Irrelefant
2017-11-01 15:33:02
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Hello everyone!
We are currently in the planning phase for our semi-detached house as a single-family home. We have already put a lot of thought into the floor plan and now, after some tinkering and a few setbacks, have found something on paper that we really like.
Out of the 12x10 meter building plot, we are using 10x10 meters. The construction of the other half of the house might also be done by us; possibly the entire building plot will be used there to build 2 residential units. (If that is possible. The planning, if you can even call it that, is still at a very early stage.)
We are very happy to receive ideas and suggestions for improvement. After spending 1-2 days doing almost nothing but looking at floor plans and clicking around in the planner, you might overlook something. Also, things we have forgotten in our ignorance are very welcome to be pointed out!
Attached are some pictures with the floor plan and the location. I have fiddled a bit with image editing, hope it roughly clarifies what is meant :)
Unfortunately, the dimensions are always calculated from the center of the wall. I planned the exterior wall at 43 cm, interior walls at 24 cm.
There I have drawn in the square meters and roughly how we imagine the furnishing. The black line on the upper floor is the 2-meter mark of the sloping roof. The windows drawn there are supposed to be skylights, but the planning program does not allow that.
And here is the location with the sun path and building plot.
I would also like to include a few technical questions:
In the house where we currently rent, the water pipes are defective, and it looks like the kitchen and bathroom will have to be completely opened up to renew the pipes (from the cellar to under the roof, there is only one water pipe for all). Although this will take a while in a new build until it becomes an issue, I plan to live there until then and would like to make it somewhat easier than demolishing my entire house. The rooms with water connections are stacked on top of each other. Is there anything (building regulations, experience) against running the pipes upstairs through the pantry on the wall (hidden behind drywall and suspended ceiling)?
I also want to use a KNX system. No matter who you ask, the first tip is always to plan it bigger than you originally intended. Since I am generally very tech-savvy and interested in home automation and similar things, there will surely be a need to expand it. My idea was therefore to accommodate the entire electrical installation behind the suspended ceiling (which might also be practical for the planned ventilation system). In connection with prefabricated houses, I have heard of an installation level (like an additional drywall in front of the exterior wall) that also seals and insulates. This would certainly be beneficial for later electrical installation expansions :) Is something like this also useful for solid houses? I read somewhere that someone used this to improve their house to a better KFW level. Unfortunately, it didn’t say whether it was a prefab or a massive house… Are there experiences with this?
Thank you very much for your feedback!
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: approx. 430 m²
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Floor space index: 0.5
Building plot: see attachment. Framed in blue
Edge development: 3 m free space to the street, is flexibility possible within the building plot?
Number of parking spaces: 1-2 planned next to/in front of the house
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof shape: gable roof 40° (preset)
Orientation: see attachment
Maximum heights/limits: max 2 full floors
Requirements of the builders
Style, roof shape, building type: not too modern, gable roof 40°, semi-detached single-family house
Basement, floors: 1.5 floors with basement
Number of people, age: 2, around 30
Room requirements on the ground floor: open living kitchen, toilet, some storage space
Room requirements on the upper floor: bedroom, bathroom with shower and tub, office/hobby room
Office: family use, occasional home office
Guests per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: we meet in the middle, open living area but separated bedrooms/bathrooms. No shower in the bedroom or bed in the bathroom or things like that :-)
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes, cooking bar planned. See also attachments
Number of dining seats: 1.5 (seating at the cooking bar)
Fireplace: not initially, possibly retrofitted
Music/stereo wall: We currently have a projector with screen in the living room. We would like to keep that.
Balcony, roof terrace: not planned
Garage, carport: possibly carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features:
Ventilation system, KNX
House design
Who did the planning: do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Open living area - short distances - bright
What do you not like? Why?
- Bathroom - concerns about the sloping roof above the bathtub and sink.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: we are not that far yet. We first wanted to firm up our wishes for the floor plan and then move on to detailed planning. But we would be very grateful for your price estimates!
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: could €300,000 be realistic?
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump
If you have to do without, which details/extensions?
Hard to say. We have found nothing we would say "that can go away." Hallway/staircase do not have to be that big. Room sizes can generally be varied.
Why did the design turn out as it is now? What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
We looked through many catalogs and took many ideas from them. This led to the decision for the open living kitchen and the division of functions into the individual floors (ground floor: "public" area for visitors, upper floor: private area where no one except us belongs ;) )
Currently, we have a huge couch in front of the projector screen. We really like that, so we have included it again in the room planning.
Also, our fairly large dining table has space again. Currently, however, we hardly use it because our kitchen is at the other end of the apartment. It’s more convenient to stay at the small kitchen table.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
We are looking for suggestions and improvements, especially things we might have overlooked or that experience would do differently.
