ᐅ Single-family house, 175 sqm without a basement—too large?
Created on: 15 Apr 2020 10:02
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Drasleona
Hello everyone
I would also like to hear your opinion on our current design.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 507 sqm (5455 sq ft)
Slope: yes, about 4 m (13 ft) difference in height over a length of 30 m (98 ft)
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Site occupancy index: 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 ft) to the street
Edge building: allowed for garage/carport
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: max. 2 full stories
Roof type: anything except flat roof
Style: any
Orientation: any
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height max. 12 m (39 ft), wall height max. 10 m (33 ft)
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement, almost 2 full stories (knee wall 1.86 m (6 ft))
Number of occupants, age: 3 people, 1 teenager, 2 adults
Space requirements ground floor / upper floor: approx. 175 sqm (1880 sq ft)
Office: home office
Guest bedrooms per year: rarely 2 guests
Open or closed architecture: rather open, airy, including open kitchen
Balcony, roof terrace: no to both
Garage, carport: double carport planned later
House Design
Who designed it: put together myself
What do you like most? Why?
- Direct access from the bedroom through the dressing room to the bathroom
- Cloakroom niche keeps dirty shoes outside the main passage area
- Floor-to-ceiling windows for lots of light
- Straight staircase, looks modern, easier to walk on than a spiral one and better for accessibility later (stairlift)
- Very spacious living/dining/kitchen area (though perhaps too large?)
- Pantry with everything easily accessible on open shelves
What do you dislike? Why?
- Huge waste of space in the hallways
Why did the design turn out this way?
I saw a similar layout in a townhouse that I really liked at first glance. We want a generous living feel with large window areas.
Since we are planning without a basement, an extra room upstairs was created for storage, guest room, and workshop space.
Important: the bathroom layout is not really planned yet. I have inserted my first idea there but I know it is still far from a “good idea.” For now, the focus is on the basic room layout. The windows are currently more of an idea than fully thought through.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
- Do you see a way to reduce hallway space despite having a straight staircase?
- What is your overall impression of the design?
I would also like to hear your opinion on our current design.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 507 sqm (5455 sq ft)
Slope: yes, about 4 m (13 ft) difference in height over a length of 30 m (98 ft)
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Site occupancy index: 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 ft) to the street
Edge building: allowed for garage/carport
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: max. 2 full stories
Roof type: anything except flat roof
Style: any
Orientation: any
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height max. 12 m (39 ft), wall height max. 10 m (33 ft)
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement, almost 2 full stories (knee wall 1.86 m (6 ft))
Number of occupants, age: 3 people, 1 teenager, 2 adults
Space requirements ground floor / upper floor: approx. 175 sqm (1880 sq ft)
Office: home office
Guest bedrooms per year: rarely 2 guests
Open or closed architecture: rather open, airy, including open kitchen
Balcony, roof terrace: no to both
Garage, carport: double carport planned later
House Design
Who designed it: put together myself
What do you like most? Why?
- Direct access from the bedroom through the dressing room to the bathroom
- Cloakroom niche keeps dirty shoes outside the main passage area
- Floor-to-ceiling windows for lots of light
- Straight staircase, looks modern, easier to walk on than a spiral one and better for accessibility later (stairlift)
- Very spacious living/dining/kitchen area (though perhaps too large?)
- Pantry with everything easily accessible on open shelves
What do you dislike? Why?
- Huge waste of space in the hallways
Why did the design turn out this way?
I saw a similar layout in a townhouse that I really liked at first glance. We want a generous living feel with large window areas.
Since we are planning without a basement, an extra room upstairs was created for storage, guest room, and workshop space.
Important: the bathroom layout is not really planned yet. I have inserted my first idea there but I know it is still far from a “good idea.” For now, the focus is on the basic room layout. The windows are currently more of an idea than fully thought through.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
- Do you see a way to reduce hallway space despite having a straight staircase?
- What is your overall impression of the design?
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hampshire15 Apr 2020 11:53Minimum ceiling height in your living area should be 2.70m (8 ft 10 in). However, I’m also a fan of open space and this isn’t a strict rule. Consider acoustic measures to ensure the living space is comfortable.
Enlarging the staircase would fit well with the overall spaciousness.
For Junior in the north, having a separate entrance from outside, a small kitchenette, and a private bathroom – like a self-contained apartment – would definitely be great for everyone in the long term. This would make the third room upstairs significantly smaller, but the upstairs hallway could also be optimized since the corridor to the bathroom would no longer be needed – which in turn would require rearranging the bedroom-dressing room-bathroom combination... Basically, almost everything would need to be redesigned...
Enlarging the staircase would fit well with the overall spaciousness.
For Junior in the north, having a separate entrance from outside, a small kitchenette, and a private bathroom – like a self-contained apartment – would definitely be great for everyone in the long term. This would make the third room upstairs significantly smaller, but the upstairs hallway could also be optimized since the corridor to the bathroom would no longer be needed – which in turn would require rearranging the bedroom-dressing room-bathroom combination... Basically, almost everything would need to be redesigned...
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Alessandro15 Apr 2020 12:38I would add a window to the utility room.
Possibly also one in the pantry.
Possibly also one in the pantry.
Our son has now been living for about 6 years (since he was 14) in a room with the roller shutters closed. I don’t think there has been a single day in that time when the shutters were open. With such behavior, I wouldn’t give the young man a sunny side either.
Best regards,
Sabine
Best regards,
Sabine
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Drasleona15 Apr 2020 13:34hampshire schrieb:
For Junior in the north, having a separate entrance from outside, a small kitchenette, and a private bathroom—like a self-contained apartment—is definitely a great long-term solution for everyone. The third room upstairs would become noticeably smaller, but the upstairs hallway could be optimized too, since the corridor to the bathroom would be eliminated. Then again, the layout of the bedroom-dressing room-bathroom combination would need to be changed... basically almost everything would be new... Now I can see what is meant by the apartment. It sounds great, but honestly: how many young adults still living at home actually want to cook? I know several who had a kitchenette as teenagers or young adults, and none of them used it properly. I certainly wouldn’t install a kitchen just for frozen pizza and a cold soda. I feel the same about the bathroom. He will have a spacious room, and in my opinion, that should be enough.
I will definitely reconsider the rest, especially rearranging the rooms, once I know the exact size of the staircase.
@Alessandro Yes, I had also thought about the windows, but I wonder if they are really necessary? Especially in the utility room, I imagine that it could be more of a hindrance since I wouldn’t be able to place a shelf there...
hausnrplus2515 Apr 2020 13:38The pantry, with almost 4m² (43 sq ft), is quite large. I would rather add a second shower to the restroom. But of course, that's a matter of personal preference. Just a thought..
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Alessandro15 Apr 2020 13:38It depends on what you use the utility room for. For drying laundry and ironing, you will need a window.
The heating system generates residual heat, and the air can become stagnant in the utility room if you don’t open a window from time to time.
The heating system generates residual heat, and the air can become stagnant in the utility room if you don’t open a window from time to time.
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