ᐅ Planning a Single-Family Home in Northern NRW – Looking for Feedback on the Design...
Created on: 30 Nov 2013 16:09
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Predonor
We are building a house with a gable roof and a roof pitch of 38 degrees. The knee wall will be 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) high.
After visiting numerous model homes, we found a floor plan in a prefab house exhibition park that we now plan to build using solid construction.
We have a rectangular plot of land (17 m (56 ft) wide and 28 m (92 ft) deep) oriented north-south. The building zone is located in the northern part, so the garden will be designed in front of the house. The house should be 11 m (36 ft) wide (the maximum allowed build width), and the garage with a workshop room will be built to the right of the house (northeast).
The “bay window” in the southwest is not yet drawn correctly. Doors are still missing on the left and right sides of the bay window, so the whole area should feel like a sunroom.
At some point, I will upload the new plans or a different version again.
According to the current status, the net living area is 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft), with underfloor heating upstairs and downstairs, and a gas heating system supported by solar for hot water. The current fixed price is about EUR 230,000.
Now we would appreciate opinions, discussions, etc. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
After visiting numerous model homes, we found a floor plan in a prefab house exhibition park that we now plan to build using solid construction.
We have a rectangular plot of land (17 m (56 ft) wide and 28 m (92 ft) deep) oriented north-south. The building zone is located in the northern part, so the garden will be designed in front of the house. The house should be 11 m (36 ft) wide (the maximum allowed build width), and the garage with a workshop room will be built to the right of the house (northeast).
The “bay window” in the southwest is not yet drawn correctly. Doors are still missing on the left and right sides of the bay window, so the whole area should feel like a sunroom.
At some point, I will upload the new plans or a different version again.
According to the current status, the net living area is 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft), with underfloor heating upstairs and downstairs, and a gas heating system supported by solar for hot water. The current fixed price is about EUR 230,000.
Now we would appreciate opinions, discussions, etc. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
I see this differently than mycraft:
Personally, I use a guest bathroom on the ground floor more often (after all, you don’t always go upstairs) and would be annoyed if there is constant space pressure there.
The drawn office seems to be a placeholder for printer and computer. For that, 8 sq m (86 sq ft) are sufficient.
People tend to use a laptop and sit on the sofa or at the dining table with a partner or family.
Personally, when I work (not just browse), I use two larger monitors and can imagine an office of just under 6 sq m (65 sq ft).
By the way, 8 sq m (86 sq ft) are the amount of space allocated to an employee in an office (workplace). Hallways and toilets are accounted for proportionally… my office has those 8 sq m (86 sq ft), and it is completely adequate!
The “thing” in the guest bathroom next to the shower, by the way, cannot be operated properly because of the toilet!
@predonor: It’s clear that you had your reasons. We’re just offering food for thought.
Personally, I use a guest bathroom on the ground floor more often (after all, you don’t always go upstairs) and would be annoyed if there is constant space pressure there.
The drawn office seems to be a placeholder for printer and computer. For that, 8 sq m (86 sq ft) are sufficient.
People tend to use a laptop and sit on the sofa or at the dining table with a partner or family.
Personally, when I work (not just browse), I use two larger monitors and can imagine an office of just under 6 sq m (65 sq ft).
By the way, 8 sq m (86 sq ft) are the amount of space allocated to an employee in an office (workplace). Hallways and toilets are accounted for proportionally… my office has those 8 sq m (86 sq ft), and it is completely adequate!
The “thing” in the guest bathroom next to the shower, by the way, cannot be operated properly because of the toilet!
@predonor: It’s clear that you had your reasons. We’re just offering food for thought.
Hi,
overall not bad. A few points have already been mentioned. The small workroom doesn’t feel like a place you’d want to spend time in – it comes across more like a storage closet. You immediately wonder if giving up the shower in the bathroom to gain this room is worth it.
