Cretaceous:

Why?

Don't mind him. Just trying to sell himself

Cretaceous:


See here

the width I meant is for the building as drawn and not the site plan Sir, the width will let us know the setback that was observed for the front, back and sides. thanks.

please don't mind people saying you should change your architect, they don't know what it takes to work around a site like this. anyways, there is room for amendments but so far your architect has tried.
all he need do is to create smaller windows to make it two for the first bedroom n possibly a small one at the edge as well. cheers

Cretaceous:
Hello Architects, Surveyors Builders and Engineers,

Good morning.

Kindly assist with reviewing the building plan attached to this post.

Dimension of the land: 37.6m (Length) x 9.25m (Width) - It's a long narrow half plot of land.

Kind critique these drawings and help me avoid any mistakes going forward.

Looking forward to your seeing your comments.

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Something doesn't feel right about the first floor entrance, Consider the family having breakfast, are you trying to say your visitor will pass through your dining while you are eating to wait for you in the sitting room ?

Its a nice plan,may God grant you money to accomplish it.

Horlardorjah:


the width I meant is for the building as drawn and not the site plan Sir, the width will let us know the setback that was observed for the front, back and sides. thanks.

please don't mind people saying you should change your architect, they don't know what it takes to work around a site like this. anyways, there is room for amendments but so far your architect has tried.
all he need do is to create smaller windows to make it two for the first bedroom n possibly a small one at the edge as well. cheers

Additional details sir:

Two cars at the front
Cars can also line up at the sides
As many as possible not counted yet

Setback for the front is 6m

At one of the sides its 1m

While the other side is 2.5m

toyinkin:
Its a nice plan,may God grant you money to accomplish it.

Amen and amen. Thank you so much.

Be informed that I am reading every comment. My architect will do justice to answer each of the issues raised. Thank you all.

harffie:
Nice...I think the Ground floor V.T is too close to the kitchen...if it's possible it's somewhere.

MidasTouche01:
Your doors will need maintenance earlier, the rain will batter them, why not introduce a small terrace before the main entrance doors.

guruvick:
the grand floor... the guest toilet and kitchen is too open to the living room....

sunnyb0b0:


No need for that, there are Visitors toilets accessible from the sitting rooms

WeShallSee:
what's wrong? You should have told him that the visitors toilet is there but in a different colour (white).

He didn't see it.

Chill


OP, for goodness sake, you don't need ensuite bathrooms, even if it's a hostel.

You already have a spare visitor's toilet, so why not combine the two bathrooms into one very spacious bathroom. It's a family house for God sake.

victorazy:


No mind the guy, ur plan is OK but only the upper floor. I don't know why u blocked nose entrance with dining table.

Horlardorjah:
the plan is good so far d setbacks was put into consideration while planning which we cant deduce here except u tell us the overall width of the building.

as for rain having effect on d doors, a cantilevered canopy can be introduced above d door to avert that from happening, terrace wasn't introduced due to space.

and d first room, the ventilation is not good enough.
why not have two windows of smaller sizes than having one. mind you, I advise you use casement window and not sliding for your building as d ventilation is much better

luckydion:

Very correct

If there is no space for REST ROOMS outside the Bedrooms, create one outside. it is not good/wise for visitors to access bedroom simply because of using rest room

WeShallSee:
it's the same on all floors.

That's not much of a problem if he makes the dinning a simple one. It's just two bedrooms

brightisodje:
i see there is a problem with your ground floor your kitchen and dinning are too far from each other and your room is not ventilated you cant pass your fonctionality are not ideal look very well?

Shadownc:
I personally have my concerns with the general flow. The room @ the middle is poorly ventilated.

puzzler:

My brother pls try and also involve the services of a town planner so as know d relevant regulations guiding developments in ur area.. Cos already ur project can't be approved with inadequate airspaces and setbacks, over density,not all ur rooms ar cross ventilated..
My candid advise ! If its not approvable den dont build... If u must build den build right..

konkacid:
Why not align the Ground floor and first visitor's toilets?

konkacid:
Why not align the Ground floor and first visitor's toilets?

Heymus:
Finding ways of resolving this your entrance on the ground floor will not be a bad idea as it is not appealling at all.

secondly your Architect needs to know that it just 2bedroom appartment in each flat, so why is it that only one bedroom is cross ventillated. let him resolve that too so that the two will be cross ventillated.

ArcFresky:
No design is ever perfect.

Now that is said, are you planning on giving planners these? Bescause the room in the middle is poorly ventilated.
Also accessing the building is too direct. Its like the door opens directly into the compound.

Apart from those, its nice considering the space available

teechedah:
Very nice design but just a few correction your Architect need to revise.
1.Let him recess that your main entrance door to avoid water penetration and for your door to last long
2.Why not mirror your kitchen window and door at d back so you can create your kitchen access from living room there and block off the door close to the visitors toilet.With this, I believe your are good to go.Ur architect has a very nice and exprienced work managing that litle plot.

