ᐅ Single-family house with 170 sqm, with the option to build a multi-family house on a 900 sqm corner lot
Created on: 5 Feb 2021 15:41
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BauFamily
Hello everyone! We have been following this forum for about a year now, ever since we started planning our house. We are finally ready to share our floor plan with you and would appreciate your feedback. We are very curious about your suggestions. Overall, we are quite satisfied with the current design, but we wonder if it is feasible from a structural standpoint. We have managed to include all the important aspects in the floor plan. If necessary, we could consider reducing the living area, but we feel that any changes might compromise the entire concept. Therefore, we hope that the design will also be acceptable in terms of costs.
Thank you very much in advance for your input and suggestions!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 850sqm (9145 sqft)
Slope: No
Floor area ratio: 150
Floor space index: 2 full storeys
Building envelope, building line and boundary line: see plan
Edge development: see plan
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 2
Roof type: freely selectable
Style: open
Orientation
Maximum heights/limits: Eaves height: 7.50m (24.6 ft) and upper construction limit: 11.50m (37.7 ft)
Additional requirements: up to 3 residential units possible
Owner’s Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: Basement + 2 full storeys (upper floor without sloping ceilings, if I understand the development plan correctly)
Number of occupants, ages: 4 people (37, 36, 6, 4 years)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: for family use or home office? Guest room + office, mixed use
Number of overnight guests per year: 12 times
Open or closed layout: closed
Traditional or modern construction: a mix of both
Open kitchen, kitchen island: We clearly prefer a large, closed kitchen with a pantry.
Number of dining seats: We have a large family. 10-12 people should be able to sit at the table during family gatherings.
Fireplace: undecided
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: on the north side, mainly for drying laundry
Garage, carport: garage plus carport in front
Utility garden, greenhouse: Possibly a small allotment garden in the northwest of the plot, including raised beds and a greenhouse
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, feel free to explain why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed the plan: us
What do you particularly like? Why?
Please provide some detailed points so you can better understand the design:
1.) Entrance vestibule: Currently, we have a very narrow hallway that often gets dirty from the children. We always have to walk through it to get to a child’s room. We want to avoid this in the new house. That is why we included the vestibule. The question is whether this vestibule might be too small (see under “What don’t we like?” point 2).
2.) Large built-in closet in the hallway for storage
3.) Large kitchen combined with the north terrace: Some might wonder why we planned a terrace on the north side. We prefer not to sit in direct sun while eating. Additionally, the north terrace offers good privacy from neighbors. We plan to cover this terrace and will use the balcony on the first floor.
4.) Balcony as a “utility balcony”: We want to do laundry and hang it to dry on the same floor. The balcony will be used for hanging laundry.
5.) Bay window: The bay window in the living room creates a cozy corner, expanding the space and giving it a conservatory feel.
6.) Location of children’s rooms and living/dining areas: These rooms face west and get plenty of evening sunlight when everyone is at home.
7.) Option to divide the house into several residential units: According to the development plan, up to 3 residential units are possible. We have planned the stairs etc. so that, with minor adjustments, the house could be divided into multiple units if needed. This is a neat option and should increase the resale value.
What don’t you like? Why?
1.) “Narrow” driveway: Due to the location of the plot, the driveway position is fixed. It is 5.50m (18 ft) wide, but the lowered curb is only 4.50m (14.8 ft) wide. Therefore, a proper double garage is not possible. Two cars side by side under the carport will be tight. What do you think?
2.) This relates to point 1: The vestibule might actually be too small.
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: 450,000 EUR
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump combined with underfloor heating and photovoltaic system
If you had to give up something, what details or fixtures
- you can give up: overall living area, if the budget gets tight. Especially the children’s rooms don’t have to be very large. But then the question arises whether making the western wall narrower would cause the ground floor living and dining areas to feel too cramped.
- you cannot give up: [no text provided]
Why is the design as it is? For example:
Because it fits our individual needs well.
What do you think makes it especially good or bad?
The option for multiple residential units and the practical use of space behind the stairwell make it a good design. The downside is that the children’s rooms are actually too large, but we couldn’t find a better solution because the living room (distance from sofa to TV) becomes too cramped otherwise.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
We have spent a long time (over a year) designing the floor plan to suit our needs while keeping it as simple as possible. Would you say we achieved this? In your opinion, is the floor plan “efficient”?
One more consideration, which is important but secondary: According to my calculations, the development plan allows, besides the 2 full storeys without sloping ceilings, also an attic with sloping ceilings and a high knee wall of 1.40m (4.6 ft) (basement protrudes 50cm (20 in) above ground). We are considering building this attic but initially leaving it unfinished for cost reasons. This would give us the option to finish it later if our family grows. What do you think? What would be the additional costs for this extra unfinished (or perhaps finished) attic?
Thank you very much in advance for your input and suggestions!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 850sqm (9145 sqft)
Slope: No
Floor area ratio: 150
Floor space index: 2 full storeys
Building envelope, building line and boundary line: see plan
Edge development: see plan
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 2
Roof type: freely selectable
Style: open
Orientation
Maximum heights/limits: Eaves height: 7.50m (24.6 ft) and upper construction limit: 11.50m (37.7 ft)
Additional requirements: up to 3 residential units possible
Owner’s Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: Basement + 2 full storeys (upper floor without sloping ceilings, if I understand the development plan correctly)
Number of occupants, ages: 4 people (37, 36, 6, 4 years)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: for family use or home office? Guest room + office, mixed use
Number of overnight guests per year: 12 times
Open or closed layout: closed
Traditional or modern construction: a mix of both
Open kitchen, kitchen island: We clearly prefer a large, closed kitchen with a pantry.
