Layout of city villa 164 sqm solidly built on a rear plot

Requirements of the builders

Style, roof shape, building type: urban villa, hipped roof, 22 degrees, solid construction

Basement, floors; no basement two, full floors total 164 sqm

Number of people, age; 33, 37, 3 possibly another planned.

Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor; 1 workroom on ground floor, 2 children's rooms on upper floor

Office: family use or home office? HO

Overnight guests per year; marginal

Open or closed architecture; closed

Conservative or modern construction: conservative

Open kitchen, cooking island yes

Number of dining seats 6 – 8

Fireplace no

Music/stereo wall not important

Balcony, roof terrace no

Garage, carport if funds are available

Utility garden, greenhouse no

House design

Who is the planner:

-Do-it-Yourself and support from the potential general contractor

What do you particularly like? Why? Podium staircase,

What do you not like? Why? Transition from living area to dining area

Price estimate according to architect/planner: 400,000

Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:

Preferred heating technology: heat pump

If you have to give up, on which details/expansions

-can you do without: large bathroom

-can you not do without: children's room, study, lifting sliding door in the dining area

Hello dear house building forum,

I would like to get opinions and suggestions for improvement on my floor plan and look forward to the exchange.

I especially struggle with the transition situation between living and dining area. On the one hand, I want to look from the living area across the dining area onto the property. On the other hand, I would like a clear physical separation between these areas. Currently, a double sliding door is planned. However, the wall does not offer much. The sliding door has to be pushed somewhere. In the dining area, a lifting sliding door is to be added or implemented in the western corner. It should be about 2.80 meters wide.

On the other hand, we have put a lot of thought into the entrance area. How do you get a lot of storage space without wasting too much space, in harmony with the orientation of the podium staircase? I am worried that we have a bit of a "cramped" situation there.

Best regards

R.

On the other hand, we have been racking our brains about the entrance area.

Well, you really have to ask yourself why it was made so cramped and squinty when swapping the WC and entrance would be much more straightforward.

The sliding door has to be pushed somewhere anyway

If the drawing is from the general contractor, then doubling the wall for the sliding door would probably have to be done on-site as a change order. Or he drew the modern and cost-effective solution – a hanging sliding door. I would advise you to draw the furniture to scale and see if it turns out as intended.

"Continuation" from:

I would find it more clever to change the direction of the stairs. Without furnishing, I cannot follow much, not least the size of the kitchen in relation to the living room. Finally, someone is planning children's rooms that are not compulsively the same size. Haven't I said this week that fantasy measurements lead to botched jobs? And in my opinion, the lift-and-slide door is a disease without moral value. How is the exterior wall construction supposed to be here anyway?

Well: one has to ask here why it was made so cramped and twisted when swapping the WC and entrance would be much closer.

If the drawing is from the general contractor, then the doubling of the wall for the sliding door would probably have to be done by the builder as an extra service. Or he drew the modern and cost-effective solution - a hung sliding door.

I would advise you to draw the furnishing to scale to see if it will be as imagined.

It was originally planned exactly that way, swapping the entrance area with the guest WC. However, due to the planned carport, which is supposed to border this side at some point, the planning is like this for now.

"Continuation" from:

I would find it more clever to change the direction of the staircase. Without furnishing, I can’t follow a lot of things, not least the size of the kitchen in relation to that of the living room. Finally, someone is planning children’s rooms that are not compulsively the same size. Haven’t I mentioned this week yet that fantasy dimensions lead to botched workmanship? And in my opinion, the lift-and-slide door is a flaw without any moral value. How is the exterior wall supposed to be constructed here, anyway?

Change the direction of the staircase? As planned, I would have a nice nearby storage room under the landing staircase next to the kitchen.

I will provide additional information on the wall construction and the scale-accurate furnishing.