ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home of Approximately 150 m²
Created on: 12 Feb 2018 18:09
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chrisw81
Hello,
After a long search, we signed the notarized contract for the land purchase at the end of December. We are now actively planning the floor plan. Unfortunately, the plot is somewhat awkwardly shaped (not rectangular), which creates some limitations for the layout from our perspective. We already have a first draft, but there are several areas we don’t like and are unsure how to improve. Maybe you have some ideas; we would appreciate your input.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 601 m² (6465 sq ft)
Building envelope, building line, boundary: Building line with the house on the west side
Peripheral setbacks: 7 m (23 ft) from the street (north), otherwise the usual 3 m (10 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2 desired
Number of floors: 1 full story allowed
Roof style: Gable roof
Design style: open construction method
Orientation: South
Maximum heights / limits: Ridge height max. 8.5 m (28 ft)
Additional requirements: Max. 100 m² (1076 sq ft) of built-up area
Client Requirements
Style, roof form, building type: Solid construction house, rectangular, no bay windows, no projections, etc., gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement; 1.5 stories
Number and age of residents: 2 people, age between 30 and 40, possibly children later
Space needs on ground floor and upper floor: Ground floor – living/dining room, kitchen, guest toilet, utility room, office
Office: family use or home office?: family use
Guest stays per year: 20 days
Open or closed architecture: open living area, closed hallway
Conservative or modern style: conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, island without cooktop
Number of dining seats: 2-4
Fireplace: yes, chimney planned
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes, special features, daily routine, and reasons for preferences:
- A wardrobe area on the ground floor is important where coats can be stored relatively out of sight.
- On the upper floor, it would be nice to have an open gallery with a desk or similar (not a must and not necessarily next to the stairs).
- A walk-in closet would be nice but not essential.
- A storage room on the upper floor is very important since we do not have a basement.
House Design
Who created the design:
- Basic design by the construction company (FIBAV Stadthaus Vision Studio)
- DIY modifications based on online floor plans (especially Viebrockhaus Maxime 330)
What do you particularly like? Why?:
- Layout of the living/dining area and the narrowing kitchen reduces the hallway effect a bit
- Many windows in the living/dining area
- Wide hallway on the ground floor
What do you dislike? Why?:
- Few options to place furniture (dresser, wardrobe) in the ground floor hallway due to many doors
- Very large hallway upstairs, considered wasted space
- Bedroom is quite small; should be the largest room upstairs (preferably 16 m² (172 sq ft), children’s rooms rather 14 m² (151 sq ft))
- Stair placement limited by chimney location
- Door placement upstairs limited by chimney
- A staircase rotated 90 degrees (entrance next to front door) would appeal more
- Difficult to align windows upstairs and downstairs on the gable end vertically
- Floor-to-ceiling windows upstairs; wider windows with a sill height around 100 cm (40 inches) would be preferred
Price estimate by architect/planner: 200,000 €
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: 210,000 €
Preferred heating technology: gas heating
What details or expansions could you give up?
- Can do without: gallery next to stairs upstairs. Living area could also be narrower (e.g., 4.20 m (14 ft) instead of 4.47 m (15 ft))
- Cannot do without: storage room upstairs, shower in guest toilet, extra natural light in the ground floor hallway (e.g., side panel on front door or window)
Why was the design made this way? For example, standard plan from planner?
- Since the house has very little space on the south side, the house should be very narrow in order not to waste more space to the south. It should be wider so that living, dining, and kitchen areas face south as much as possible.
Were corresponding wishes from the architect implemented? No architect meeting has taken place yet.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
How can the ground floor hallway be better designed to fit a wardrobe? Can the stairs be positioned better or replaced? Should the hallway be enlarged and living space reduced? How can the upstairs hallway be better utilized? Can the bedroom be enlarged? Is it possible to swap the bedroom with another room, e.g., move it to the southeast to allow a walk-in closet?
Thank you very much in advance for your criticism and suggestions!
After a long search, we signed the notarized contract for the land purchase at the end of December. We are now actively planning the floor plan. Unfortunately, the plot is somewhat awkwardly shaped (not rectangular), which creates some limitations for the layout from our perspective. We already have a first draft, but there are several areas we don’t like and are unsure how to improve. Maybe you have some ideas; we would appreciate your input.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 601 m² (6465 sq ft)
Building envelope, building line, boundary: Building line with the house on the west side
Peripheral setbacks: 7 m (23 ft) from the street (north), otherwise the usual 3 m (10 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2 desired
Number of floors: 1 full story allowed
Roof style: Gable roof
Design style: open construction method
Orientation: South
Maximum heights / limits: Ridge height max. 8.5 m (28 ft)
Additional requirements: Max. 100 m² (1076 sq ft) of built-up area
Client Requirements
Style, roof form, building type: Solid construction house, rectangular, no bay windows, no projections, etc., gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement; 1.5 stories
Number and age of residents: 2 people, age between 30 and 40, possibly children later
Space needs on ground floor and upper floor: Ground floor – living/dining room, kitchen, guest toilet, utility room, office
Office: family use or home office?: family use
Guest stays per year: 20 days
Open or closed architecture: open living area, closed hallway
Conservative or modern style: conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen, island without cooktop
Number of dining seats: 2-4
Fireplace: yes, chimney planned
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes, special features, daily routine, and reasons for preferences:
- A wardrobe area on the ground floor is important where coats can be stored relatively out of sight.
- On the upper floor, it would be nice to have an open gallery with a desk or similar (not a must and not necessarily next to the stairs).
- A walk-in closet would be nice but not essential.
- A storage room on the upper floor is very important since we do not have a basement.
