Clx2021
2021-03-13 22:42:54
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Hello dear forum members,
I recently came across this forum and have already been able to clarify one or two topics for myself. Many thanks for that!
My wife and I recently bought a plot of land (1260 sqm, very good location, slight south-facing slope). There is an old house on the plot, which we will demolish.
We want to build a house with enough space for our family of four (2 children almost 2 and almost 4) as well as an au pair and are still quite at the beginning. Attached is the first draft from our architect, which we already like very much.
We would greatly appreciate your feedback.
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Development plan / restrictions:
no development plan; development according to §34 Building Code
Size of the plot: 1260 sqm (21m wide, 60m long)
Slope:
House design
Who created the plan: our architect
What we particularly like: implemented our wishes and ideas, modern, bright house with generous floor plan
What we don’t like:
Price estimate according to architect/planner: within our expectations
Personal price limit for house including equipment: n/a
Preferred heating technology: air-water heat pump
If you have to give up, on which details/expansions
Why is the design the way it is now?
We made our own design and gave it to our architect together with an extensive briefing. Our architect then created a design based on that, which we already like very much
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
What can be designed better and why? Also your view on our open points (see summarized again below)
I recently came across this forum and have already been able to clarify one or two topics for myself. Many thanks for that!
My wife and I recently bought a plot of land (1260 sqm, very good location, slight south-facing slope). There is an old house on the plot, which we will demolish.
We want to build a house with enough space for our family of four (2 children almost 2 and almost 4) as well as an au pair and are still quite at the beginning. Attached is the first draft from our architect, which we already like very much.
We would greatly appreciate your feedback.
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Development plan / restrictions:
no development plan; development according to §34 Building Code
Size of the plot: 1260 sqm (21m wide, 60m long)
Slope:
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- slight slope 2.5m over the first 20m, further 2.5m over the remaining 40m south-facing slope, street/development in the north
[*]Rise of the street from east to west over the width of the plot: 0.8m
Site coverage ratio: n/a
Floor area ratio: n/a
Building window, building line and boundary:
[*]Coordinated with the building authority as follows without a building plan
[*]5m distance to the street in the north (like neighboring buildings)
[*]3m distance to the property boundary in the east and west; garage can be built on the property boundary
[*]Max. building window (excluding terrace, pool) 15x16m
Edge development: see above
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2, 3 floors towards the south due to slope
Roof shape: free
Style: free
Orientation: predetermined by street
Maximum heights/limits: heights according to plan have been discussed with the building authority and are ok
Other requirements: open construction style
Requirements from the builders
[*]Style, roof shape, building type: modern architecture with lots of glass, flat roof, inspired by Bauhaus style (although this term is used rather loosely)
[*]Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, upper floor
[*]Number of people, age: 5 people, including 2 children almost 2 and almost 4 years old, au pair
[*]Room requirements on ground and upper floors: according to plan
[*]Office: separate room required as study, guest room usable as second study
[*]Overnight guests per year: parents-in-law several times a year for a few days, friends over the weekend (several times a year)
[*]Open or closed architecture: open on the ground floor
[*]Conservative or modern building style: modern, straightforward
[*]Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen with cooking island
[*]Number of dining seats: 8 seats (we often have guests and love dinner parties, which we hope will be possible again soon)
[*]Fireplace: We have decided on an ethanol fireplace. Very convenient, no chimney needed. Currently have a wood fireplace and rarely use it
[*]Music/stereo wall: no. We have a very good soundbar with subwoofer and rear speakers that we want to use for the living room and which meets our requirements; additional multiroom speakers will then be in dining room, kitchen
[*]Balcony, roof terrace: yes, see plans
[*]Garage, carport: double garage with adjoining area for bicycles
[*]Utility garden, greenhouse: no, only a bed with kitchen herbs
[*]Further wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be:
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[*]Due to slope, the basement can partly be used as living area
