ᐅ Floor Plan Design for Basement, Ground Floor, and Top Floor

The distance from the bedroom to the bathroom would also be too far for me.

Best regards,
Sabine

Curly schrieb:
For me, the walk from the bedroom to the toilet is also too far.

Regards,
Sabine

In a house measuring 10m x 10m (33ft x 33ft), saying that the bathroom is too far is, in my opinion, absolutely nonsensical.

That is all a matter of personal preference. If possible, I would definitely switch Child 1 and the bathroom to create a separate parents' area, and later use the storage room upstairs as a children’s bathroom. It is not ideal for parents to have to walk past both children’s bedrooms to reach the bathroom, especially when older kids have guests in their rooms.

Best regards,
Sabine

tomtom79 schrieb:
In a 10x10 meter (33x33 feet) house, saying the bathroom is too far away makes no sense to me.

But it’s roughly about 15 meters (50 feet) around the stairs 😉

Hello everyone,

We now have a similar view regarding the shower on the ground floor; it was originally included just in case and to avoid having to add a third bathroom, which would also need cleaning, etc.

The situation with the sofa is similar now—we mostly sit on the longer side and are currently watching it. This might change once we have children. The staircase is actually what we really like; we don’t care for the common types of stairs usually installed, even though those might be more practical. Additionally, this staircase partially covers the kitchen area, which we find very appealing. The idea comes from Viebrockhaus and is also available there as a 10.60m x 10.60m (35 ft x 35 ft) house, so it’s quite similar. Nevertheless, there should only be two steps at the bottom, and that concern is justified. I will bring it up. Thanks.

Regarding access around the outside, which we could only achieve with a narrower house, we plan to build a garage with a door and gate, and another with gate/gate, so you can still get larger items into the garden via the path. Currently, we have a 3-meter (10-foot) TV wall plus two sideboards. One sideboard can go next to the dining table, and the other fits in width behind the staircase. It doesn’t bother us now and works for us. However, planning for large wall units could definitely be an issue.

Swapping the bathroom with Child 1 would be a good idea. But we actually want to give the rooms with the two windows on the south side to the children. Another issue is the wastewater system. I want to change the pipes at the bottom on the sides already because the pipes in the office bother me. What do I do about that? The bathroom layout was ultimately our current compromise. We can also enlarge the small laundry room to the size of the dressing room. That would provide enough space for ironing, and the second child’s room would also have a wider wall.

Thanks to all of you.

Best regards
Sascha

sla83 schrieb:
Regarding passing by outside, which we could only achieve with a narrower house,
we will build one garage with a door and a gate and another with two gates, so even wider items can still be brought into the garden via the path.

While a townhouse is generally narrower, what usually characterizes a townhouse is the lack of windows and therefore missing sunlight at different times of the day.
Despite the large panoramic window, your house will be quite dark toward the center on the ground floor.

Honestly, I can’t understand how someone can design a plot so poorly by placing two garages pressed closely on the left and right sides of the house, sacrificing light! It also doesn’t look very attractive – a house framed by two garages with no open space beside them to balance the appearance.

An architect would have advised you against this house design or the idea of having two garages!

Sorry, but I only just saw the plan view image – it didn’t load on my phone earlier. And I’m really shocked 🙁