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?
Drasleona schrieb:
In general, many things come down to finances, and I almost get the impression that I have to be ashamed here for saying that an extra 10,000 euros for sliding doors and windows simply isn’t possible for us. There are certainly builders here like @Nordlys with the basic attitude of “no money for unnecessary extras,” or @rick2018, who understands that not everyone has a separate checkbook just for sliding doors. Don’t let the big spenders around here convince you that a frameless glass shower in the guest bathroom has to be standard.
Drasleona schrieb:
My problem right now is that many comments feel like “Oh my god, how can anyone be so stupid?!” to me. I would put it differently: I almost admire the effort your planner put into completely ruining the facades. That’s almost an art form—to deviate from simple recipes for success. Look at my suggestions in this regard: you’ll easily see I’m keeping things simple, no magic involved. You are not stupid.
Drasleona schrieb:
In any case, for us there is a window catalogue we can choose from, but it’s also limited. Windows in “160.5 cm” sound great, but simply don’t exist from that manufacturer. Your homebuilder says over the phone that the architect’s manual was probably misunderstood—the catalogue only lists standard sizes that don’t require extra cost (and often a difference of just a few centimeters can change a special order back into a standard size). You should bring this up again with your planner.
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Addendum: So the proposed height of 160.5 cm (63 inches) is feasible and would simply cost the same as the next standard height of 169 cm (66.5 inches).
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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NatureSys2 Jun 2020 19:38Collecting and filtering is, in my opinion, a very accurate description. One original poster notices after more than 100 pages that they had never considered sliding doors and would have designed their patio access differently if they had thought of it earlier. Another thinks sliding doors are not worth the extra cost, and yet another sees no benefit in them at all.
I believe hardly anyone here is trying to criticize others; almost everyone wants to help by offering advice.
If you simply disregard what you consider irrelevant, you don’t need to justify yourself.
It’s your house, and you want to design it as best as possible for yourself and your family with the resources available.
I believe hardly anyone here is trying to criticize others; almost everyone wants to help by offering advice.
If you simply disregard what you consider irrelevant, you don’t need to justify yourself.
It’s your house, and you want to design it as best as possible for yourself and your family with the resources available.
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