec 2018 13:32Ok, ok, it’s clear that we need to make some compromises.
Then this floor plan seems to fit best. The 1m (3 feet 3 inches) and 2m (6 feet 6 inches) lines would still need to be shifted slightly outward, giving the rooms a bit more space.
The storage room is removed, and the room on the north side remains flexible and can be used as a bedroom, office, or storage.
In my opinion, the children’s rooms are large enough!?
Then this floor plan seems to fit best. The 1m (3 feet 3 inches) and 2m (6 feet 6 inches) lines would still need to be shifted slightly outward, giving the rooms a bit more space.
ypg schrieb:
Now then... based on Katja’s designs...
Although I haven’t looked recently, the hallway turned out just as I remember from Katja’s plans
Using the OP’s dimensions
The storage room is removed, and the room on the north side remains flexible and can be used as a bedroom, office, or storage.
In my opinion, the children’s rooms are large enough!?
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pffreestyler4 Dec 2018 13:59Huh, what do you mean by that?
Man, man, man...
There’s no child yet. And when the extension will actually happen is uncertain.
Once you have moved in, you will be focusing on other things, certainly not on the above-mentioned extension. Then, if all goes well, the first child will be accommodated next to the living room. Even then, there won’t be a real need for the attic conversion – even if you imagine it differently.
So, when eventually you have two kids, they will definitely manage if mom doesn’t live right next door but 5 meters (16 feet) away. Your house won’t be any bigger than that.
The house suffers from too many compromises back and forth... there will always be some kind of compromise somewhere.
There’s no child yet. And when the extension will actually happen is uncertain.
Once you have moved in, you will be focusing on other things, certainly not on the above-mentioned extension. Then, if all goes well, the first child will be accommodated next to the living room. Even then, there won’t be a real need for the attic conversion – even if you imagine it differently.
So, when eventually you have two kids, they will definitely manage if mom doesn’t live right next door but 5 meters (16 feet) away. Your house won’t be any bigger than that.
The house suffers from too many compromises back and forth... there will always be some kind of compromise somewhere.
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