House Design
Who created the design:
- Basic design by the construction company (FIBAV Stadthaus Vision Studio)
- DIY modifications based on online floor plans (especially Viebrockhaus Maxime 330)
What do you particularly like? Why?:
- Layout of the living/dining area and the narrowing kitchen reduces the hallway effect a bit
- Many windows in the living/dining area
- Wide hallway on the ground floor
What do you dislike? Why?:
- Few options to place furniture (dresser, wardrobe) in the ground floor hallway due to many doors
- Very large hallway upstairs, considered wasted space
- Bedroom is quite small; should be the largest room upstairs (preferably 16 m² (172 sq ft), children’s rooms rather 14 m² (151 sq ft))
- Stair placement limited by chimney location
- Door placement upstairs limited by chimney
- A staircase rotated 90 degrees (entrance next to front door) would appeal more
- Difficult to align windows upstairs and downstairs on the gable end vertically
- Floor-to-ceiling windows upstairs; wider windows with a sill height around 100 cm (40 inches) would be preferred
Price estimate by architect/planner: 200,000 €
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: 210,000 €
Preferred heating technology: gas heating
What details or expansions could you give up?
- Can do without: gallery next to stairs upstairs. Living area could also be narrower (e.g., 4.20 m (14 ft) instead of 4.47 m (15 ft))
- Cannot do without: storage room upstairs, shower in guest toilet, extra natural light in the ground floor hallway (e.g., side panel on front door or window)
Why was the design made this way? For example, standard plan from planner?
- Since the house has very little space on the south side, the house should be very narrow in order not to waste more space to the south. It should be wider so that living, dining, and kitchen areas face south as much as possible.
Were corresponding wishes from the architect implemented? No architect meeting has taken place yet.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
How can the ground floor hallway be better designed to fit a wardrobe? Can the stairs be positioned better or replaced? Should the hallway be enlarged and living space reduced? How can the upstairs hallway be better utilized? Can the bedroom be enlarged? Is it possible to swap the bedroom with another room, e.g., move it to the southeast to allow a walk-in closet?
Thank you very much in advance for your criticism and suggestions!
kaho674 schrieb:
Is it possible to provide measurements as approximate? At least, I don’t take 4.1159 m (13.50 ft) as an exact figure.
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Sorry, my dears
When one of us creates a design here, nothing is set in stone or binding. I also don’t see anywhere that the staircase can’t be shifted by 20 cm (8 inches). I could move it by 50 cm (20 inches), but then the restroom would become smaller, and the utility room could be shifted toward the top of the plan again.
And so on.
These should only be examples to consider how things *could* be, not how they *must* be. Least of all the dimensions. They are guidelines, nothing more.
Ideally, the toilets should be aligned vertically, which I can easily see here. It’s not an unusual design.
But it’s gradually moving in the right direction [emoji2]
When one of us creates a design here, nothing is set in stone or binding. I also don’t see anywhere that the staircase can’t be shifted by 20 cm (8 inches). I could move it by 50 cm (20 inches), but then the restroom would become smaller, and the utility room could be shifted toward the top of the plan again.
And so on.
These should only be examples to consider how things *could* be, not how they *must* be. Least of all the dimensions. They are guidelines, nothing more.
Ideally, the toilets should be aligned vertically, which I can easily see here. It’s not an unusual design.
But it’s gradually moving in the right direction [emoji2]
ypg schrieb:
Sorry, my dear friends
When one of us creates a draft here, nothing is set in stone or binding. Yvonne is always so serious....
ypg schrieb:
I also don’t see anywhere that the staircase cannot be moved by 20 cm (8 inches). I can even shift it by 50 cm (20 inches), then the toilet just becomes smaller, and the utility room can be shifted back toward the top of the plan.
And so on. I just thought it was annoying that the large bathroom upstairs would get even bigger.
ypg schrieb:
These are only conceptual examples of how things _can_ be, not how they _have_ to be. Least of all the dimensions. They are guidelines, nothing more. Thank you, you speak from my heart.
On second thought, I would actually opt for a small laundry room and instead have a large closet. In the end, you usually store as much as possible in the closet anyway. I even like to put the vacuum cleaner in there. Close the door – and it’s out of sight. So, the bathroom could be moved to the lower side of the plan, with the toilets stacked above each other.
By the way, I boldly placed a floor-to-ceiling window on the ground floor in front of the staircase. I really like that. :P
By the way, I boldly placed a floor-to-ceiling window on the ground floor in front of the staircase. I really like that. :P
kaho674 schrieb:
Yvonne is always so serious....
Someone has to keep a cool head – there’s still some mold in me [emoji13]
This chimney is bothering me – maybe it would be better placed in the corner?
If it were my place, I would skip the guest/office room. I’m realizing more and more that almost everyone is constantly using computers. These devices have become an essential part of daily life. So why not just fully integrate them into the living room? The whole TV, YouTube, movies, network situation is basically all combined anyway.
Especially in narrow houses, I find it nicer if the office space is removed and instead a large living area spans the entire depth of the house. The feeling of space is better and less like a corridor. Also, you get views and light from three sides.
Guests can also stay in the children’s rooms occasionally. Upstairs, you could then add an extra children’s and guest bathroom.
Maybe something along these lines. Surely there are endless ideas like this to be found online.
If it were my place, I would skip the guest/office room. I’m realizing more and more that almost everyone is constantly using computers. These devices have become an essential part of daily life. So why not just fully integrate them into the living room? The whole TV, YouTube, movies, network situation is basically all combined anyway.
Especially in narrow houses, I find it nicer if the office space is removed and instead a large living area spans the entire depth of the house. The feeling of space is better and less like a corridor. Also, you get views and light from three sides.
Guests can also stay in the children’s rooms occasionally. Upstairs, you could then add an extra children’s and guest bathroom.
Maybe something along these lines. Surely there are endless ideas like this to be found online.
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