johannes.spr
2021-10-25 09:22:31
- #1
Hello everyone,
we are planning a massive brick house:
Bebauungsplan/Einschränkungen
Size of the plot: 838 m²
Slope: no. completely flat
Floor area ratio: not applicable, fits.
Floor space index: not applicable, fits
Building window, building line and boundary: building boundary present. But should not be discussed here.
Edge development: single-family house, 2 full floors, gable roof, garage on boundary
Number of parking spaces: 2 are mandatory
Number of floors: 2 full floors + basement
Roof shape: gable roof
Style: free planning
Orientation: east-west
Maximum heights/limits: not applicable, fits.
Further requirements:
Anforderungen der Bauherren
Style, roof shape, building type: gable roof, partly wooden cladding between windows outside.
Basement, floors: basement + 2 full floors
Number of people, age: 2 adults + 2 children
Space requirement on ground floor, upper floor: approx. 100 m² per floor
Office: home office as primary school teacher
Overnight guests per year: rather rare
Open or closed architecture: open kitchen/living/dining area. But enclosed hallway for better sound separation upstairs.
Conservative or modern construction: somewhere in between
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: there should be space for guests -> at least 6
Fireplace: yes, between dining room and lounge
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony on bay window in office
Garage, carport: yes, double garage on north boundary
Utility garden, greenhouse: not planned yet
Further wishes/special features: We plan a utility room on the upper floor despite the basement. There will also be washing facilities in the basement. On the ground floor there is a lounge/reading corner with a window seat between living room and dining room. Terrace is planned to the west.
House design
Who designed it:
Designer from a construction company together with us as well as meetings with a newly qualified architect.
What do you especially like? Why?
Open floor plan on the ground floor. Still retreats on each floor. Window seat facing south. Double garage.
What do you not like? Why?
Not ideal is the distance to the property boundary in the south. However, the plot is “only” 21 m wide and therefore more space is difficult. We also definitely want a double garage. To the west the plot is very open (no house nearby), so the terrace faces this direction.
Price estimate: €700,000
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: as long as we stay under 5 million everything is okay :D
Preferred heating technology: heat pump
If you have to do without
- can you do without:
possibly the utility room on the upper floor
- cannot do without:
pantry with kitchenette, spacious cloakroom
Why is the design the way it is now?
The plot is oriented from west to east, approx. 39 m long and approx. 21 m wide. The house has the same orientation (currently 9.5 m wide, 13.5 m long). We like the garage on the north directly at the house. This keeps the west of the garden nice and free. To the south at 4 m distance is a neighbor’s house, but to the west there is no house yet (lots of evening sun). The garage is directly at the house because we did not want to build over the west area with a garage but rather have a maximum free view. Otherwise, my wife is a teacher (office as home office).
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
We would be interested in the opinion of other builders. Is there a flaw in the plan? Does something not make sense? Is something too narrow? For example, we hope that the space in the dining room is sufficient (3.50 m between south window and kitchen block; but this should also be the passage to the terrace).
We are open to all suggestions and ideas but also have concrete ideas, as can hopefully be seen from the floor plan. The planning is actually quite far advanced.
Is there anything you think we still need to consider or could do better?
Thank you very much for your support.








we are planning a massive brick house:
Bebauungsplan/Einschränkungen
Size of the plot: 838 m²
Slope: no. completely flat
Floor area ratio: not applicable, fits.
Floor space index: not applicable, fits
Building window, building line and boundary: building boundary present. But should not be discussed here.
Edge development: single-family house, 2 full floors, gable roof, garage on boundary
Number of parking spaces: 2 are mandatory
Number of floors: 2 full floors + basement
Roof shape: gable roof
Style: free planning
Orientation: east-west
Maximum heights/limits: not applicable, fits.
Further requirements:
Anforderungen der Bauherren
Style, roof shape, building type: gable roof, partly wooden cladding between windows outside.
Basement, floors: basement + 2 full floors
Number of people, age: 2 adults + 2 children
Space requirement on ground floor, upper floor: approx. 100 m² per floor
Office: home office as primary school teacher
Overnight guests per year: rather rare
Open or closed architecture: open kitchen/living/dining area. But enclosed hallway for better sound separation upstairs.
Conservative or modern construction: somewhere in between
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: there should be space for guests -> at least 6
Fireplace: yes, between dining room and lounge
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony on bay window in office
Garage, carport: yes, double garage on north boundary
Utility garden, greenhouse: not planned yet
Further wishes/special features: We plan a utility room on the upper floor despite the basement. There will also be washing facilities in the basement. On the ground floor there is a lounge/reading corner with a window seat between living room and dining room. Terrace is planned to the west.
House design
Who designed it:
Designer from a construction company together with us as well as meetings with a newly qualified architect.
What do you especially like? Why?
Open floor plan on the ground floor. Still retreats on each floor. Window seat facing south. Double garage.
What do you not like? Why?
Not ideal is the distance to the property boundary in the south. However, the plot is “only” 21 m wide and therefore more space is difficult. We also definitely want a double garage. To the west the plot is very open (no house nearby), so the terrace faces this direction.
Price estimate: €700,000
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: as long as we stay under 5 million everything is okay :D
Preferred heating technology: heat pump
If you have to do without
- can you do without:
possibly the utility room on the upper floor
- cannot do without:
pantry with kitchenette, spacious cloakroom
Why is the design the way it is now?
The plot is oriented from west to east, approx. 39 m long and approx. 21 m wide. The house has the same orientation (currently 9.5 m wide, 13.5 m long). We like the garage on the north directly at the house. This keeps the west of the garden nice and free. To the south at 4 m distance is a neighbor’s house, but to the west there is no house yet (lots of evening sun). The garage is directly at the house because we did not want to build over the west area with a garage but rather have a maximum free view. Otherwise, my wife is a teacher (office as home office).
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
We would be interested in the opinion of other builders. Is there a flaw in the plan? Does something not make sense? Is something too narrow? For example, we hope that the space in the dining room is sufficient (3.50 m between south window and kitchen block; but this should also be the passage to the terrace).
We are open to all suggestions and ideas but also have concrete ideas, as can hopefully be seen from the floor plan. The planning is actually quite far advanced.
Is there anything you think we still need to consider or could do better?
Thank you very much for your support.