ᐅ Own floor plan design for a 180 sqm urban villa with double garage – feedback requested
Created on: 30 Dec 2022 10:14
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dimba234
Hello everyone,
after being an active silent reader here for quite some time, I decided it was time to register.
A few weeks ago, we applied for a building plot with our local municipality and have now received the approval for the land. Although we plan to start building at the beginning of 2024, we are already putting a lot of thought into how our house might look. We have created a rough floor plan draft ourselves. I would like to ask you for feedback and suggestions.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 576 sqm (6,200 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index (floor area ratio for ground coverage): 0.3
Floor space index (floor area ratio for all floors): 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: building boundary as per development plan
Edge development: see attachment
Number of parking spaces: at least 1.5 parking spaces
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hip roof, gable roof, pitched roof, saddle roof
Architectural style: -
Orientation: see attachment
Maximum height / limits: eaves height 7 m (23 ft)
Other requirements: -
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: single-family house with two full stories and a hip roof
Basement, floors: no basement, two full floors
Number of people, ages: 2 adults, 2 children (2 1/2 years and newborn)
Room needs on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: family use or home office? Two offices (ground floor + upper floor)
Guest bedrooms per year: -
Open or closed layout: open living and dining area
Traditional or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, kitchen island not necessarily required
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage with storage space; carport with shed also possible
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are preferred or avoided: -
House Design
Who designed it:
-Do-it-Yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? Two offices; open living and dining area with cozy sofa corner; children’s rooms facing south; master bedroom facing north; utility room with access to the garage
What do you not like? Why? Overall, we like our design. We want to maximize the use of our garden area on the south side. To get more out of it, the house would need to be narrower and longer (currently 11 x 10.5 m (36 x 34.5 ft)). In our designs, this always failed because the rooms become too narrow and elongated. As laypersons, we probably overlook major planning mistakes. So, we ask here for constructive criticism and suggestions.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: -
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 500,000
Preferred heating technology: -
If you have to give up one or more details/additions,
-what can you do without: garage, the second office/guest room
-what you cannot do without: -
Why did the design end up like this? E.g.
-Collection of ideas from catalogs and internet searches
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
The main question is whether we have sensibly planned the layout and arrangement of garage, house entrance, and rooms in relation to the plot and its orientation. Is the design coherent overall?
The attached image with the house on the plot (Entwurf.jpg) is a draft from the responsible planning office for the building area. We want to build the house and garage aligned in the same way. However, the house will be placed at the front building boundary and the garage shifted towards the rear plot boundary.
PS: We created the design with a rudimentary online tool. Unfortunately, the tool does not allow adjusting room names (therefore “playroom” instead of “children’s room,” etc.), but I think you understand what is meant.
I look forward to your feedback 🙂!
after being an active silent reader here for quite some time, I decided it was time to register.
A few weeks ago, we applied for a building plot with our local municipality and have now received the approval for the land. Although we plan to start building at the beginning of 2024, we are already putting a lot of thought into how our house might look. We have created a rough floor plan draft ourselves. I would like to ask you for feedback and suggestions.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 576 sqm (6,200 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index (floor area ratio for ground coverage): 0.3
Floor space index (floor area ratio for all floors): 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary: building boundary as per development plan
Edge development: see attachment
Number of parking spaces: at least 1.5 parking spaces
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hip roof, gable roof, pitched roof, saddle roof
Architectural style: -
Orientation: see attachment
Maximum height / limits: eaves height 7 m (23 ft)
Other requirements: -
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: single-family house with two full stories and a hip roof
Basement, floors: no basement, two full floors
Number of people, ages: 2 adults, 2 children (2 1/2 years and newborn)
Room needs on ground floor and upper floor:
Office: family use or home office? Two offices (ground floor + upper floor)
Guest bedrooms per year: -
Open or closed layout: open living and dining area
Traditional or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, kitchen island not necessarily required
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage with storage space; carport with shed also possible
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are preferred or avoided: -
House Design
Who designed it:
-Do-it-Yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? Two offices; open living and dining area with cozy sofa corner; children’s rooms facing south; master bedroom facing north; utility room with access to the garage
What do you not like? Why? Overall, we like our design. We want to maximize the use of our garden area on the south side. To get more out of it, the house would need to be narrower and longer (currently 11 x 10.5 m (36 x 34.5 ft)). In our designs, this always failed because the rooms become too narrow and elongated. As laypersons, we probably overlook major planning mistakes. So, we ask here for constructive criticism and suggestions.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: -
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 500,000
Preferred heating technology: -
If you have to give up one or more details/additions,
-what can you do without: garage, the second office/guest room
-what you cannot do without: -
Why did the design end up like this? E.g.