Upstairs, the walk-in closet makes the bedroom smaller. This means you lose the best room there and it becomes fragmented. Having the bed on the south side can be uncomfortable in summer – under the roof you might end up feeling roasted. But that’s a matter of personal preference.
The bathroom is quite spacious – if anything, I would consider adding a second sink there. Normally, though, I would move the bathroom to the smaller room and plan for a laundry chute directly into the utility room. That way, you can get the laundry out of sight immediately and still have a nice large (bed?) room.
The door between the kitchen and utility room appears to be a sliding door. That seems inconvenient in that spot. You tend to rush in and out of the utility room with laundry or the trash bin, and sliding doors just slow you down and get annoying, especially when your hands are full. Is there a space issue there, or am I just mistaken? Otherwise, I would install a regular door.
If the washing machine is located there, it would also annoy me to have to carry laundry through the kitchen every time. Because of that, I would give up the storage space under the stairs and prefer a direct access to the utility room instead.
Just some thoughts... 🙂
The hallway upstairs wastes quite a bit of space without offering any noticeable benefit. Maybe there’s potential to reclaim some of that space for the rooms.
overall not bad. A few points have already been mentioned. The small workroom doesn’t feel like a place you’d want to spend time in – it comes across more like a storage closet. You immediately wonder if giving up the shower in the bathroom to gain this room is worth it.
Upstairs, the walk-in closet makes the bedroom smaller. This means you lose the best room there and it becomes fragmented. Having the bed on the south side can be uncomfortable in summer – under the roof you might end up feeling roasted. But that’s a matter of personal preference.
The bathroom is quite spacious – if anything, I would consider adding a second sink there. Normally, though, I would move the bathroom to the smaller room and plan for a laundry chute directly into the utility room. That way, you can get the laundry out of sight immediately and still have a nice large (bed?) room.
The door between the kitchen and utility room appears to be a sliding door. That seems inconvenient in that spot. You tend to rush in and out of the utility room with laundry or the trash bin, and sliding doors just slow you down and get annoying, especially when your hands are full. Is there a space issue there, or am I just mistaken? Otherwise, I would install a regular door.
If the washing machine is located there, it would also annoy me to have to carry laundry through the kitchen every time. Because of that, I would give up the storage space under the stairs and prefer a direct access to the utility room instead.
Just some thoughts... 🙂
The hallway upstairs wastes quite a bit of space without offering any noticeable benefit. Maybe there’s potential to reclaim some of that space for the rooms.
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Bauexperte2 Dec 2013 10:32Hello,
Regards, Bauexperte
Predonor schrieb:You do know that floor plans are protected by copyright?
... we found a floor plan from a prefabricated house model park, which we are now planning to build using solid construction methods.
Regards, Bauexperte
@Bauexperte: That may be true, but who would prove that to me or who would take legal action? Besides, we customized it for our plot.
@kaho674: Going through the storage room (under the stairs) isn’t very practical, since we would lose all the storage space there. It’s better to carry the laundry through the kitchen, right? But thanks for your input anyway.
@kaho674: Going through the storage room (under the stairs) isn’t very practical, since we would lose all the storage space there. It’s better to carry the laundry through the kitchen, right? But thanks for your input anyway.
Predonor schrieb:
@kaho674: Going through the storage room (under the stairs) is not very practical, as we would lose all the storage space there. It’s probably better to carry the laundry through the kitchen, right? But thanks anyway for your suggestions. Well, some people even have the washing machine installed in the kitchen. So, it’s really up to personal preference. Storage space is definitely important as well. 🙂
@predonor:
So how was it again? You wanted opinions but no advice???
Did you only want agreement? A YES to your failed access to the utility room? Maybe you should reflect on the participants’ objections! After all, there is constructive (free) criticism here that can be fixed with a few brushstrokes... or with words, of course 😉
So how was it again? You wanted opinions but no advice???
Did you only want agreement? A YES to your failed access to the utility room? Maybe you should reflect on the participants’ objections! After all, there is constructive (free) criticism here that can be fixed with a few brushstrokes... or with words, of course 😉
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