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 🙂!
dimba234 schrieb:
Not ideal, but I can’t think of another solution for a side entrance right now. You could give the entrance door on the ground floor a recessed area as a landing, starting right at the front corner of the house. That would also add a modern touch to the cube design and provide a canopy.
dimba234 schrieb:
There seems to be a small misunderstanding 😉 I placed our floor plan over the site plan – see screenshot. Thanks. Yes, that’s clear 😎
Databases are not programmed in HTML, and houses are not consumer goods.
Then I wouldn’t have asked it. But your answer basically “is enough for me” – at least in the sense of “no further questions” :-(
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xMisterDx schrieb:
And what I expect from a price quote... is this question a joke or what?
Then I wouldn’t have asked it. But your answer basically “is enough for me” – at least in the sense of “no further questions” :-(
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
11ant schrieb:
Databases are not programmed in HTML, and houses are not consumer goods.You do NOT program ANYTHING in HTML because HTML is not a programming language.M
Marvinius31 Dec 2022 14:2311ant schrieb:
and houses are not consumer goods.
Why not? I think building new, then selling and rebuilding before the first major repairs appear—after the warranty expires—is a good strategy, as long as you can afford it and are somewhat flexible about where you live.
We lived in our first house for 12 years; I’m sure it won’t be any longer in the second one either... 😉
11ant schrieb:
Huh – what’s this all of a sudden about a basement – I hadn’t seen one so far, and given the substitute room situation, I didn’t get the impression there would be one either (???)No – no basement! Let’s avoid more confusion. I was only referring to ypg’s comment about having selected a basement stair based on the dimensions. That’s why the initially planned stair length was 3.6m (12 feet).11ant schrieb:
Such a small height difference on the construction site is fantastic and almost a “basement contraindication.” The development plan clearly points in a specific planning direction – which of course doesn’t mean that implementation might not take ages and end up very different.The building plot has actually been very well prepared by the city – fully serviced and very level. Also, with the corner plot, we got our first choice. It would be even better without the adjacent public parking spaces, but you can’t have everything. Still, I hope and believe that we won’t face any major surprises with the plot itself.11ant schrieb:
The Sento 504 is from Fingerhaus, a timber frame manufacturer. You can only partially use such models as a reference if you want to transfer their floor plans into a masonry building: the wall thicknesses are effectively comparable, so the dimensions “fit.” However, timber constructions behave structurally differently, especially since you don’t have the contrast of “(partially load-bearing) walls on the ground floor vs. lightweight walls upstairs” as in masonry buildings. In terms of the upper floor “parent floor plan,” transferability is limited. Especially the Sento 504 is not a suitable “template” because it has a kneewall attic, which further questions its usability as inspiration for a “townhouse.” Such “transgenic donor floor plans” are generally less suitable.Why does everything have to be so complicated? What I like about the Sento is the staircase rotated by 90° toward the longer house side – unlike our design. It will probably be best to approach builders with our specific ideas and adjust a “type house” slightly if needed.11ant schrieb:
Yes, it’s good not to contact too many companies. Downgrading the parking space enclosure is an easy cost-saving point. Changes to the room program are more difficult to implement. But the redundant office must have a reason (?)I work from home one or two days a week. My wife needs to prepare lessons every evening. We also want to offer a sleeping option for guests. Hence the need for these two additional rooms (office + office/guest room).11ant schrieb:
I’m a bit lost right now.In my post, I attached the picture with the rotated upper floor plan.ypg schrieb:
You could give the front door on the ground floor a recessed entrance area that starts right at the front corner of the house. This would add a modern touch to the cube-shaped building and provide a covered area. I can’t quite picture that at the moment. Something like in my picture—from the corner all the way to the garage? Or do you have a specific example?