ᐅ Single-family house 150 m² floor plan and site layout planning
Created on: 15 Dec 2020 13:25
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Robbini
Hello,
after I had already posted our project once before, but it suddenly disappeared from the forum (probably due to my own mistakes), I would now like to give it another try after some revisions.
Here is the list:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: about 22 x 22 m (a few cm less), approximately 500 m² (5,382 sq ft)
Slope: minimal, negligible
Site coverage ratio: - (no development plan)
Floor area ratio: - (no development plan)
Building envelope, building line and boundary: §34 (3 m (10 ft) from neighbors)
Edge development: garage
Number of parking spaces: 1-2
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof style: hipped roof
Architectural style: urban villa
Number of residents, ages: 2 adults, 1 child + 1 more planned
Space requirements, ground floor and upper floor:
Office: family use – as playroom/guest room
Guests per year: few (1-2)
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: no
Garage planned size: 3.75 x 8 m (12 x 26 ft)
Garden with small vegetable patch + playground/swing for children, otherwise designed to be low maintenance
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be included: We want a spacious, open-concept living, dining, and kitchen area on the ground floor; otherwise, a small guest/playroom on the ground floor to protect the living room from a flood of toys. My husband insists on a door from the garage to the utility/technical room. The laundry room and technical room should be separated spaces.
House Design
Who created the plans: a mix of our own design, a “ready-made” floor plan from the internet, and drawings from our general contractor
What do we particularly like? Why?: The ground floor layout feels like an ideal compromise between our wishes and what seems feasible. The staircase is “open” in the living room, which might not be ideal but we accepted it to gain space in the open living area and not sacrifice it to the corridor. We really like the half-turn staircase with landing. Small hallway upstairs.
What do we dislike? Why?: Too few windows upstairs, especially in the bedrooms (children’s room/master bedroom). The upstairs bathroom is narrow and long – unsure if it can be improved; maybe orient it toward the south and adjust the utility room accordingly? Or does it only feel narrow (currently we have only a tiny bathroom, so maybe we lack the imagination for its actual size). Exterior appearance (windows) not attractive/asymmetrical.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: about 320,000 including garage (possibly more, as the garage was initially planned smaller)
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: 400,000
Preferred heating system: gas + solar thermal system
Anything else to mention? The plot was subdivided from the western adjoining property, which belongs to my husband’s grandmother (90 years old). The street to the south is an unpaved road with a slight slope. All utilities (except water/sewer) are available only on the paved street to the west. We want to access the property via the dirt road and not through my grandmother-in-law’s property, even if the path is longer and thus more expensive.
Initially, we had a square floor plan, but not everything fit perfectly. That’s why we ended up with this rectangular design. Personally, I would prefer to rotate the house (open living area facing south, entrance on the east side) and place it closer to the northern building line. However, then the garage could no longer be directly attached to the house (which my husband really wants). Also, the garden/terrace would be fully exposed in that position.
The parking space in front of the garage is probably too short for any car bigger than a Smart. In any case, we don’t want a fence or gate in front of the garage but want to keep the space paved and open for easy access by car.
Okay, I think I have everything. I’m now very curious to see how severely the floor plan will be criticized ;-)
after I had already posted our project once before, but it suddenly disappeared from the forum (probably due to my own mistakes), I would now like to give it another try after some revisions.
Here is the list:
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: about 22 x 22 m (a few cm less), approximately 500 m² (5,382 sq ft)
Slope: minimal, negligible
Site coverage ratio: - (no development plan)
Floor area ratio: - (no development plan)
Building envelope, building line and boundary: §34 (3 m (10 ft) from neighbors)
Edge development: garage
Number of parking spaces: 1-2
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof style: hipped roof
Architectural style: urban villa
Number of residents, ages: 2 adults, 1 child + 1 more planned
Space requirements, ground floor and upper floor:
Office: family use – as playroom/guest room
Guests per year: few (1-2)
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: no
Garage planned size: 3.75 x 8 m (12 x 26 ft)
Garden with small vegetable patch + playground/swing for children, otherwise designed to be low maintenance
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be included: We want a spacious, open-concept living, dining, and kitchen area on the ground floor; otherwise, a small guest/playroom on the ground floor to protect the living room from a flood of toys. My husband insists on a door from the garage to the utility/technical room. The laundry room and technical room should be separated spaces.
House Design
Who created the plans: a mix of our own design, a “ready-made” floor plan from the internet, and drawings from our general contractor
What do we particularly like? Why?: The ground floor layout feels like an ideal compromise between our wishes and what seems feasible. The staircase is “open” in the living room, which might not be ideal but we accepted it to gain space in the open living area and not sacrifice it to the corridor. We really like the half-turn staircase with landing. Small hallway upstairs.
What do we dislike? Why?: Too few windows upstairs, especially in the bedrooms (children’s room/master bedroom). The upstairs bathroom is narrow and long – unsure if it can be improved; maybe orient it toward the south and adjust the utility room accordingly? Or does it only feel narrow (currently we have only a tiny bathroom, so maybe we lack the imagination for its actual size). Exterior appearance (windows) not attractive/asymmetrical.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: about 320,000 including garage (possibly more, as the garage was initially planned smaller)
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: 400,000
Preferred heating system: gas + solar thermal system
Anything else to mention? The plot was subdivided from the western adjoining property, which belongs to my husband’s grandmother (90 years old). The street to the south is an unpaved road with a slight slope. All utilities (except water/sewer) are available only on the paved street to the west. We want to access the property via the dirt road and not through my grandmother-in-law’s property, even if the path is longer and thus more expensive.
