Design features of a country house

Developers who regularly read FORUMHOUSEWell knows that thoughtful attitude to the project - an indispensable condition for the proper construction. And at the forefront of its functionality should be the design of the house. Often, in the pursuit of an external effect, many novice developers forget that house - it is primarily a place where you and your family to live for many years.

Hence, there are uncomfortable to stay at home, with a lot of unnecessary decoration and totally ill-conceived functionality premises.

How to start Selecting a house project?

Whatever house you do not have conceived to build - stone, wood or brick, its design begins... with the purchase of land and soil studies. Yes, it is with the purchase of land (if unavailable) for future construction. After all, the most competent and elaborate project can not "work" without the "landing" of the structure to a specific area.

For example, your intention is to build a stone house, ordered the project, paid for his money, and after the purchase of land and Geological studies revealed that the soil bearing capacity is inadequate to withstand the heavy structure.

Dmitry Shilnikov (Architect):

Clay, loam, sand, floaters, groundwater level, the possibility of displacement of rocks, all this must be consider when choosing the type of foundation - the basis of the house, which is the key to longevity all design.

As a result, the project will have to develop more lightweight wooden or frame house or significantly increase the bearing surface of the foundation. Approach to the design of houses made of stone and wood, is radically different from each other.

Houses made of stone allow the presence of complex shapes in the plan, "cunning" of roofs, non-standard openings. These homes offer a lot of room for creativity. The wooden houses, on the contrary, the simpler the plan and shape of the roof, the better. Due to the nature of shrinkage and the need for a rigid dressing walls, complex form, incorporated in the design of wooden houses, could lead to problems and instability of the whole structure.

If these details do not work out right, it will lead to loss of time and money, and can lead to the need for a complete overhaul of the architectural concept of the building. Therefore, before choosing a project, ask yourself the question: "what kind of house will withstand the ground on my site?".

It is also important to have access roads. Whether on land drive heavy machinery, concrete mixers? Will turn wagon with building materials, if it gets stuck in the spring and autumn slush?

And it's only a few of the many nuances that you need to consider before you proceed to the selection or development of the project at home.

Azat Khasanov (Architect):

I suggest that before you begin the project choice to "live" with their land at least one season. Examine it, come and take pictures, where the sun and the shade, where there will be beautiful views, which put neighbors at home. It is important to "look" for your site and the adjacent building on top of using virtual card services. In a word - look around.

Such an approach will help to determine: which way to orient the future home of its main room, entrance, terrace for relaxation. On the contrary, from what is necessary to "turn away" or closed.

For example, if the land in the village has not yet mastered, you can assume that if you put a house, for example, "There", some of the windows open a lovely view, but in the future this kind can close the neighbor's house, or a deaf and a high fence.

Azat Hasanov:

If the neighbors are not quite "proved" themselves, I would say that this unpredictable situation. After all, we do not know their taste preferences or ambitions height of the future house.

By competent forecasting neighboring building it depends on whether the view from the living room pleasing to the eye, or a neighbor will present us a "gift".

It is also important to examine the relief. It should be attentive to differences in elevation. These features severely affect the placement of the house. For example, you have an opportunity to take a deep distant view from the house of the area, over the neighbors. Or, using the height difference, to make "invisible" garage or basement. Small bias will make different height space in the house so that the living room was the highest, while the bedrooms and other rooms - the minimum height.

Dmitry Shilnikov:

The site can play a very important role in the drafting. Relief features, shape, dimensions, especially insolation and surrounding buildings can drastically affect the home configuration.

What features must be taken into account when drafting the?

So, the site is purchased and taken a firm decision to build a house on it. Immediately there is a lot of questions. Which house to build? What size, what shape? And most importantly - how to express his idea.

Only one way out - to begin to organize everything his wishes for the future home, discuss ideas with other family members. Agree that it is one thing - design a house for a young couple with children, and quite another - for adults already held people whose children have long grown up.

Tastes and preferences are different. In addition, you should immediately think about how you will live in this house after 5, 10, 20 years. How much you will be comfortable for him to move into old age? If in 20 years to run up to the second floor by ladder is not difficult, in 60 this can cause difficulties.

Counting the necessary area of ​​the house, it is necessary to consider this aspect as the economical operation of the cottage. Who and how clean the house is an area of ​​300, 500 or more square meter? Will you be able to pay for heating of "chorus" when retire? All this is important to consider in advance.

