ᐅ Opinions on Floor Plan Design (Isometric Views, Floor Plans, Development Plans)
Created on: 13 Aug 2018 21:05
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Dopamin
Hello everyone,
We are currently designing the floor plan for our single-family home ourselves on the recently purchased plot (parcel 13). Since the development plan and the building envelope already provide clear guidelines, we have tried to make the best use of these limits.
Besides the 6m (20 feet) wide double garage (at least for 2 cars), we can use up to 9m (30 feet) for the house width within the building envelope.
This means the house will have to be longer in the north-south direction.
Because the garage is located on the east side and attached directly to the house, we have tried to place rooms that need less natural light there.
The garden faces south and, as you can see in the plan, offers plenty of space which we would like to bring into both floors with many windows.
I would appreciate any suggestions you might have or, ideally, a confirmation that the plan looks quite good as it is.
Best regards,
Thomas
Here are the answered questions:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size – 740 square meters (8,000 square feet)
Slope – minimal, approx. 1%
Site coverage ratio – 0.35
Floor area ratio – 0.5
Building envelope, building line, and boundary – according to the plan
Border development – neighboring property
Number of parking spaces – 2
Number of floors – 2
Roof style – gable roof
Architectural style – modern
Orientation – north-south
Maximum heights / limits – 5.5m (18 feet) eaves height from top of ground floor slab
Other requirements
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type – exposed roof structure, clear lines
Basement, floors – basement plus 2 floors
Number of occupants, age – currently 2 adults, in a few years +2 children
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office? – small office/guest room
Guests per year – rarely
Open or closed floor plan – open living area
Traditional or modern construction – simple
Open kitchen, kitchen island – open
Number of dining seats – 1-2
Fireplace – no, due to heat pump
Music/stereo wall – not decided
Balcony, roof terrace – large terrace
Garage, carport – double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for choices or exclusions
House Design
Who created the plan: – own design
- planner from a construction company
- architect
- do-it-yourself – tiling
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: €400,000-500,000 without land
Personal budget for house including fittings: €500,000
Preferred heating technology: heat pump
We are currently designing the floor plan for our single-family home ourselves on the recently purchased plot (parcel 13). Since the development plan and the building envelope already provide clear guidelines, we have tried to make the best use of these limits.
Besides the 6m (20 feet) wide double garage (at least for 2 cars), we can use up to 9m (30 feet) for the house width within the building envelope.
This means the house will have to be longer in the north-south direction.
Because the garage is located on the east side and attached directly to the house, we have tried to place rooms that need less natural light there.
The garden faces south and, as you can see in the plan, offers plenty of space which we would like to bring into both floors with many windows.
I would appreciate any suggestions you might have or, ideally, a confirmation that the plan looks quite good as it is.
Best regards,
Thomas
Here are the answered questions:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size – 740 square meters (8,000 square feet)
Slope – minimal, approx. 1%
Site coverage ratio – 0.35
Floor area ratio – 0.5
Building envelope, building line, and boundary – according to the plan
Border development – neighboring property
Number of parking spaces – 2
Number of floors – 2
Roof style – gable roof
Architectural style – modern
Orientation – north-south
Maximum heights / limits – 5.5m (18 feet) eaves height from top of ground floor slab
Other requirements
Homeowner Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type – exposed roof structure, clear lines
Basement, floors – basement plus 2 floors
Number of occupants, age – currently 2 adults, in a few years +2 children
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office? – small office/guest room
Guests per year – rarely
Open or closed floor plan – open living area
Traditional or modern construction – simple
Open kitchen, kitchen island – open
Number of dining seats – 1-2
Fireplace – no, due to heat pump
Music/stereo wall – not decided
Balcony, roof terrace – large terrace
Garage, carport – double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for choices or exclusions
House Design
Who created the plan: – own design
- planner from a construction company
- architect
- do-it-yourself – tiling
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: €400,000-500,000 without land
Personal budget for house including fittings: €500,000
Preferred heating technology: heat pump
I don’t like the balance between the parents’ suite and the children’s area.
