elVincent
2015-04-16 14:06:57
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Hello there,
I have been following for a while and would now like to become active myself. My wife (29) and I (32) have reserved a plot of land for which we have made an initial draft to check whether our ideas can be implemented on this plot. We have already gone into great detail, so that there is now an almost finished plan. I would like to present this today with a request for evaluation/criticism. Feel free to be ruthless ;-)
First, the list of questions:
Development plan/restrictions: Everything except flat roof is possible, max. building height 9.0m, two-storey, site coverage index 0.4, floor space index 0.6, 2 parking spaces, no specification of ridge direction, edge development with garage possible, building inquiry has already been submitted and positively approved.
Size of the plot: 830m², perfectly level
Requirements of the builders:
Style, roof shape, building type: somewhat modern look, pitched roof (15°), single-family house with office (permanent home office)
Basement, floors: usable basement under main building, 2 full floors
Number of people, age: currently 2 people, 29 and 32 years old, two more little ones planned :-)
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: approx. 160-180 sqm
Office: home office
Guest sleepers per year: approx. 5
Open or closed architecture: open architecture
Conservative or modern construction:
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: permanently four, option to expand to 10-12
Balcony, roof terrace: no balcony, possibly use of the flat roof extension as a roof terrace
Garage, carport: double garage
House design:
Who created the planning: self-created, the basic requirements were discussed with a friend who is an architect (who however has little experience with building single-family houses!)
What is liked especially? Exterior views, bright office with garden view
What is not liked? Rooms on the upper floor are somewhat too large
Price estimate according to architect/planner: -
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: 330,000 €
Preferred heating technology: wood pellets (condensing technology), underfloor heating
I hope the draft is understandable in all respects. I am a mechanical engineer and have done the entire design with SolidWorks, which is certainly not the standard program for such purposes. But in return you get everything in 3D and nicely colorful at the end :-)
The main problem I currently see with the draft is that due to the fact that a certain room program is to be placed on the ground floor, the floor plan becomes so large in its external dimensions that the upper floor and basement will be hopelessly oversized. Possibly by enlarging the extension a bit, one could save some overall length (the guest room would then retreat more into the office cube). But maybe a completely new arrangement would also make sense.
A brief note on the life situation again: I work for a small engineering office, where all employees work full-time in the home office for reasons of flexibility. Therefore, the boundary between living and working sometimes blurs for me. So I need a room where I am secluded enough to have my peace and still close enough to participate in family life.
We want two children, who, however, are only to be born after the home project is completed. The planned start of construction would be mid-2016.
If anything is unclear or information is missing, please just ask. I look forward to criticism and hopefully a pleasant discussion. When you create the draft yourself, there are certainly things where you cannot see the forest for the trees.
I have been following for a while and would now like to become active myself. My wife (29) and I (32) have reserved a plot of land for which we have made an initial draft to check whether our ideas can be implemented on this plot. We have already gone into great detail, so that there is now an almost finished plan. I would like to present this today with a request for evaluation/criticism. Feel free to be ruthless ;-)
First, the list of questions:
Development plan/restrictions: Everything except flat roof is possible, max. building height 9.0m, two-storey, site coverage index 0.4, floor space index 0.6, 2 parking spaces, no specification of ridge direction, edge development with garage possible, building inquiry has already been submitted and positively approved.
Size of the plot: 830m², perfectly level
Requirements of the builders:
Style, roof shape, building type: somewhat modern look, pitched roof (15°), single-family house with office (permanent home office)
Basement, floors: usable basement under main building, 2 full floors
Number of people, age: currently 2 people, 29 and 32 years old, two more little ones planned :-)
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: approx. 160-180 sqm
Office: home office
Guest sleepers per year: approx. 5
Open or closed architecture: open architecture
Conservative or modern construction:
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: permanently four, option to expand to 10-12
Balcony, roof terrace: no balcony, possibly use of the flat roof extension as a roof terrace
Garage, carport: double garage
House design:
Who created the planning: self-created, the basic requirements were discussed with a friend who is an architect (who however has little experience with building single-family houses!)
What is liked especially? Exterior views, bright office with garden view
What is not liked? Rooms on the upper floor are somewhat too large
Price estimate according to architect/planner: -
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: 330,000 €
Preferred heating technology: wood pellets (condensing technology), underfloor heating
I hope the draft is understandable in all respects. I am a mechanical engineer and have done the entire design with SolidWorks, which is certainly not the standard program for such purposes. But in return you get everything in 3D and nicely colorful at the end :-)
The main problem I currently see with the draft is that due to the fact that a certain room program is to be placed on the ground floor, the floor plan becomes so large in its external dimensions that the upper floor and basement will be hopelessly oversized. Possibly by enlarging the extension a bit, one could save some overall length (the guest room would then retreat more into the office cube). But maybe a completely new arrangement would also make sense.
A brief note on the life situation again: I work for a small engineering office, where all employees work full-time in the home office for reasons of flexibility. Therefore, the boundary between living and working sometimes blurs for me. So I need a room where I am secluded enough to have my peace and still close enough to participate in family life.
We want two children, who, however, are only to be born after the home project is completed. The planned start of construction would be mid-2016.
If anything is unclear or information is missing, please just ask. I look forward to criticism and hopefully a pleasant discussion. When you create the draft yourself, there are certainly things where you cannot see the forest for the trees.