ᐅ Single-family home designed by an architect, 150 m² – looking for improvement suggestions and ideas
Created on: 2 Oct 2019 10:32
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DimaNDS
Development Plan / Restrictions
Lot size: 528m² (5679 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.45
Building window, building line and boundary: Roof ridge direction E/W
Edge development: Garage max 15m (49 ft)
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: Gable roof
Orientation: S/W
Maximum height / limits: 9m (30 ft) ridge height
Other: Sound insulation class IV
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Modern
Basement, floors: no basement, ground floor, upper floor, partial attic
Number of occupants, age: 4
Room requirements ground floor, upper floor: Ground floor living room, kitchen, guest room, office, guest WC, storage room; upper floor 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, bathroom
Office: family use or home office: both
Overnight guests per year: 10
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: minimum 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double steel garage with utility room, 6 x 9m (20 x 30 ft)
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no (bed in front of kitchen)
House Design
Planning by: Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?: We love the openness of the house.
What do you not like? Why?: We really like the design, but we’re unsure if there might be issues with the technical installations in the attic. Also, access to the attic is via a door in the gable, which might look a bit odd. The architect designed a shelf/ladder construction here. Possibly there is too little storage space for items not used regularly, like Christmas decorations.
Price estimate by architect/planner: €330,000 (including exterior landscaping and kitchen)
Personal price limit for house, including fittings: €350,000
Preferred heating technology: Gas or heat pump, depending on whether sound insulation class leads to a KFW 55 house standard. We still need to get advice on this.
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions
-could you do without: walk-in closet
-could you not do without: the general openness of the house.
Why is the design the way it is now? e.g.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Bedroom facing east, living room facing west, evening sun in the kitchen.
What makes it especially good or bad in your eyes? Good: It is not a standard house you’ve seen 100 times in builder catalogs. Bad: Relatively high space wastage due to the openness.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
What would you do differently or improve? Have we overlooked anything that could cause problems later?
Unfortunately, I cannot upload PDFs. The dimensions are there as well. For orientation: The living room is exactly 4m (13 ft) wide.
Lot size: 528m² (5679 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.45
Building window, building line and boundary: Roof ridge direction E/W
Edge development: Garage max 15m (49 ft)
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: Gable roof
Orientation: S/W
Maximum height / limits: 9m (30 ft) ridge height
Other: Sound insulation class IV
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Modern
Basement, floors: no basement, ground floor, upper floor, partial attic
Number of occupants, age: 4
Room requirements ground floor, upper floor: Ground floor living room, kitchen, guest room, office, guest WC, storage room; upper floor 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, bathroom
Office: family use or home office: both
Overnight guests per year: 10
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: minimum 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double steel garage with utility room, 6 x 9m (20 x 30 ft)
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no (bed in front of kitchen)
House Design
Planning by: Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?: We love the openness of the house.
What do you not like? Why?: We really like the design, but we’re unsure if there might be issues with the technical installations in the attic. Also, access to the attic is via a door in the gable, which might look a bit odd. The architect designed a shelf/ladder construction here. Possibly there is too little storage space for items not used regularly, like Christmas decorations.
Price estimate by architect/planner: €330,000 (including exterior landscaping and kitchen)
Personal price limit for house, including fittings: €350,000
Preferred heating technology: Gas or heat pump, depending on whether sound insulation class leads to a KFW 55 house standard. We still need to get advice on this.
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions
-could you do without: walk-in closet
-could you not do without: the general openness of the house.
Why is the design the way it is now? e.g.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Bedroom facing east, living room facing west, evening sun in the kitchen.
What makes it especially good or bad in your eyes? Good: It is not a standard house you’ve seen 100 times in builder catalogs. Bad: Relatively high space wastage due to the openness.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
What would you do differently or improve? Have we overlooked anything that could cause problems later?
Unfortunately, I cannot upload PDFs. The dimensions are there as well. For orientation: The living room is exactly 4m (13 ft) wide.
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boxandroof2 Oct 2019 15:27No garage but a carport plus storage area (gable roof / double-walled masonry). Skippable typical extras were around 50,000. Based on my very limited local experience, I can only say that I consider the house feasible within that budget. Whether the original poster or their architect can manage this, and what the situation is like at their location, I have no idea.
DimaNDS schrieb:
We love the openness of the house. The The house is not open at all. At best, it is negatively open, since you have to take off your jacket in the living room because there is hardly any space in the hallway. Void spaces do create openings, but in a tight layout, they need to be carefully evaluated for noise transmission and drafts.
DimaNDS schrieb:
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 330,000€ including exterior work and kitchen Not in my Lower Saxony either.
DimaNDS schrieb:
You can do without: Walk-in closet It is not really usable anyway. With the stair repositioned, it barely becomes a storage closet.
DimaNDS schrieb:
Unfortunately, I cannot upload PDFs. The dimensions would also be included there. Better not to have PDFs.
The desire to have something different from conventional designs often turns into a disaster in a small space. Here, there is a really awkward staircase position. This results in standing in the living room right from the entrance, the restroom has no window, laundry takes place in the office, the walk-in closet is not one, and the important utility/cellar room that forms the heart of the house can only be accessed by ladder.
By the way, I like the exterior shape of the house. It’s quite unique.
I would at least swap the kitchen with the living room. You’ll need to consider the staircase placement. I would place it against a wall with a “room” underneath for a wardrobe. Combine guest and office spaces. Use open spaces for more room and build a fixed staircase above the other one leading to the attic. That way, you’ll also have storage space there.
Just under 300,000 plus additional construction costs plus kitchen and furniture plus garden, etc.
I would at least swap the kitchen with the living room. You’ll need to consider the staircase placement. I would place it against a wall with a “room” underneath for a wardrobe. Combine guest and office spaces. Use open spaces for more room and build a fixed staircase above the other one leading to the attic. That way, you’ll also have storage space there.
Just under 300,000 plus additional construction costs plus kitchen and furniture plus garden, etc.
Thank you very much for your input! You are right on many points.
We have rearranged and experimented a bit.
The windows on the north and south sides are no longer floor-to-ceiling, which creates more options for furniture placement.
There is now a 2m (6.5 ft) long wardrobe and a guest bathroom with a window. Also, the office downstairs has been removed and replaced with a utility room.
The two north-facing terraces are just a leftover from the previous design. All activities will take place on the main terrace on the west side.
Here is the updated version for further discussion.
We are still thinking about the upstairs.
We have rearranged and experimented a bit.
The windows on the north and south sides are no longer floor-to-ceiling, which creates more options for furniture placement.
There is now a 2m (6.5 ft) long wardrobe and a guest bathroom with a window. Also, the office downstairs has been removed and replaced with a utility room.
The two north-facing terraces are just a leftover from the previous design. All activities will take place on the main terrace on the west side.
Here is the updated version for further discussion.
We are still thinking about the upstairs.
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