Single-family house floor plan - 205 sqm - Your opinion

Good evening everyone,

I recently registered here after we were awarded a plot of land in the new development area (in RLP, postal code area 55...). Since then, I have been reading diligently. Originally, I didn’t want to put our floor plan up for discussion (out of fear that I might not like it afterwards). But now I’m itching to hear what you think. We still have the option to make small changes. However, the building application has already been approved. The kitchen is also already planned. Both the kitchen and the furniture in the living-dining room are drawn to original measurements.

I hope the image resolution is sufficient to read everything; unfortunately, the plans are only available as scans. The north arrow on the plot is roughly drawn, but it is correct on the plans. I have attached a drone photo of the current state (set L-stones on the rear side).

Here is the completed questionnaire:

Development plan/restrictions

Size of the plot 617 sqm
Slope yes (rear left boundary point -1.8m, rises again to the right)
Site occupancy index 0.3
Building window, building line, and boundary ./.
Edge development allowed for garage
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors max. 2 full floors
Roof type Main building with pitched roof, minimum roof pitch 20 degrees or shed roof
Style ./.
Orientation ./.
Maximum heights/limitations Ridge height max. 8.5m measured at the middle of the valley-side building line above grown ground, fencing rear and sideways max. 2m

Requirements of the builders

Style, roof type, building type Gable roof
Basement, floors Basement yes, two full floors without knee wall
Number of persons, age 31, 31 and 1.5
Room requirements on ground floor, upper floor Ground floor: living/dining room, kitchen, WC, pantry, Upper floor: 2x children’s rooms, 2x bathrooms, bedroom, dressing room
Office: family use or home office? Home office occasionally
Overnight guests per year 0
Open or closed architecture open
Conservative or modern construction mixture of both
Open kitchen, cooking island yes
Number of dining seats 6
Fireplace yes
Music/stereo wall no
Balcony, roof terrace no, flat roofs not accessible
Garage, carport yes
Utility garden, greenhouse no

Further wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why this or that should or should not be
- Parking space in the garage for 5 cars and one trailer
- Large kitchen and pantry
- Separate bathrooms upstairs for parents and child(ren)

House design

Who is responsible for the planning:
- Mainly do-it-yourself
- Refined by our architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Large children’s rooms, open living/dining area, parent and children’s bathrooms upstairs, the respective room orientation in the house

What do you not like? Why? I would have preferred the bedroom not to be a walk-through room between bathroom and dressing room, but moving the bedroom to the left side and entering through the dressing room left too little storage space in the dressing room.

Price estimate according to architect/planner: 650,000 (excluding land)
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 650,000
Preferred heating technology: Gas, solar thermal, water-bearing fireplace

If you have to do without, which details/extensions
- can you do without: suspended ceilings
- cannot do without: garage

Why has the design turned out as it is now?

We went through our daily routines several times and defined what is important to us and what we can do without. Therefore, the pantry became a second kitchen because we want to store all supplies here (my husband LOVES to cook and loves to stockpile food) and to be able to leave appliances (food processor, juicer, vacuum sealer, etc.) here without always having to get them out of the cupboards when we need them. Furthermore, beverage crates and the freezer should find their place here.

The office moved to the basement for lack of space on the ground floor and will get a light well.

The garage must make space for five cars. The cars exist and are all supposed to live at the house and not, as before, be spread over several garages. (I know not everyone here can understand that ;) )

To avoid congestion in the bathroom later, the children should have their own bathroom. Moreover, it was important to us that our bedroom is separated from the children’s rooms.

So, I hope I have thought of everything, and now: fire away!

Best regards,
Steffi

Wow, I think it turned out really well. Ok, one or two minor flaws like the guest bathroom and the stairs without a window. But those are peanuts. Upstairs, I would try to swap the dressing room and the bedroom. Then you could also avoid the window behind the bed. The question is whether this underfloor heating takes up that much space? But I’m afraid you’ve already thought about that, right?

5 cars - do you drive a different one every day and then clean them all on the weekend? :D

Would have planned the kitchen closer to the terrace and the garage a bit wider

The question is also whether the kitchen should not be placed in the northeast. Honestly, I don't think the living room in the northeast is such a great idea. The room layout is basically good - only the cardinal directions are suboptimal (unfortunately, they can't be changed ;-)). If the kitchen were in the NE, the whole house could be moved further east - and there would be the possibility of a west-facing terrace. But you have probably already considered and gone through that. From the outside, it looks visually pleasing - and you will have to judge the interior rooms yourselves anyway.

Overall quite well done - especially a cool garage for once! Living room with east terrace wouldn't be my thing. 200 sqm and a bathroom without a window also seem rather impractical to me.

I'm starting to wonder if I'm just too nice to my children. As apparently now common in the industry, the little ones once again didn't get any west-facing rooms. Could also be due to the federal state - here, classes mainly take place in the morning...

The building application is, however, approved. (...) Row development Allowed for garage (...) - Parking space in the garage for 5 cars and one trailer

Does the development plan really allow the almost 11 m boundary development? Typically, it ends at 9 m on one side (or a distance is required).

Edit; I just see: According to § 8 para. 9 Building Code RP, up to 12 m on a boundary is permitted. That is really a lot, then it works!