ᐅ Opinions on the Floor Plan of a Semi-Detached Single-Family House
Created on: 10 Jul 2016 16:37
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Alpandian89
Hello everyone,
Attached is our preliminary floor plan. I have left out the basement for now, as we have not yet decided on the heating system.
We look forward to your feedback.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 740 sqm (8,000 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: 3 meters (10 feet) from the property boundary
Edge development: yes (garage)
Number of floors: max. 2 full stories
Roof style: no specification
Architectural style: single-family/detached or semi-detached house
Maximum height limits: 6.30 meters (21 feet) overall height and 10 meters (33 feet) ridge height
Clients’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic, gable roof, single-family house
Basement, floors: yes, 1.5 stories
Number of occupants, age: 2 now, planning for two children later
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: see floor plans
Office: family use
Guests per year: about 10
Open or closed architecture: closed
Conservative or modern design: conservative
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: optional
Garage, carport: will be arranged separately
Utility garden, greenhouse
House design
Planning origin:
These are our ideas, which a building company has put on paper.
What doesn’t work?
The path from the front door to the kitchen needs to be changed.
Price estimate according to the architect/designer:
€300,000 (approx. $320,000 USD) including basement without separate basement entrance
Personal price limit for the house including fixtures:
€330,000 (approx. $350,000 USD)
Preferred heating system:
None yet. Opinions vary between companies.
If you had to omit something, which details/extensions?
Separate basement entrance
The main entrance is on the north side. The rooms are arranged according to the orientation and weather exposure.
Thank you very much for your feedback.
Attachments:
Attached is our preliminary floor plan. I have left out the basement for now, as we have not yet decided on the heating system.
We look forward to your feedback.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 740 sqm (8,000 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: 3 meters (10 feet) from the property boundary
Edge development: yes (garage)
Number of floors: max. 2 full stories
Roof style: no specification
Architectural style: single-family/detached or semi-detached house
Maximum height limits: 6.30 meters (21 feet) overall height and 10 meters (33 feet) ridge height
Clients’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic, gable roof, single-family house
Basement, floors: yes, 1.5 stories
Number of occupants, age: 2 now, planning for two children later
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: see floor plans
Office: family use
Guests per year: about 10
Open or closed architecture: closed
Conservative or modern design: conservative
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: optional
Garage, carport: will be arranged separately
Utility garden, greenhouse
House design
Planning origin:
These are our ideas, which a building company has put on paper.
What doesn’t work?
The path from the front door to the kitchen needs to be changed.
Price estimate according to the architect/designer:
€300,000 (approx. $320,000 USD) including basement without separate basement entrance
Personal price limit for the house including fixtures:
€330,000 (approx. $350,000 USD)
Preferred heating system:
None yet. Opinions vary between companies.
If you had to omit something, which details/extensions?
Separate basement entrance
The main entrance is on the north side. The rooms are arranged according to the orientation and weather exposure.
Thank you very much for your feedback.
Attachments:
I would also prefer jpg.
Overall, the ground floor looks more “tidy” now, but I wouldn’t like the long hallway. Consider how that is supposed to work when there are four of you, possibly with a stroller, plus a doll stroller or two small children in the hallway. The first person who comes in takes off their coat and wants to hang it up, which means the others who come in have to wait outside. There is very little space for coats and shoes in the hallway, especially if you plan to have a family. If it stays like this, I guarantee that everyone entering your house will trip over piles of shoes (kids who always neatly put their shoes to the side in pairs are yet to be invented).
There is also no storage room on the ground floor now. I wouldn’t give that up. Going down to the basement every time you need the vacuum cleaner wouldn’t be for me. The rest of the cleaning supplies will also have to be stored in the basement because there’s no space on the ground floor. Good luck when you have children… you’ll need it more often. But that keeps you young if you constantly have to go up and down the stairs (I’ve noticed many home builders design their houses with a built-in fitness program. Admirable, but I would be too lazy for that…).
The kitchen wouldn’t be my choice either with the three filled corners. Those are always hard to use and annoying. But tastes differ here.
I find the upper floor simply badly planned. Unless you’re open swingers and hold your parties in the bedroom *g*, otherwise it’s just wasted, useless space. It’s already been mentioned: the space for wardrobes is far too small! The sloping wall makes no sense at all and just takes up space (and makes one of the children’s rooms a very strangely shaped room). What is the height of your knee wall? Did I miss that?
So the bedroom definitely needs to be revised; I would allow myself a bit more space in the bathroom for that. This will probably change the entire layout of the upper floor again. But I’m convinced it will be better.
Overall, the ground floor looks more “tidy” now, but I wouldn’t like the long hallway. Consider how that is supposed to work when there are four of you, possibly with a stroller, plus a doll stroller or two small children in the hallway. The first person who comes in takes off their coat and wants to hang it up, which means the others who come in have to wait outside. There is very little space for coats and shoes in the hallway, especially if you plan to have a family. If it stays like this, I guarantee that everyone entering your house will trip over piles of shoes (kids who always neatly put their shoes to the side in pairs are yet to be invented).
There is also no storage room on the ground floor now. I wouldn’t give that up. Going down to the basement every time you need the vacuum cleaner wouldn’t be for me. The rest of the cleaning supplies will also have to be stored in the basement because there’s no space on the ground floor. Good luck when you have children… you’ll need it more often. But that keeps you young if you constantly have to go up and down the stairs (I’ve noticed many home builders design their houses with a built-in fitness program. Admirable, but I would be too lazy for that…).
The kitchen wouldn’t be my choice either with the three filled corners. Those are always hard to use and annoying. But tastes differ here.
I find the upper floor simply badly planned. Unless you’re open swingers and hold your parties in the bedroom *g*, otherwise it’s just wasted, useless space. It’s already been mentioned: the space for wardrobes is far too small! The sloping wall makes no sense at all and just takes up space (and makes one of the children’s rooms a very strangely shaped room). What is the height of your knee wall? Did I miss that?
So the bedroom definitely needs to be revised; I would allow myself a bit more space in the bathroom for that. This will probably change the entire layout of the upper floor again. But I’m convinced it will be better.
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