Number of dining seats: We have a large family. 10-12 people should be able to sit at the table during family gatherings.
Fireplace: undecided
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: on the north side, mainly for drying laundry
Garage, carport: garage plus carport in front
Utility garden, greenhouse: Possibly a small allotment garden in the northwest of the plot, including raised beds and a greenhouse
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, feel free to explain why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed the plan: us
What do you particularly like? Why?
Please provide some detailed points so you can better understand the design:
1.) Entrance vestibule: Currently, we have a very narrow hallway that often gets dirty from the children. We always have to walk through it to get to a child’s room. We want to avoid this in the new house. That is why we included the vestibule. The question is whether this vestibule might be too small (see under “What don’t we like?” point 2).
2.) Large built-in closet in the hallway for storage
3.) Large kitchen combined with the north terrace: Some might wonder why we planned a terrace on the north side. We prefer not to sit in direct sun while eating. Additionally, the north terrace offers good privacy from neighbors. We plan to cover this terrace and will use the balcony on the first floor.
4.) Balcony as a “utility balcony”: We want to do laundry and hang it to dry on the same floor. The balcony will be used for hanging laundry.
5.) Bay window: The bay window in the living room creates a cozy corner, expanding the space and giving it a conservatory feel.
6.) Location of children’s rooms and living/dining areas: These rooms face west and get plenty of evening sunlight when everyone is at home.
7.) Option to divide the house into several residential units: According to the development plan, up to 3 residential units are possible. We have planned the stairs etc. so that, with minor adjustments, the house could be divided into multiple units if needed. This is a neat option and should increase the resale value.
What don’t you like? Why?
1.) “Narrow” driveway: Due to the location of the plot, the driveway position is fixed. It is 5.50m (18 ft) wide, but the lowered curb is only 4.50m (14.8 ft) wide. Therefore, a proper double garage is not possible. Two cars side by side under the carport will be tight. What do you think?
2.) This relates to point 1: The vestibule might actually be too small.
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: 450,000 EUR
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump combined with underfloor heating and photovoltaic system
If you had to give up something, what details or fixtures
- you can give up: overall living area, if the budget gets tight. Especially the children’s rooms don’t have to be very large. But then the question arises whether making the western wall narrower would cause the ground floor living and dining areas to feel too cramped.
- you cannot give up: [no text provided]
Why is the design as it is? For example:
Because it fits our individual needs well.
What do you think makes it especially good or bad?
The option for multiple residential units and the practical use of space behind the stairwell make it a good design. The downside is that the children’s rooms are actually too large, but we couldn’t find a better solution because the living room (distance from sofa to TV) becomes too cramped otherwise.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
We have spent a long time (over a year) designing the floor plan to suit our needs while keeping it as simple as possible. Would you say we achieved this? In your opinion, is the floor plan “efficient”?
One more consideration, which is important but secondary: According to my calculations, the development plan allows, besides the 2 full storeys without sloping ceilings, also an attic with sloping ceilings and a high knee wall of 1.40m (4.6 ft) (basement protrudes 50cm (20 in) above ground). We are considering building this attic but initially leaving it unfinished for cost reasons. This would give us the option to finish it later if our family grows. What do you think? What would be the additional costs for this extra unfinished (or perhaps finished) attic?
But it doesn’t help if your priorities, which you have worked on for over a year, change between Friday and Sunday or are no longer taken into account.
That option is now gone. And only because the cloakroom doesn’t allow it. That means this isn’t the right planning, is it?
And now those go into the basement including the home office… then the basement becomes a living basement and the 450,000 won’t be enough.
In this respect, this design completely misses the point, doesn’t it?
Unfortunately, the software always suggests great results, but that’s not the case.
With paper, you can first focus on the planning. That should come first.
And if the software is supposed to help you so much, you would have seen in 3D that the small living room door is located right next to the basement entrance… you often have to accept that in a small terraced house, but it’s not ideal for a detached house.
So while playing with the program can be fun, your house should rather be designed by a professional – presumably also within the mentioned budget and priorities.
BauFamily schrieb:
further requirements: 3 dwelling units feasible
That option is now gone. And only because the cloakroom doesn’t allow it. That means this isn’t the right planning, is it?
BauFamily schrieb:
overnight guests per year: 12x
And now those go into the basement including the home office… then the basement becomes a living basement and the 450,000 won’t be enough.
In this respect, this design completely misses the point, doesn’t it?
Unfortunately, the software always suggests great results, but that’s not the case.
With paper, you can first focus on the planning. That should come first.
And if the software is supposed to help you so much, you would have seen in 3D that the small living room door is located right next to the basement entrance… you often have to accept that in a small terraced house, but it’s not ideal for a detached house.
So while playing with the program can be fun, your house should rather be designed by a professional – presumably also within the mentioned budget and priorities.
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