ᐅ Opinions and Suggestions on Our Single-Family Home Floor Plan
Created on: 11 Sep 2015 20:33
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Juliane&Lars
Hello,
we are also in the planning phase of a single-family house. We have already done some tweaking of the floor plan together with the architect. By now, we quite like it! But maybe there’s something we missed or forgot? Or perhaps you have some great ideas!?
Now quickly to the necessary details:
Plot: size 632 sqm (no slope)
Floor area ratio 0.25
Floor space index
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: see illustration (Plot No. 10; to the north we must keep a 3 m (10 ft) distance, to the east and west 5 m (16 ft))
Number of parking spaces: 2 (required by the zoning plan, though we actually only need one)
Number of storeys: max. 1 full storey allowed
Roof shape: gable roof or half-hipped roof (allowed roof pitch 30-50 degrees)
Maximum heights/limits: ridge max. 9 m (30 ft)
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: typical 1 ½-storey with gable roof, no basement, as the zoning plan somewhat restricts this ;-)
Number of people, ages: currently 2 adults, but 2 children are planned eventually
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: on the ground floor, the combination of dining and living room is important to us. We have now decided on an open-plan kitchen-living area. Initially, we had planned a sliding door between dining/living room and kitchen. But because of my beloved kitchen island, this combination would have looked a bit odd and also taken up a lot of space. We also need a guest/workroom since we regularly have overnight guests. For this reason, we also opted for a second shower on the ground floor. The office is currently used only privately. A utility room with storage space was important to me as well.
On the upper floor, we need 2 “children’s rooms,” a bathroom, and the master bedroom.
As shown on the floor plan, a carport with a shed is planned (width 4 m (13 ft), total length 9 m (30 ft)).
House design
Who designed it: architect
What do we like especially?
- Kitchen island
- Wide window fronts in the living room
- Utility room oriented towards the carport
- T-wall in the upstairs bathroom
- Built-in wardrobe niche
What don’t we like?
- I would have liked a glass side panel next to the main entrance.
- I’m also wondering if the shed roof would look nicer if it were slanted to the sides.
- “Corner sofa” in the living room maybe too small?
... but as I said, overall we do like it quite a lot ;-)
Preferred heating system: gas with solar for hot water
What do you think?
Thank you very much!
Lars & Juliane
we are also in the planning phase of a single-family house. We have already done some tweaking of the floor plan together with the architect. By now, we quite like it! But maybe there’s something we missed or forgot? Or perhaps you have some great ideas!?
Now quickly to the necessary details:
Plot: size 632 sqm (no slope)
Floor area ratio 0.25
Floor space index
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: see illustration (Plot No. 10; to the north we must keep a 3 m (10 ft) distance, to the east and west 5 m (16 ft))
Number of parking spaces: 2 (required by the zoning plan, though we actually only need one)
Number of storeys: max. 1 full storey allowed
Roof shape: gable roof or half-hipped roof (allowed roof pitch 30-50 degrees)
Maximum heights/limits: ridge max. 9 m (30 ft)
Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: typical 1 ½-storey with gable roof, no basement, as the zoning plan somewhat restricts this ;-)
Number of people, ages: currently 2 adults, but 2 children are planned eventually
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: on the ground floor, the combination of dining and living room is important to us. We have now decided on an open-plan kitchen-living area. Initially, we had planned a sliding door between dining/living room and kitchen. But because of my beloved kitchen island, this combination would have looked a bit odd and also taken up a lot of space. We also need a guest/workroom since we regularly have overnight guests. For this reason, we also opted for a second shower on the ground floor. The office is currently used only privately. A utility room with storage space was important to me as well.
On the upper floor, we need 2 “children’s rooms,” a bathroom, and the master bedroom.
As shown on the floor plan, a carport with a shed is planned (width 4 m (13 ft), total length 9 m (30 ft)).
House design
Who designed it: architect
What do we like especially?
- Kitchen island
- Wide window fronts in the living room
- Utility room oriented towards the carport
- T-wall in the upstairs bathroom
- Built-in wardrobe niche
What don’t we like?
- I would have liked a glass side panel next to the main entrance.
- I’m also wondering if the shed roof would look nicer if it were slanted to the sides.
- “Corner sofa” in the living room maybe too small?
... but as I said, overall we do like it quite a lot ;-)
Preferred heating system: gas with solar for hot water
What do you think?
Thank you very much!
Lars & Juliane
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Sebastian7913 Sep 2015 14:58Some people always complain about 45° corners – we actually bought a whole set, and the masons just laughed 😀.
But sometimes there’s no other way if you don’t want to give up on certain placements or cuts.
We even planned double casement windows intentionally because we like the look – the day before yesterday I picked those monsters up.
Tastes just differ...
And regarding compromises: Especially in new construction, you end up making a lot of compromises – partly due to regulations and partly for financial reasons. Even beyond 400,000 and more...
I believe only one federal state has a ceiling height regulation – although I would never go below 2.40m (7 ft 10 in) on the upper floors.
But sometimes there’s no other way if you don’t want to give up on certain placements or cuts.
We even planned double casement windows intentionally because we like the look – the day before yesterday I picked those monsters up.
Tastes just differ...
And regarding compromises: Especially in new construction, you end up making a lot of compromises – partly due to regulations and partly for financial reasons. Even beyond 400,000 and more...
I believe only one federal state has a ceiling height regulation – although I would never go below 2.40m (7 ft 10 in) on the upper floors.
EveundGerd13 Sep 2015 19:19I would swap the utility room with the small bedroom. From a plumbing and wiring perspective, this would definitely be better. Whether a door makes sense for a room of this size is something everyone has to decide for themselves. We chose not to have one and are glad about it today. There’s a lot of stuff stored under the window. 🙂
The entrance to the shower on the ground floor is very narrow. I would follow Toxicmolotow’s suggestion.
I would move the window in the bathroom further into the room; otherwise, the bedroom door might frequently hit the window during cross-ventilation. 😉
The entrance to the shower on the ground floor is very narrow. I would follow Toxicmolotow’s suggestion.
I would move the window in the bathroom further into the room; otherwise, the bedroom door might frequently hit the window during cross-ventilation. 😉
EveundGerd schrieb:
I would swap the utility room with the small room.That’s what I thought this morning as well, but then I looked for some reasons. It’s simply a spatial gut feeling 🙂
If laundry absolutely has to be carried outside from the utility room, you could also create a privacy-protected corner with a hedge in the front yard – which might even be more pleasant than looking at laundry from the main terrace.
Also, I would construct the 45 cm (18 inch) walls as full corners and plan ahead by extending the stairwell to the finished basement to be able to retrofit a staircase there later on. Once there are children living in the house, storage space will definitely be lacking (the attic hatch is not a real alternative).
Maybe plan the bedroom extension as a storage room.
Best regards, Yvonne
P.S. The 45 cm (18 inch) walls fit the style of these supporting cores (or whatever you want to call them), but it will probably restrict the stair access somewhat?!
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toxicmolotof13 Sep 2015 23:11This is what a utility room looks like; it’s a bit more than just a tank, an electrical meter cabinet, and a boiler.
toxicmolotow schrieb:
This is what a utility room looks like; it’s a bit more than just a tank, a meter cabinet, and a boiler.But it can also be done differently... more organized, that is 😉
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toxicmolotof13 Sep 2015 23:32This is planned very compactly. Clear layout also means a higher space requirement.
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