ᐅ New single-family home construction, approximately 190 m², double garage, no basement, initial design draft
Created on: 20 Feb 2020 09:55
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haeuselbauer9920 Feb 2020 09:55Hello everyone,
we are currently planning our house and would like to hear your opinions on our floor plan.
Attached you will find a site plan, a sketch with elevation details (the plot slopes about 1.4m (4.6 feet) from NE to SW), and the current draft of our floor plan.
On the west side is the residential street providing access, which has little traffic. To the north and south are neighboring plots. To the east is a street with slightly more traffic, but still not much.
The house is oriented northeast on the plot so that the terrace on the west side is somewhat noise-protected by the house. The bedroom on the ground floor is intended to be used as an office initially and later as a bedroom.
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 887m² (9,544 sq ft)
Slope: 1.4m (4.6 feet) from highest to lowest point (diagonal NE to SW)
Site coverage ratio 1
Floor space index 1
Building envelope, building line and boundary: -
Edge development: permitted
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: two full storeys
Roof type: hipped roof
Architectural style: unknown
Orientation: northeast so that garden faces southwest
Maximum heights/limits
Further requirements
Client Requirements
We are a family with one (soon two) children. Family planning will be completed after the second child. We want a single-family house with two full storeys, no basement, but with a garage plus two utility rooms. The kitchen and dining area should be open and bright. The living room should be able to be separated by a sliding door.
Architectural style, roof type, building type: unknown, hipped roof
Basement, storeys: no basement, two full storeys
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults, 2 children: 30, 28, 2, 0^^ years old
Required space on ground floor, upper floor: approx. 85m² (915 sq ft) each
Office: family use rather than home office
Number of guest overnight stays per year: 4-6
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: rather modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: yes
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no balcony; covered terrace
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
A pool will be installed later, which is already marked on the plans
Additional wishes/special features
Photovoltaic system
House Design
From whom is the planning:
- planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
We really like the floor plan so far. Except for the layout of the two utility rooms on the north side.
What do you dislike? Why?
Utility rooms on the north side: intended as (wood) workshop and storage room. Layout still open.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: not yet stated
Personal maximum budget for house including fittings: 400,000€
Preferred heating technology: air source heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
- can you do without:
- cannot do without:
Utility room (workshop), laundry room on upper floor, pantry next to kitchen
Why has the design come about as it is now?
Individual planning
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Please share your opinions on the room layout and floor plan design
we are currently planning our house and would like to hear your opinions on our floor plan.
Attached you will find a site plan, a sketch with elevation details (the plot slopes about 1.4m (4.6 feet) from NE to SW), and the current draft of our floor plan.
On the west side is the residential street providing access, which has little traffic. To the north and south are neighboring plots. To the east is a street with slightly more traffic, but still not much.
The house is oriented northeast on the plot so that the terrace on the west side is somewhat noise-protected by the house. The bedroom on the ground floor is intended to be used as an office initially and later as a bedroom.
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 887m² (9,544 sq ft)
Slope: 1.4m (4.6 feet) from highest to lowest point (diagonal NE to SW)
Site coverage ratio 1
Floor space index 1
Building envelope, building line and boundary: -
Edge development: permitted
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: two full storeys
Roof type: hipped roof
Architectural style: unknown
Orientation: northeast so that garden faces southwest
Maximum heights/limits
Further requirements
Client Requirements
We are a family with one (soon two) children. Family planning will be completed after the second child. We want a single-family house with two full storeys, no basement, but with a garage plus two utility rooms. The kitchen and dining area should be open and bright. The living room should be able to be separated by a sliding door.
Architectural style, roof type, building type: unknown, hipped roof
Basement, storeys: no basement, two full storeys
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults, 2 children: 30, 28, 2, 0^^ years old
Required space on ground floor, upper floor: approx. 85m² (915 sq ft) each
Office: family use rather than home office
Number of guest overnight stays per year: 4-6
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: rather modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: yes
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no balcony; covered terrace
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
A pool will be installed later, which is already marked on the plans
Additional wishes/special features
Photovoltaic system
House Design
From whom is the planning:
- planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
We really like the floor plan so far. Except for the layout of the two utility rooms on the north side.
What do you dislike? Why?
