ᐅ Single-family home, 1.5 stories, gable roof – looking forward to your feedback! :)
Created on: 10 Feb 2026 20:46
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Bruns
Hello everyone,
we are currently planning our single-family home and would appreciate feedback on the floor plan! Here are the initial details:
Development Plan / Restrictions:
Affordable home ownership for a small family. Solid network of craftsmen available.
we are currently planning our single-family home and would appreciate feedback on the floor plan! Here are the initial details:
Development Plan / Restrictions:
- Plot size: 1581m³ (55,795 ft³)
- Slope: nine
- Site coverage ratio: no development plan; § 34 Federal Building Code (inner area)
- Floor area ratio: no development plan; § 34 Federal Building Code (inner area)
- Building envelope, building line and boundary: see drawing (building plot from supplementary statute)
- Number of parking spaces: 2
- Style: classic single-family home with pitched roof
- Basement: no, number of floors: 1.5
- Number of occupants, ages: 3 (32, 29, 1) plus dog
- Ground floor room requirements: open kitchen-living area, pantry, study/guest room, WC (optionally shower toilet), hallway, utility room
- Upper floor: 2 children’s bedrooms, master bedroom, family bathroom, corridor
- Office: family use and home office
- Annual number of overnight guests: 10
- (In addition to the house, there is an insulated, heated tiny house with running water and dry separation toilet)
- Open or closed layout: living room and kitchen are open, otherwise rather classic
- Conservative or modern construction: rather conservative
- Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
- Number of dining seats: 6–8 persons
- Fireplace: yes (convenient access to firewood)
- Music / stereo wall: no
- Balcony, roof terrace: no
- Garage, carport: carport
- Utility garden, greenhouse: no
- Notes: no separate dressing room desired, no separate master bathroom needed
- Designer: architect based on our draft
- What do you especially like? Why? Practicality and orientation of the living area to the south; little hallway space
- What do you not like? Why? Possibly too little storage space, possibly too little room for hobbies; layout of the upper floor bathroom
- Price estimate from architect/planner: pending; approx. 330k
- Personal budget for the house including fittings: €350,000–€400,000 (without furnishings); some self-work planned (depending on contractor and offer), including building services
- Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump plus fireplace; possibly fireplace with water circuit (increased space requirement!)
- Can give up: cloakroom if integrated into stairs; smart home features
- Cannot give up: already very lean
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hanghaus202313 Feb 2026 10:26In my opinion, the property clearly calls for a subdivision. You can then invest the proceeds into the house.
The floor plan is an excellent alternative to standard catalog house designs.
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hanghaus2023 schrieb:I can only agree with that.
In my opinion, the plot clearly calls for subdivision. You can then invest the proceeds into the house.
Bruns schrieb:This probably refers to the design shown; under Planning Permission by Section 34, such a close fit from the surrounding buildings is unlikely to be approved. Would single-story buildings be characteristic of the area?
Roof pitch 38° – knee wall 1m (3 ft 3 in)
Bruns schrieb:The window is problematic: a pantry benefits from being shielded from solar temperature fluctuations. It is also important here to avoid installing underfloor heating.
We chose the small pantry instead of a closet to be able to keep it cooler. That’s why there is a small window, which, conversely, takes up additional storage space.
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Bruns schrieb:
Number of people, ages: 3 (32, 29, 1) plus dog Bruns schrieb:
Upper floor: 2x children's bedrooms, What is the purpose of the children's bedrooms?
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
In my opinion, the plot clearly calls for subdivision. You can then invest the proceeds into the house. Yep, I agree. That fits well, even if you want to switch to a bungalow later.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
Hardly possible to build for 300k. Indeed.
Bruns schrieb:
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 350–400k€; without furnishings; own labor planned (depending on the contractor and offer) For €400,000 you can get a turnkey home as currently planned (standard, no frills) at 130/135 sqm (1400/1450 sq ft). With own labor, it might work excluding incidental construction costs, though own labor also has some costs if you are not skilled yourself.
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Decided on a small pantry instead of a cupboard to be able to keep it cooler.“
Honestly? That’s useless. It’s the first thing I would remove during the shell construction. It doesn’t stay cool even without a window. It takes away needed kitchen space. The kitchen island is already planned too narrow, especially if a stove is included. You need splash and fall protection at the back, so at least 90 cm (35 inches) depth there.
Bruns schrieb:
when many overnight guests come at once. Many overnight guests at once? Where are they supposed to have their party?
With normal-sized furniture, it will be a bit tight for a large number of guests.
I also find the guest bathroom a bit optimistic in size. The toilet has 80 cm (31 inches) space next to a 90 cm (35 inches) shower (without a chase wall). What is the purpose of the shower? Who wants to walk through the dirty hallway and shower there when there isn’t even room for drying/off and dressing?
You can never make that work with 330K!
Affordable homeownership for a small family when money is tight — why include a fireplace and a tiny house?
Sell another plot of land and invest that amount into a sensible design and implementation of the house.
An air-to-water heat pump and a fireplace don’t really go together for me.
With a heat pump, pay attention to proper hydraulics and sizing, and don’t let the heating contractor talk you into anything "unnecessary."
Affordable homeownership for a small family when money is tight — why include a fireplace and a tiny house?
Sell another plot of land and invest that amount into a sensible design and implementation of the house.
An air-to-water heat pump and a fireplace don’t really go together for me.
With a heat pump, pay attention to proper hydraulics and sizing, and don’t let the heating contractor talk you into anything "unnecessary."
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