I would like to get some external feedback on our floor plan.
My main concern is the layout. On the ground floor, everything you need for living should be accommodated. On the upper floor, an additional guest room and a spacious office will be added. I have omitted the wall thicknesses in the quick sketch. I look forward to your opinions.
Hello Fabian,
first of all, in the end there will be a "4" at the front in the offer; I hope that is clear to you? With roughly estimated 160 sqm living space per floor as a KfW efficiency house, this is not a small construction project (CP). According to your suggestion, your plot should have a building envelope (BE) of 19.0 m in width at the front; whether the garage may exceed the building envelope by the estimated 4.0 m will be answered by your building authority.
I don't find the rounded hallway area bad, even if E.Curb's objection cannot be dismissed; a width of 12.00 m allows such playful designs to some extent. For me, the separation of the living area is unfortunately chosen poorly; due to the protrusion of the dressing room, you create a corner in the main living area. It is better here to respond to the playful entrance area with linear architecture; that is, to align the wall of the dressing room at the same height as the opposite utility room. This corresponds very well with each other, in my opinion.
Also unfortunate is the arrangement "Sleeping – Bathroom – Dressing" – do you want to walk through all these rooms every time to reach your living room or kitchen? Here I would consider an additional access to the hallway, move the spiral staircase 1 or 1.5 m towards the front entrance; a change of the room layout here brings little benefit, in my opinion.
Consequently, I would suggest considering pulling the entrance area one meter into the hallway and thus creating a covered entrance situation with 2 side parts (SP).
The main access to the utility room should be via the hallway; if you also want access from the kitchen, ask your kitchen supplier. Nowadays there are practical built-in cabinet solutions that allow use from both sides; alternatively, an inner sliding door is also possible so that the wall areas remain available for placing furniture.
The garage will not be cheap either, as it must be built with masonry for this length and width. Prefabricated garages work in fixed grids – 3 x 6 or 3 x 9 – anything beyond that – especially a deviation from the standard width of 3.0 m – requires special and subsequent transports with applications for escort vehicles, etc.
Regarding lighting, I could imagine that floor-to-ceiling window elements are installed exclusively in the terrace area (analogously in the upper floor); the other windows as parapet windows (PW). A chic solution is also one where the parapet height is limited to 70 cm, increased with the window using safety glass up to the legally required parapet height of 90 cm, and then 1- or 2-leaf windows open above that. These window elements are called “transom elements” – they have the advantage that no so-called French balconies need to be installed on the upper floor, but the window elements themselves are easy to clean from the inside due to the short safety glazing.
HTH
Best regards