There should be as much space for sleeping and clothing as there is for 2 children to sleep, play, and study.
The family bathroom should have an additional hallway door.
The kitchen is impractical, and children can skate between the dining and cooking areas.
The kitchen is located too far away from the terrace.
There should be as much space for sleeping and clothing as there is for 2 children to sleep, play, and study.
The family bathroom should have an additional hallway door.
The kitchen is impractical, and children can skate between the dining and cooking areas.
The kitchen is located too far away from the terrace.
Hmm, I’m not sure if removing the office will help. There is a lot of wasted space in the kitchen and dining area that can’t be used for anything. I also find the children's rooms quite small.
The distance between the couch and TV is quite large.
Is the kitchen meant to be furnished like this? Long walking distances, for example from the cooktop to the sink.
Is the storage room on the ground floor a cloakroom?
The distance between the couch and TV is quite large.
Is the kitchen meant to be furnished like this? Long walking distances, for example from the cooktop to the sink.
Is the storage room on the ground floor a cloakroom?
Yes, I’m also not sure if the kitchen and dining room need to be that large.
I see that we spend about 95% of our time in the dining/living area when we are with friends and family.
That’s why I wanted to make this area spacious. We have seen houses where the hallway and the office are very large, but the living/dining room is rather small, which doesn’t suit us at all.
I don’t live in the hallway or the office; I spend comparatively little time there.
Regarding the children’s bedrooms, we are quite selfish (we don’t have kids yet) and want to enjoy a nice, large master area. The kids also have their own bathroom, which not everyone has.
How many square meters would you plan for the children’s bedrooms? Would you give up the children’s bathroom for that?
We currently have the same distance to the TV in our rental apartment, about 5 meters (16 feet), and the 42" TV already feels quite far away, so you’re right about that.
We just like to have very spacious and open rooms where we spend most of our time.
We often have visits from our large families and sometimes cook together with five people on weekends or so. We already get in each other’s way sometimes.
The room on the ground floor is a pantry/storage room, which is why it doesn’t have a window (this works well next to the garage).
I wouldn’t swap it; otherwise, the small toilet would have no window, which is a no-go. The cloakroom is in the niche next to the front door, about 1.5 meters (5 feet) long at least.
But we’re still unsure whether the kitchen is significantly too big and whether the children’s bedrooms are too small.
Good luck.
I see that we spend about 95% of our time in the dining/living area when we are with friends and family.
That’s why I wanted to make this area spacious. We have seen houses where the hallway and the office are very large, but the living/dining room is rather small, which doesn’t suit us at all.
I don’t live in the hallway or the office; I spend comparatively little time there.
Regarding the children’s bedrooms, we are quite selfish (we don’t have kids yet) and want to enjoy a nice, large master area. The kids also have their own bathroom, which not everyone has.
How many square meters would you plan for the children’s bedrooms? Would you give up the children’s bathroom for that?
We currently have the same distance to the TV in our rental apartment, about 5 meters (16 feet), and the 42" TV already feels quite far away, so you’re right about that.
We just like to have very spacious and open rooms where we spend most of our time.
We often have visits from our large families and sometimes cook together with five people on weekends or so. We already get in each other’s way sometimes.
The room on the ground floor is a pantry/storage room, which is why it doesn’t have a window (this works well next to the garage).
I wouldn’t swap it; otherwise, the small toilet would have no window, which is a no-go. The cloakroom is in the niche next to the front door, about 1.5 meters (5 feet) long at least.
But we’re still unsure whether the kitchen is significantly too big and whether the children’s bedrooms are too small.
Good luck.
Dopamin schrieb:
We now have the same distance to the TV in our rental apartment, about 5m (16 feet), and at that distance, a 42" TV already feels quite far away, you're right.
Good luckThat’s not correct; today we even have 6.5m (21 feet) from wall to wall in the living room, so 5m (16 feet) should be fine.
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