ᐅ New Single-Family Home Construction – Urban Villa Floor Plan and Exterior Design
Created on: 3 May 2020 11:58
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Project_2020
Hello forum community,
we are currently in the planning phase for our house. We have done a lot of research and gathered ideas to make the planning as optimal as possible for us. We were also able to take some ideas from this forum, so thanks to all the active readers and contributors for sharing useful information.
I have attached the floor plans (I hope everything is legible). We have been working on the planning for about 9 months now, and after a while you tend to get stuck in a certain mindset and overlook some things or no longer notice them.
Therefore, we are very grateful for any opinions, constructive criticism, or tips.
Let’s get started:
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 1300m² (about 0.32 acres)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio:
Floor area ratio:
Building window, building line, and boundary:
Edge development: No
Number of parking spaces: Double garage and 2 outdoor parking spaces
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof type: Hip roof
Architectural style: Urban villa
Orientation: Front faces southeast. Terrace on the west/southwest side
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements
Owners' requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Urban villa, hip roof, solid construction (masonry)
Basement, floors: Partially basement, 2 full floors
Number of occupants, age: Initially 2 (mid-20s). Likely 4 in the future (ages starting from newborn)
Space requirements on the ground floor: Kitchen/dining room, living and dining room, bathroom, office/guest room, utility room, hobby room, workshop. Space requirements on the upper floor: Bathroom, two children's rooms, bedroom and dressing room
Office: Family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: Occasionally, mostly 2 people
Open or closed architecture: Closed architecture
Conservative or modern design: Both
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Not open. No kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: Yes, in the living room
Music/speaker wall: Not planned
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: Yes, after construction is complete
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things should or shouldn’t be included
House design
Who designed it:
Do-it-yourself: By ourselves in cooperation with an architect
What do you particularly like? Why? The bay window, which breaks up the overall appearance. The terrace next to and behind the house, allowing sheltered outdoor seating. The hobby/workshop rooms for personal development.
What do you not like? Why? Nothing at first glance, so we want to know what you think
Price estimate according to the architect/planner: 400,000€
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating technology: Geothermal energy via deep borehole or surface/trench collector
If you had to give up certain details/extensions
- What can you do without: Too much smart home technology
- What you cannot do without: Underfloor heating, terraces, hobby rooms
Why has the design ended up as it is? For example, looking at various show homes, friends’ houses, and thinking about what we liked and especially disliked about our parents’ houses.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Simply to get an objective opinion on our project. We wonder if our subjective, rose-tinted view has caused us to overlook something.
we are currently in the planning phase for our house. We have done a lot of research and gathered ideas to make the planning as optimal as possible for us. We were also able to take some ideas from this forum, so thanks to all the active readers and contributors for sharing useful information.
I have attached the floor plans (I hope everything is legible). We have been working on the planning for about 9 months now, and after a while you tend to get stuck in a certain mindset and overlook some things or no longer notice them.
Therefore, we are very grateful for any opinions, constructive criticism, or tips.
Let’s get started:
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 1300m² (about 0.32 acres)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio:
Floor area ratio:
Building window, building line, and boundary:
Edge development: No
Number of parking spaces: Double garage and 2 outdoor parking spaces
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof type: Hip roof
Architectural style: Urban villa
Orientation: Front faces southeast. Terrace on the west/southwest side
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements
Owners' requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: Urban villa, hip roof, solid construction (masonry)
Basement, floors: Partially basement, 2 full floors
Number of occupants, age: Initially 2 (mid-20s). Likely 4 in the future (ages starting from newborn)
Space requirements on the ground floor: Kitchen/dining room, living and dining room, bathroom, office/guest room, utility room, hobby room, workshop. Space requirements on the upper floor: Bathroom, two children's rooms, bedroom and dressing room
Office: Family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: Occasionally, mostly 2 people
Open or closed architecture: Closed architecture
Conservative or modern design: Both
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Not open. No kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: Yes, in the living room
Music/speaker wall: Not planned
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: Yes, after construction is complete
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things should or shouldn’t be included
House design
Who designed it:
Do-it-yourself: By ourselves in cooperation with an architect
What do you particularly like? Why? The bay window, which breaks up the overall appearance. The terrace next to and behind the house, allowing sheltered outdoor seating. The hobby/workshop rooms for personal development.
