ᐅ Single-family home, 150 sqm – quiet village setting, spaced apart from neighbors
Created on: 13 Apr 2020 18:07
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Lisa24
Hello everyone,
Although we already have our building permit (planning permission), I am still interested in how you would have done it and what you might have changed.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 1000m² (12,000 sq ft)
Peripheral development: only garage without windows allowed
Number of floors: two full stories
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: northeast, so the garden is in the southwest
Client requirements
We wanted space but no wasted rooms, like some houses with, for example, a gallery. A large living-dining area, since that is where we spend most of our time. The office must be on the ground floor, and we also wanted two bathrooms downstairs because when we are older, we want to live only on the ground floor. A basement is within the budget and needed to accommodate the pellet heating system and pellet storage. We are a family planning for two children. The family planning is complete with the second child.
Style, roof type, building type: modern, gable roof
Basement, floors: basement, two full stories
Number of people, ages: 2 adults, later 2 children: 27, 31 years old
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: about 75 m² (800 sq ft) each
Office: home office
Guests per year: 2–4
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conventional or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no balcony, possibly a covered terrace later
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, relaxation garden, snack garden
Other special features
Photovoltaic system
House design
Who designed it:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you especially like? Why?
We really like the floor plan.
What don’t you like? Why?
Maybe some space is wasted? Living-dining room could be too small?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 450,000€
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 530,000€
Heating technology: pellet heating and underfloor heating, electric heater so the photovoltaic system can also heat water with electricity
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
can you not live without:
Ground floor bathroom, office
Why is the design how it is now?
Individual planning
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Requesting opinions on room layout and floor plan design
Best regards,
Lisa & Udo
The driveway is on the north side,
The living-dining-kitchen area is on the south side
Ground floor + garage with covered passage
Upper floor
Although we already have our building permit (planning permission), I am still interested in how you would have done it and what you might have changed.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 1000m² (12,000 sq ft)
Peripheral development: only garage without windows allowed
Number of floors: two full stories
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: northeast, so the garden is in the southwest
Client requirements
We wanted space but no wasted rooms, like some houses with, for example, a gallery. A large living-dining area, since that is where we spend most of our time. The office must be on the ground floor, and we also wanted two bathrooms downstairs because when we are older, we want to live only on the ground floor. A basement is within the budget and needed to accommodate the pellet heating system and pellet storage. We are a family planning for two children. The family planning is complete with the second child.
Style, roof type, building type: modern, gable roof
Basement, floors: basement, two full stories
Number of people, ages: 2 adults, later 2 children: 27, 31 years old
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: about 75 m² (800 sq ft) each
Office: home office
Guests per year: 2–4
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conventional or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no balcony, possibly a covered terrace later
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, relaxation garden, snack garden
Other special features
Photovoltaic system
House design
Who designed it:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you especially like? Why?
We really like the floor plan.
What don’t you like? Why?
Maybe some space is wasted? Living-dining room could be too small?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 450,000€
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 530,000€
Heating technology: pellet heating and underfloor heating, electric heater so the photovoltaic system can also heat water with electricity
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
can you not live without:
Ground floor bathroom, office
Why is the design how it is now?
Individual planning
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Requesting opinions on room layout and floor plan design
Best regards,
Lisa & Udo
The driveway is on the north side,
The living-dining-kitchen area is on the south side
Ground floor + garage with covered passage
Upper floor
The floor plans are not bad enough to call for an "emergency brake!" They are not ideal for everyone, including myself, but in my opinion, they can be accepted as they are. Please show some elevations as well.
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kaho674 schrieb:
Why? Inside, he can still move walls around as he likes.
I would close the entrance canopy at the back because otherwise, it can get quite drafty there. Unfortunately, we don’t know the exact layout of the plot, so we can’t say for sure. I am a woman
That’s true, the building permit basically only defines the exterior appearance; how the interior fits is irrelevant in this case.
kaho674 schrieb:
That might be the case. But then you could leave out the toilet in the bathroom and save space there. As it is, you have basically two toilets next to each other and a third one upstairs. Who is going to clean all of those?
I really like the bathroom layout upstairs, but the downstairs one is ugly. We wanted the two toilets because there are four of us plus friends/partners. Mornings can get quite busy, so it helps to have more bathrooms. And when we’re older and living only on the ground floor, we just need to move the bedroom bed into the office — that’s definitely what we will do *and no one please say that nobody lives only on the ground floor anyway*
Cleaning the toilets is quick and easy with the right products, I speak from experience.
kaho674 schrieb:
The open plan living area is a bit cozy – but I think it’s still okay.
The windows on the street-facing side aren’t symmetrical, or am I mistaken? I would change that – I’m a bit picky. A window behind the bed is also not ideal, but I could live with that. Open plan = living-dining-kitchen area, right?
What do you mean regarding the street-facing windows? We tried to keep them roughly symmetrical, but it’s unfortunately not 100% possible.
We swapped child 2 and the master bedroom (that’s how I showed it to you), but I didn’t swap the double bed and single bed in the plan yet. That plan is an older version; the new one has them swapped. The master bed will be placed along the wall next to the stairs, and the child’s bed will be along the wall next to child’s room 1, so no bed should be under the window, right?
Best regards
11ant schrieb:
The floor plans aren't bad enough to call for an "emergency stop!" Not everyone's and not even my ideal, but in my opinion they can be left as they are. Show some elevations as well.What would you change?
Here are the elevations
That could become quite tight if the double bed is placed against the stairwell wall. It’s best to try arranging the furniture first. Usually, you need at least about 3.40 m (11 feet) of width for the bed area. The door often gets in the way and can’t easily be moved, or else there won’t be enough space for the wardrobe.
The windows on the upper plan (northeast side) could still be optimized. However, with a gable roof, this is not very critical. The bathroom window on the ground floor interrupts the perfect layout—but maybe that’s not such a big issue. For those feeling bold, painting the frame bright pink is an option.
The windows on the upper plan (northeast side) could still be optimized. However, with a gable roof, this is not very critical. The bathroom window on the ground floor interrupts the perfect layout—but maybe that’s not such a big issue. For those feeling bold, painting the frame bright pink is an option.
bauenmk202013 Apr 2020 19:45Lisa24 schrieb:
Cleaning the toilet is super quick and easy with the right products, speaking from experience. But it’s not the "trick" with WD-40, right? Is the staircase already finalized?
The staircase has 14 risers, each 19cm (7.5 inches) high, which can be a bit steep. It might help to increase to 15 risers and extend the tread depth. What is the tread width or usable tread width you have?
kaho674 schrieb:
That could get tight if the double bed is placed against the stair wall. It’s best to try arranging the furniture first. Normally, you need at least about 3.40m (11 feet) of width for that. The door can quickly get in the way. You can’t just move it either, or you’ll lose space for the wardrobe.
The windows at the top of the plan (northeast side) could still be optimized. But with a gable roof, it’s not that critical. The bathroom window on the ground floor spoils the perfection – but maybe that’s not such a big deal. For those feeling bold, the frame could even be painted bright pink. A double bed fits there easily; we measured it. But thanks for the advice. The door is positioned centrally so there’s still space at the back for the large sliding door wardrobe.
Yes, the windows on the northeast side are different sizes and unevenly spaced, but that was necessary inside because of the shower on the upper floor. It doesn’t bother us, and I think once built, it won’t be very noticeable. We definitely wanted a window in the bathroom. Let’s see if it ends up pink.
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