ᐅ Single-family cube house without a roof, with a full storey
Created on: 25 Nov 2018 21:59
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JohannaK
Hello everyone,
I will probably start building a house with my family in the spring, but unfortunately, the floor plan is quite a difficult matter. I never would have thought so. Above all, it no longer fits our ideas at all. We have about 100m2 (1,076 sq ft) of green strip on the property, which unfortunately cannot be counted towards the floor area ratio. That's a long story...
Plot size 585m2 (6,298 sq ft)
Floor area ratio 0.4
Site coverage ratio 0.2
So, we are only allowed to build about 95.26m2 (1,025 sq ft) of footprint on the ground floor. Overall, we might end up with around 150m2 (1,615 sq ft) of living space. And now here are my floor plans.
The kitchen is sometimes shown with an integrated table at the kitchen island and sometimes without. Thanks for your opinions and tips.
I will probably start building a house with my family in the spring, but unfortunately, the floor plan is quite a difficult matter. I never would have thought so. Above all, it no longer fits our ideas at all. We have about 100m2 (1,076 sq ft) of green strip on the property, which unfortunately cannot be counted towards the floor area ratio. That's a long story...
Plot size 585m2 (6,298 sq ft)
Floor area ratio 0.4
Site coverage ratio 0.2
So, we are only allowed to build about 95.26m2 (1,025 sq ft) of footprint on the ground floor. Overall, we might end up with around 150m2 (1,615 sq ft) of living space. And now here are my floor plans.
The kitchen is sometimes shown with an integrated table at the kitchen island and sometimes without. Thanks for your opinions and tips.
haydee schrieb:
I would reconsider the kitchen. Not by reducing the kitchen run, but by moving away from the showcase kitchen. The house is too small for that kind of kitchen.
A different staircase. Straight stairs and the showcase kitchen take up too much space. Two architects have recommended the straight staircase to us because it provides more space upstairs.
chrisw81 schrieb:
Are you planning to build in Berlin as well? No, it’s a small village right on the border. 10 km (6 miles) from our workplace in Berlin.
JohannaK schrieb:
2 architects recommended a straight staircase to us because it allows for more space upstairs.A straight staircase actually takes up the most floor area.
Also, the insulation—that is, the total wall thickness—must comply with the floor area ratio.
JohannaK schrieb:
Two architects recommended a straight staircase to us because it creates more space upstairs. More space for what? For the staircase?
A straight staircase usually takes up a lot of space. But it always depends on your preferences. The shape of the staircase often results from the layout of the rooms—unless the homeowner makes it a top priority.
I’m missing some information about what exactly you want. The house will be quite noisy. The children will have trouble sleeping if mom and dad are still clattering pots downstairs or watching a crime show. Do you want to live that openly?
Is the house too small for you? Then build with a basement. Since the terrace will probably also have to be deducted from the floor area ratio, I would try to include the basement in the plans.
A straight staircase takes up less space. You get a large hallway/gallery upstairs. Your upstairs hallway is almost as big as the children's bedrooms.
With a different staircase and location, you could have an office/guest/whatever room upstairs.
Open-plan living is great. However, it also has disadvantages.
Having a room where you can take a quiet phone call or simply close the door, put things away, and keep things tidy doesn’t hurt.
I wouldn’t plan to use the garage as a storage room. Generally, they are not allowed to be used for that purpose.
With a different staircase and location, you could have an office/guest/whatever room upstairs.
Open-plan living is great. However, it also has disadvantages.
Having a room where you can take a quiet phone call or simply close the door, put things away, and keep things tidy doesn’t hurt.
I wouldn’t plan to use the garage as a storage room. Generally, they are not allowed to be used for that purpose.
We have a very open floor plan, but there are only two of us. Even then, the noise level can sometimes get on your nerves (and we are both rather quiet types ). I can only imagine what it would be like with children...
I do like the floor plan you drew, but for a kitchen and staircase like that, I think the ground floor needs to be significantly larger.
I do like the floor plan you drew, but for a kitchen and staircase like that, I think the ground floor needs to be significantly larger.
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