Dmitry Shilnikov:

Each family member should have their own space in the future house. Therefore, ideally, you need to take the number of inhabitants for the number of rooms (bedrooms) + one additional free use room that can serve as a guest room, study, library, gaming, etc.

By this plus a living room, kitchen, technical facilities (fuel, storage room), bathrooms (at the rate of one bathroom for two bedrooms). And it is the minimum necessary for a comfortable stay. But still there - dressing rooms, swimming pools, gyms, theaters, baths, etc.

If you go to the figures, we can say that a comfortable bedroom area should be - 14-16 sq.m. living room - 28 sq.m, a kitchen - 14 sq.m. It is possible and more - it depends on personal preference owner.

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It is important to keep the proportions of the house and plot sizes. If the site is small, it is not worth it "clutter up" the home of a large area, because free area on a landscaped plot is also valuable as a useful floor area of ​​the house.

The composition and size of the premises are determined by taking into account the requirements for comfortable living of all family members. Namely:

• The house is divided by day and night zones. By day the area include the room where you spend most of the time. This is - an entrance hall, living room, kitchen. The sleeping area - a bedroom. Therefore, try to arrange a bedroom in a quiet location away from the hustle and bustle (for example, on the second floor).
• To save space and minimize the corridors, the dining room is often combined with a living room.
• For the convenience of living in a country house, you must have two bathrooms. This will prevent households from the morning queue to the toilet or bathroom.
• Comfortable house is often associated with terrace (10-15 sqm).
• When designing a house (if you plan to build 2 more floors), it is necessary to foresee sufficient space under the stairs. Approach "will leave it for later" leads to disastrous results. Stairs have to literally squeeze into the narrow space. The result - a staircase turns uncomfortable for lifting or do not fit into the interior. A version with a spiral staircase is one of the most uncomfortable.

can be found in this article all aboutfeatures of the construction of stairs in private homes.

To avoid embarrassing mistakes and not miss important moments for yourself, you need to write down everything. Every tiny detail, ejected from the head may subsequently lead to costly rework both the project and the already built houses on it.

Azat Hasanov:

Before starting the design, I suggest to the developer to complete a short questionnaire. To it you can add a thumbnail, favorite designs and photos of completed houses. So I pre-acquainted with regards to the project.

A similar approach could be adopted to anyone thinking about building a house. The questionnaire consists of the following questions:

• Description portion (relief, size, area, orientation to the light).
• Type the future home (cottage for permanent residence or a house).
• Family members, including pets.
• Description alleged by floor space, with rough area.
• Availability of communications and their location.
• Planned in future communications (autonomous or central).
• Geodetic surveys, and the master plan of the settlement.
• How many floors in the house it is planned (including the basement, attic or attic).
• The material from which it is planned to build a house (stone, beams, logs, frame, etc.).
• Estimated finishing facade and roofing material (plaster, brick, shingles, etc.).
• Desired height of floors (from floor to ceiling, two rows of windows of the space).
• The necessary auxiliary buildings in the area (garage, cabins, gazebos).

Azat Hasanov:

Future builder worth the effort and together with all members of the family to make the task of designing the house. It will systematize their wishes, that will save both your time and the time of the architect in charge of designing the house.

Dmitry Shilnikov:

For a clear idea about what you want to get to the exit, it is better to make the TOR (terms of reference), which try to describe in detail the composition of the premises, areas, zoning, building style, the materials from which to build a house, bind to the site and orientation, special requests, etc.

Express to yourself or to convey to the architect (if you intend to custom design), all the ideas will also help sketches, projects and photos of houses liked. Can serve as a source of magazines, the Internet, trade fairs, trips with a camera in the surrounding area. In the future, this collection will help you understand the stylistic and planning requests, give the motion vector in the preparation of initial sketches. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the style, which prefers to work architect.

What is the shape of the house and roof prefer?

You can often hear the opinion that beautiful house must necessarily be a complex shape, with sloping ceilings, bay windows, is decorated with a variety of decorative elements.

Practice shows that it is necessary to set the ratio of the proportions of the future home of paramount importance. This relation of height of the walls and roof of the size and aspect ratio of various elements and t. D. Harmonious, and thus, a beautiful home does not necessarily have to be large or complicated shape.

