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
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Peanuts7416 Feb 2017 14:18Baufie schrieb:
I think the living room furniture arrangement is a disaster.
I would place the wall unit on the other wall, position the sofa with its back to the window, and move the fireplace closer to the dining area.Um, there is hardly enough space for a wall unit on about 240cm (95 inches)...
Peanuts74 schrieb:
Uh, with about 240cm (94 inches) there is hardly enough space for a wall unit...The currently drawn one isn’t much bigger either...
Baufie schrieb:
I think the living room furniture arrangement is a disaster.
I would move the wall unit to the other wall, position the sofa with its back to the window, and shift the fireplace toward the dining area.a) Why do you consider it a disaster? b) Why would you change it?
c) It is not a wall unit.
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Peanuts7416 Feb 2017 15:03Okay, if the round object is supposed to be a wood-burning stove, the wall space will be tight.
From my own experience, I can only say that you should plan at least 280 - 300 cm (110 - 118 inches) for the built-in wall unit, if you want one at all.
In my previous apartment, I only had about 250 cm (98 inches) of available space, and it was extremely difficult to find something suitable...
From my own experience, I can only say that you should plan at least 280 - 300 cm (110 - 118 inches) for the built-in wall unit, if you want one at all.
In my previous apartment, I only had about 250 cm (98 inches) of available space, and it was extremely difficult to find something suitable...
RobsonMKK schrieb:
a) why is it a disaster?
b) why would you change it?
c) it’s not a living wall unit At least, as the couch is drawn, you are cutting up the entire room.
I also don’t find it appealing to sit at the dining table and look at the back of the couch.
In addition, the passage between the wall and the couch is quite narrow.
As it is planned now, I think you are restricting the room. If you place one section of the couch against the wall where the living wall unit is currently shown and the other section in front of the window, you will open up the space, which I personally like much better.
By the way, my TV wall measures 2.42 meters (7 feet 11 inches)...
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Peanuts7416 Feb 2017 17:14I never said that such things don’t exist. However, if you install a mandatory 50+ inch screen on this wall, there will hardly be any space left for storage...