Timtol:

Nice work.

The space was well managed and well placed.
Good!!
Note; The rooms are not well cross ventilated enough checking from d attached plan and it animation.
Error; Windows should be placed at the centre of a room wall not the edge for any reason.
If it were b a PDF format I would have preferred circling it all for matter view n understanding.


CROSS VENTILATION IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY THING THAT BUT BE CHECKED.
LIVE!!!
#Good morning.
From Cornerstone Home Plan
Timtol.

MrEdimulo82:
Your architect did good justice to d use of space, however, the visitors toilet on the upper floor can be moved to the location of the terrace, or any other he might consider best for privacy in the bedrooms area.

takenadoh:


The plan looks great but the basic set back is the "dinning" / sitting room arrangement, it should be the other way round for the ground floor, and the door should open directly to the kitchen when the arrangement is changed that way you just have a wall between the visitors toilet and the kitchen.
The spare rooms lack cross ventilation so a second window should be introduced

supajizy:
From my observation. The guest toilet is perfect.Ur kitchen and Dining are poorly positioned. Your kitchen is too close to the entrance. Imagine ur wife has to run from the room to the kitchen when u HV visitors? Or ur kids HV to keep walking past ur guest to the kitchen. The sitting room should come before the dining. The dining is not a public space visitors are not supposed to HV access to that.

kensokas:
I don't like the idea of entering into a house through dinning

Thank you gentlemen for your comments. I will ensure that the architect makes amends where necessary.

Triaction2790:
Something doesn't feel right about the first floor entrance, Consider the family having breakfast, are you trying to say your visitor will pass through your dining while you are eating to wait for you in the sitting room ?

Good point sir. Point taken

Horlardorjah:


the width I meant is for the building as drawn and not the site plan Sir, the width will let us know the setback that was observed for the front, back and sides. thanks.

please don't mind people saying you should change your architect, they don't know what it takes to work around a site like this. anyways, there is room for amendments but so far your architect has tried.
all he need do is to create smaller windows to make it two for the first bedroom n possibly a small one at the edge as well. cheers

Noted. I have requested the dimensions.

Cretaceous:
Hello Architects, Surveyors Builders and Engineers,

Good morning.

Kindly assist with reviewing the building plan attached to this post.

Dimension of the land: 37.6m (Length) x 9.25m (Width) - It's a long narrow half plot of land.

Kind critique these drawings and help me avoid any mistakes going forward.

Looking forward to your seeing your comments.

Very poor circulation.... if I were u I get another plan. it's totally out of place for a 2bdrm apartment.
1- no verander for kitchen or sitting
2- u work into the house via dinning... not adequate.
3-no privacy for the bedrooms.
4-no communication with the kitchen and bedrooms
so many errors.. the problem we normally have in design. when an architect km whosoever he is gives a beautiful 3d presentation, we feel the design is okay without questioning what makes up the design.
I understand the plot size is a constraint here. but u can get something better than this..

Cretaceous:
Hello Architects, Surveyors Builders and Engineers,

Good morning.

Kindly assist with reviewing the building plan attached to this post.

Dimension of the land: 37.6m (Length) x 9.25m (Width) - It's a long narrow half plot of land.

Kind critique these drawings and help me avoid any mistakes going forward.

Looking forward to your seeing your comments.

Which state is this project?

Ademat7:

Which state is this project?

Ogun state

There is obviously no intention for fire protection equipment in the plan

mikekobe01:



Very poor circulation.... if I were u I get another plan. it's totally out of place for a 2bdrm apartment.
1- no verander for kitchen or sitting
2- u work into the house via dinning... not adequate.
3-no privacy for the bedrooms.
4-no communication with the kitchen and bedrooms
so many errors.. the problem we normally have in design. when an architect km whosoever he is gives a beautiful 3d presentation, we feel the design is okay without questioning what makes up the design.
I understand the plot size is a constraint here. but u can get something better than this..

Thanks boss. Points noted

Ground floor and first floor VT in a wrong position

One of the room is already under ventilated.

One walks into the first floor via dinning.

Trashy job

The Dinning is less functioning

AK6464:
Not every guest you'd want to enter your bedroom before accessing the rest room if need be

there is visitor toilet outside d bedroom , what are u talking about ?

its all about space management! nt bad!

Cretaceous:

Thanks boss. will communicate this feedback to my architect asap

Bro, before you contact your Architect; "V.T" means visitors toilet
I think your Architect knows what he's doing.

candygebsslim:
Ground floor and first floor VT in a wrong position

One of the room is already under ventilated.

One walks into the first floor via dinning.

