ᐅ Single-family home with a secondary apartment, currently for 2 adults, children planned
Created on: 2 Apr 2020 14:35
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AndreaTDevelopment Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 665 sqm (7151 sq ft), the plot is flat
Slope: Adjacent to the plot, a forested slope begins to the south
No development plan. Local customary building allows 3 full floors and any roof style.
Number of parking spaces: 3
Number of floors: 2 full floors or 1 full floor plus an attic with a high knee wall
Roof type: preferably gable roof
Style: not a townhouse, not a timber house. Rather classic than modern
Orientation: The long sides of the house face north and south, the garden is on the south side
Client Requirements
Basement, floors: With a raised basement for building services, storage space, sauna, hobby/workshop
Number of people, ages: 2 adults, 32 + 37, children planned
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: I want to be able to live completely on the ground floor (barrier-free) in old age. A granny flat on the upper floor
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open kitchen preferred; kitchen island is optional
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: yes
Garage, carport: 1 garage on the left side of the house, 1 double carport on the right side (border building)
Utility garden, greenhouse: yes
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are wanted or not wanted:
I work in shifts and sometimes need to sleep during the day. Therefore, a second bedroom/retreat on the upper floor is required.
The granny flat should have the option to be connected to the rest of the house (knock-through).
House Design
Planning by:
- Do-it-yourself
What do you like most? Why? All important rooms on the ground floor so that barrier-free living is possible in old age. Children will have their own floor later.
The bathroom on the ground floor is planned to be barrier-free, with a walk-in shower.
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 300,000
Preferred heating technology: Geothermal heat pump or pellet heating with Stirling engine, possibly photovoltaic and/or solar thermal (consultation appointment pending)
If you had to give up, which details / additions could you do without:
- The upper floor (as a separate apartment) can be developed later
Why did the design become what it is now?
A mix of many examples from various magazines with the goal of having everything on one level and giving the children their own floor later.
A granny flat would be desirable.
The stairs to the basement are missing. Inside the basement stairs should be underneath the stairs to the upper floor; also outside the basement stairs should be underneath the stairs to the upper floor.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Does this make sense? What have I forgotten? What would you do differently? Does the granny flat concept work like this?
Plot size: 665 sqm (7151 sq ft), the plot is flat
Slope: Adjacent to the plot, a forested slope begins to the south
No development plan. Local customary building allows 3 full floors and any roof style.
Number of parking spaces: 3
Number of floors: 2 full floors or 1 full floor plus an attic with a high knee wall
Roof type: preferably gable roof
Style: not a townhouse, not a timber house. Rather classic than modern
Orientation: The long sides of the house face north and south, the garden is on the south side
Client Requirements
Basement, floors: With a raised basement for building services, storage space, sauna, hobby/workshop
Number of people, ages: 2 adults, 32 + 37, children planned
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: I want to be able to live completely on the ground floor (barrier-free) in old age. A granny flat on the upper floor
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Open kitchen preferred; kitchen island is optional
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: yes
Garage, carport: 1 garage on the left side of the house, 1 double carport on the right side (border building)
Utility garden, greenhouse: yes
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are wanted or not wanted:
I work in shifts and sometimes need to sleep during the day. Therefore, a second bedroom/retreat on the upper floor is required.
The granny flat should have the option to be connected to the rest of the house (knock-through).
House Design
Planning by:
- Do-it-yourself
What do you like most? Why? All important rooms on the ground floor so that barrier-free living is possible in old age. Children will have their own floor later.
The bathroom on the ground floor is planned to be barrier-free, with a walk-in shower.
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 300,000
Preferred heating technology: Geothermal heat pump or pellet heating with Stirling engine, possibly photovoltaic and/or solar thermal (consultation appointment pending)
If you had to give up, which details / additions could you do without:
- The upper floor (as a separate apartment) can be developed later
Why did the design become what it is now?
A mix of many examples from various magazines with the goal of having everything on one level and giving the children their own floor later.
A granny flat would be desirable.
The stairs to the basement are missing. Inside the basement stairs should be underneath the stairs to the upper floor; also outside the basement stairs should be underneath the stairs to the upper floor.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Does this make sense? What have I forgotten? What would you do differently? Does the granny flat concept work like this?
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Matthew032 Apr 2020 15:19Please include the measurements, counting the squares is too time-consuming...
How many square meters should it be in the end? The budget will not be enough, it says 300,000 including equipment...?! What about additional costs?
How many square meters should it be in the end? The budget will not be enough, it says 300,000 including equipment...?! What about additional costs?
Dimensions don’t work: living room too narrow, while space is wasted in the hallway axis. Staircase way too small and short.
Consider drainage planning (currently a topic elsewhere in the forum).
The utility room as shown is not usable as such. Even as a pantry, it gives you almost no additional space compared to simply integrating the cabinet marked in black into the kitchen layout.
Drop the granny flat (unless you have a strong reason other than rental income) and go for a standard single-story house with knee walls and a gable roof ("1.5" floors).
Otherwise... well... boring? Nothing appealing about it. It looks like an apartment block or multi-family building.
There are definitely plenty of floor plans in the standard offerings from general contractors that would suit you. You don’t seem to have any special requirements, so I would look there and at show homes to pick something “finished” (and functional!).
Consider drainage planning (currently a topic elsewhere in the forum).
The utility room as shown is not usable as such. Even as a pantry, it gives you almost no additional space compared to simply integrating the cabinet marked in black into the kitchen layout.
Drop the granny flat (unless you have a strong reason other than rental income) and go for a standard single-story house with knee walls and a gable roof ("1.5" floors).
Otherwise... well... boring? Nothing appealing about it. It looks like an apartment block or multi-family building.
There are definitely plenty of floor plans in the standard offerings from general contractors that would suit you. You don’t seem to have any special requirements, so I would look there and at show homes to pick something “finished” (and functional!).
I’m always amazed at how much people plan their house not for the present, but for old age. There are stairlifts, so why does everything have to be on one level later on? I think that especially after living in your home for decades, you wouldn’t want to share that space with a stranger walking all over you.
Instead of building a second shift bedroom, I’d rather have a separate walk-in closet so you can continue sleeping peacefully. I also work shifts, so I know what I’m talking about.
Instead of building a second shift bedroom, I’d rather have a separate walk-in closet so you can continue sleeping peacefully. I also work shifts, so I know what I’m talking about.
The house does not fit the budget. Something needs to be adjusted.
Basement – raised basement
Does this mean that the ground floor has no level entrance and no access to the terrace?
What is the large basement needed for?
What is the purpose of the granny flat?
Remove the basement,
make the floor area smaller, the bedroom can be moved upstairs, there is a stair lift and so on.
Remove the granny flat.
Basement – raised basement
Does this mean that the ground floor has no level entrance and no access to the terrace?
What is the large basement needed for?
What is the purpose of the granny flat?
Remove the basement,
make the floor area smaller, the bedroom can be moved upstairs, there is a stair lift and so on.
Remove the granny flat.
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