Hello,
I would like to hear your opinions about the initial architectural plan. It was created based on my specifications: a maximum of 130m2 (1400 sq ft), wood-burning stove, no basement, walk-in closet, garage for a car and a motorcycle. Since I am currently single, I designed the house so that I could live there later with my wife (and two children). Also, I considered the potential resale value. The garage on the left side of the plot is already under construction! This is a new development area with traffic-calmed streets.
Best regards,
Thomas
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size – 565 m2 (6080 sq ft)
Slope - no
Floor area ratio – 0.4
Number of parking spaces – car & motorcycle
Number of floors – 2
Roof type – gable roof
Maximum heights / limits – eaves height max. 3.2–4.2 m (10.5–13.8 ft); ridge height max. 9.25 m (30.3 ft)
Owner’s Requirements
Basement, floors – no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age – 1, 45
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor – 64, 64 m2 (690, 690 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? – no
Open or closed layout – closed
Traditional or modern style – traditional
Open kitchen, kitchen island – no, no
Number of dining seats – 4, extendable to max. 8
Fireplace – yes
Music / stereo wall – no
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse – no
House Design
Plan created by: architect under client’s specifications
What do you dislike? Why? – somewhat small bathroom, possibly swap bedroom and walk-in closet
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 300,000 for cost groups 200, 300, 400, and 700
Personal price limit for house including fittings: 300,000
Preferred heating system: undecided yet (heat pump or gas condensing boiler)
Why is the design as it is now?
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? – max. 130m2 (1400 sq ft) specified, walk-in closet, no basement
I would like to hear your opinions about the initial architectural plan. It was created based on my specifications: a maximum of 130m2 (1400 sq ft), wood-burning stove, no basement, walk-in closet, garage for a car and a motorcycle. Since I am currently single, I designed the house so that I could live there later with my wife (and two children). Also, I considered the potential resale value. The garage on the left side of the plot is already under construction! This is a new development area with traffic-calmed streets.
Best regards,
Thomas
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size – 565 m2 (6080 sq ft)
Slope - no
Floor area ratio – 0.4
Number of parking spaces – car & motorcycle
Number of floors – 2
Roof type – gable roof
Maximum heights / limits – eaves height max. 3.2–4.2 m (10.5–13.8 ft); ridge height max. 9.25 m (30.3 ft)
Owner’s Requirements
Basement, floors – no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age – 1, 45
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor – 64, 64 m2 (690, 690 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? – no
Open or closed layout – closed
Traditional or modern style – traditional
Open kitchen, kitchen island – no, no
Number of dining seats – 4, extendable to max. 8
Fireplace – yes
Music / stereo wall – no
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse – no
House Design
Plan created by: architect under client’s specifications
What do you dislike? Why? – somewhat small bathroom, possibly swap bedroom and walk-in closet
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 300,000 for cost groups 200, 300, 400, and 700
Personal price limit for house including fittings: 300,000
Preferred heating system: undecided yet (heat pump or gas condensing boiler)
Why is the design as it is now?
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? – max. 130m2 (1400 sq ft) specified, walk-in closet, no basement
kbt09 schrieb:
hm .. check the living room furniture layout .. where will the TV be placed? Isn’t 663 cm (219 inches) too far? Aren’t the seating area and dining area too close together? (Feels more like showroom furniture in a store). This results in the path from kitchen to terrace for summer barbecues. Currently means squeezing past the dining furniture.
Cat table in the kitchen?
Why the shower room on the ground floor? Cloakroom under the stairs? Laundry route .. upper floor through half the ground floor to the utility room.
Child 1 room oriented more to the north than other rooms. Walk-in closet is 300 cm (118 inches) wide, but the wardrobe maxes out around 200 cm (79 inches) high, the rest in the knee wall space.
Overall, garage is located on the best side facing southwest.Hello kbt09,
thanks for your suggestions. I would probably replace the seating area with an L-shaped sofa and move it closer to the TV. This will also free up more space for the dining table (normally only 4 chairs at the table), which can then be rotated 90 degrees.
