ᐅ Spacious single-family house planned, totaling over 200 square meters
Created on: 14 Dec 2019 12:12
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Marie28
Hello everyone,
I have been quietly following for a while, but now I have a question for the many experienced forum users here.
Zoning Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1030 m² (12,400 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index (building coverage ratio): 0.35
Floor area ratio: NA
Building window, building line, and boundary: NA
Edge development: NA
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: any
Architectural style: NA
Orientation: NA
Maximum heights/limits: NA
Other regulations
Requirements from the Homeowners
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: Classic, either gable roof or hip roof
Basement, floors: basement included, either 2 floors or alternatively 1 floor with a very high knee wall (over 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in))?
Number and age of occupants: currently 2 around age 30, with 2 children planned
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: "should not be too small"
Office: family use / home office
Overnight guests per year: 4–6
Open or closed architecture: rather closed
Conservative or modern design: rather conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen is possible
Number of dining seats: 4–6
Fireplace: yes
Music/sound system wall: not planned
Balcony, roof terrace: terrace on the ground floor planned
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed the plan: do-it-yourself (based on a cousin’s house)
What do you particularly like? Why? spacious rooms and simply a very appealing layout in the cousin’s house
What do you not like? Why? possibly little light in the hallway on the ground floor?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: unknown
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 450,000
Preferred heating system: gas or air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give up something, on which details/extensions?
- can you give up: so far none, otherwise we would have left them out already
- cannot give up: the rooms we designed
Why is the design the way it is now?
Standard design from the planner? Based on the south-facing orientation (living and dining/kitchen) of the cousin’s house
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? So far none
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Is the minimal shift of the load-bearing wall possible? And have we oversized or undersized some rooms / hallway lighting issue?
Thank you very much for your suggestions. Please be straightforward and honest. We will consider and evaluate every comment.
We have not yet drawn a basement floor plan because we have no clear ideas on the layout of the desired rooms, and basically, it doesn’t matter to us. We will arrange it as simply as possible for technical and plumbing reasons. Proposed rooms: heating room, laundry room, guest room, pantry, small storage room with workbench. What else? Naturally, all rooms will have windows. Basement entry is planned on the north side from outside.
Additional note: the windows shown on the ground and upper floors are not final. I also think most of the windows might be too small to provide enough daylight in the rooms.
The plot is completely facing north (and so are the sketches).
Thank you,
Marie
I have been quietly following for a while, but now I have a question for the many experienced forum users here.
Zoning Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1030 m² (12,400 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index (building coverage ratio): 0.35
Floor area ratio: NA
Building window, building line, and boundary: NA
Edge development: NA
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: any
Architectural style: NA
Orientation: NA
Maximum heights/limits: NA
Other regulations
Requirements from the Homeowners
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: Classic, either gable roof or hip roof
Basement, floors: basement included, either 2 floors or alternatively 1 floor with a very high knee wall (over 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in))?
Number and age of occupants: currently 2 around age 30, with 2 children planned
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: "should not be too small"
Office: family use / home office
Overnight guests per year: 4–6
Open or closed architecture: rather closed
Conservative or modern design: rather conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen is possible
Number of dining seats: 4–6
Fireplace: yes
Music/sound system wall: not planned
Balcony, roof terrace: terrace on the ground floor planned
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed the plan: do-it-yourself (based on a cousin’s house)
What do you particularly like? Why? spacious rooms and simply a very appealing layout in the cousin’s house
What do you not like? Why? possibly little light in the hallway on the ground floor?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: unknown
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 450,000
Preferred heating system: gas or air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give up something, on which details/extensions?
- can you give up: so far none, otherwise we would have left them out already
- cannot give up: the rooms we designed
Why is the design the way it is now?
Standard design from the planner? Based on the south-facing orientation (living and dining/kitchen) of the cousin’s house
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? So far none
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Is the minimal shift of the load-bearing wall possible? And have we oversized or undersized some rooms / hallway lighting issue?
Thank you very much for your suggestions. Please be straightforward and honest. We will consider and evaluate every comment.
We have not yet drawn a basement floor plan because we have no clear ideas on the layout of the desired rooms, and basically, it doesn’t matter to us. We will arrange it as simply as possible for technical and plumbing reasons. Proposed rooms: heating room, laundry room, guest room, pantry, small storage room with workbench. What else? Naturally, all rooms will have windows. Basement entry is planned on the north side from outside.
Additional note: the windows shown on the ground and upper floors are not final. I also think most of the windows might be too small to provide enough daylight in the rooms.
The plot is completely facing north (and so are the sketches).
Thank you,
Marie
If I insulate the interior walls of the cool pantry myself, will that prevent heat from the other basement rooms from entering?
