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
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
Upper floor plan:
Basement:
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
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
Upper floor plan:
Basement:
Update:
- The building permit application was submitted today
- The dispute with the architect was finally resolved today – we signed the settlement agreement
- The balcony has been removed; access to the bedroom via the walk-in closet is planned
- We increased the basement ceiling height to 2.40 meters (7 ft 10 in)
Open:
- Facades and windows -> We are a bit short on ideas here and welcome any suggestions.
- The building permit application was submitted today
- The dispute with the architect was finally resolved today – we signed the settlement agreement
- The balcony has been removed; access to the bedroom via the walk-in closet is planned
- We increased the basement ceiling height to 2.40 meters (7 ft 10 in)
Open:
- Facades and windows -> We are a bit short on ideas here and welcome any suggestions.
Notstrom schrieb:
- Building permit / planning application was submitted todayYes, and what about it? With which drawings?
Notstrom schrieb:
Views and windows -> Here we are a bit uninspired I’m not really happy with the south and north sides, but I find the other two facades quite acceptable. I just dug around a bit: I had given you the "reading tip" @RobsonMKK – who has, however, restricted his profile; so I had to dig for a while. Here are his floor plan and elevations: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/vorschlaege-zum-Grundriss.15130/page-13#post-173659 (post #74) and https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/vorschlaege-zum-Grundriss.15130/page-14#post-173688 (post #79).
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Thanks for searching and finding this, @11ant
Attached are the elevations again along with our questions.
East: All good.
North: All good.
West: The window at the bottom left in the living room – is a window that size suitable for a living room (3x1.98m (10x6.5 ft))?
South: It seems a bit untidy to us. We’re wondering if we should omit one of the two balcony doors (possibly the one in the middle). The problem is my wife would like an access from the kitchen to the terrace. If we remove the door next to the lift-and-slide element, we would always have to open the blinds or enter the terrace via the kitchen. The left area (children’s room) looks empty to us. However, if we plan a new window here, the children’s room would have two windows (south + west). That probably isn’t a problem at first, but compared to the north elevation, it might look even more asymmetrical, right? Furthermore, the architect pointed out that the children’s room serves as a retreat, living room, bedroom, etc., for the child, so we should carefully consider the number of windows in this context. Could too much light be a disadvantage here?
Attached are the elevations again along with our questions.
East: All good.
North: All good.
West: The window at the bottom left in the living room – is a window that size suitable for a living room (3x1.98m (10x6.5 ft))?
South: It seems a bit untidy to us. We’re wondering if we should omit one of the two balcony doors (possibly the one in the middle). The problem is my wife would like an access from the kitchen to the terrace. If we remove the door next to the lift-and-slide element, we would always have to open the blinds or enter the terrace via the kitchen. The left area (children’s room) looks empty to us. However, if we plan a new window here, the children’s room would have two windows (south + west). That probably isn’t a problem at first, but compared to the north elevation, it might look even more asymmetrical, right? Furthermore, the architect pointed out that the children’s room serves as a retreat, living room, bedroom, etc., for the child, so we should carefully consider the number of windows in this context. Could too much light be a disadvantage here?
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