ᐅ Single-family home plot purchased – opinions on architect’s design
Created on: 15 Jul 2020 22:45
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maleba89We have purchased our building plot and have just received the drawings from our architect.
I wanted to gather some opinions and suggestions. Perhaps you have some ideas or feedback.
We also received another version of the plans with the same layout, but 1 meter (3 feet) shorter in length and 0.5 meter (20 inches) less in depth, although the floor plan remains the same.
We are considering positioning the house angled toward the street and orienting it more toward the south. The zoning plan / building permit allows this.
The stream on the property is piped underground, and building is permitted up to the stream boundary, provided no structural loads are placed over it. A terrace is allowed in that area.
I wanted to gather some opinions and suggestions. Perhaps you have some ideas or feedback.
We also received another version of the plans with the same layout, but 1 meter (3 feet) shorter in length and 0.5 meter (20 inches) less in depth, although the floor plan remains the same.
We are considering positioning the house angled toward the street and orienting it more toward the south. The zoning plan / building permit allows this.
The stream on the property is piped underground, and building is permitted up to the stream boundary, provided no structural loads are placed over it. A terrace is allowed in that area.
That is quite an intense mix of styles with the roof shapes, the bay window with the angled corners, the divided-light windows, and so on; and despite having an architect, it seems to have been planned without considering the terrain.
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Ideensucher16 Jul 2020 02:2823sqm (247sq ft) bedroom and the closet is only big enough for underwear, socks, and shirts. Move the bedroom wall half a meter (20 inches) toward the window, then you can place a 3m (10 ft) closet along the wall at the bottom. Or just remove the wall entirely.
The utility room is huge, which certainly doesn’t hurt. Remove the door from the hallway into the utility room; this will double your wardrobe space, and two entrances to the utility room should be enough.
What’s the purpose of the recess in the utility room? I would remove it and extend the porch instead. Then you lose 4sqm (43sq ft), but you still have 18sqm (194sq ft) in the utility room. That’s roughly twice as much as the average.
The utility room is huge, which certainly doesn’t hurt. Remove the door from the hallway into the utility room; this will double your wardrobe space, and two entrances to the utility room should be enough.
What’s the purpose of the recess in the utility room? I would remove it and extend the porch instead. Then you lose 4sqm (43sq ft), but you still have 18sqm (194sq ft) in the utility room. That’s roughly twice as much as the average.
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Osnabruecker16 Jul 2020 06:33I don’t think it’s very well designed. From the outside, it looks like a mix of everything the architect had in their drawer.
Have you discussed costs yet? The windows are going to cost you a fortune! In the storage room, two windows just take away space for shelving. In the living room, the entire sofa area is lined with windows, which seems like too much to me.
What about fall protection in front of the windows on the upper floor?
Please explain how it can be the “same floor plan” but smaller? There must be some adjustments or shifts somewhere.
Have you discussed costs yet? The windows are going to cost you a fortune! In the storage room, two windows just take away space for shelving. In the living room, the entire sofa area is lined with windows, which seems like too much to me.
What about fall protection in front of the windows on the upper floor?
Please explain how it can be the “same floor plan” but smaller? There must be some adjustments or shifts somewhere.
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