ᐅ New construction of a 2,370 sq ft urban villa with a hip roof, two full stories

Hello dear colleagues,

I would like to share our planned floor plan with you. A brief update on the current status: The preliminary building inquiry is in progress, and we already have some rough offers (currently Baudirekt is leading with just under 380,000 EUR, but nothing is finalized yet...).

Pressure drainage to the neighboring property is required.

Project Information:
Development plan/restrictions – rural area, special case.
Plot size > 10,000 sqm (2.5 acres), old timber-framed building on the plot
Slope – There is a slope; the old building will be demolished and replaced with the new one
Site coverage ratio – ?
Floor area ratio – planned 2 full floors
Building window, building line, and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces – 80 sqm (860 sq ft) garage planned
Number of floors – 2 floors
Roof style – hipped roof
Architectural style – brick or white plaster. Solid construction?
Orientation – south, slightly east
Maximum height/restrictions
Further requirements

Client requirements
Architectural style, roof form, building type – hipped roof, solid house
Basement, floors – 2 full floors, no basement
Number of people, ages – 29, 23, and 0 years
Room requirements on ground and upper floors – as shown, 3 children’s rooms upstairs
Office: family use or home office? – home office
Guest bedrooms per year – not many, space available
Open or closed architecture – gallery in the hallway planned
Conservative or modern construction – preferably modern!
Open kitchen, cooking island
Number of dining seats
Fireplace – no
Music/stereo wall – yes, living room
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – 80 sqm (860 sq ft) garage
Utility garden, greenhouse – garden available
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain features are or are not desired

House design
Who created the plan:
- Builder’s planner
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself – X
What do you particularly like? Why? Gallery, large rooms, 2 full floors, walk-in closet, sauna
What do you dislike? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating technology: currently likely gas

If you had to give up some details/extra features
- Could give up:
- Could not give up:

Why is the design the way it is now?
We designed the floor plan ourselves. Not all details are finalized yet, so we would very much appreciate some tips.

What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
We would like to receive feedback on what you notice, especially regarding potential problem areas we may have overlooked in the floor plan. Many details are still not final. We are really looking forward to and very grateful for your feedback!

Best regards!!

No offense intended: I see a standard floor plan with some customizations that actually make the design worse rather than better.
I would suggest simply showing your general contractor or architect your wishes (without a design) and letting them create the plan. I believe they will come up with something good and suitable. Minor details can always be improved later.
As an example, I mention walls that are too thin, a cramped toilet on the ground floor, and the bedroom entrance area,

The room sizes will be adjusted quite a bit once you factor in the actual 40 cm (16 inch) exterior wall thickness instead of the 10 cm (4 inch) shown in the drawings. However, I still take this as a sign that there is clearly not enough sense of scale yet – the massive double garage also points in this direction.

My immediate impression is clear: either you are a “part-time millionaire” or the house is going to be too expensive.

On a computer, this kind of thing can be quickly drawn up, but the computer won’t clean the windows of the upper floor entrance hall for you.

A hip roof combined with a bay window results in a complex and costly roof structure.

ypg schrieb:
ich erkenne einen Standardgrundriss mit einigen Individualisierungen,

May I guess: was the base a Viebrock house?

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The wall thickness also caught my attention. The rooms will change according to the right proportions.
What will the many rooms on the ground floor be used for?
How is simultaneous use of the bathrooms managed?
Have you considered your typical “traffic paths”?
Everyone is different, so I won’t make any judgments.

First of all, thank you very much for your constructive feedback. The original basis was Kern-Haus, as we really liked Kern-Haus. My parents have a 50 sqm (540 sq ft) living room and rooms of the size shown, which is why I have this preference. Cost would not be an issue for us.

We will carefully reconsider each of the points you mentioned, so thanks again for the suggestions!

@ypg: We will fix the thin walls, thanks for the tip! Which beginner-friendly software would you recommend for that? We are using Sweet Home 3D, which should also be suitable.

The toilet is designed so that the wardrobe (shoe storage) is placed in front of it, preventing people from walking over dirty floors to get to the toilet. The cramped feeling is due to the awkward window shape, which I think we should reconsider.

@11ant: We planned the large garage for garden tools, like a ride-on mower, and as extra storage space since there is no basement. Do you still think it is too big?

@hampshire: On the ground floor behind the kitchen there is a utility room with a second oven, etc. On the upper right is our "storage cellar." On the upper left we have planned an office / photo studio.

Thanks again for your help! We will completely revise the plan and present it again.

Best regards!

If the plot size allows, it might be better to set up a separate tool shed. It benefits both aesthetics and proportions.
What remodeling reserves are you planning for your later years?