ᐅ Single-family home, approximately 160 m², Bauhaus style; first design draft based on our requirements

Created on: 23 Aug 2019 22:03
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Notstrom
Hello everyone,

we've been looking forward to this for a long time, and now we can finally share our first draft floor plan/design for discussion. We’re very curious to hear your feedback.
Those of you who have seen my thread before (https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/efh-Bauhausstil-Wohnfläche-180m-mit-Doppelgarage.31853/) know what to expect, and here comes the gem.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 530m² (about 5,700 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio (Grundflächenzahl): see screenshot
Floor area ratio (Geschossflächenzahl): see screenshot
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries: see screenshot
Edge development: see screenshot
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: flat roof
Architectural style: Bauhaus
Orientation
Maximum height/limitations
Other requirements

The green highlighted area represents our plot => Parcel 8479

Cadastral map with pink parcels LP II, blue outlines, green line with marker.


Schematic representation of building use, site coverage ratio, WA and BauNVO references.


Schematic floor plan of a house with room layout and labels WA 1 2 WE


Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Bauhaus style, flat roof
Basement, floors: Basement yes, ground floor, upper floor
Number of residents, ages: 3 people, potentially 4: 33, 30, 2 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: Initially planned 180 m² (about 1,940 sq ft) on two stories, now reduced to 160 m² (about 1,720 sq ft) after feedback, with the ground floor slightly larger than the upper floor, around 75–85 m² (810–915 sq ft)
Office: Family use or home office? Yes, in the basement (guest room <-> office)
Overnight guests per year: Hard to say, probably about 10 times per year with 2–5 guests each time
Open or closed architecture: Rather open
Conservative or modern construction: Rather modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: Island
Number of dining spaces: 1
Fireplace: Yes
Music/sound system wall: Our soundbar is sufficient
Balcony, roof terrace: Maybe, undecided (Architect’s comment: How often do you really go out for a beer on the balcony/roof terrace instead of the nice terrace on the ground floor?)
Garage, carport: Double garage, possibly single garage with carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: Small but nice (a few tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchinis…)

House Design
Planning by: Architect

What do you particularly like? Why? We like the architecture with the two offset rectangles, though we wonder if the extra cost (no price estimate yet) justifies this. We believe it is structurally more challenging than a simple "cube."
What don’t you like? Why? The size of the bedroom/walk-in closet/children’s room. It feels like the bedroom is missing 2–5 m² (about 20–55 sq ft), as is the second children’s room.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: The initial draft was around 550,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 620,000 EUR
Preferred heating technology: Indifferent, but tendency toward heat pump.

If you had to give up something, which details/finishes
- You can give up: the current shape (nice but a cube would also do)
- You cannot give up: space

Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? This is the second design resulting from last week’s discussion with us, and we find it very successful.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Absolutely, plus the idea he had to move the kitchen during development. The guest room has now moved to the basement, allowing more space on the ground floor (beforehand, it felt quite cramped and “squeezed”).
What makes it especially good or bad in your opinion? The architecture

...and now I’ll leave you alone with our house

Ground floor plan of a house with terrace, garden with trees and garage


Floor plan of a residential house with double garage, open living/kitchen area, terrace, and staircase.


Floor plan of a house: terrace, living-dining area with kitchen, hallway, vestibule, wardrobe, WC/shower.


Upper floor plan:

Floor plan of an upper floor: hallway, bathroom, bedroom, child 1, child 2, walk-in closet


Basement:

Basement floor plan: hallway, technical room, storage room, cellar space, central stairs.


Site plan of a plot with parcels, building areas and road layout


East view of a modern house with garage, two people and terrain profile.
kaho67413 Nov 2019 15:09
ypg schrieb:

My husband said the same thing. It must be due to the hormones. oops:
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bortel
13 Nov 2019 16:38
Yes, I obviously meant the bedroom door.
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Notstrom
13 Nov 2019 21:27
ypg schrieb:

I completely agree with you.
I would shorten the hallway and partially separate it with a short freestanding wall (for example, exactly where the opening between the dining and living areas is now or in front of the basement stairs).

Phew... You just created quite a bit of confusion in my mind. Could you visualize that? I don’t quite understand yet. ‍
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ypg
13 Nov 2019 22:03
Notstrom schrieb:

Phew... You just caused quite a confusion in my mind. Could you visualize that? I don’t quite understand yet ‍

?
Shorten the hallway up to the stairs -> stairs included within the open living space.
Wall panel about 1 meter (3 feet) wide positioned somewhere, either as a design feature or as a privacy screen in front of the basement stairs… it can’t be that confusing.
N
Notstrom
13 Nov 2019 22:10
ypg schrieb:

?
Shorten the hallway up to the stairs -> integrate the stairs into the open-plan area.
A wall panel about 1 meter (3 ft) wide placed somewhere, either as a design element or as a screen in front of the basement stairs... it can’t be that confusing
...like this?

Floor plan of an apartment: kitchen on the left, living room top right, bathroom bottom right; yellow marking.
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ypg
13 Nov 2019 22:29
Yes, something like that

Floor plan of an apartment: kitchen on the left, living room at the top, staircase in the middle, red walls, yellow markings.