Changeling
2017-08-20 14:34:30
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EG:
OG:
Outdoor facilities:
Oriented on the property:
Development plan/restrictions:
The property may only be built on the southern half; otherwise, there are no special restrictions.
Size of the property: 900 sqm, approx. 30x30 meters
Slope: No, only on the west side does the land drop 3m down to the street at the end of the property. On the north side there is a retaining wall because the property there is about 2m above street level. Therefore, there is only one drivable access from the south.
Owners' requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: A two-story city villa with a pyramid roof (square hipped roof) because it has no roof slopes in the upper floor.
Basement: No basement, because it is too expensive, impractical, and an additional construction risk.
Number of persons, age: 2 adults (30), 1 child (3), 1-2 more children firmly planned
Living room: A large, open living area was important to us because life happens here. In the bottom right corner, a computer corner should be installed since we spend more time at the computer than watching TV. Professionally, we also work a lot from home office and don't want to be cramped in an extra room for this.
Fireplace: Yes
Guest room: Also used as a storage room and therefore quite useful without a basement during construction.
Kitchen: The stove and sink are not yet in their final places - a cooking island is unattractive because of the extractor hood and impractical due to splashes.
Technical/utility room: Also serves as a pantry and is to be filled with shelves up to the ceiling.
Children’s rooms: Size should be sufficient.
Bedroom: Actually almost too large, but because of our big wardrobe and the double bed, it hardly can be otherwise.
Bathroom: The design is still at the beginning, e.g., the shower should be built in without a cabin.
Terrace: Important to us, as well as a roof over the terrace so that things can be left outside sometimes.
Garage, carport: As large as possible! It should be a kind of wooden carport, completely enclosed at the front with sectional doors, and open/closed at the back depending on need. We currently use our garage as a "second living room" and store a lot of gardening tools and the like there. With the long car, it will be a bit tight; probably the terrace will be a bit smaller and the carport deeper (or just the roof overhang on the left will be somewhat longer). The extensions on the far left are planned later as a garden shed or similar, so they are not a fixed part. The roofed connection to the house is a must because we want to enter on dry feet. The lower part facing the street is purely privacy protection and not a solid wall.
Garden: We will build our greenhouse ourselves as we currently have it.
House design:
Who designed it: Planner of a construction company, outdoor facilities self-added
What do you particularly like? Why?: The "many" outbuildings and the large carport because of space, the large living room with open kitchen (also because of space). And the ground-level access to the terrace (which we do not currently have).
What do you not like? Why?: The basement is a bit tight (utility room/kitchen small), upper floor very generous, but it is still the best solution so far.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 290,000 - it should not cost much more than that (max +10%).
Insulation/construction: Unfortunately, it is "only" built according to the 2016 energy saving ordinance; I would have liked better insulation, but apparently, it is not possible price-wise. Masonry is calcium silicate blocks (outside 20cm + 16cm EPS (Styrofoam) insulation panels).
Heating technology: Ground-source heat pump with earth probe, gas connection would be too expensive and we do not want oil.
If you have to give up, on which details/extensions
-can you give up: At most one less children's room; the rest should stay as it is...
-can you not give up: Everything? That will be difficult.
Why did the design turn out the way it is now?
We looked at proposals from the planner, designed alternatives ourselves for a weekend, and finally found the present compromise. It actually contains all our wishes.
It would have been somewhat better to plan if the house orientation were different; then kitchen/terrace/dining area would not all be squeezed next to the carport. But since the street is on the south and the northern half must not be built on, the house must be placed this way and the terrace there to catch sun. We do not want the carport on the east side because otherwise our house would stand too far in the middle of the property and the terrace would then be completely visible from the neighbor’s house in the south.
On the east side, another building plot of similar size is developing where a single-family house as a city villa will also be built.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
What is your opinion, what could be improved, what have we forgotten? Are there any concerns?
OG:
Outdoor facilities:
Oriented on the property:
Development plan/restrictions:
The property may only be built on the southern half; otherwise, there are no special restrictions.
Size of the property: 900 sqm, approx. 30x30 meters
Slope: No, only on the west side does the land drop 3m down to the street at the end of the property. On the north side there is a retaining wall because the property there is about 2m above street level. Therefore, there is only one drivable access from the south.
Owners' requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: A two-story city villa with a pyramid roof (square hipped roof) because it has no roof slopes in the upper floor.
Basement: No basement, because it is too expensive, impractical, and an additional construction risk.
Number of persons, age: 2 adults (30), 1 child (3), 1-2 more children firmly planned
Living room: A large, open living area was important to us because life happens here. In the bottom right corner, a computer corner should be installed since we spend more time at the computer than watching TV. Professionally, we also work a lot from home office and don't want to be cramped in an extra room for this.
Fireplace: Yes
Guest room: Also used as a storage room and therefore quite useful without a basement during construction.
Kitchen: The stove and sink are not yet in their final places - a cooking island is unattractive because of the extractor hood and impractical due to splashes.
Technical/utility room: Also serves as a pantry and is to be filled with shelves up to the ceiling.
Children’s rooms: Size should be sufficient.
Bedroom: Actually almost too large, but because of our big wardrobe and the double bed, it hardly can be otherwise.
Bathroom: The design is still at the beginning, e.g., the shower should be built in without a cabin.
Terrace: Important to us, as well as a roof over the terrace so that things can be left outside sometimes.
Garage, carport: As large as possible! It should be a kind of wooden carport, completely enclosed at the front with sectional doors, and open/closed at the back depending on need. We currently use our garage as a "second living room" and store a lot of gardening tools and the like there. With the long car, it will be a bit tight; probably the terrace will be a bit smaller and the carport deeper (or just the roof overhang on the left will be somewhat longer). The extensions on the far left are planned later as a garden shed or similar, so they are not a fixed part. The roofed connection to the house is a must because we want to enter on dry feet. The lower part facing the street is purely privacy protection and not a solid wall.
Garden: We will build our greenhouse ourselves as we currently have it.
House design:
Who designed it: Planner of a construction company, outdoor facilities self-added
What do you particularly like? Why?: The "many" outbuildings and the large carport because of space, the large living room with open kitchen (also because of space). And the ground-level access to the terrace (which we do not currently have).
What do you not like? Why?: The basement is a bit tight (utility room/kitchen small), upper floor very generous, but it is still the best solution so far.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 290,000 - it should not cost much more than that (max +10%).
Insulation/construction: Unfortunately, it is "only" built according to the 2016 energy saving ordinance; I would have liked better insulation, but apparently, it is not possible price-wise. Masonry is calcium silicate blocks (outside 20cm + 16cm EPS (Styrofoam) insulation panels).
Heating technology: Ground-source heat pump with earth probe, gas connection would be too expensive and we do not want oil.
If you have to give up, on which details/extensions
-can you give up: At most one less children's room; the rest should stay as it is...
-can you not give up: Everything? That will be difficult.
Why did the design turn out the way it is now?
We looked at proposals from the planner, designed alternatives ourselves for a weekend, and finally found the present compromise. It actually contains all our wishes.
It would have been somewhat better to plan if the house orientation were different; then kitchen/terrace/dining area would not all be squeezed next to the carport. But since the street is on the south and the northern half must not be built on, the house must be placed this way and the terrace there to catch sun. We do not want the carport on the east side because otherwise our house would stand too far in the middle of the property and the terrace would then be completely visible from the neighbor’s house in the south.
On the east side, another building plot of similar size is developing where a single-family house as a city villa will also be built.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
What is your opinion, what could be improved, what have we forgotten? Are there any concerns?