The cat table in the kitchen is intended just as a breakfast spot, but it could also serve as extra counter space.
Yes, cloakroom under the stairs. The shower room on the ground floor is intended as an alternative option for showering.
Regarding Child 1 and the rest, see kaho674’s proposal, which I really like.
Best regards, Thomas
kaho674 schrieb:
Yes, you can definitely get more out of the upper floor. I actually don’t think the downstairs is bad at all. I just don’t like the entrance area. I would remove the shower there to make more room for a wardrobe and open space.
I sketched an alternative suggestion for the upper floor.
Hello kaho674,
Thank you very much for your suggestions, especially your alternative plan for the upper floor and the room layout—I like it a lot. Let’s see what the architect comes up with.
The wardrobe will be placed under the stairs, and the shower on the ground floor serves as a backup option.
It’s just not easy to fit everything into 130m2 (1400 sq ft) :-)
haydee schrieb:
I would reconsider the layout of the upper floor. Large walk-in closet but relatively little storage space (for the size), small bathroom. At the moment, are you single or did I read that wrong? I would design the upper floor for myself as a single person, with the possibility to include up to two children’s rooms in the house. Larger bedroom so that later on a really big wardrobe can fit in, a large walk-in closet that could also be used as a children’s room if necessary, bigger bathroom... In short, everything should feel more spacious.Hello,
thank you for your feedback.
More spacious also means more square meters and thus higher construction costs, right? Or what exactly do you mean by that?
Basically, I like the alternative upper floor plan from kaho674 quite well.
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stefanc843 Nov 2017 08:09What are the building’s exterior dimensions? From the photos, I can’t really tell.
It seems to be a rather small house, so it’s not surprising that everything feels quite cramped to me. Personally, I would skip the second shower and a walk-in closet, especially given the limited space. I would also make the kitchen a bit smaller. Instead, I would increase the size of the children’s rooms, dining area, bathroom, and hallway (where would you put a coat rack and shoes?). The utility room probably won’t be sufficient for storage if there’s no basement.
You are single, so advice to build larger might seem pointless at first. However, I don’t think adding a few more square meters would significantly affect the construction costs. Estimating costs per square meter is quite inaccurate; it’s just easier for calculations. I’d guess that 10m² (108 sq ft) more might cost you around €5,000–8,000 more. And in this case, I consider that a good investment. There’s plenty of space on the plot too.
I also agree that the layout is far from ideal. And I keep wondering (as we did with our own planning) why so many architects fail to design truly livable spaces...
So, as you can tell, I’m not very enthusiastic—no offense intended. I probably have very particular ideas myself and need open flow and space for furniture. In the end, it has to appeal to you. But I believe you’ll get better suggestions here in the forum than from the architect.
It seems to be a rather small house, so it’s not surprising that everything feels quite cramped to me. Personally, I would skip the second shower and a walk-in closet, especially given the limited space. I would also make the kitchen a bit smaller. Instead, I would increase the size of the children’s rooms, dining area, bathroom, and hallway (where would you put a coat rack and shoes?). The utility room probably won’t be sufficient for storage if there’s no basement.
You are single, so advice to build larger might seem pointless at first. However, I don’t think adding a few more square meters would significantly affect the construction costs. Estimating costs per square meter is quite inaccurate; it’s just easier for calculations. I’d guess that 10m² (108 sq ft) more might cost you around €5,000–8,000 more. And in this case, I consider that a good investment. There’s plenty of space on the plot too.
I also agree that the layout is far from ideal. And I keep wondering (as we did with our own planning) why so many architects fail to design truly livable spaces...
So, as you can tell, I’m not very enthusiastic—no offense intended. I probably have very particular ideas myself and need open flow and space for furniture. In the end, it has to appeal to you. But I believe you’ll get better suggestions here in the forum than from the architect.
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