-Collection of ideas from catalogs and internet searches
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
The main question is whether we have sensibly planned the layout and arrangement of garage, house entrance, and rooms in relation to the plot and its orientation. Is the design coherent overall?
The attached image with the house on the plot (Entwurf.jpg) is a draft from the responsible planning office for the building area. We want to build the house and garage aligned in the same way. However, the house will be placed at the front building boundary and the garage shifted towards the rear plot boundary.
PS: We created the design with a rudimentary online tool. Unfortunately, the tool does not allow adjusting room names (therefore “playroom” instead of “children’s room,” etc.), but I think you understand what is meant.
I look forward to your feedback 🙂!
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hanghaus202326 Feb 2023 14:32I would rather suggest a large fixed window and a door. How often do you think you’ll actually leave the large door open? Once you have insects inside, you won’t keep it open anymore.
dimba234 schrieb:
We are considering replacing the two French doors on the south side with a 4m (13 ft) wide lift-and-slide door to minimize or avoid window space behind the sofa. From your perspective, is there any disadvantage to such a wide sliding door (for example, difficult to operate)? Counterproposal: instead of a 4m (13 ft) wide lift-and-slide, consider a three-part folding sliding door (possibly even opening outwards). Also, instead of a floor-to-ceiling window in the utility room, consider installing a secondary entrance door.
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hausbauer_931 Mar 2023 13:52dimba234 schrieb:
Design 1 (+ positive, - negative, o neutral)
Ground floor
1) Nice, wide entrance area thanks to the quarter-turn staircase +dimba234 schrieb:
Design 2 (+ positive, - negative, o neutral)
Ground floor
1) Very pleasantly surprised by the platform staircase +
2) Reasonable entrance area, although currently we slightly prefer the entrance of Design 1 oWhere is your wardrobe planned? In Design 1, is it beside the staircase? And in Design 2?
11ant schrieb:
Counterproposal: Instead of a 4m (13 ft) wide lift-and-slide door, consider a three-part folding sliding door (possibly even opening outwards). And provide the utility room with a side entrance door instead of a floor-to-ceiling window.I'm not really comfortable with the folding sliding door. There are so many joints, and the whole structure still has to slide. Price-wise, it probably doesn’t differ much from the lift-and-slide door? Of course, the big advantage is that the folding sliding door can be opened almost completely. That definitely looks very good, no question. But how often do you actually do that?The side entrance door in the utility room will be implemented – thanks for that.
hausbauer_93 schrieb:
Where is the coat closet planned in your layout? Next to the stairs in design 1? And in design 2?In front of the stairs, as shown on the floor plan. Not ideal, since it’s a bit far from the front door. But there’s enough space for a large wardrobe.filosof schrieb:
The price.
I really wanted a lift-and-slide door for the main terrace. After finalizing the selections, that was the first thing I ruled out (about a $10,000 premium compared to a standard hinged door of the same size). Other suppliers might offer a more moderate price difference. The actual premium is only about €3,500 for the 4m (13 feet) lift-and-slide door. I was almost surprised, as I expected it to be higher.
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hausbauer_932 Mar 2023 20:51dimba234 schrieb:
In front of the staircase as shown in the floor plan. Not ideal, as it is a bit far from the front door. But there is enough space for a large wardrobe. Okay, that is really not ideal, and you probably don’t want everyone walking through your hallway with their shoes on, tracking dirt inside. In the end, you will probably leave the shoes somewhere near E1. The wardrobe location is not optimal at either E1 or E2. Overall, I actually prefer E2!
Could the landing stairs be shifted about 50cm (20 inches) to the right? This would make the utility room and the bathroom upstairs smaller, but you could then have a nice, spacious wardrobe (highlighted in light green) right in front of the landing stairs and immediately by the entrance. I quickly drew this up:
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