ᐅ Single-family house on a hillside, floor plan: timber frame construction with precast concrete basement
Created on: 15 Apr 2015 00:28
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Uwe82
Hello everyone,
I have been reading along here for a while and would like to share our current building plans for discussion—maybe some good suggestions will come up.
First, the key data:
Plot size: 439m² (4725 ft²) on a slope
Site coverage ratio: 0.35
Floor area ratio: not specified
Building envelope shown in blue on the drawings
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof with 35° pitch
Style:
Orientation: southwest
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height 8.25m (27 ft), eave height 4m (13 ft)
House design
Planning by: architect from a construction company
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with solar collectors
Current budget plan: €420,000 all in
House type: timber frame construction with precast concrete basement
We cannot change much about the exterior design anymore because the building permit/planning permission has already been submitted, but that is fine with us. We basically like the floor plan as it is, but we will make the following changes or still have open points:
What do you think of the floor plan? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
I have been reading along here for a while and would like to share our current building plans for discussion—maybe some good suggestions will come up.
First, the key data:
Plot size: 439m² (4725 ft²) on a slope
Site coverage ratio: 0.35
Floor area ratio: not specified
Building envelope shown in blue on the drawings
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof with 35° pitch
Style:
Orientation: southwest
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height 8.25m (27 ft), eave height 4m (13 ft)
House design
Planning by: architect from a construction company
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with solar collectors
Current budget plan: €420,000 all in
House type: timber frame construction with precast concrete basement
We cannot change much about the exterior design anymore because the building permit/planning permission has already been submitted, but that is fine with us. We basically like the floor plan as it is, but we will make the following changes or still have open points:
- The technical room in the basement is probably a bit small. We could reduce the bathroom size slightly and move it southwards to gain about 3.5m (11.5 ft) of wall space. Background: there might be a demand-controlled ventilation system installed there, but this is still undecided.
- The shower in the ground floor bathroom will be removed, as we don’t need it there because there is no space for a guest couch in the office anyway.
- For the kitchen, we are considering extending the right wall 40cm (16 inches) downwards into the living room to create more space for the kitchen.
- Originally, we wanted a walk-in closet in the master bedroom upstairs, but this probably won’t be possible given the exterior dimensions.
- We would like to redesign the bathroom: make the shower a bit smaller, place the toilet above it, and put the bathtub at a 45° angle under the double casement window, since the toilet currently blocks part of the window. *g*
- The windows in the living room will likely be increased in height from 80cm to 120cm (31 inches to 47 inches).
What do you think of the floor plan? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
No, the latest ones I uploaded are here: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/efh-in-Hanglage.12265/page-3#post-90366. The laundry chute is also shown on the ground floor and first floor.
ypg schrieb:
Guidelines are meant to be followed, preferably with some extra margin beyond the minimum requirements. There’s no need to compare with the lowest standard...Uwe82 schrieb:
What do you mean by 'lowest standard'? Especially in reference to my comment that it just needs to work for us?The standard you measured in your current home and are now using as your guideline!
Uwe82 schrieb:
Of course, you can always pick part of an argument and ridicule it. Not a very constructive way to argue, but I guess it fits the previous comment.Uwe82 schrieb:
... since the tone in this thread is unfortunately becoming quite negative, ...Maybe you should reread the thread this evening and try to approach it with a more positive mindset.
I can understand if a design receives unreasonable criticism that one might react somewhat irritably—that’s why I started with: I’m not a fan of late-stage discussions.
I had planned to work on the bathroom layout this evening, but I’ll skip that now.
Regards
ypg schrieb:
The level you measured in your current apartment and are now using as a guideline! I didn’t take my apartment as a guideline; I was just testing it because we have exactly the same situation there. Obviously, the sentence was meant differently than I understood it. The word “level” can be ambiguous. I apologize for that. But maybe you should also consider your post from my perspective.
ypg schrieb:
I can of course understand if a design receives criticism that is hard to follow, that someone might react a bit sharply As I wrote at the beginning, I took your sentence as a personal criticism, and of course, one reacts sharply to that because it has no place here. I never said the criticism was unfounded; I said I can’t make use of it regarding possible improvements. The bathroom would work for us one way or another, but we want to explore all other options as well.
ypg schrieb:
I had planned to plan the bathroom tonight, but I’ll skip that now because of this. Unfortunately, I couldn’t resist responding after all... but maybe we can steer the discussion back in the right direction.
Hello everyone,
Over the weekend, we got together again to discuss and experiment with the plans. In the end, we also figured out what bothered us about the original architect’s design: it was simply the second wall in the shower. We have now decided to go with the compromise of having the double casement window above the toilet as originally planned, because by removing the second wall, we get a more open and brighter bathroom, more space for furniture, and possibly room for a heated towel rail. Additionally, the shower becomes larger and more open:
Over the weekend, we got together again to discuss and experiment with the plans. In the end, we also figured out what bothered us about the original architect’s design: it was simply the second wall in the shower. We have now decided to go with the compromise of having the double casement window above the toilet as originally planned, because by removing the second wall, we get a more open and brighter bathroom, more space for furniture, and possibly room for a heated towel rail. Additionally, the shower becomes larger and more open:
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