Floor plan planning single-family house 180m2 south access - chaotic floor plans

The roof terrace would have been an option because the house is longer on the bottom than on the top. We also do not find the roof terrace very sensible and it will not be implemented.

Floor space index: 0.4 // Floor area ratio: 0.8 [...] Number of stories: 2 [...]
Requirements of the builders
Style, roof shape, building type: modern, open, flat roof
, stories: no basement, 2 full stories

Is that really the case – the floor space index/floor area ratio suggest so – that your desired number of stories "2" is also supported as "II" by the development plan, or are we dealing here with a forced non-full-story upper floor?

No, not after the initial meeting. The variants came after a conversation in which we stated our room planning wishes.
The construction company we are building with only works with this architect team. There is no alternative.

That would be a deal-breaker for me. And I always advise against, firstly, taking an architect chosen by the construction company (= hostile agent) and secondly deciding the construction method before the dough rest period with setting the course. And especially, I advise against selecting the construction company before the bidding . Don’t be such an easy victim for a gang of crooks!

A healthy planning process – see most recently among others – looks like this: you develop a preliminary design with a freely chosen architect, with which you carry out an initial exploratory round before developing the design further to find the construction method more advantageous for the specific case, and only in a later concrete bride’s viewing with a professional tender you select the suitable bidders.

The must always be chosen personally . I explain more about this around “A house-building roadmap, also for you: the phase model of HOAI!”. With this architect you first develop a preliminary design, and with this you make a course setting during the dough rest period.

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to be taken advantage of by a general contractor out of sheer fear of the cost of price comparison without anesthesia would be a mistake in any case. Because one thing is certain: in this way, the general contractor turns everything that stands above your signature into a blank check.

I cannot warm up to the idea of dividing the property at all. If it were mine, I would first ask myself whether I would prefer to have my main terrace facing south or north.

Is that really the case – the floor area ratio / plot ratio suggest so – that your desired number of floors "2" is also supported as "II" by the development plan, or are we dealing here with a forced non-full-floor upper story?

That would be a deal-breaker for me regarding the construction company. And I always advise against, first, as architects, taking one chosen by the construction company (= hostile agent) and secondly deciding on the building method before the dough has risen, so to speak. And I particularly advise against finalizing the construction company before the tender. Don’t be such an easy victim for a gang of crooks!

A healthy planning process – see most recently among others – looks like this: you work out a preliminary draft with a freely chosen architect, with which you make an initial exploratory round to find the more favorable construction method for the concrete case before further development into a design, and only in a later concrete matchmaking with a proper tender do you choose the suitable bidders.

And in I explain the teaching in more detail among other things

Thank you very much for your effort and detailed answer. Our house is part of a larger construction project with apartment buildings, semi-detached houses and single-family houses. The plots are sold by the construction company on the condition that you also build with them. The architect is included in the costs. Therefore, a different architect is basically out of the question, unless we would go to another one and pay again for it. The architect has been working for the construction company for many years. There are also no plots available in the area.

What do you mean by the forced 2nd full floor? According to the development plan, the number of full floors is II.

I can’t really warm up to the division of the plot. If it were mine, I would first ask myself whether I want my main terrace rather on the south or on the north side.

The main garden and terrace are planned on the west side. Unfortunately, there is a rather busy street to the south at peak times. We don’t want it on the north side because we like it very sunny and also find it nicer with children.

I am wondering about various things here ... access to the property from the south .. I notice the house entrance is quite hidden. And, what exactly is located at the top of the plan, in the west?

Then the boundary construction with a workshop building and the question, will the bicycle/waste garage also be covered? Does the total length of all boundary buildings still fit together with the garage?

The house utility room is quite far from the street, does that work with the supply lines?

Upper floor, why on the one hand not fully utilizing the ground floor area, but then this bay window overbuild?

You also noticed the access to the living room, in my opinion it doesn’t work at all in version 1, in version 2 with reservations. But in version 2 you can already see that individual changes lead to absolute no-gos in other areas, in this case in the parent’s area.

In general, I find the room doors drawn in quite narrow.

In any case, I would probably swap living/cooking, the pantry can remain but with access from the top of the plan.

But actually, I would recommend breaking away from the current proposed solution and starting anew.

I am wondering about several things here ... Access to the property from the south .. I notice the front door is quite hidden. And, what exactly is located at the top of the plan, in the west?

Thank you very much for your input. The door is hidden. We are aware of that. Apparently, it is not possible otherwise with a roof (without a glass roof). To the west stands a single-family house and the small gray one is their garage.

Then the boundary construction with a workshop building and the question, will the bicycle/trash garage also be covered? Will the total length of all boundary constructions still fit together with the garage?

The bicycle and trash garage will not be covered.

House connection room quite far from the street, will it work with supply lines?

Yes, it works, will probably be more expensive. But we have no alternative yet.

Upper floor, why on one hand not full utilization of the ground floor area, but then this bay window projection?

The bay window projection is supposed to loosen up the cube a bit.

You also noticed the access to the living room, in my opinion it does not work at all in version 1, in version 2 with a bad feeling. But with version 2 you can already see that individual changes then lead to absolute no-gos in other areas, in this case in the parents' area.

Unfortunately, we find no way to create a wider access to the living room here.

In general, I find the room doors rather narrow as drawn.

Thanks! Indeed! We just measured, they are only 76cm. We will forward this/ask about it.

In any case, I would probably swap living/cooking, the pantry can remain, however with access from the top of the plan.

We are now also tending to swap living/cooking. Good idea to leave the pantry where it is. But then we have to make sure the living room is not too small?

But actually I would recommend to detach from the current proposed solution again and start anew.

We are just having such a hard time with that. Can someone/you sketch something freehand? We see no other solution.

The main garden and the terrace are planned on the west side. Unfortunately, there is quite a busy road to the south during peak times. We don't want to situate it to the north because we really like it sunny and also find it nicer with children.

The terrace on the west is just as unprotected as the one in the south facing the street. It will be permanently very loud. I lived for many years on such a street with the same problem. In the end, we always went inside because it was too annoying. If you really want some noise protection, in my opinion the only help is to set the house as a "sound barrier" between the street and the terrace.

Furthermore, on the west side you have the problem that your terrace is right next to the neighbor's garage wall, which completely blocks the low-setting west sun for you. The problem is usually best solved, as I see it, by building the house as a transverse bar to the street and detaching the terrace from the house, moving it far enough north so that the house's shadow doesn't matter. For example, with a nice pavilion or something similar.