ᐅ Single-family house with double garage, approximately 190 sqm | Suggestions for improvement
Created on: 11 Jun 2021 11:19
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Schnixi91
Hello everyone,
we have summarized all the information about our construction project below.
Please feel free to take a look and share your feedback.
Thank you very much – we are looking forward to your opinions on our current planning status :-)
The floor plan drafts were originally drawn by our draftsman with pencil and paper. For this reason, we have redrawn them using the Magicplan app (allows furniture layout and 3D view).
Here is the information about our building project:
Development Plan / Restrictions:
Plot size: approx. 1000 sqm (10,764 sq ft)
Slope: no
Plot ratio / floor area ratio: no requirements
Building envelope, building line and boundary: no requirements
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 1.5 (knee wall height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in))
Roof shape: no requirements
Architectural style: no requirements
Orientation: no requirements
Maximum heights / limits: no requirements
Additional requirements: we are building in a rural area and only need to comply with § 35 Abs. 2
Client Requirements:
Style, roof type, building type: modern, classic detached house with a gable roof
Basement, storeys: ground floor and upper floor with knee wall height of 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 2 children
Space requirements on ground and upper floors:
Ground floor: open living area with spacious open kitchen including pantry, guest toilet with shower, home office, cloakroom, utility room combined with mudroom function
Upper floor: bathroom, master bedroom with small walk-in closet, 2 children’s bedrooms, gallery used as play or reading room
Number of overnight guests per year: 6 times per year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes (half island)
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage: double garage
House Design
Designer: an older draftsman, but most suggestions and ideas come from us
What do you particularly like? Why?: We really like the ground floor (platform stairs, open living area, kitchen corner, connection garage – utility room – cloakroom), gallery on the upper floor
What do you dislike? Why?: Concern that dining area might be too small, window arrangement in the kitchen, gallery on upper floor somewhat small, storage room on upper floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 500,000 €
Personal price limit for house including fittings: 500,000 €
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump
If you had to give up something, which details/finishings
-could you give up: walk-in closet in master bedroom, storage room on the upper floor
-could you not give up: shower in guest toilet, open living space, pantry, platform stairs, fireplace, gallery on upper floor
Why did the design end up this way?
One year of planning the floor plan (many visits to show houses, ideas from magazines & Pinterest, trying out room layouts based on our daily routines)
-> basically we are very satisfied with the plans, all our wishes could be considered!
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Honest feedback on the plan, suggestions for improvement?
we have summarized all the information about our construction project below.
Please feel free to take a look and share your feedback.
Thank you very much – we are looking forward to your opinions on our current planning status :-)
The floor plan drafts were originally drawn by our draftsman with pencil and paper. For this reason, we have redrawn them using the Magicplan app (allows furniture layout and 3D view).
Here is the information about our building project:
Development Plan / Restrictions:
Plot size: approx. 1000 sqm (10,764 sq ft)
Slope: no
Plot ratio / floor area ratio: no requirements
Building envelope, building line and boundary: no requirements
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 1.5 (knee wall height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in))
Roof shape: no requirements
Architectural style: no requirements
Orientation: no requirements
Maximum heights / limits: no requirements
Additional requirements: we are building in a rural area and only need to comply with § 35 Abs. 2
Client Requirements:
Style, roof type, building type: modern, classic detached house with a gable roof
Basement, storeys: ground floor and upper floor with knee wall height of 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 2 children
Space requirements on ground and upper floors:
Ground floor: open living area with spacious open kitchen including pantry, guest toilet with shower, home office, cloakroom, utility room combined with mudroom function
Upper floor: bathroom, master bedroom with small walk-in closet, 2 children’s bedrooms, gallery used as play or reading room
Number of overnight guests per year: 6 times per year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes (half island)
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage: double garage
House Design
Designer: an older draftsman, but most suggestions and ideas come from us
What do you particularly like? Why?: We really like the ground floor (platform stairs, open living area, kitchen corner, connection garage – utility room – cloakroom), gallery on the upper floor
What do you dislike? Why?: Concern that dining area might be too small, window arrangement in the kitchen, gallery on upper floor somewhat small, storage room on upper floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 500,000 €
Personal price limit for house including fittings: 500,000 €
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump
If you had to give up something, which details/finishings
-could you give up: walk-in closet in master bedroom, storage room on the upper floor
-could you not give up: shower in guest toilet, open living space, pantry, platform stairs, fireplace, gallery on upper floor
Why did the design end up this way?