What do you not like? Why? Nothing at first glance, so we want to know what you think
Price estimate according to the architect/planner: 400,000€
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating technology: Geothermal energy via deep borehole or surface/trench collector
If you had to give up certain details/extensions
- What can you do without: Too much smart home technology
- What you cannot do without: Underfloor heating, terraces, hobby rooms
Why has the design ended up as it is? For example, looking at various show homes, friends’ houses, and thinking about what we liked and especially disliked about our parents’ houses.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Simply to get an objective opinion on our project. We wonder if our subjective, rose-tinted view has caused us to overlook something.
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Project_20203 May 2020 20:18Thanks first of all for the responses.
The bedroom and dressing room are intentionally planned that way. In the bedroom, only the bed and a small chest of drawers are meant to be placed, as we only sleep there. The planner personally didn’t find it ideal either, but from our point of view, it works. Since we have different waking times, the first person getting up does not disturb the second, and you can get ready calmly in the bathroom and dressing room without having to go through the bedroom again.
The storage room in the kitchen is about the same size as in our parents’ house; we have measured it.
All the equipment for heating and, prospectively, for a pool installation in the garden (which will be in the distant future) will be located in the small basement.
Regarding the living/dining room, we also thought about it and decided on a cozy sofa corner, which is intentionally somewhat narrower. However, the sofa shown in the plan is too large, as you rightly pointed out. The table does not necessarily need to be positioned as shown.
We plan to place the wardrobe/shoe cabinet under the stairs.
The fireplace is correct and is to be enclosed in the living room; the one in the kitchen is the refrigerator. A door in the kitchen should be considered (where the refrigerator currently is, then we would only need to extend the terrace).
Walls angled at 45 degrees are dead space, but we really like them and do not want to miss them in those spots.
The bedroom and dressing room are intentionally planned that way. In the bedroom, only the bed and a small chest of drawers are meant to be placed, as we only sleep there. The planner personally didn’t find it ideal either, but from our point of view, it works. Since we have different waking times, the first person getting up does not disturb the second, and you can get ready calmly in the bathroom and dressing room without having to go through the bedroom again.
The storage room in the kitchen is about the same size as in our parents’ house; we have measured it.
All the equipment for heating and, prospectively, for a pool installation in the garden (which will be in the distant future) will be located in the small basement.
Regarding the living/dining room, we also thought about it and decided on a cozy sofa corner, which is intentionally somewhat narrower. However, the sofa shown in the plan is too large, as you rightly pointed out. The table does not necessarily need to be positioned as shown.
We plan to place the wardrobe/shoe cabinet under the stairs.
The fireplace is correct and is to be enclosed in the living room; the one in the kitchen is the refrigerator. A door in the kitchen should be considered (where the refrigerator currently is, then we would only need to extend the terrace).
Walls angled at 45 degrees are dead space, but we really like them and do not want to miss them in those spots.
Budget is not sufficient
The staircase next to the door fits a small suburban house.
The hallway is too large.
The storage room next to the kitchen is too small. What should go in there? You can store more with kitchen cabinets.
In the living room, draw in properly scaled furniture including TV and table, with walking space.
The route from kitchen to terrace is long and impractical.
What hobbies do you have?
The walk-in closet is much too large, or is someone collecting handbags or 200 pairs of shoes here?
The children’s rooms are less favorably oriented and too small.
Overall, the room sizes are not well balanced.
The staircase next to the door fits a small suburban house.
The hallway is too large.
The storage room next to the kitchen is too small. What should go in there? You can store more with kitchen cabinets.
In the living room, draw in properly scaled furniture including TV and table, with walking space.
The route from kitchen to terrace is long and impractical.
What hobbies do you have?
The walk-in closet is much too large, or is someone collecting handbags or 200 pairs of shoes here?
The children’s rooms are less favorably oriented and too small.
Overall, the room sizes are not well balanced.
For the stated budget, I don’t see the house being feasible.
The interior layout seems somewhat outdated. I would suggest critically reviewing the points of criticism mentioned. It’s noticeable that there are only two of you, otherwise many things would likely be planned differently.
The interior layout seems somewhat outdated. I would suggest critically reviewing the points of criticism mentioned. It’s noticeable that there are only two of you, otherwise many things would likely be planned differently.
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