Utility rooms on the north side: intended as (wood) workshop and storage room. Layout still open.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: not yet stated
Personal maximum budget for house including fittings: 400,000€
Preferred heating technology: air source heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
- can you do without:
- cannot do without:
Utility room (workshop), laundry room on upper floor, pantry next to kitchen
Why has the design come about as it is now?
Individual planning
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Please share your opinions on the room layout and floor plan design
Hello!
A few comments:
- I would swap the kitchen and living room, especially considering that the living room is meant to be separable. This setup is very inconvenient with the terrace. For every drink, etc., you have to pass through the living room from the terrace and back again. Also, the paths from the groceries to the kitchen are unnecessarily long. Due to the terrace roof, the evening sunlight probably won’t reach much into the living room either.
- I find the pantry misplaced again, but that’s just my opinion.
- The cloakroom corner will probably be quite dark because of the door to the hallway. I would design this more openly or, if separated, arrange the partition so that the entrance is still clearly assigned. For example, extend the wall between the cloakroom and the restroom downward to separate the hallway. This would create a kind of vestibule. A glass partition might look good, of course, depending on whether you want such a separation at all. We initially planned a glass one and are glad we didn’t implement it. Nowadays, a vestibule like that isn’t really necessary in a new build.
- I don’t understand the small bay window on the north side at all. Aside from the fact that it will add considerable cost, it really doesn’t serve a useful purpose.
- I am not at all happy with the layout on the west side of the upper floor. What is the hallway between the children’s rooms for? You’re sacrificing a lot of space there. I also don’t like the interior-located toilet at all.
- The arrangement of fixtures in the main bathroom wastes a huge amount of space; this could be done better.
- The utility room on the upper floor is great.
- Is the 400k meant as the total budget or just construction costs excluding landscaping, additional building costs, etc.? The latter will be very tight, the former impossible. The double garage plus two rooms alone will likely consume a good 15–25% of that.
Best regards
A few comments:
- I would swap the kitchen and living room, especially considering that the living room is meant to be separable. This setup is very inconvenient with the terrace. For every drink, etc., you have to pass through the living room from the terrace and back again. Also, the paths from the groceries to the kitchen are unnecessarily long. Due to the terrace roof, the evening sunlight probably won’t reach much into the living room either.
- I find the pantry misplaced again, but that’s just my opinion.
- The cloakroom corner will probably be quite dark because of the door to the hallway. I would design this more openly or, if separated, arrange the partition so that the entrance is still clearly assigned. For example, extend the wall between the cloakroom and the restroom downward to separate the hallway. This would create a kind of vestibule. A glass partition might look good, of course, depending on whether you want such a separation at all. We initially planned a glass one and are glad we didn’t implement it. Nowadays, a vestibule like that isn’t really necessary in a new build.
- I don’t understand the small bay window on the north side at all. Aside from the fact that it will add considerable cost, it really doesn’t serve a useful purpose.
- I am not at all happy with the layout on the west side of the upper floor. What is the hallway between the children’s rooms for? You’re sacrificing a lot of space there. I also don’t like the interior-located toilet at all.
- The arrangement of fixtures in the main bathroom wastes a huge amount of space; this could be done better.
- The utility room on the upper floor is great.
- Is the 400k meant as the total budget or just construction costs excluding landscaping, additional building costs, etc.? The latter will be very tight, the former impossible. The double garage plus two rooms alone will likely consume a good 15–25% of that.
Best regards
You are allowed 22.4m (74 feet) of boundary development? Where is that? Does that mean you can also expect a 25m (82 feet) wall on the southern neighbor’s side? How would you feel about that?
I think the ground floor is fine, but the upper floor with the bathroom and the hallway between the children’s rooms is a problem. That needs to be redesigned.
I think the ground floor is fine, but the upper floor with the bathroom and the hallway between the children’s rooms is a problem. That needs to be redesigned.
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Grantlhaua20 Feb 2020 10:38I’m not really a fan of having the terrace right next to the front door either. Couldn’t it at least wrap around the corner? I would leave out the bathroom on the upper floor. It looks like a forced addition rather than a well-integrated part of the design.
Also, what is the room on the ground floor with 6.78m² (73 sq ft)?
Also, what is the room on the ground floor with 6.78m² (73 sq ft)?
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