ᐅ Request for tips on designing a ground floor layout

Created on: 7 Jan 2020 00:58
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mondbau
Hello everyone,
I have designed a ground floor plan and would appreciate tips for the layout of the ground floor of a city villa measuring 10.1 x 10.1 m (33.1 x 33.1 ft).
I’m not happy with the open kitchen with the island.
Maybe place the island against the wall and add a unit with three tall cabinets for oven, refrigerator, and pantry?
Should I move the entire kitchen forward and relocate the guest toilet? Or use that space as a small room? Please consider the compass orientation. Should one or two small windows be added in the living area (sofa)?


Grundriss einer Wohnung: Küche mit Insel, Essbereich, Wohnzimmer mit Sofa, TV; Bad und Flur.

3D-Isometrische Innenansicht eines offenen Wohnbereichs mit Sofa, Kamin, Küche, Esstisch und Treppe

Isometrische Wohnungsansicht: Wohnzimmer mit TV, offene Küche, Esstisch, Schlafzimmer, Treppe.

Top-Ansicht eines Hauses: Küche mit Insel, Essbereich, Wohnzimmer, Treppe.
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ltenzer
8 Jan 2020 22:23
mondbau schrieb:

Please show me what you mean.
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What is probably meant:
From the street view, make your house wider but slightly less deep (resulting in a larger backyard).
The rectangular shape creates a longitudinal axis oriented north-south, if this is a requirement of the building permit / planning permission (?).
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ltenzer
8 Jan 2020 22:25
mondbau schrieb:

Typo: East-West direction as indicated by the arrow

Okay, do you have an excerpt from the zoning plan or can you quote the part about the east-west axis?
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mondbau
8 Jan 2020 22:26
Positioning of Buildings (§ 9 para. 1 no. 2 Building Code)
In general residential areas, the longitudinal axis of the main buildings should primarily be oriented in an east-west direction, in accordance with the layout plans for the respective neighborhoods. Deviations from this orientation of up to 20 degrees are permitted if they allow for more efficient use of solar energy.
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ltenzer
8 Jan 2020 22:40
mondbau schrieb:

In general residential areas, the main buildings’ longitudinal axis must be aligned primarily in an east-west direction,....

I am not very familiar with public building regulations.
This would be a question for the experts:
Is the building’s longitudinal axis determined by its external dimensions?
Or is it defined by the ridge direction?
If the latter applies, then a gable roof with an east-west ridge direction might be possible, even if the house’s east-west dimension is smaller than its north-south dimension....
11ant8 Jan 2020 23:54
mondbau schrieb:

Please show me what you mean.

I was just about to say the same.
ltenzer schrieb:

Is the building’s longitudinal axis defined by the external dimensions?
Or by the ridge direction?

One would expect it to be specified in the written part.
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ltenzer
9 Jan 2020 00:02
11ant schrieb:

One would expect a provision in the textual part.

Is there no universally accepted definition for the term longitudinal orientation if no provision is specified in the textual part?