Hello everyone, we are in the final stages of planning our house and would like to get your opinion on our floor plans. The building permit / planning application has not yet been submitted, so changes are still possible.
Urban villa / hipped roof
Plot size: 615 sqm (6620 sq ft)
Orientation: Entrance facing east, garden area southwest
Number of parking spaces: 2 plus a large garage (6 x 6 m) (20 x 20 ft)
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: modern
Owners’ requirements:
Style, roof type, building type: urban villa, modern
Basement, floors: without
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: everything shown in the floor plan
Office: family use or home office? home office
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen
Number of dining seats: up to 10
Oven / stove: yes
Garage, carport: garage
Energy: air-to-water heat pump and possibly an electricity storage system with solar panels
At the moment, we are considering moving the kitchen to the other side and creating a passage to the utility room. This would change the shape of the bathroom, making it longer and narrower, and allow us to enlarge the utility room so it could also serve as a pantry.
The layout upstairs should remain as it is. We know the bathroom is quite large, but if possible we would like to keep it that way. The window arrangement is not finalized yet. We would appreciate any suggestions.
Urban villa / hipped roof
Plot size: 615 sqm (6620 sq ft)
Orientation: Entrance facing east, garden area southwest
Number of parking spaces: 2 plus a large garage (6 x 6 m) (20 x 20 ft)
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: modern
Owners’ requirements:
Style, roof type, building type: urban villa, modern
Basement, floors: without
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: everything shown in the floor plan
Office: family use or home office? home office
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen
Number of dining seats: up to 10
Oven / stove: yes
Garage, carport: garage
Energy: air-to-water heat pump and possibly an electricity storage system with solar panels
At the moment, we are considering moving the kitchen to the other side and creating a passage to the utility room. This would change the shape of the bathroom, making it longer and narrower, and allow us to enlarge the utility room so it could also serve as a pantry.
The layout upstairs should remain as it is. We know the bathroom is quite large, but if possible we would like to keep it that way. The window arrangement is not finalized yet. We would appreciate any suggestions.
@ypg That means if the west-facing window wasn’t there, we could place our large wardrobe against the wall and do without the walk-in closet. I’m out of ideas for what else the walk-in closet could be used for. It would be a shame to turn it into a playroom, and definitely not suitable as a storage room. Maybe we should just make the house a bit smaller overall? At the moment, it’s about 180 square meters (1937 square feet).
Either you are the type of person who wants a separate dressing room or not. If not, I would leave it out.
Try designing it asymmetrically; this will reveal the actual space needed, or how much extra area symmetry adds. If this results in a completely unnecessary room, I would take that as a strong reason to reconsider.
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DanielaS schrieb:
Maybe just make the house a bit smaller overall? At the moment it’s about 180 square meters (1,940 square feet).
Try designing it asymmetrically; this will reveal the actual space needed, or how much extra area symmetry adds. If this results in a completely unnecessary room, I would take that as a strong reason to reconsider.
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11ant schrieb:
Either you’re the type to have a separate walk-in closet or not. If not, I would skip it.
Try planning it asymmetrically; that way, you can see the actual space needed and how much extra area the symmetry creates. If that ends up being a whole unused room, I would take that as an argument against it. Please explain what you mean by asymmetrical. Arranging the windows differently? I’m a layperson, so any tips would be appreciated.
DanielaS schrieb:
@ypg That means if the west-facing window wasn’t there, we could place our large wardrobe against the wall and avoid having a walk-in closet. I’m out of ideas for what else to use the walk-in closet for. It would be a waste as a playroom, and obviously not for storage. Maybe just make the whole house a bit smaller? At the moment it’s about 180 sqm (1,938 sq ft).Absolutely!
Instead of the west window on that wall, you could place the bed there. On the long wall behind the door, you have over 4 meters (over 13 feet) free for wardrobes (sorry, I don’t have the floor plan in front of me). That’s more space than in the walk-in closet.
You could also consider removing the window in the walk-in closet and installing wardrobes on both sides.
The point made by @RobsonMKK is valid: designers sometimes tend to be a bit careless, often overlooking standard furniture dimensions. You can always replace a wardrobe later, but what if yours doesn’t survive the move? The Pax system from Ikea is practical and affordable, but with a narrow width of 2.98 meters (9 feet 9 inches), plus a 6 cm (2.4 inch) skirting board at the floor, it’s frustrating if the planning wasn’t thorough but the overall house was just designed as a standard townhouse. Ultimately, your design fits more into a standard category — it works because allowances of 30 to 40 cm (about 12 to 16 inches) or more are added everywhere. That’s why you end up with 180 sqm (1,938 sq ft) instead of 165 sqm (1,777 sq ft).
Just occurred to me: If the left side of the plan faces south, then the children’s rooms are north or south. I would put both bedrooms on the south side and locate the bathroom above the guest toilet.
Many homeowners are now including a utility room upstairs for laundry. Have you considered that?
@ypg Good tips, thanks. Having the bathroom above the guest bathroom is probably advisable mainly because of the plumbing.
In Canada, we had the laundry room upstairs, which was very convenient because you didn’t have to carry the laundry up and down the stairs. That’s also a good idea. So far, I had dismissed it because I was worried the space might not be sufficient. However, you could also plan cabinets for bedding and towels in that room, which would free up space elsewhere. I’ll give it some thought.
In Canada, we had the laundry room upstairs, which was very convenient because you didn’t have to carry the laundry up and down the stairs. That’s also a good idea. So far, I had dismissed it because I was worried the space might not be sufficient. However, you could also plan cabinets for bedding and towels in that room, which would free up space elsewhere. I’ll give it some thought.
DanielaS schrieb:
please explain what you mean by asymmetrical. Primarily, it means planning the space requirements without considering whether the widths on the left and right sides of the house’s centerline are equal.
DanielaS schrieb:
Arrange the windows differently? ... this happens automatically and is a nice side effect that makes the house more interesting.
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