The guest room is important because we need one. However, it doesn’t have to be a beautifully bright guest room where guests can spend the day and look out onto the garden from the balcony. Rather, it should be a clutter-free space with a proper bed, so there’s no need to pull out a sofa bed when parents or friends visit.
Somewhere we have to store the firewood, and if we only use the fireplace for cozy heating (meaning having a fire in the evening), then we don’t need that much. It’s fine if we have to carry a few buckets of logs upstairs every few days.
The guest room is important because we need one. However, it doesn’t have to be a beautifully bright guest room where guests can spend the day and look out onto the garden from the balcony. Rather, it should be a clutter-free space with a proper bed, so there’s no need to pull out a sofa bed when parents or friends visit.
Somewhere we have to store the firewood, and if we only use the fireplace for cozy heating (meaning having a fire in the evening), then we don’t need that much. It’s fine if we have to carry a few buckets of logs upstairs every few days.
haydee schrieb:
What roof pitch are you planning?
With a high knee wall, it becomes difficult to get enough light into the walk-in closet and the children's room.Yes, those are the issues we still find hard to fully imagine. We plan to have the construction company help us visualize them. Also, we are undecided between a gable roof or a hip roof. The problem with the rather suboptimal windows in the knee wall area is the main reason against building two full stories.
The design is a big open-space marvel.
A very, very large area is planned that is not really necessary. This happens when you don’t have much experience with what a meter actually means and where it’s applied. It can be small or just as well large— it always depends on where the meter is used. It can also go the other way around, meaning planning too small.
In your case, the guest bathroom is hardly usable, while your hallway boasts the size of a small apartment.
At the same time, the kitchen was considered too large, so the stove is simply left unused behind it?
The right approach would be to have everything properly adjusted by a professional (or here in the forum) and to think carefully about what the basement is actually supposed to be used for, instead of immediately increasing the loan amount to a level that reduces your quality of life.
A very, very large area is planned that is not really necessary. This happens when you don’t have much experience with what a meter actually means and where it’s applied. It can be small or just as well large— it always depends on where the meter is used. It can also go the other way around, meaning planning too small.
In your case, the guest bathroom is hardly usable, while your hallway boasts the size of a small apartment.
At the same time, the kitchen was considered too large, so the stove is simply left unused behind it?
The right approach would be to have everything properly adjusted by a professional (or here in the forum) and to think carefully about what the basement is actually supposed to be used for, instead of immediately increasing the loan amount to a level that reduces your quality of life.
That's exactly why I wanted to hear your opinions before I make a complete fool of myself with my trusted construction company.
So, would you suggest a width of maybe only 9 meters (30 feet) instead of 10 meters (33 feet)? I’m just not sure if the living room might feel too shallow, especially if you want to place a bookshelf and TV along the north wall of the living room, for example. And then add a nice large corner sofa? Hmm, yes, I definitely lack the ability to visualize that. Maybe the architect at the construction company can provide that by creating a 3D virtual model?
So, would you suggest a width of maybe only 9 meters (30 feet) instead of 10 meters (33 feet)? I’m just not sure if the living room might feel too shallow, especially if you want to place a bookshelf and TV along the north wall of the living room, for example. And then add a nice large corner sofa? Hmm, yes, I definitely lack the ability to visualize that. Maybe the architect at the construction company can provide that by creating a 3D virtual model?
Is your own income and equity also aligned with that of your cousin?
I don’t see any lighting issues with a high knee wall; windows can be installed there as well. The only problematic knee walls are those where the junction between the wall and roof is at a height where you would prefer an unobstructed view.
The term "architects" used by building contractors should be read in quotation marks. To give a visualization a significant influence on the building’s shape (what does the zoning plan or building permit say about this?), the budget needs to be quite flexible.
If your cousin’s house already exists, I would suggest taking photos of details that you really like and sharing them here in the discussion.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
I don’t see any lighting issues with a high knee wall; windows can be installed there as well. The only problematic knee walls are those where the junction between the wall and roof is at a height where you would prefer an unobstructed view.
The term "architects" used by building contractors should be read in quotation marks. To give a visualization a significant influence on the building’s shape (what does the zoning plan or building permit say about this?), the budget needs to be quite flexible.
If your cousin’s house already exists, I would suggest taking photos of details that you really like and sharing them here in the discussion.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
I think the idea is quite good. When it comes to the implementation, there might be some challenges with the staircase and the wall thicknesses. However, the architect or draftsman can perfect that later. For a plan like this, it’s also important to first know the exact plot of land: where the access roads, parking spaces, distances, neighboring houses, noisy streets, etc. are located.
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