One year of planning the floor plan (many visits to show houses, ideas from magazines & Pinterest, trying out room layouts based on our daily routines)
-> basically we are very satisfied with the plans, all our wishes could be considered!
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Honest feedback on the plan, suggestions for improvement?
Schnixi91 schrieb:
I am a trained farmer and future farm successor, so we have privileged building rights.
Best regards
Philipp So is it the case that you mostly only use the evening as your main living period and otherwise sleep? Or is gardening not allowed or unwanted on the west side? Wouldn’t such clarifications be better placed in the first post?
Regarding the upper floor: you can already see from the bedroom that the layout doesn’t really fit. It looks as if the northern part was shifted about 30cm (12 inches) sideways, or since the staircase is set first, the main walls and rooms are aligned in a straight line without any offset. Sorry if you don’t see it, but it’s quite obvious that when you reach the top you immediately bump into a small corner wall where the fireplace is supposed to be next to it. Did the planner put the fireplace in front of the wardrobe?
Or did you perhaps unintentionally draw a kink into his neat sketch and included that by mistake? 🤨
If you align both the ground floor and upper floor a bit more consistently, this can be fixed... although the slanted wall will then have to go.
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Schnixi9112 Jun 2021 09:54ypg schrieb:
So, is it that you basically don’t use the daytime for anything but sleep in the evening? Or is garden use on the west side prohibited or simply unwanted?
Wouldn’t such notes be better placed in the first post?
Regarding the upper floor: you can already tell with the bedroom that it doesn’t really fit. It looks as if the northern part was shifted about 30cm (12 inches) to the side, or rather the stairs are placed first. Then the rooms and load-bearing walls are aligned, without giving the whole layout an offset. Sorry if you don’t see it, but it’s quite obvious that when you get upstairs you immediately run into this small wall corner, right next to where the fireplace is supposed to be. Did the planner put the fireplace in front of the closet?
Or did you perhaps accidentally include a kink from their nice hand drawing? 🤨
If you align both the ground floor and the upper floor together a bit, this can be fixed… but that angled wall will have to go. ypg schrieb:
So, is it that you basically don’t use the daytime for anything but sleep in the evening? Or is garden use on the west side prohibited or simply unwanted?
Wouldn’t such notes be better placed in the first post?
Regarding the upper floor: you can already tell with the bedroom that it doesn’t really fit. It looks as if the northern part was shifted about 30cm (12 inches) to the side, or rather the stairs are placed first. Then the rooms and load-bearing walls are aligned, without giving the whole layout an offset. Sorry if you don’t see it, but it’s quite obvious that when you get upstairs you immediately run into this small wall corner, right next to where the fireplace is supposed to be. Did the planner put the fireplace in front of the closet?
Or did you perhaps accidentally include a kink from their nice hand drawing? 🤨
If you align both the ground floor and the upper floor together a bit, this can be fixed… but that angled wall will have to go. Alright, I’ll take your criticism to heart and rethink things.
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hanghaus200012 Jun 2021 17:09I would divide the upper floor completely differently.
West side: bedroom, walk-in closet, and master bathroom
East side: 2 children's rooms and a children's bathroom.
The wish for a modern design was not really implemented.
West side: bedroom, walk-in closet, and master bathroom
East side: 2 children's rooms and a children's bathroom.
The wish for a modern design was not really implemented.
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