boxandroof
2017-04-04 01:01:30
- #1
Hello,
we are planning a new building and I would appreciate your opinion on our design. What would you change and why?
We see our ideas quite well accommodated and have no better ideas for the ground floor. The plans are from us and are used for discussions with construction companies.
Many details are still missing, such as carport on the east side (boundary distance), access to the attic, window sizes, interior doors, bathroom fittings... We are also still working on the room sizes on the upper floor but do not see any problems there.
Questionnaire:
- Plot size: 800m²
- Slope: no
- Site coverage ratio/floor area ratio: 0.3 / 0.5,
- Main building max 150m² footprint
- Building window, building line and boundary: 20x13m, 5m distance
- Number of parking spaces: 1-2 covered
- Number of floors: 2. Full floors to be integrated into the roof, “attic space is [..] laterally limited by the intersection of the rising masonry with the outer shell of the roof, whereby the intersection is max. 1.2m above the top edge of the ground floor ceiling.”
- Roof shape: gable roof up to 48°
- Maximum heights/limits: max 9m height
- Others: access from the south side
Technology:
Gas and controlled residential ventilation, underfloor heating, possibly solar thermal if we decide on KFW 55
Why did the design turn out as it is now?
We worked a lot on various standard floor plans but nothing really fit, especially since we do not approach the house from the north: long corridors, poor orientation to the garden, front door in the carport/near the cars. We started with 4 small rooms upstairs, front door on the east side and approx. 8.2x11.8m footprint.
What we like:
General:
- Front door visible from the street, no conflicts with carport(s)
- House as far away as possible from the (quiet) streets
- Orientation of house, garden, terrace to the sun, no windows on the north side
- Technology on ground floor/bathroom on upper floor stacked, away from living spaces and towards the street (utilities)
Ground floor:
- Large living room with open kitchen despite separate room on ground floor
- Office without sloped ceilings (use in the evening)
- Space under the open staircase (stroller)
- Long narrow pantry (+ network technology)
Upper floor:
- Large rooms
- Washing machine/dryer in bathroom
- Bedroom on the north side with sun from the east
What could be better:
- Space for controlled residential ventilation and heating probably too small
- Office on ground floor could be a bit larger
- Kitchen could be moved further toward east/stairs
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
For now, I’m going into hiding
boxandroof



we are planning a new building and I would appreciate your opinion on our design. What would you change and why?
We see our ideas quite well accommodated and have no better ideas for the ground floor. The plans are from us and are used for discussions with construction companies.
Many details are still missing, such as carport on the east side (boundary distance), access to the attic, window sizes, interior doors, bathroom fittings... We are also still working on the room sizes on the upper floor but do not see any problems there.
Questionnaire:
- Plot size: 800m²
- Slope: no
- Site coverage ratio/floor area ratio: 0.3 / 0.5,
- Main building max 150m² footprint
- Building window, building line and boundary: 20x13m, 5m distance
- Number of parking spaces: 1-2 covered
- Number of floors: 2. Full floors to be integrated into the roof, “attic space is [..] laterally limited by the intersection of the rising masonry with the outer shell of the roof, whereby the intersection is max. 1.2m above the top edge of the ground floor ceiling.”
- Roof shape: gable roof up to 48°
- Maximum heights/limits: max 9m height
- Others: access from the south side
Technology:
Gas and controlled residential ventilation, underfloor heating, possibly solar thermal if we decide on KFW 55
Why did the design turn out as it is now?
We worked a lot on various standard floor plans but nothing really fit, especially since we do not approach the house from the north: long corridors, poor orientation to the garden, front door in the carport/near the cars. We started with 4 small rooms upstairs, front door on the east side and approx. 8.2x11.8m footprint.
What we like:
General:
- Front door visible from the street, no conflicts with carport(s)
- House as far away as possible from the (quiet) streets
- Orientation of house, garden, terrace to the sun, no windows on the north side
- Technology on ground floor/bathroom on upper floor stacked, away from living spaces and towards the street (utilities)
Ground floor:
- Large living room with open kitchen despite separate room on ground floor
- Office without sloped ceilings (use in the evening)
- Space under the open staircase (stroller)
- Long narrow pantry (+ network technology)
Upper floor:
- Large rooms
- Washing machine/dryer in bathroom
- Bedroom on the north side with sun from the east
What could be better:
- Space for controlled residential ventilation and heating probably too small
- Office on ground floor could be a bit larger
- Kitchen could be moved further toward east/stairs
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
For now, I’m going into hiding
boxandroof