ᐅ Home Renovation with Architect: Looking for Suggestions on the House Floor Plan
Created on: 6 Dec 2017 14:24
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Maureen13-d
We (24 years old female & 29 years old male) want to renovate a house inherited from his parents. We have already had several discussions with the architect and are now interested in your opinions. The exterior walls of the house will remain and will be partially extended. The attached images show what is new (in red) and which walls will remain (in black).
Now, about the specifications:
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size approximately 850sqm (9140 sqft)
Sloped, filled terrain, so no additional storey allowed
Site coverage ratio
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Boundary development
Number of parking spaces: 1 visitor spot, several parking spaces along the driveway to the garage
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights/limitations
Other requirements
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type
Basement, number of storeys
Number of residents, ages: 2 adults, 2–3 children desired (not yet planned)
Space needs on ground floor and upper floors
Office: family use or home office? Family use
Number of guest stays per year: very few
Open or closed design: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island
Number of dining seats: definitely 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage, possibly an additional carport
House design
Who designed the plans:
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Bedroom and living areas separated
What don’t you like? Why? No guest bathroom on the ground floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 430,000€
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
The spiral staircase is already present in the house and must remain for cost reasons. The architect, however, wants to renew it and highlight it through the large entrance area.
We are very curious to hear your thoughts!
Now, about the specifications:
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size approximately 850sqm (9140 sqft)
Sloped, filled terrain, so no additional storey allowed
Site coverage ratio
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Boundary development
Number of parking spaces: 1 visitor spot, several parking spaces along the driveway to the garage
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights/limitations
Other requirements
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type
Basement, number of storeys
Number of residents, ages: 2 adults, 2–3 children desired (not yet planned)
Space needs on ground floor and upper floors
Office: family use or home office? Family use
Number of guest stays per year: very few
Open or closed design: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island
Number of dining seats: definitely 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage, possibly an additional carport
House design
Who designed the plans:
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Bedroom and living areas separated
What don’t you like? Why? No guest bathroom on the ground floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 430,000€
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
The spiral staircase is already present in the house and must remain for cost reasons. The architect, however, wants to renew it and highlight it through the large entrance area.
We are very curious to hear your thoughts!
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Maureen13-d9 Dec 2017 10:59Thank you for your effort. However, we prefer something less square, and it will also be more expensive because the roof stays as is, making it harder to adapt than simply extending the beam. We had also considered a square floor plan but decided against it. Your other floor plan, however, is currently under discussion 🙂
Maureen13-d schrieb:
because the roof stays and is therefore harder to modify than simply extending the beam Yes, that’s unfortunately true; it is a significant cost factor on one hand. On the other hand, a rectangular layout has a more favorable area-to-perimeter ratio compared to an L-shaped footprint. This can have a positive effect when calculating heating requirements and also makes it easier to construct the new wall sections monolithically while retaining the existing structure. I would not let secondary considerations, such as the fact that an additional garage might be easier to add with an L-shape or similar, be a distraction.
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