ᐅ Opinions on the Floor Plan of a Single-Family Home in the Münsterland Region

Created on: 6 Nov 2015 17:05
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Scratchi
Hello everyone!

We’ve had a previous thread, but now we’ve made significant progress and would like to share the floor plan created by our builder.

We will upload two ground floor plans, but here we will refer to the first one, as we currently prefer it.

Development plan / restrictions:

See attachment

Plot size: 527 m² (5675 sq ft), 19.5 m * 27 m (64 ft * 89 ft)
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 full floors
Number of people, age: 2 adults and 2-3 children
Space requirements on the ground floor: (living, dining, kitchen area; guest WC; office (teacher); utility room)
Upper floor: (4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, small utility room for laundry)
Guests per year: 2
Number of dining seats: 10
Fireplace: undecided so far, but leaning towards no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine
- Our wish was to position the kitchen facing the street. 1) to get south sun into the living area, and 2) because there will be no building opposite initially, allowing a view of the fields. We don’t want the living room there because of the street noise. In front of the kitchen window facing the street, we want a small coffee terrace to enjoy the view of the fields.
A kitchen at the front seemed difficult to achieve due to space planning. This is the first draft we like.
- The utility room on the ground floor should serve as a mudroom, so a side door is still missing in the plans.


House design
Planning by:
- Planner from a building company
What don’t we like?
- Still unsure about the terrace niche (or should it be used as a room instead)
- Kitchen is missing a terrace door
- Exit from utility room to driveway is missing
- In the bathroom, should we swap the bathtub and the washbasin?!

Cost estimate according to architect/planner: Not known yet, but expected to be around 280,000 including construction ancillary costs
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings: 320,000 including ancillary building costs
Preferred heating technology: gas with underfloor heating

2D floor plan with dimensions and green highlighted areas


Site plan of a building complex with blue outlines, yellow streets and courtyards.


House floor plan: open living/dining/kitchen area, office, hallway, WC, utility room, garage.


House floor plan: open living/dining/kitchen area, office, hallway, cloakroom, WC, utility room, garage.


Upper floor plan: corridor, bathroom, storage room, master bedroom/dressing, three children’s rooms.
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Scratchi
10 Nov 2015 21:01
In my view, this might come across as a bit too “busy.” But I might be mistaken.
Koempy11 Nov 2015 12:14
I like the new design. It includes some good solutions and ideas.
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Pit70
11 Nov 2015 18:02
Hello!

I also like the design. However, I find there is a lack of storage space. You have up to 5 people. That adds up to quite a lot. The children's rooms are not that large.

I would miss having a basement. Even if it’s just Dad’s workshop...

Regards

Peter
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Bauexperte
11 Nov 2015 18:12
Good evening,
Scratchi schrieb:

House design
Who created the plan:
- Planner from a construction company
I've been thinking about this for a while because ... I know this design very well. Would you mind telling me who handed it over? Feel free to send me a private message if you prefer.

Regards, Bauexperte
WildThing13 Nov 2015 09:45
I really like the floor plan. I find it functional and well organized.
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Scratchi
3 Dec 2015 14:48
So, as we are approaching completion, here is the latest view with a few corners that have been revised. Maybe you’ll notice something else.

The gaps between the windows on the upper floor will be covered with black glass panels. This creates a rather stylish window strip. The garage and the entrance canopy will be plastered, the rest will have brick cladding. The window sizes have not been finalized yet.

On the upper floor, the situation with the stairwell and the bathroom is still not completely resolved. This corner is obviously not very attractive, but otherwise, we would lose a lot of usable space in the bathroom to circulation areas. What do you think?

Grundriss eines Hauses: Wohnen, Kochen, Essen, Büro, Diele, HWR, WC, Garage mit Auto.

Grundriss eines Hauses: Flur, Elternzimmer mit Ankleide, 3 Kinderzimmer, Bad, Abstellraum.

Zweistöckiges Wohnhaus mit Satteldach, mehreren Fenstern, Eingang und Garage rechts

Zweistöckiges Haus mit Satteldach, mehreren Fenstern und Terrassentüren.