Floor plan draft for a single-family house - Your opinion?

If I understood correctly, this only applies to border developments?

No, you did not understand that correctly. This applies to all buildings that fall below the minimum distance of 3m.

The image of the property is not an excerpt from a development plan, but it suggests that there might be one. Before you go into detail with the planning, you should check that and, if you want, include its provisions in the discussion here. For that, you would have to make a generous excerpt from the graphical part and the complete textual provisions accessible to the forum.

Where do I see it, I don't

The property picture is included in the 1st post

Yes, is it already Christmas today? - since when can you finally add attachments to the opening post afterwards here? I haven't noticed that at all.

Yes, is it already Christmas today? - since when can you finally add attachments afterwards to the opening post here? I hadn’t even noticed that.

For a few days now, you can still go into editing after days


Dear OP,

We look forward to your opinions! Very much in plain language as well

Plain language: New! You actually did many things wrong, didn’t pay attention, or basically did what many do when planning their dream villa: extravagant living hall, what seems unnecessary is too small. You don’t want to be wasteful, after all. On top of that, you didn’t read the development plan.

Requirements of the builders

Requirements of the development plan are much more important... I don’t think you have free rein on 500 sqm.

I wouldn’t have thought that the garages on opposite sides would be summed up.

Boundary constructions are always summed up.

Possibly hidden behind a mirrored door?

A) too small, B) in the kitchen? That will be a house of unrest. Well, the first house should be planned for the enemy anyway, or how was that again?

What furniture should still be in the living room? Couch, coffee table, TV board and TV. That’s all you need, right?

Exactly. What are you planning this loft for? And the TV question targets the viewing distance in front of it... so should the TV be in the middle of the room?

Yes, next to the couch is the way to the garage

That makes no sense.

The bathroom upstairs would be about 14 sqm. Would that be too small?

Then deduct 2 wasted sqm in the entrance area.

If I understood that correctly, that only applies to boundary constructions?

Setback rules... please keep 3 meters clear from the property boundary, otherwise the boundary construction rules apply.

So: what does the development plan say about floor area ratio/site occupancy index?
Two driveways usually not allowed. 500 sqm should not be wasted with 2 garage areas.

Write down your room program and add the sqm...

WC in the kitchen is really something else.
And the statics here are completely out of control! There must be load-bearing walls somewhere.
A large room has nothing to do with thoughtful modern openness. I don’t see a sightline at all that focuses on something nice.

But this is just a first attempt

When I come home after a hard day, I first want to just throw myself directly onto the sofa. But with this design, that was taken a bit too literally...

Honestly? - Graph paper, one calculation square = 50 cm.

A lot of sketches on paper have already been created. I also much prefer to work with pencil and eraser. This is just the latest version that I wanted to visualize.

Requirements of the development plan are much more important... I don't believe you have free rein on 500 sqm.

A legally binding development plan does not yet exist, it is still in process. I first oriented myself on the development plans of the surrounding area as well as on the existing adjacent buildings, including a 3m boundary setback. It's not really precise yet, but at least I have a rough guideline. When marketing begins, I can act quickly because I will then already know whether the plot is suitable for me or not. Buying a small plot on a whim so nobody gets ahead of me, I consider the wrong approach.

Exactly. What are you planning the loft for? And the TV question refers to the viewing distance in front of it... so should the TV be in the middle of the room?

Not necessarily a loft, but I particularly like it, at least on the ground floor, if not everything is hidden behind walls and corners.

Yes, the seating distance is a bit large at about 6.5m. But we didn’t want the couch to stand completely in the room because that could look uncomfortable. That’s why it was set back a bit without losing the view towards the dining table and kitchen completely. Also, from there, as the couch is now positioned, you can wonderfully enjoy the sunsets.

And the statics here are completely out of control! There have to be load-bearing walls somewhere.

The room width is 5.5m, which according to my first research a precast concrete slab should be able to handle. A beam or something similar would then have to be installed at the staircase and above the couch.

A large room has nothing to do with thoughtful modern openness. I also do not see any sight line at all that places something nice in the focus.

What parameters should one follow in this case?

WC in the kitchen is really something else.

Yes, the WC and utility room were not a masterpiece. They were simply placed where there was still space. The bathroom upstairs as well. We spent most of the time determining the orientation and dimensions of the living area, bedroom, children's room, and the two workrooms based on the location of the plot. The rest developed from that.

When marketing begins, I can act quickly because I will already know whether the plot is suitable for me or not.

If you have that much choice, sure – then you can do it that way.
But exactly for that, the space program is missing!
Otherwise, 500 sqm is okay, good orientation. The rest is made by the infrastructure, not whether your sofa fits into a niche.

Yes, the seating distance of about 6.5m is a bit large. But we didn’t want the couch to stand completely in the room because it could then seem uncomfortable.

And wouldn’t it then be the better way to change the 6.5? Someone has to realize that it’s stupid for watching TV...

Besides, you can wonderfully enjoy the sunsets from where the couch is standing now

Oh, and you do that every evening in winter?
By the way, in summer the sun sets in the NW...

The room width is 5.5m, that should be doable with a filigree ceiling? according to my first research. Over the stairs and above the couch a beam or something like that would have to step in?

And what about the heavy walls above? There must be something stable under them?!

Which parameters should one stick to there

None. That’s called design and not everyone can do it. There are architects who have those special qualities. Further knowledge is studied.
There are laymen who have this sensitivity and the ability to recognize and design 2D in 3D and vice versa.

Clear language again: the design is crap.