Dmitry Shilnikov:

When designing a house, be aware that the house is a simple cubic form is cheaper in the construction, it takes less materials, it is more energy efficient. In such a house easier to "connect" all the rooms to each other.

People often ask whether it is necessary to do in the house, "the second light", a bay window and other architectural forms? In my opinion, everything that makes your home unique (within reason), it is possible to do.

"Second Light", or atrium, pergolas, interesting plastic facades, full glazing or panoramic balconies - all this makes the house unique, gives the rooms an unusual shape. But such things should be initially included in the project. They should be adapted to the facades and floor plans. Otherwise, they would be inappropriate, in violation of the proportions originally laid at home.

One of the most effective ways to transform the design of any home - a well-chosen form of roofing and roofing material. No wonder the roof called the "fifth facade".

Dmitry Shilnikov:

Roofing plays an important role in the overall perception of the house. After each coating will not blend with the facade, greenery (trees, bushes, flower beds, etc.) and by the portion.

The shape of the roof is largely determines the overall perception of the volume of the building and its architecture.

The multi-faceted - difficult, sloping ceilings, of course, it gives the house a special personality, but also a simple gable roof with proper approach to its design, can look very interesting. One way may be to increase the overhang of the roof, as well as the harmonious organization of roof space.

What to prefer - two floors or one?

When designing a home is often the question arises: "What to build - a two- or one-story building?". No universal answer, because it all depends on the preferences of the developer, the size and shape portion. The house in one or two floors have pros and cons. For a guide you can use the tips from Dmitry Shilnikova.

Take two equal area of ​​the house, for example, from 80 sq.m. Pros two-story structure:

• The area of ​​the base. In single-storey house is larger and therefore more expensive.
• Not every site will allow to build "sprawled" on the territory of the one-storey building.
• In the same area, one-story structure in each room will get a smaller piece of the curtain wall, and accordingly, less opportunity to arrange interesting glazing. Rooms can get stretched out in back of the house, with the wrong proportions.
• Roofing, as well as the foundation, in a one-story version released is much more expensive.
• An important question - the heat loss. The main house is losing heat through the floor and the roof, and a one-story structure, they are larger.

Pay attention to a good, comfortable stairs, and a two-storey building will not cause inconvenience.

• Each living room can get a beautiful picture window with access to a personal porch.
• The absence of intermediate floors will reduce costs in the construction of the house.
• Elderly easier to move around the one-story house.
• External compactness.

What to choose - an attic or a full second floor?

This issue - a place to encounter different opinions. Someone just "for" loft ", some prefer a full second floor. Tip one - they like, then select. Both solutions can be implemented interesting. But the attic should always be properly designed, otherwise it would be uncomfortable to be in it. The wall and ceiling fracture at the 2nd floor, should be at least 160 cm. Then, taking into account the angle of the roof of 45 degrees, with growth of up to 185 cm, you can safely go to the wall, leaning against her shoulder, and the head will not touch the ceiling.

Dmitry Shilnikov:

The attic floor can be very comfortable, the roof slants gives it beauty and individuality, it creates the feeling of a country house, rather than a city apartment. On the psyche of such a ceiling is quite pressing.

Experience shows that when the device instead of the second floor attic value decreases even at home, but slightly as a mansard roof structure is more complex than the attic, and requires more skill performers.

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And at the end of the material - few tips from FORUMHOUSE the design house:

• Input space - such as an important element in the house, as well as other facilities. When designing it is important to observe the so-called the principle of "intuitive input." Anyone unfamiliar with the house of a man, going into it, and transgressing the threshold should understand without being told where to go next.
• Zoning. For a comfortable stay the house is divided into private and common areas. The space is organized so that guests are not passed by the master bedroom. Children or teenagers, walking at night in pajamas "in the toilet," did not go through the living room full of adults, seated in the noisy company. This division is organized in a simple two-story homes, where the division into private and common parts is set stairs.
• In the design of the house should be aware of all households hobby. For example, someone who likes to sit in silence in the evening with a book, and someone learning to play a musical instrument. Hence - the different requirements for the placement of rooms and their insulation.
• Children games, lessons, hobbies, hanging out, need a lot of room. Then the child will be their own world, and it will not interfere with an adult, who at the disposal of the whole house.

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