Trashy job

feranmiajana:
The Dinning is less functioning

Thanks guys

kunlerrry:


Bro, before you contact your Architect; "V.T" means visitors toilet
I think your Architect knows what he's doing.

Yea, I have seen that. Thanks

l have check the plan thoroughly. before l suggest any point, there are some rules to follow before you start design of a building by the architects. there is functionality, aesthetic, privacy etc. but this drawing lack 1 function which is the functional arrangement of spaces which is called HIERACHY OF SPACE. the latter has to do with culture of ur client. for instance, u can not go directly to a bedroom from an entrance foyer or ante room, living room has strong relation with dining, dining-kitchen, kitchen-store-exit, etc. and circulation space has to be provided, taking note of furnitures and activities within that space. thanks

From the drawing,the ground floor d entrance 2 d living room is too open,exposing d room n d living to immediate visitor.also no laterall ventilation in d living room.try adjust d lobby to bent so d room door wil nt be seen frm d living room entrance and if u can amend the entrance to av immediate lobby.the first floor has much errors,entrance frm a dinning area is nt good. If I am living in d 2nd floor n I AV a visitor while my family are avin meal doesn't speak well.whatpp me for more details 07069325148.

AK6464:
Not every guest you'd want to enter your bedroom before accessing the rest room if need be

I don't know what you're seeing, but with this plan, ground floor and first floor, visitors are not getting into your bedroom at all. Am concerned about the main entrance from your dining though

Cretaceous:
Hello Architects, Surveyors Builders and Engineers,

Good morning.

Kindly assist with reviewing the building plan attached to this post.

Dimension of the land: 37.6m (Length) x 9.25m (Width) - It's a long narrow half plot of land.

Kind critique these drawings and help me avoid any mistakes going forward.

Looking forward to your seeing your comments.

This is a nice plan with good space management! However, I think the First floor needs to be adjusted such that the dinning area is the lounge while the lounge is the dinning area. To achieve this let the architect make the kitchen narrower than it is to increase the span of the Dinning, then the let of the kitchen now pushes in towards the lounge area leaving a space wide enough for the dinning.

Don't ever touch the room area, they are perfect!

WeShallSee:
that's not a problem, it's rarely used, so it's always clean..And visitors should never have to go into the inner corridor

Non the less, consider having many people visiting, e.g many kids for your kid birthday, any association or club people. You'll definitely be frustrated by the stink before they leave. Just saying dough,

LET'S START FROM THE GROUNG FLOOR
1. I don't see any need for DINING on the ground floor. Reason being that it affects the flow to the lobby to the rooms.And since the size of the plot is the major restriction here.
2. The size of the Rooms seems to be small. It will be difficult for circulation once you put your bed but since it's going to be rented out and the plot of land is also the restriction. That one need also to be adressed but not really necessary.
3. The window backing the door in one of the rooms is not good enough. it should be move abit away from the door.
4. The other room that is not cross ventilated, your architect should try to use two windows each at the extreme end basically casement depending if it's not going to obstruct.
5. At the livingroom, the windows at the front ( dining area) could be aligned with the one at the back and be of the same size for utmost air flow.
6. Your window for the kitchen is so small. let it be wide. Heat that is being generated in the kitchen is always much.
7. Your architect should try to raise the building with the additional of a riser (step)
8. The position of the visitor toilet is ok just that its's very close to the kitchen which will not be used often. It's on very rare occassion.
9. A COVERING could be used over the doors (front and back) to each apartment but it's safe atleast since it is cantilever on the upper floor.
10. The half landing at the stairhall could as well be cantilever to move the whole stair back. It will give the stairhall circulation atleast.
11. At the LOBBY to the rooms, There could be window but a top level ones.longer in size but shorter. It can help the room that is not cross ventilated and as well enough lighting for the lobby.it will be opened on a rare occasion often during intense heat period.
12. It good for the rooms to be ensuit.


That's my take on ground floor. Now upper------

mikekobe01:



Very poor circulation.... if I were u I get another plan. it's totally out of place for a 2bdrm apartment.
1- no verander for kitchen or sitting
2- u work into the house via dinning... not adequate.
3-no privacy for the bedrooms.
4-no communication with the kitchen and bedrooms
so many errors.. the problem we normally have in design. when an architect km whosoever he is gives a beautiful 3d presentation, we feel the design is okay without questioning what makes up the design.
I understand the plot size is a constraint here. but u can get something better than this..

Point No. 4 is funny, kitchen and bedroom?

Cretaceous:

Thanks boss. will communicate this feedback to my architect asap

seriously, Im gonna go into the living room fru the dinning room?

AK6464:
Not every guest you'd want to enter your bedroom before accessing the rest room if need be

Are we talking of this plan or has he adjusted it cos there is a lobby btw rooms and VT.SO Im struggling to see what you suggested as happening.