ᐅ Planning Our Single-Family Home – What Are Your Thoughts on the Design?
Created on: 1 Mar 2016 12:29
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Hausbau Re
Hello, we have finished the preliminary drafts and are now ready to sign the contract with a solid construction company.
About us: we are a small family with one child, 2.5 years old, and another child expected in June. We are 30 and 33 years old and are eager to start this life project. After a long search for a plot of land, we have decided on one.
The plot is 712 sqm (7,663 sq ft) in size, with the garden facing south. My in-laws are also building new next to us on the plot to the west. The only downside to the plot is the 5 m (16 ft) building setback line on the north and east sides, but I negotiated a good discount on the leasehold because it is a corner plot.
About the house:
It will be approximately 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft) and built to KfW 55 energy efficiency standard, including a ground-source heat pump with deep drilling and controlled residential ventilation with heat recovery. The manufacturer will be either Vaillant or Stiebel Eltron; I have not decided yet. The facade will be brick. There will be underfloor heating throughout. The garage will be 5 x 9 m (16 x 30 ft), built with masonry and a flat roof.
Regarding the floor plan, I must say we fell in love with a straight staircase. Therefore, I had to design the layout and rooms accordingly. I think I managed this well, and the children will both have bedrooms of equal size, which was very important to us. The office is small but sufficient as a storage space for documents and to handle billing. The printer for the house will be there, along with the LAN distribution box.
So now I kindly ask you to take a look at these drafts and share your suggestions freely.
I appreciate any tips.
About us: we are a small family with one child, 2.5 years old, and another child expected in June. We are 30 and 33 years old and are eager to start this life project. After a long search for a plot of land, we have decided on one.
The plot is 712 sqm (7,663 sq ft) in size, with the garden facing south. My in-laws are also building new next to us on the plot to the west. The only downside to the plot is the 5 m (16 ft) building setback line on the north and east sides, but I negotiated a good discount on the leasehold because it is a corner plot.
About the house:
It will be approximately 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft) and built to KfW 55 energy efficiency standard, including a ground-source heat pump with deep drilling and controlled residential ventilation with heat recovery. The manufacturer will be either Vaillant or Stiebel Eltron; I have not decided yet. The facade will be brick. There will be underfloor heating throughout. The garage will be 5 x 9 m (16 x 30 ft), built with masonry and a flat roof.
Regarding the floor plan, I must say we fell in love with a straight staircase. Therefore, I had to design the layout and rooms accordingly. I think I managed this well, and the children will both have bedrooms of equal size, which was very important to us. The office is small but sufficient as a storage space for documents and to handle billing. The printer for the house will be there, along with the LAN distribution box.
So now I kindly ask you to take a look at these drafts and share your suggestions freely.
I appreciate any tips.
@ypg .. I was also surprised and actually looked for my mirror suggestion .. but that was a different design.
Mirroring the staircase makes sense here as well, especially since the staircase layout on the upper floor isn’t very successful.
I also find the living room situation less ideal .. a huge sofa in front of floor-to-ceiling windows looking into a dark living area isn’t great, and then opening the storage closet within the living space. Also, there is rather little practical space for coats and shoes.
So, on the ground floor, I mirrored the staircase, slightly enlarged the utility room downstairs, made the guest bathroom wider but narrower, and created a 120 cm (47 inch) wide coat niche in the wall towards the kitchen. Next to it there is still enough room for coat hooks, and under the stairs there is a built-in shoe cabinet .. it will be more like steps then.
On the upper floor, at the top of the plan (south?), there is a double casement window with another storage cabinet below. The corner at the bottom of the plan is simply separated, possibly making room for a vacuum cleaner and some toilet paper or similar supplies.
The walk-in closet has a 250 cm (98 inch) tall wardrobe and a 350 cm (138 inch) wardrobe at knee wall height. There might still be some space at the front top. There is only a very narrow window here.
A sliding door leads to the sleeping area, or possibly a regular door, which would need to be tested.
The bathroom features a nicely large shower, again with niches planned for storage.
Additionally, the staircase isn’t as overlapped, ensuring a comfortable head clearance throughout.
Mirroring the staircase makes sense here as well, especially since the staircase layout on the upper floor isn’t very successful.
I also find the living room situation less ideal .. a huge sofa in front of floor-to-ceiling windows looking into a dark living area isn’t great, and then opening the storage closet within the living space. Also, there is rather little practical space for coats and shoes.
So, on the ground floor, I mirrored the staircase, slightly enlarged the utility room downstairs, made the guest bathroom wider but narrower, and created a 120 cm (47 inch) wide coat niche in the wall towards the kitchen. Next to it there is still enough room for coat hooks, and under the stairs there is a built-in shoe cabinet .. it will be more like steps then.
On the upper floor, at the top of the plan (south?), there is a double casement window with another storage cabinet below. The corner at the bottom of the plan is simply separated, possibly making room for a vacuum cleaner and some toilet paper or similar supplies.
The walk-in closet has a 250 cm (98 inch) tall wardrobe and a 350 cm (138 inch) wardrobe at knee wall height. There might still be some space at the front top. There is only a very narrow window here.
A sliding door leads to the sleeping area, or possibly a regular door, which would need to be tested.
The bathroom features a nicely large shower, again with niches planned for storage.
Additionally, the staircase isn’t as overlapped, ensuring a comfortable head clearance throughout.
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Hausbau Re16 Mar 2016 12:53There will be a response and also pictures once everything is fully planned.
I will not make the window behind the couch in the living room floor-to-ceiling.
The door in the utility room will be removed and replaced with a regular window to allow more usable space.
The guest bathroom was reduced slightly to make room for the wardrobe.
Upstairs, the shower and toilet were swapped because I received a design from a bathroom studio that we liked better right away.
I will not make the window behind the couch in the living room floor-to-ceiling.
The door in the utility room will be removed and replaced with a regular window to allow more usable space.
The guest bathroom was reduced slightly to make room for the wardrobe.
Upstairs, the shower and toilet were swapped because I received a design from a bathroom studio that we liked better right away.
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Hausbau Re16 Mar 2016 12:56I am still considering whether to extend the wall by the wardrobe and in the living room where the TV furniture is, so that it reaches the height of the furniture.
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