Hello everyone,
We have a plot where we are allowed to build a semi-detached house. The exterior dimensions can be a maximum of 7 m x 10 m (23 ft x 33 ft), with 2 full floors.
We have visited several carpentry companies (we want to build with solid wood) to get quotes. Each one designed a slightly different plan, but in all of them the children's rooms are quite small (between 11 and 12 square meters (118 to 129 square feet)).
Our requirements were:
- Ground floor with living/dining area, kitchen (preferably also separated), bathroom with shower, pantry
- Upper floor with one bedroom, 2 children's rooms, and a bathroom with shower + bathtub.
A basement is also planned, as the floor plan is already quite small. It will house a hobby room and a boiler room.
My question now:
Is it not possible to get larger children’s rooms with these exterior dimensions? Or has anyone built something similar with a completely different floor plan?
If more space really isn’t possible, is 11 square meters (118 square feet) enough for one child?
We have a plot where we are allowed to build a semi-detached house. The exterior dimensions can be a maximum of 7 m x 10 m (23 ft x 33 ft), with 2 full floors.
We have visited several carpentry companies (we want to build with solid wood) to get quotes. Each one designed a slightly different plan, but in all of them the children's rooms are quite small (between 11 and 12 square meters (118 to 129 square feet)).
Our requirements were:
- Ground floor with living/dining area, kitchen (preferably also separated), bathroom with shower, pantry
- Upper floor with one bedroom, 2 children's rooms, and a bathroom with shower + bathtub.
A basement is also planned, as the floor plan is already quite small. It will house a hobby room and a boiler room.
My question now:
Is it not possible to get larger children’s rooms with these exterior dimensions? Or has anyone built something similar with a completely different floor plan?
If more space really isn’t possible, is 11 square meters (118 square feet) enough for one child?
Spunk schrieb:
As an alternative floor plan: Nice, but 10 x 7 is 10 x 7 and not 10.6 x 7.4.
kaho674 schrieb:
Nice, but 10 by 7 is 10 by 7 and not 10.6 by 7.4. To me, this doesn’t fundamentally prevent the proposal from being translatable here. Or do you see something tight or barely fitting in the overall dimensions?
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11ant schrieb:
This does not seem to fundamentally prevent the feasibility of the proposal here. Or do you see any issues with the overall dimensions being too tight? Doors could be a problem. It would need to be tested. Are these 10cm (4 inches) walls? The exterior walls also appear quite narrow. Is it even possible to build something like this? What is actually the minimum? 24cm (9.5 inches) plus plaster? I'm not familiar with that. It surely won’t be a timber stud wall.
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You have to sweat out the 40 or 60 cm (16 or 24 inches).
I like the upper floor here, with children’s rooms and bedrooms, and bathrooms on different sides. There’s also a walk-in closet. The ground floor is so-so... a utility room isn’t really needed... instead there is a gable entrance. With this size, there are only compromises. I also prefer the other one from Michael with the entrance on the eaves side on the ground floor.
But planning something small and practical is more difficult.
You have to sweat out the 40 or 60 cm (16 or 24 inches).
I like the upper floor here, with children’s rooms and bedrooms, and bathrooms on different sides. There’s also a walk-in closet. The ground floor is so-so... a utility room isn’t really needed... instead there is a gable entrance. With this size, there are only compromises. I also prefer the other one from Michael with the entrance on the eaves side on the ground floor.
But planning something small and practical is more difficult.
Should I mention that our end terraced house had a sort of bay without windows on the upper side? This effectively widened the upper floor by half, by 60cm (24 inches). I specifically say bay, even though it was more of a stylish protrusion, because a bay, I believe, is counted within the floor area ratio. Just a heads-up – architects have quite a few options there.
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