ᐅ 3D Renderings and Floor Plans of a Single-Family House

And regarding the upper floor:
I would mirror the door from the hallway to the bedroom and place the entrance to the walk-in closet in the freed-up diagonal space.

The bathroom reminds me a bit of the game "The Maze." If I were a frequent shower user, I would get annoyed after a week that the bathtub is always in the way. The same applies to the path to the toilet. This is highly suboptimal. You really have to like it that way.

Regarding the upper floor bathroom... the shower is not separated from the bathtub on the lower side as per the plan, or is there supposed to be a glass panel sitting on the edge of the bathtub?

The path from the sauna to the shower also requires always walking around the bathtub.

The floor plan itself isn’t bad. However, the fireplace is really not doing you any favors. It makes everything feel cramped. If you want some visual separation from the kitchen, add a partial wall there and keep the dining-living area open as one unit. You will likely find a better and more attractive corner for the fireplace elsewhere.

I would also include the staircase in the hallway. Once you have children, you’ll appreciate not having the staircase directly in the living room (noise, every visitor to the kids has to go through the living room – even later when the kids are older and might bring partners home in the evenings).

As it is currently planned, the kitchen feels very tight.

Upstairs: The bathroom is again very cramped. After every time the kids use it, you first have to clean up the mess because everything gets flooded. I would swap the bathtub and the sink. The access to the shower and toilet is like an obstacle course.

Also, I find there is a lack of storage space. The utility room is too small for a house without a basement.

ypg schrieb:
What does “open living space” mean to you?
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The problem with 3D software is, for example: once you press the button and see your drawing in 3D, you fall in love with it without evaluating it objectively. You become attached to the walls and don’t want to let go, in case they might collapse 😉

The three areas—cooking, dining, and living—should not be separated by walls. On the other hand, it should definitely not be so open that you can see all the way from the living room to the kitchen. There should be some kind of visual barrier between them, and the only thing that comes to mind for me is a built-in fireplace…

And yes, you're right, changing the wall layout again in an existing floor plan is really something you don’t want to do :p

toxicmolotow schrieb:
I mean that the roommate or guest sitting “top left” or “at the head of the table” will gradually get warmed from behind or on the right side by the active fireplace.

Ah, okay 😀 you’re absolutely right, that’s way too close to the fireplace, thanks for the heads up! 😉

toxicmolotow schrieb:
And regarding the upper floor:
I would mirror the hallway door to the bedroom and place the entrance to the walk-in closet in the newly freed diagonal space.
The bathroom kind of reminds me of the board game “The aMAZEing Labyrinth.”

That’s a great idea too, why didn’t I think of that myself… 🤨
Thanks!

kbt09 schrieb:
Again, about the upper floor bathroom... the shower isn’t separated from the bathtub toward the bottom of the plan, or is there supposed to be a glass partition sitting on the edge of the bath?

The shower should be open toward the bathtub, so no glass partition.

Manu1976 schrieb:
I would also plan the staircase into the hallway.

Hmm, yes, that’s worth considering..

Thanks again to everyone. Taking into account all the great advice here, the plan will now be redesigned from scratch or at least fundamentally changed 🙂

That means the living room will be a bit smaller, the openings in the dining area will be larger, the hallway will be more square-shaped, and the bathroom will be “tidier.”
As soon as the new floor plan is ready, I’ll share updates here again—of course with 3D views of the rooms 😉

Best regards

C333B schrieb:
Of course, with 3D views of the rooms 😉

Better not... a good piece of advice: avoid the 3D button, it distorts a lot. Paper and pencil would be much better!

Paper and pencil 😉 … I personally prefer using a computer 😉 … but I think it’s important that if you use software, you include:

• Floor plans with dimensions (including window sill heights) and a north arrow, ideally with property boundaries and possible building outline … otherwise a separate site plan
• Upper floor plans with elevation lines
• Possibly a section view for tricky staircase positions
• Site plan preferably with some dimensions and a north arrow

And ideally, when making additions, always update everything together as a new post in the existing thread. This saves a lot of back-and-forth because all the information stays in one place. Also, since it’s in the same thread, you can easily track the progress.