hbf2021
2020-08-03 12:40:35
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Hello esteemed community,
now I’m voluntarily going to the scaffold and presenting the status of our planning.
We are currently planning the construction of our single-family house. A plot measuring 30x18.8m is available. The plot is oriented NE-SW.
On the north and south sides are neighbors. The east side is the street/driveway and opposite there is a new multi-family house. Therefore, we want to orient the living spaces & terrace towards the west.
The decision was made for a regional general contractor who plans and implements each house individually. It will be built monolithically according to the Energy Saving Ordinance.
The floor plan draft without furniture comes from the planner of the general contractor and results from our discussions. I then redrew it and furnished it accordingly with the "worst-case" scenario. What does that mean? For example, we do not always have 10 people in the dining area. Here, a table is added when needed. However, the space for this should be available. The same applies to the study. This will be a study 99% of the time. If a child should come along, it must become a study/child’s room. The space should also be available here. The second work area then moves from the children’s room to the gallery. In this respect, the furnishing partly represents more future than present. In any case, however, with realistic measurements.
Now to the questionnaire:
Development plan/restrictions
Size of the plot 564 sqm
Slope no
Floor area ratio 0.4
Plot ratio 0.8
Building window, building line and border 3m all around
Edge development
Number of parking spaces 4
Number of floors 2 full floors
Roof type Free form
Style Free form
Orientation NW-SE
Maximum heights/limits no
Other requirements no
Requirements of the builders
Style, roof type, building type: 2 full floors
Number of people, age: He 34, She 27, no children planned (still "worst-case" planning with one child)
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: GF open plan, utility room/HWR, shower toilet, space for cloakroom / UF: gallery with workspace, bedroom, study/children’s room, multifunctional room (study 2/children’s room)
Office: He 100% home office, She 40% home office (if there is a child, a small workspace should be set up in the gallery)
Guests per year: 0-1
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island – we are taking the kitchen with us
Number of dining seats – 10 for family celebrations (3-5x per year)
Fireplace – no
Music/stereo wall – no
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – double carport
Utility garden, greenhouse – garden shed
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be
Functional rooms on the east side (street side), living rooms on the west side (not visible), terrace on the west side, we are not at all south-terrace people. I prefer to stay inside.
I am still unsure about the real effect of the open plan (whether it is corridor-like yes/no). Here, with furniture, color design and decoration, some “length” can certainly be visually reduced.
House design
Who is the planner: planner of the construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? Open open-plan area, orientation to the west
What do you not like? Why?
Possibly too little cloakroom space, although we currently manage well with 2 running meters. Staircase start in the entrance area (we have already swallowed that toad).
Price estimate according to architect/planner: €260,000
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: excl. additional construction costs, garden, carport etc. €300,000
Preferred heating technology: air-water heat pump
If you have to do without, which details/extensions
-can you do without: landing staircase, kitchen directly at the house entrance
-can you not do without: orientation of the living rooms to the west, bedroom in the north
Why is the design like it is now? e.g.
The design was created after joint discussions with the planner from the general contractor. According to the room program, the plot and our wishes on orientation.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Is the floor plan consistent in this respect or have we developed operational blindness and overlooked major planning errors?
In this sense, many thanks!





now I’m voluntarily going to the scaffold and presenting the status of our planning.
We are currently planning the construction of our single-family house. A plot measuring 30x18.8m is available. The plot is oriented NE-SW.
On the north and south sides are neighbors. The east side is the street/driveway and opposite there is a new multi-family house. Therefore, we want to orient the living spaces & terrace towards the west.
The decision was made for a regional general contractor who plans and implements each house individually. It will be built monolithically according to the Energy Saving Ordinance.
The floor plan draft without furniture comes from the planner of the general contractor and results from our discussions. I then redrew it and furnished it accordingly with the "worst-case" scenario. What does that mean? For example, we do not always have 10 people in the dining area. Here, a table is added when needed. However, the space for this should be available. The same applies to the study. This will be a study 99% of the time. If a child should come along, it must become a study/child’s room. The space should also be available here. The second work area then moves from the children’s room to the gallery. In this respect, the furnishing partly represents more future than present. In any case, however, with realistic measurements.
Now to the questionnaire:
Development plan/restrictions
Size of the plot 564 sqm
Slope no
Floor area ratio 0.4
Plot ratio 0.8
Building window, building line and border 3m all around
Edge development
Number of parking spaces 4
Number of floors 2 full floors
Roof type Free form
Style Free form
Orientation NW-SE
Maximum heights/limits no
Other requirements no
Requirements of the builders
Style, roof type, building type: 2 full floors
Number of people, age: He 34, She 27, no children planned (still "worst-case" planning with one child)
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: GF open plan, utility room/HWR, shower toilet, space for cloakroom / UF: gallery with workspace, bedroom, study/children’s room, multifunctional room (study 2/children’s room)
Office: He 100% home office, She 40% home office (if there is a child, a small workspace should be set up in the gallery)
Guests per year: 0-1
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island – we are taking the kitchen with us
Number of dining seats – 10 for family celebrations (3-5x per year)
Fireplace – no
Music/stereo wall – no
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – double carport
Utility garden, greenhouse – garden shed
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be
Functional rooms on the east side (street side), living rooms on the west side (not visible), terrace on the west side, we are not at all south-terrace people. I prefer to stay inside.
I am still unsure about the real effect of the open plan (whether it is corridor-like yes/no). Here, with furniture, color design and decoration, some “length” can certainly be visually reduced.
House design
Who is the planner: planner of the construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? Open open-plan area, orientation to the west
What do you not like? Why?
Possibly too little cloakroom space, although we currently manage well with 2 running meters. Staircase start in the entrance area (we have already swallowed that toad).
Price estimate according to architect/planner: €260,000
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: excl. additional construction costs, garden, carport etc. €300,000
Preferred heating technology: air-water heat pump
If you have to do without, which details/extensions
-can you do without: landing staircase, kitchen directly at the house entrance
-can you not do without: orientation of the living rooms to the west, bedroom in the north
Why is the design like it is now? e.g.
The design was created after joint discussions with the planner from the general contractor. According to the room program, the plot and our wishes on orientation.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Is the floor plan consistent in this respect or have we developed operational blindness and overlooked major planning errors?
In this sense, many thanks!