Initially, we had a square floor plan, but not everything fit perfectly. That’s why we ended up with this rectangular design. Personally, I would prefer to rotate the house (open living area facing south, entrance on the east side) and place it closer to the northern building line. However, then the garage could no longer be directly attached to the house (which my husband really wants). Also, the garden/terrace would be fully exposed in that position.
The parking space in front of the garage is probably too short for any car bigger than a Smart. In any case, we don’t want a fence or gate in front of the garage but want to keep the space paved and open for easy access by car.
Okay, I think I have everything. I’m now very curious to see how severely the floor plan will be criticized ;-)
I would have spontaneously oriented the house toward the south. As it is, you don’t have any windows facing south in the open-plan living area. In our case, the garage is allowed to extend all the way back to the northern boundary, but we have to maintain a 5m (16 ft) setback on the street side. Would it be possible for you to place the garage all the way at the back on the northern boundary as well? That would allow for an entrance on the east side and you could open the living area toward the south. The 3m (10 ft) space in front of the garage is not ideal if no car fits there and was probably only created to allow a window for the bathroom?
Würfel* schrieb:
Initially, I would have oriented the house to the south as well. That way, you wouldn’t have any windows facing south in the open living area. On our property, the garage is allowed to be extended all the way to the northern boundary at the back, but a 5 m (16 feet) setback must be maintained on the street side. Would it be possible for you to place the garage all the way at the back on the northern boundary too? This would allow for an entrance on the east side and you could open up the living area towards the south. The 3 m (10 feet) space in front of the garage is quite impractical, especially if no car fits there, and it probably only exists to give the bathroom a window? Extending the garage to the back (north) would likely be legally possible. However, it would have to be significantly shorter so the house isn’t set too far back from the northern boundary. What also concerns us a bit is having to pave the long path to the garage at the back, which would reduce garden space. But if in the end that’s the best compromise, we would of course consider it.
Exactly, the garage was designed this way so the bathroom could have a window. I also find it somewhat unfortunate that the open living area has no windows facing south. Although a west-facing orientation is still acceptable, would it potentially make the space too dark?
In fact, with our square floor plan (10 x 10 m (33 x 33 ft)), we had nicely oriented the living area to the south and placed the entrance on the east side, with the garage directly behind it. However, in this design, the bathroom never seemed to fit anywhere appropriately.
Schimi1791 schrieb:
Just one shower?? Actually, it’s somewhat due to the “lack of space.” Our initial requirement was: it would be nice, but not absolutely necessary. We both grew up in families of four with only one bathroom each, so I guess it’s the old-school assumption that one shower will be enough/necessary/possible.
Schimi179115 Dec 2020 16:29Robbini schrieb:
... that a shower will probably be enough/must be/enough.Those are poor conditions! Even in just 3 square meters (32 square feet), it is possible to fit a toilet and a shower.That’s what I meant: the garage wouldn’t need to be shorter, nor would the house have to be set back more than 3m (10 feet) from the northern boundary. You wouldn’t need to pave the access path separately either; you could simply walk along the driveway to the front door. This way, a slightly larger bathroom including a shower would probably fit as well.
I would then likely turn the kitchen into the living room so it’s not in a hallway area. You could build the TV wall under the stairs, which would save you the typical 50cm (20 inches) of space there. Additionally, you could move the staircase 50cm (20 inches) further east. This creates a bit more space in the bedroom upstairs and makes the bathroom less narrow. About 9–10 sqm (97–108 sq ft) would be sufficient for that.
I would then likely turn the kitchen into the living room so it’s not in a hallway area. You could build the TV wall under the stairs, which would save you the typical 50cm (20 inches) of space there. Additionally, you could move the staircase 50cm (20 inches) further east. This creates a bit more space in the bedroom upstairs and makes the bathroom less narrow. About 9–10 sqm (97–108 sq ft) would be sufficient for that.
Würfel* schrieb:
That’s what I meant. For that, the garage wouldn’t need to be any shorter, nor would the house need to be more than 3m (10 feet) away from the northern property boundary. And you wouldn’t need to pave a separate access path; you would basically go along the driveway to the front door. This way, a slightly larger bathroom including a shower would probably fit as well.
I would then make the kitchen into the living room so it’s not in a passage area. You could place the TV wall under the stairs, saving the typical 50 cm (20 inches) there. Additionally, you move the stairs 50 cm (20 inches) east. That gives a bit more space in the bedroom upstairs and makes the bathroom less narrow. 9-10 sqm (97-108 sq ft) should be enough for that.
[ATTACH alt="1608049680051.png"]54763[/ATTACH] We actually already had the house drawn like that on paper and really like the solution! However, our general contractor said he needs about 1m (3 feet) of free exterior wall at the technical room to install the multi-utility connection. Because of that, he wants to move the garage back by 1.5m (5 feet), or rather push the house forward (to the south). Of course, that means we lose valuable garden space in the south.
Is it really necessary to have that 1m (3 feet) of free wall? I’ve never heard of that anywhere else. But even after asking again, he confirmed it. Can anyone here confirm if this is common?
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