ᐅ Floor Plan for Urban Villa, 11.00 x 11.00 m

Hello,
I would like to share our first floor plan and would appreciate your feedback.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 495m2 (5329 sq ft)
Slope: no
Roof type: hipped roof

Owners’ Requirements
Basement, floors: 2 + basement
Number of occupants, ages 2, 31 + 28, planning for 1-2 children
Space needed on ground floor, upper floor: approx. 90m2 (970 sq ft) per floor
Office: family use
Guests per year: 3-5 overnight guests per year
Open or closed layout: open living, kitchen, dining area
modern construction style
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Fireplace: yes
Carport
additional wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why something is wanted or not

House design
What do you like most? Why? The room layout and the size of the rooms.
What do you dislike? Why? The kitchen could be a bit wider. The staircase might not be wide enough.
Preferred heating system: gas

I find the living space too long in relation to the width and would immediately remove the kitchen wall to create a more open layout.
Where do you store mops, vacuum cleaners, and beverage crates?
What is planned for the basement?
I also think the staircase is too narrow – what is the tread width there? 85cm (33.5 inches)?

Regards

If possible, I would widen the walk-in closet to at least 2.4 meters (8 feet) and provide access from the hallway. This way, you can have a nice double row of cabinets. Also, in the morning, if one partner is still sleeping, you don’t have to walk through the bedroom twice and potentially turn on the light or wake the partner. If space is tight, you could also access the bedroom through the walk-in closet.

Of course, it also depends on your habits. If you are sure you always get up together, it probably won’t be a problem 😉

With a kitchen width of 3.44 meters (11 feet 3 inches), the island will be quite tight. After removing the plaster, you’ll have around 3.4 meters (11 feet 2 inches) left, minus 60 cm (2 feet) for a cabinet run and a minimum of 100 cm (3 feet 3 inches) for the island. That leaves a total of 1.8 meters (6 feet) for two aisle spaces, which seems quite narrow to me.

I agree with ypg regarding the staircase.

How do you plan to furnish the living/dining area? It seems to me there would be a lot of free space (keyword: wasted space, space that needs cleaning 😉 ).

Hello,

I think the space in the kitchen for an island is too tight. There should be at least 1 meter (3 feet) of clearance between the island and the wall or kitchen units. I would create access to the walk-in closet from the hallway (as already mentioned) and then add a door from there to the bedroom. This way, you can also have a window in the walk-in closet. I wouldn’t plan the children's rooms too large and would definitely include an additional bathroom for the children. We are now planning a kids’ bathroom in our new house as well, since having only one bathroom often causes bottlenecks, and of course, no one really wants to use the bathroom on the ground floor.

By the way, your drawings show a gable roof, not a hipped roof.

Best regards,
Sabine

Hmm, where is the townhouse? What I see is a detached single-family house with a hip roof and a garage.

In my opinion, it has nothing to do with a (town) villa.

Well, most people understand the term "townhouse" as this type of house. At least everyone knows what is meant 🙂

The staircase is clearly too narrow; you need to subtract at least the post at the turn (or two handrails), and you have to consider that space is needed at the turning area for moving larger furniture. With a tread width of only 80-85 cm (31-33 inches), it might be impossible to move large pieces of furniture (e.g., a wardrobe) upstairs.

The living room is too long in relation to its width.

If the freestanding unit in the kitchen is supposed to become a cooktop, the kitchen width is a bit too narrow. Suggestion: instead of an island, use a peninsula extending from the wall.

Overall, there are few windows, and they are not symmetrical or balanced at all.