ᐅ Your Opinion on Our Floor Plan for a Single-Family Home Without a Basement
Created on: 1 Feb 2018 03:36
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beatboxking
Hello dear forum community,
The time of quietly reading along is over, and today I would like to share my own building project and the current status of the floor plan design. We aim to sign the construction contract with the general contractor as soon as possible so that construction can start this year. However, without the blessing of the forum, I’m not quite daring to proceed – after all, many eyes are known to be helpful...
Thank you in advance for your efforts – I’m curious to see which direction the discussion will take...
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 694sqm (7,469 sq ft)
Slope: gentle north-facing slope
Floor area ratio (FAR): Max. 0.35
Site coverage ratio: Max. 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundaries: Building envelope = blue, 16m x 16m (52ft x 52ft), the house must be placed against the red line (can be oriented lengthwise or widthwise – must be perpendicular to the building line);
Setbacks: 3m (10 ft), garage or carport may be built on the north boundary
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: gable roof, roof pitch 18°–22°
Style: modern
Orientation: south (possibly east if the advantages of a better floor plan outweigh this)
Maximum heights/restrictions: Max. 7.5m (25 ft) wall height
Additional requirements: House dimensions according to development plan max. 14m x 10m (46 ft x 33 ft), rectangular with a minimum side ratio of 5:4
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, gable roof 22°, wooden house
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages: 3 people, 1 more child planned
Ground floor space needs: utility room, shower bathroom, office/guest room, cloakroom, large kitchen/dining/living area
Upper floor space needs: 2 children’s rooms facing south, master bedroom, bathroom, walk-in closet
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guests per year: 3–4
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes, yes
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: preferred
Music/stereo wall: yes and no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double carport with additional storage space
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: later
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine: We want no direct line of sight from the living room into the kitchen – fireplace as a room divider; the utility room should also accommodate the washing machine and dryer.
House Design
Who designed the plan: self-designed based on an existing floor plan
What do you especially like and why?: Private access from the bedroom to the bathroom (via the walk-in closet)
What do you dislike and why?: Shower bathroom on the ground floor is not accessible from the guest room; the layout of the bathroom upstairs doesn’t quite work – the space at the sink is too small; no space for the TV;
Cost estimate: approx. 400,000€
Personal maximum budget for the house including fittings: 450,000€
Preferred heating system: gas condensing boiler
If you have to give up some details or features:
- Which can you live without: access to the shower bathroom on the ground floor from the guest room
- Which you cannot do without: access to the bathroom from the bedroom (via the walk-in closet)
Why has the design become what it is now?
After what felt like 200 drawn floor plans, I came across a plan from a builder that, with few changes, meets many of our requirements.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes? Good because it is basically simple and still allows the possibility of an additional room upstairs (perhaps a kind of reading/music corner for later – separated by glass, like a conservatory). Bad because in some areas it is just a compromise – but that is probably normal in home building as long as the budget is limited...
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Have we made any fundamental mistakes? Would you prefer the living space to face east? Are the usable areas sufficient?
The time of quietly reading along is over, and today I would like to share my own building project and the current status of the floor plan design. We aim to sign the construction contract with the general contractor as soon as possible so that construction can start this year. However, without the blessing of the forum, I’m not quite daring to proceed – after all, many eyes are known to be helpful...
Thank you in advance for your efforts – I’m curious to see which direction the discussion will take...
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 694sqm (7,469 sq ft)
Slope: gentle north-facing slope
Floor area ratio (FAR): Max. 0.35
Site coverage ratio: Max. 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundaries: Building envelope = blue, 16m x 16m (52ft x 52ft), the house must be placed against the red line (can be oriented lengthwise or widthwise – must be perpendicular to the building line);
Setbacks: 3m (10 ft), garage or carport may be built on the north boundary
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: gable roof, roof pitch 18°–22°
Style: modern
Orientation: south (possibly east if the advantages of a better floor plan outweigh this)
Maximum heights/restrictions: Max. 7.5m (25 ft) wall height
Additional requirements: House dimensions according to development plan max. 14m x 10m (46 ft x 33 ft), rectangular with a minimum side ratio of 5:4
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, gable roof 22°, wooden house
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages: 3 people, 1 more child planned
Ground floor space needs: utility room, shower bathroom, office/guest room, cloakroom, large kitchen/dining/living area
Upper floor space needs: 2 children’s rooms facing south, master bedroom, bathroom, walk-in closet
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guests per year: 3–4
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes, yes
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: preferred
Music/stereo wall: yes and no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double carport with additional storage space
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: later
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine: We want no direct line of sight from the living room into the kitchen – fireplace as a room divider; the utility room should also accommodate the washing machine and dryer.
House Design
Who designed the plan: self-designed based on an existing floor plan
What do you especially like and why?: Private access from the bedroom to the bathroom (via the walk-in closet)
What do you dislike and why?: Shower bathroom on the ground floor is not accessible from the guest room; the layout of the bathroom upstairs doesn’t quite work – the space at the sink is too small; no space for the TV;
Cost estimate: approx. 400,000€
Personal maximum budget for the house including fittings: 450,000€
Preferred heating system: gas condensing boiler
If you have to give up some details or features:
- Which can you live without: access to the shower bathroom on the ground floor from the guest room
- Which you cannot do without: access to the bathroom from the bedroom (via the walk-in closet)
Why has the design become what it is now?
After what felt like 200 drawn floor plans, I came across a plan from a builder that, with few changes, meets many of our requirements.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes? Good because it is basically simple and still allows the possibility of an additional room upstairs (perhaps a kind of reading/music corner for later – separated by glass, like a conservatory). Bad because in some areas it is just a compromise – but that is probably normal in home building as long as the budget is limited...
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Have we made any fundamental mistakes? Would you prefer the living space to face east? Are the usable areas sufficient?
beatboxking schrieb:
...However, we don’t want to have to go through the dressing room to get to the bedroom; we’re not comfortable with that. It might be difficult to manage everything together.Have you already checked the many posts and threads about the disadvantages of using a bedroom as a walk-through room?
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stefanc844 Feb 2018 00:4811ant schrieb:
Was that the one here: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/Grundrisse-für-efh-ca-140m-ohne-Keller.17683 (with other versions in #44 and #56)? No, that’s very old. Sorry, it just shows how many versions we’ve already gone through... I had almost forgotten about those.
However, I have now posted the final floor plans—in the thread you linked to—so as not to hijack this one.
The comments on floor plans here in the forum often sound harsh, but it should also be said that many contain helpful advice. Architects and planners didn’t provide us with any useful feedback at all, just “it’s fine”…
beatboxking schrieb:
self-designed based on an existing floor plan Is it pure coincidence that I suspect the Adventis 2.0 from Massivhaus Mittelrhein as the inspiration source?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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beatboxking4 Feb 2018 09:4811ant schrieb:
Is it pure coincidence if I suspect the Adventis 2.0 from Massivhaus Mittelrhein as a source of inspiration?Yes, pure coincidence. For us, it was the Sommer house by Gruber Holzbau.
