ᐅ Single-family house – approximately 150 square meters – without a basement – Any ideas? Thanks.

Created on: 2 Oct 2018 09:36
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tumaa
First of all, thanks for your comments in my last thread. It was planned as a three-family house, but now we are starting over and just want to build a single-family house for ourselves.

A few details about the plot (there is still an old building on it, which will be demolished, see property 24):

- 1170 m² (0.29 acres)
- no slope, flat
- site coverage ratio & floor area ratio (I’m on the road and need to check these later)
- next to it is a carpentry workshop and the carpentry’s storage hall; a 5 m (16 ft) building setback must be observed.

Number of occupants:
- Parents with 3 children (10, 8, and 3 years old)

Our wishes:
- Guest toilet with shower and a large bathroom
- One kitchen (possibly open plan) with lots of natural light; my wife runs a cooking channel on YouTube
- Two stories (preferably) or as few roof slopes as possible
- Roof style = gable roof? (we definitely want it to be a usable attic, possibly for us or the children)
- No basement
- Brick cladding on the exterior
- Carport or garage; we’re still flexible on this…
- Possibly a guest room/office on the ground floor
- Possibly a granny flat / secondary unit? In case we’re alone at some point and the house becomes too big for us…

My architect is currently on vacation; he will take care of it when he returns… and when the design is ready, I will post it here.

Questions:
- Do you have any additional ideas on what I should consider or specify?
- We like this sample plan (see attachment). What do you think of it? (The attic is not included, the room layout fits well.)

I appreciate any useful comments .... (probably also a matter of taste)

PS: The plot scale is 1:500

Ground floor plan: open kitchen, dining/living area, office, hallway, WC, utility room, stairs.


Upper floor plan: bedroom, walk-in closet, bathroom, hallway, 2 children's rooms, stairs.


Site plan of plots 421–423 with purple outline and north arrow.
kaho67418 Jun 2019 09:16
tumaa schrieb:

On the ground floor, it would be the only door with a transom window... for the living area, a door with a fixed side panel is planned.
Hmm, at that point, I find it a bit unnecessary—at least purely from a functional perspective. After all, both rooms next to each other already have windows.
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tumaa
18 Jun 2019 09:23
kaho674 schrieb:

Hmm, I find that a bit unnecessary here – at least if we're only considering the purpose. After all, both rooms have windows right next to each other.

Thanks for your reply... you're right, I'll leave it out then.
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tumaa
18 Jun 2019 10:52
ypg schrieb:

Your favorite project...

Seriously?

Well, I really like the floor plan too! Thanks also to @kaho674 (who suggested the upper floor).
kaho67418 Jun 2019 10:57
Yvonne was probably referring to the foundation slab – an insider term.