[*]Study, guest room (= 2nd study), au pair in basement
[*]Open area on the upper floor with library (we also have that now, appreciate it a lot, it also gives more flexibility in furnishing the living room as a large bookshelf does not always fit)
[*]Separate entrance to cellar; possibility to combine au pair and guest room and thus create a granny flat later
[*]Covered terrace on ground floor
[*]Direct access from ground floor to garden via outdoor stairs
[*]Large terrace in basement (5m deep, adjacent to the pool)
[*]Aluminum windows
[*]Glass balcony railing (expensive but gives the whole thing a lightness that we like)
[*]Large dressing room on the upper floor
[*]Fitness room in the basement
[*]Wine cellar in the basement
[*]Airlock to the garage as a second cloakroom (in addition to built-in closet at the entrance)
[*]Lots of light
[*]Exterior walls on ground and upper floors made of Poroton plan bricks with mineral wool filling (36.5cm)
[*]Room height 287.5cm on ground floor, 275cm in attic and 2.54m in basement, all before ceiling suspension, with current expectation of only 6cm suspension (minimum height for recessed spotlights)
[*]Oak parquet flooring in all rooms except bathrooms and basement rooms
[*]Underfloor heating
[*]Air heat pump with cooling function
[*]Controlled residential ventilation with heat recovery
[*]Smart home with KNX, although we are still considering what really makes sense for us and what is just a gimmick
[*]Pool 12x4m with built-in pool cover, counter-current system and pool heating via additional heat pump
[*]Use of roof area for photovoltaics with appropriately sized storage (with heat pump, e-car, pool we will have a relatively high electricity consumption so it is economically not unreasonable)
[*]What we don’t need
[*]Gallery / open space on ground floor (super nice, but you lose a lot of space on the upper floor, acoustics also more problematic)
[*]Sauna (we like to use it on ski holidays, otherwise rarely, possibly alternatively steam shower in master bathroom, see our questions further below)
[*]Pantry (enough space in kitchen for supplies, separate storage room on ground floor for vacuum cleaner, cleaning agents, ironing station, etc., also cellar for beverage crates, etc.)
[*]Utility room (washing machine, dryer will be in utility room in basement, there is also space to hang laundry)
[*]Solar system (we decided on photovoltaics, also looked into hybrid systems, but doesn't make sense for us)
[*]Where we are still uncertain
[*]Air conditioning: do we need it? We have many windows and the house faces south and cooling function of air heat pump does not do much. If air conditioning is needed, then the question is whether multi-split with wall units above the door or somehow hidden or a central air conditioning system. Does anyone in the forum have experience with a central air conditioning system? How much more space does central air conditioning need in the ceiling (currently only 6cm suspension planned)? Costs?
House design
Who created the plan: our architect
What we particularly like: implemented our wishes and ideas, modern, bright house with generous floor plan
What we don’t like:
[*]Garage is located below ground floor due to street slope, lower height is necessary to comply with height regulations for boundary buildings; we are still considering how to design this, current draft has a canopy over the entrance and another less deep canopy over the garage, which overlap a bit and may be improvable
[*]We cannot conveniently place the piano on the ground floor, placing it on the upper floor is probably the price to pay for all the glass surfaces on the ground floor
[*]According to the architect, air-water heat pump can only be installed outside as there are no products of the required performance for indoor installation, at least not if the heat pump should have a cooling function
Price estimate according to architect/planner: within our expectations
Personal price limit for house including equipment: n/a
Preferred heating technology: air-water heat pump
If you have to give up, on which details/expansions
[*]can you do without: actually want to keep all rooms and planned equipment, the upper floor terrace has become very large, we don’t need it, had already considered partially greening the terrace, but then dropped the idea
[*]cannot do without: see statement about “can you do without”
Why is the design the way it is now?
We made our own design and gave it to our architect together with an extensive briefing. Our architect then created a design based on that, which we already like very much
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
What can be designed better and why? Also your view on our open points (see summarized again below)
[*]Ideas for the north side (street side), design of the canopy, problem of lower garage height
[*]Necessity of air conditioning, multi-split vs central air conditioning, ceiling suspension depth with central air conditioning, costs?
[*]Are there air-water heat pumps with cooling function for indoor installation in the performance class we need > 14 kW)?