We are currently in the planning phase for our semi-detached house as a single-family home. We have already put a lot of thought into the floor plan and now, after some tinkering and a few setbacks, have found something on paper that we really like.
Out of the 12x10 meter building plot, we are using 10x10 meters. The construction of the other half of the house might also be done by us; possibly the entire building plot will be used there to build 2 residential units. (If that is possible. The planning, if you can even call it that, is still at a very early stage.)
We are very happy to receive ideas and suggestions for improvement. After spending 1-2 days doing almost nothing but looking at floor plans and clicking around in the planner, you might overlook something. Also, things we have forgotten in our ignorance are very welcome to be pointed out!
Attached are some pictures with the floor plan and the location. I have fiddled a bit with image editing, hope it roughly clarifies what is meant :)
Unfortunately, the dimensions are always calculated from the center of the wall. I planned the exterior wall at 43 cm, interior walls at 24 cm.
There I have drawn in the square meters and roughly how we imagine the furnishing. The black line on the upper floor is the 2-meter mark of the sloping roof. The windows drawn there are supposed to be skylights, but the planning program does not allow that.
And here is the location with the sun path and building plot.
I would also like to include a few technical questions:
In the house where we currently rent, the water pipes are defective, and it looks like the kitchen and bathroom will have to be completely opened up to renew the pipes (from the cellar to under the roof, there is only one water pipe for all). Although this will take a while in a new build until it becomes an issue, I plan to live there until then and would like to make it somewhat easier than demolishing my entire house. The rooms with water connections are stacked on top of each other. Is there anything (building regulations, experience) against running the pipes upstairs through the pantry on the wall (hidden behind drywall and suspended ceiling)?
I also want to use a KNX system. No matter who you ask, the first tip is always to plan it bigger than you originally intended. Since I am generally very tech-savvy and interested in home automation and similar things, there will surely be a need to expand it. My idea was therefore to accommodate the entire electrical installation behind the suspended ceiling (which might also be practical for the planned ventilation system). In connection with prefabricated houses, I have heard of an installation level (like an additional drywall in front of the exterior wall) that also seals and insulates. This would certainly be beneficial for later electrical installation expansions :) Is something like this also useful for solid houses? I read somewhere that someone used this to improve their house to a better KFW level. Unfortunately, it didn’t say whether it was a prefab or a massive house… Are there experiences with this?
Thank you very much for your feedback!
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: approx. 430 m²
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Floor space index: 0.5
Building plot: see attachment. Framed in blue
Edge development: 3 m free space to the street, is flexibility possible within the building plot?
Number of parking spaces: 1-2 planned next to/in front of the house
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof shape: gable roof 40° (preset)
Orientation: see attachment
Maximum heights/limits: max 2 full floors
Requirements of the builders
Style, roof shape, building type: not too modern, gable roof 40°, semi-detached single-family house
Basement, floors: 1.5 floors with basement
Number of people, age: 2, around 30
Room requirements on the ground floor: open living kitchen, toilet, some storage space
Room requirements on the upper floor: bedroom, bathroom with shower and tub, office/hobby room
Office: family use, occasional home office
Guests per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: we meet in the middle, open living area but separated bedrooms/bathrooms. No shower in the bedroom or bed in the bathroom or things like that :-)
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes, cooking bar planned. See also attachments
Number of dining seats: 1.5 (seating at the cooking bar)
Fireplace: not initially, possibly retrofitted
Music/stereo wall: We currently have a projector with screen in the living room. We would like to keep that.
Balcony, roof terrace: not planned
Garage, carport: possibly carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features:
Ventilation system, KNX
House design
Who did the planning: do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Open living area - short distances - bright
What do you not like? Why?
- Bathroom - concerns about the sloping roof above the bathtub and sink.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: we are not that far yet. We first wanted to firm up our wishes for the floor plan and then move on to detailed planning. But we would be very grateful for your price estimates!
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: could €300,000 be realistic?
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump
If you have to do without, which details/extensions?
Hard to say. We have found nothing we would say "that can go away." Hallway/staircase do not have to be that big. Room sizes can generally be varied.
Why did the design turn out as it is now? What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
We looked through many catalogs and took many ideas from them. This led to the decision for the open living kitchen and the division of functions into the individual floors (ground floor: "public" area for visitors, upper floor: private area where no one except us belongs ;) )
Currently, we have a huge couch in front of the projector screen. We really like that, so we have included it again in the room planning.
Also, our fairly large dining table has space again. Currently, however, we hardly use it because our kitchen is at the other end of the apartment. It’s more convenient to stay at the small kitchen table.
What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
We are looking for suggestions and improvements, especially things we might have overlooked or that experience would do differently.