Hello everyone,
I would like to share our current house planning and hear/read your ideas.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 436 m² (4700 sq ft)
Slope: no, flat
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor area ratio: n/a
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: free on the plot, only 3m (10 ft) distance required
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2 parking spaces
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof shape: anything allowed from 20°
Architectural style: free
Orientation:
Maximum height / limits: 11m (36 ft)
Other requirements
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic, gable roof (45°)
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of people, ages: 36, 35, 2.5 (number 2 is planned and desired)
Room requirements on ground and upper floors: see floor plan
Office: family use or home office? Home office (work from home)
Overnight guests per year: approx. 15-20
Open or closed architecture: relatively open
Conservative or modern construction: modern?
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, no island
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: later
Music / stereo wall:
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes, but type unclear. Possibly a single carport to be expanded into a garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: classic tomato and strawberry bed
Other wishes / special features / daily routine: due to home working, spatial separation is essential. My wife sometimes works night shifts, so being able to sleep during the day is necessary.
House Design
Who designed the plan: “off the shelf,” own ideas
What do you like most? The 4 rooms on the upper floor, the open living/dining/kitchen area
What do you dislike? the current upstairs floor plan
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating system: currently air-to-water heat pump, but not fixed
If you had to give up details / extensions:
- can give up: garage/carport
- cannot give up: basement, home office, pantry
In our own planning, we have designed the doors to the office and bathroom on the ground floor to be 1m (39 inches) wide to ensure accessibility.
We are still unsure about the large window front in the living room.
For the upper floor, we will shortly receive another floor plan (from a show home) that we like much better.
I am very curious about your feedback on our ground floor planning and whether you have any suggestions for the upper floor.
If you have questions about the notes, just ask.
Best regards,
Robin
I would like to share our current house planning and hear/read your ideas.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 436 m² (4700 sq ft)
Slope: no, flat
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor area ratio: n/a
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: free on the plot, only 3m (10 ft) distance required
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2 parking spaces
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof shape: anything allowed from 20°
Architectural style: free
Orientation:
Maximum height / limits: 11m (36 ft)
Other requirements
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic, gable roof (45°)
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, upper floor
Number of people, ages: 36, 35, 2.5 (number 2 is planned and desired)
Room requirements on ground and upper floors: see floor plan
Office: family use or home office? Home office (work from home)
Overnight guests per year: approx. 15-20
Open or closed architecture: relatively open
Conservative or modern construction: modern?
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, no island
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: later
Music / stereo wall:
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes, but type unclear. Possibly a single carport to be expanded into a garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: classic tomato and strawberry bed
Other wishes / special features / daily routine: due to home working, spatial separation is essential. My wife sometimes works night shifts, so being able to sleep during the day is necessary.
House Design
Who designed the plan: “off the shelf,” own ideas
What do you like most? The 4 rooms on the upper floor, the open living/dining/kitchen area
What do you dislike? the current upstairs floor plan
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating system: currently air-to-water heat pump, but not fixed
If you had to give up details / extensions:
- can give up: garage/carport
- cannot give up: basement, home office, pantry
In our own planning, we have designed the doors to the office and bathroom on the ground floor to be 1m (39 inches) wide to ensure accessibility.
We are still unsure about the large window front in the living room.
For the upper floor, we will shortly receive another floor plan (from a show home) that we like much better.
I am very curious about your feedback on our ground floor planning and whether you have any suggestions for the upper floor.
If you have questions about the notes, just ask.
Best regards,
Robin
Häuslebau3r17 Nov 2016 12:01Of course, I’m glad to read this now that the starting signal has been given. Hopefully, you will keep us updated here—I’m already curious to see how this will develop further.
Best regards, Andreas
Best regards, Andreas
Hello everyone,
Yesterday was a pleasant day regarding our house construction. On one hand, we received confirmation that our building plot will be released starting April 1st, and on the other hand, we got the first sketches from the architect.
Overall, we are satisfied. However, there are still a few points that need to be changed:
Walk-in closet: it needs to be slightly bigger, as currently there are only 2.48/2.49 m (8.15/8.17 ft) left, which isn’t enough for the wardrobe.
Garage: it shouldn’t extend that far to the rear.
Bathroom upstairs: we are just beginning to plan this.
Basement: the arrangement of the basement windows will be changed. In the multi-purpose room, the windows will be placed on the long side, and in the storage room the window should also be on the long side—currently where the garage is located.
So, I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next.
Yesterday was a pleasant day regarding our house construction. On one hand, we received confirmation that our building plot will be released starting April 1st, and on the other hand, we got the first sketches from the architect.
Overall, we are satisfied. However, there are still a few points that need to be changed:
Walk-in closet: it needs to be slightly bigger, as currently there are only 2.48/2.49 m (8.15/8.17 ft) left, which isn’t enough for the wardrobe.
Garage: it shouldn’t extend that far to the rear.
Bathroom upstairs: we are just beginning to plan this.
Basement: the arrangement of the basement windows will be changed. In the multi-purpose room, the windows will be placed on the long side, and in the storage room the window should also be on the long side—currently where the garage is located.
So, I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next.
J
j.bautsch16 Feb 2017 12:26To gain more closet space, it would also be worthwhile to remove the second door to the bedroom, which in my opinion seems quite unnecessary. What real benefit does it actually provide?
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Peanuts7416 Feb 2017 12:33Does the walk-in closet really need to have two doors? Especially if it’s rather small, that takes up a lot of usable space. I would make it accessible only from the bedroom; custom-built wardrobes might then be sufficient after all, since you would have about 4.5 meters (15 feet) of closet space. You wouldn’t be able to use the space extravagantly, but it might be enough.
How many square meters (square feet) will it be altogether approximately?
How many square meters (square feet) will it be altogether approximately?
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Peanuts7416 Feb 2017 12:34j.bautsch schrieb:
To gain more closet space, it would also be worthwhile to remove the, in my opinion, quite unnecessary second door to the bedroom. What real added value does it bring?Okay, similar idea, but I would leave out the one leading to the hallway...
Peanuts74 schrieb:
Ok, similar idea, but I would leave them out in the hallway... Unfortunately, that would be a bit pointless and defeat the idea of not disturbing the others while they are sleeping.
My wife has to leave the house quite early tomorrow, and I’ll still be asleep then.
Peanuts74 schrieb:
How many square meters will it be altogether, approximately? The two above-ground floors have a total of about 140 m² (1,507 sq ft), plus there are two rooms in the basement equipped with underfloor heating. That adds roughly another 37 m² (398 sq ft).
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