ᐅ Floor Plan for a 164 sqm Solid Construction Urban Villa on a Rear Lot

Homeowners’ Requirements

Style, roof shape, building type: urban villa, hip roof, 22 degrees, solid construction

Basement, floors: no basement, two full floors, total 164 sqm (1765 sq ft)

Number of people, ages: 33, 37, 3, possibly another planned

Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: 1 home office on ground floor, 2 children’s rooms on upper floor

Office use: family use or home office? Home office

Overnight guests per year: minimal

Open or closed layout: closed

Conservative or modern construction: conservative

Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes

Number of dining seats: 6 – 8

Fireplace: no

Music/stereo wall: not important

Balcony, roof terrace: no

Garage, carport: if budget allows

Utility garden, greenhouse: no

House Design

Planning by:

- Do-it-yourself with support from a potential general contractor

What do you particularly like? Why? Platform staircase

What do you not like? Why? Transition from living area to dining area

Estimated price according to architect/planner: 400,000

Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:

Preferred heating system: heat pump

If you have to give up certain details/finishes

- What can you give up: large bathroom

- What you cannot give up: children’s rooms, office, lift-and-slide door in dining area

Hello dear house building forum,

I would like to gather opinions and suggestions for improvements regarding my floor plan and look forward to exchanging ideas.

I am particularly struggling with the transition between the living and dining areas. On the one hand, I want to be able to look from the living area, through the dining area, out onto the property. On the other hand, I would like a clear physical separation between these spaces. Currently, a double sliding door is planned. However, the wall does not offer much space. The sliding door needs to be pushed somewhere. In the dining area, a lift-and-slide door will be added or implemented in the western corner. It should be about 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) wide.

We have also been thinking hard about the entrance area. How can we create plenty of storage without wasting much space, while coordinating with the orientation of the platform staircase? I am worried that we may have created a bit of a bottleneck there.

Good luck

R.

Richard-MD schrieb:

On the other hand, we really struggled with the entrance area.

Well, you have to wonder why it was made so awkward and convoluted when swapping the WC and entrance would be much more straightforward.

Richard-MD schrieb:

The sliding door has to slide somewhere, after all.

If the drawing is from the general contractor, then the doubling of the wall for the sliding door would probably need to be built on site as a change order. Or they designed a more modern and cost-effective solution—a surface-mounted sliding door.

I would advise you to draw the furniture to scale to see if it actually works as planned.

"Continuation" from: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/zufahrt-fuer-geplantes-einfamilienhaus-auf-einem-hinterliegergrundstueck.45951/

I would find it more practical to change the direction of the staircase. Without furniture placement, I can’t fully understand a lot, not least the size of the kitchen compared to that of the living room. Finally, someone is not compulsively designing children’s rooms of the same size. Haven’t I mentioned this week that fantasy dimensions lead to sloppy workmanship? And in my opinion, the lift-and-slide door is a design flaw without any redeeming qualities. How is the external wall construction supposed to be here, actually?

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ypg schrieb:

Well, you have to wonder why it was designed so awkwardly and complicated if swapping the toilet and entrance would be much more straightforward.

If the drawing is from the general contractor, then doubling the wall for the sliding door would probably need to be constructed on-site as a change order. Or they drew the modern and cost-effective version – an applied sliding door.

I would recommend accurately drawing in the furniture to scale to see if it will really work as planned.

Originally, the entrance area was supposed to be swapped with the guest toilet. However, due to the planned carport, which is intended to adjoin this side at some point, the design is currently this way.

11ant schrieb:

"Continuation" of: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/zufahrt-fuer-geplantes-einfamilienhaus-auf-einem-hinterliegergrundstueck.45951/

I think it would be better to reverse the direction of the staircase. Without furniture in place, many things don’t make sense to me, not least the size of the kitchen compared to the living room. Finally, someone is not compulsively planning equally sized children's rooms. Have I not yet mentioned this week that unrealistic dimensions lead to poor workmanship? And in my opinion, the lift-and-slide door is a design flaw without any real benefit. How is the external wall construction supposed to be handled here?

Reversing the direction of the staircase? As planned, I would have a nice, conveniently close pantry under the half-landing stairs next to the kitchen.

I will provide additional information regarding the wall construction and the scaled furniture layout.