Hello everyone. Until now, we have only been quietly reading and are now looking forward to your opinions and feedback on our floor plan.
In spring, we purchased a nice plot located at the end of a cul-de-sac. It is in an established residential area without a building permit / planning permission. The plot and the plans are oriented to the south.
Here are the key details:
Building permit / planning permission / restrictions: none
Plot size: 751 m2 (8080 sq ft)
Slope: along the side of the plot, the house will be built on one level
Site coverage ratio: no information
Floor area ratio: no information
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: no information
Edge development: yes
Number of parking spaces: no information
Number of floors: no information, neighbors have 1.5 to 3 floors
Roof shape: no information
Architectural style: no information
Orientation: no information
Maximum heights / limits: very variable among neighbors
Other regulations
Homeowner requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: townhouse villa with a hip roof
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of occupants, age: currently 2 people, 28 and 31 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floor: approx. 80 m2 (860 sq ft) on ground floor, 65 m2 (700 sq ft) or more on upper floor?
Office: possible home office later
Guest bedrooms per year: 2?
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island with a bench (not yet drawn in)
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes
Music / stereo wall: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: none
Garage, carport: 1 carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: utility garden
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be included
House design
Designed by: architect
Estimated price according to architect / planner: 500,000 (excl. land)
Preferred heating system: geothermal, not finalized yet
If you have to give up certain details / extensions
-you can give up: the balcony on the upper floor, maybe extending rooms to the outer edge (still undecided), large bathroom on the upper floor
-you cannot give up: basement, workspace on the ground floor, fireplace
Why was the design made this way? For example:
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? The office, basement with external staircase, large living and dining area facing south, guest toilet with window
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is a direct access from the hallway to the kitchen practical, or is a door leading only to the living-dining-kitchen area sufficient?
Should the wall in the dining room be recessed to better define the spaces? The roofed area is too small for a covered terrace; an extension is planned anyway.
We are also undecided about extending the rooms on the upper floor to the outer edge. Flat roofs can create thermal bridges and require maintenance?!
Additional living space above the living/dining room is still needed.
If the house is to be divided into two units later, the extra living space would be useful, but we are not sure if we want to do this.
In spring, we purchased a nice plot located at the end of a cul-de-sac. It is in an established residential area without a building permit / planning permission. The plot and the plans are oriented to the south.
Here are the key details:
Building permit / planning permission / restrictions: none
Plot size: 751 m2 (8080 sq ft)
Slope: along the side of the plot, the house will be built on one level
Site coverage ratio: no information
Floor area ratio: no information
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: no information
Edge development: yes
Number of parking spaces: no information
Number of floors: no information, neighbors have 1.5 to 3 floors
Roof shape: no information
Architectural style: no information
Orientation: no information
Maximum heights / limits: very variable among neighbors
Other regulations
Homeowner requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: townhouse villa with a hip roof
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of occupants, age: currently 2 people, 28 and 31 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floor: approx. 80 m2 (860 sq ft) on ground floor, 65 m2 (700 sq ft) or more on upper floor?
Office: possible home office later
Guest bedrooms per year: 2?
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island with a bench (not yet drawn in)
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes
Music / stereo wall: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: none
Garage, carport: 1 carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: utility garden
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be included
House design
Designed by: architect
Estimated price according to architect / planner: 500,000 (excl. land)
Preferred heating system: geothermal, not finalized yet
If you have to give up certain details / extensions
-you can give up: the balcony on the upper floor, maybe extending rooms to the outer edge (still undecided), large bathroom on the upper floor
-you cannot give up: basement, workspace on the ground floor, fireplace
Why was the design made this way? For example:
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? The office, basement with external staircase, large living and dining area facing south, guest toilet with window
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is a direct access from the hallway to the kitchen practical, or is a door leading only to the living-dining-kitchen area sufficient?
Should the wall in the dining room be recessed to better define the spaces? The roofed area is too small for a covered terrace; an extension is planned anyway.
We are also undecided about extending the rooms on the upper floor to the outer edge. Flat roofs can create thermal bridges and require maintenance?!
Additional living space above the living/dining room is still needed.
If the house is to be divided into two units later, the extra living space would be useful, but we are not sure if we want to do this.
When the general contractor suggests adding a balcony, it always makes me suspect that the budget isn’t sufficient for the full square meters.
In my opinion, a balcony is pointless for the children anyway. I still created three versions—one with a balcony, one without, and one just for the parents.
For version 3, you would first need to ask the general contractor whether they can properly handle the drainage. Usually not a problem—just a bit more complex.
In my opinion, a balcony is pointless for the children anyway. I still created three versions—one with a balcony, one without, and one just for the parents.
For version 3, you would first need to ask the general contractor whether they can properly handle the drainage. Usually not a problem—just a bit more complex.
Good evening! After a long time, several discussions, and helpful advice from the forum as well as family and friends, we now have a new design.
The house has not been rotated; only the rooms are arranged differently. North is at the top.
We have read a lot about whether the master bedroom should be next to the bathroom, but not next to the children’s rooms. Now, the master bedroom is upstairs directly next to the bathroom. Having a direct door to the bathroom seems practical, but we don’t want to hear all the sounds from the bathroom in the bedroom. Do you have any experience or tips on how to reduce this?
Thank you very much in advance☺️
The house has not been rotated; only the rooms are arranged differently. North is at the top.
We have read a lot about whether the master bedroom should be next to the bathroom, but not next to the children’s rooms. Now, the master bedroom is upstairs directly next to the bathroom. Having a direct door to the bathroom seems practical, but we don’t want to hear all the sounds from the bathroom in the bedroom. Do you have any experience or tips on how to reduce this?
Thank you very much in advance☺️
Good evening ☺️
Unfortunately, no one has responded yet. Could it be because of our own plans?
On Wednesday, we have an appointment with our architect. We want to discuss the final changes before submitting the building permit / planning permission application. It is important for us to receive competent feedback from you beforehand, as you really have many good tips and ideas. And you notice things that we simply don’t see!!!
Best regards
Unfortunately, no one has responded yet. Could it be because of our own plans?
On Wednesday, we have an appointment with our architect. We want to discuss the final changes before submitting the building permit / planning permission application. It is important for us to receive competent feedback from you beforehand, as you really have many good tips and ideas. And you notice things that we simply don’t see!!!
Best regards
AJanJan schrieb:
Unfortunately, no one has responded yet. Could it be because of our own plans?You haven’t replied in #13 either.
It’s not very polite to simply overlook kaho’s work like that.
You are absolutely right...
kaho put a lot of effort into this and we didn’t respond... We are very sorry about that...
It seems we don’t deserve any more replies here then -.-
We favored kaho’s second design for a long time, although the distance from the bedroom to the bathroom is quite far there...
After that, we completely redesigned the upper floor.
kaho 674, thank you very much for your ideas, even if it’s already too late now...
kaho put a lot of effort into this and we didn’t respond... We are very sorry about that...
It seems we don’t deserve any more replies here then -.-
We favored kaho’s second design for a long time, although the distance from the bedroom to the bathroom is quite far there...
After that, we completely redesigned the upper floor.
kaho 674, thank you very much for your ideas, even if it’s already too late now...
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