Hello everyone,
I have been following this forum for a while and now have a few questions myself, as we are slowly reaching the decisive phase.
I hope I have answered everything so far; if not, please feel free to ask again. Thanks.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 509 m² (5475 sq ft)
Slope yes
Site coverage ratio 0.4
Floor area ratio ?
Building window, building line, and boundary as per plan, street (cul-de-sac, about 7 houses to be built after us) is to the south.
Edge development
Number of parking spaces 1.5 per dwelling unit; storage space in front of garage at least 5 m (16 ft)
Number of floors
Roof type gable roof (pitch: 25–35°)
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights/limits eaves height 4.5 m (15 ft); building height 7.5 m (25 ft)
Additional requirements max. 2 dwelling units;
Homeowners’ requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type timber frame construction, solid basement
Basement, floors basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of occupants, ages 2 adults + 2 children (1 and 3 years old) (+ 1 child?)
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Basement: storage cellar, technical room, office (possibly later home office)
Ground floor: living/dining and parents’ bedroom, parents’ bathroom, dressing room, kitchen, guest toilet, possibly pantry or small storage room
Upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, 1 office (possibly another children’s room), bathroom, possibly storage room
Office: family use or home office? Currently family use, possibly later home office
Overnight guests per year rarely
Open or closed architecture open, but separated parents’ area
Conservative or modern construction style
Open kitchen, kitchen island open kitchen, rather no kitchen island
Number of dining seats 8
Fireplace yes
Music/stereo wall ?
Balcony, roof terrace possibly
Garage, carport double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse yes, small area in garden
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be
House design
Who created the plan:
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself
What do you especially like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Estimated price according to architect/planner: €450,000
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump with water-cooled fireplace
If you have to do without, which details/extensions can you do without: pantry
Which details/extensions can you not do without:
Why did the design turn out as it is now? For example,
Standard design from the planner? We roughly sketched our idea and the architect fully revised it. Still without windows etc., as we have several fundamentally different floor plans.
Overall, we are satisfied with the floor plan.
We still have a few changes/questions:
- Possibly omitting the door to the kitchen to allow for a larger corner cupboard there, since we don’t have a pantry.
- Removing the windbreak area between garage and house. We want to keep the passage open for now.
- We currently have a dining corner bench and want to keep it. Therefore, we are considering installing a wall (only as high as the corner bench or kitchen counter) between the kitchen and the corner bench.
I have been following this forum for a while and now have a few questions myself, as we are slowly reaching the decisive phase.
I hope I have answered everything so far; if not, please feel free to ask again. Thanks.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size 509 m² (5475 sq ft)
Slope yes
Site coverage ratio 0.4
Floor area ratio ?
Building window, building line, and boundary as per plan, street (cul-de-sac, about 7 houses to be built after us) is to the south.
Edge development
Number of parking spaces 1.5 per dwelling unit; storage space in front of garage at least 5 m (16 ft)
Number of floors
Roof type gable roof (pitch: 25–35°)
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights/limits eaves height 4.5 m (15 ft); building height 7.5 m (25 ft)
Additional requirements max. 2 dwelling units;
Homeowners’ requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type timber frame construction, solid basement
Basement, floors basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of occupants, ages 2 adults + 2 children (1 and 3 years old) (+ 1 child?)
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Basement: storage cellar, technical room, office (possibly later home office)
Ground floor: living/dining and parents’ bedroom, parents’ bathroom, dressing room, kitchen, guest toilet, possibly pantry or small storage room
Upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, 1 office (possibly another children’s room), bathroom, possibly storage room
Office: family use or home office? Currently family use, possibly later home office
Overnight guests per year rarely
Open or closed architecture open, but separated parents’ area
Conservative or modern construction style
Open kitchen, kitchen island open kitchen, rather no kitchen island
Number of dining seats 8
Fireplace yes
Music/stereo wall ?
Balcony, roof terrace possibly
Garage, carport double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse yes, small area in garden
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be
House design
Who created the plan:
- Architect
- Do-it-yourself
What do you especially like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Estimated price according to architect/planner: €450,000
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump with water-cooled fireplace
If you have to do without, which details/extensions can you do without: pantry
Which details/extensions can you not do without:
Why did the design turn out as it is now? For example,
Standard design from the planner? We roughly sketched our idea and the architect fully revised it. Still without windows etc., as we have several fundamentally different floor plans.
Overall, we are satisfied with the floor plan.
We still have a few changes/questions:
- Possibly omitting the door to the kitchen to allow for a larger corner cupboard there, since we don’t have a pantry.
- Removing the windbreak area between garage and house. We want to keep the passage open for now.
- We currently have a dining corner bench and want to keep it. Therefore, we are considering installing a wall (only as high as the corner bench or kitchen counter) between the kitchen and the corner bench.
I think it’s well done. However, I’m not entirely sure how the plot looks now, especially where the road is located. I also assume it’s on the left side of the plan, together with the garden?
I wouldn’t remove the partition wall to the garage. Between two buildings, it can be very drafty – any hairstyle would be ruined. I’m wondering why there absolutely has to be such a long, dark entrance and that distance, and whether a direct extension might achieve a nicer result.
Exterior views would also be helpful.
I wouldn’t remove the partition wall to the garage. Between two buildings, it can be very drafty – any hairstyle would be ruined. I’m wondering why there absolutely has to be such a long, dark entrance and that distance, and whether a direct extension might achieve a nicer result.
Exterior views would also be helpful.
Thank you for your reply.
Here are two exterior views, but only preliminary ones without windows, etc., since we still want to plan the orientation first. We received several floor plan orientations from the architect to choose from. Once we decide on the floor plan, further work will be based on that.
The street is located to the far south, meaning the kitchen, dining room, living room, and partly the terrace face the street.
To the north, there is older development at a lower level; there is also development to the west and east. I have attached an extract from the zoning plan. I just noticed that the ground floor and upper floor plans flipped when uploading. So the garden is on the left side of the plan.
The passage between the garage and the house is there to keep the option open to create a small granny flat or a home office with customer access in the basement (there is not yet a floor plan for this). Through this passage, there would be access via stairs going down (due to the slope); otherwise, the access would have to be through the garden, which we would rather avoid. We are already considering installing a door in this passage to interrupt this direct access.
We are building on a slope, meaning the ground floor is level with the street. The basement is partially exposed on the downhill side; the northern part of the basement receives natural daylight and has access to the northern garden.
Here are two exterior views, but only preliminary ones without windows, etc., since we still want to plan the orientation first. We received several floor plan orientations from the architect to choose from. Once we decide on the floor plan, further work will be based on that.
The street is located to the far south, meaning the kitchen, dining room, living room, and partly the terrace face the street.
To the north, there is older development at a lower level; there is also development to the west and east. I have attached an extract from the zoning plan. I just noticed that the ground floor and upper floor plans flipped when uploading. So the garden is on the left side of the plan.
The passage between the garage and the house is there to keep the option open to create a small granny flat or a home office with customer access in the basement (there is not yet a floor plan for this). Through this passage, there would be access via stairs going down (due to the slope); otherwise, the access would have to be through the garden, which we would rather avoid. We are already considering installing a door in this passage to interrupt this direct access.
We are building on a slope, meaning the ground floor is level with the street. The basement is partially exposed on the downhill side; the northern part of the basement receives natural daylight and has access to the northern garden.
I would also omit the vestibule. This way, there is no need to insulate between the house and the garage, which saves the cost of an insulated door to the garage. Additionally, the vestibule is unnecessary living space that can be eliminated and does not have to be paid for.
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