ᐅ Floor plan for an urban villa approx. 140 sqm – tips and suggestions?
Created on: 29 Sep 2018 15:36
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Bizzy
Hello everyone,
I need a bit of help with my floor plan – feedback, tips, suggestions – anything is welcome!
I’m having a city villa built through a general contractor (10.25 x 9.15 meters (33.6 x 30 feet)). They already have a standard floor plan, but I don’t like it. Here are our wishes:
It’s almost impossible to fit all this into 140 sqm (1507 sq ft), so I need someone who understands floor plans better than I do. My biggest problem is the layout of the bathroom as well as the staircase (this will be a quarter-turn staircase, 16 steps, 19.5 cm (7.7 inches) riser height, 26 cm (10.2 inches) tread depth). Maybe too steep? I’m leaning towards adding a bay window at the entrance so that, because of the length of the staircase, there’s more space left in the living room – or even to increase the living area completely?
I need a bit of help with my floor plan – feedback, tips, suggestions – anything is welcome!
I’m having a city villa built through a general contractor (10.25 x 9.15 meters (33.6 x 30 feet)). They already have a standard floor plan, but I don’t like it. Here are our wishes:
- Gallery in the entrance area
- Open-plan kitchen and living area with pantry
- Guest toilet with shower
- Preferably 3 bedrooms (currently childless, but planning for children)
- Walk-in closet
It’s almost impossible to fit all this into 140 sqm (1507 sq ft), so I need someone who understands floor plans better than I do. My biggest problem is the layout of the bathroom as well as the staircase (this will be a quarter-turn staircase, 16 steps, 19.5 cm (7.7 inches) riser height, 26 cm (10.2 inches) tread depth). Maybe too steep? I’m leaning towards adding a bay window at the entrance so that, because of the length of the staircase, there’s more space left in the living room – or even to increase the living area completely?
Personally, I find floor plans without any labels somewhat difficult to follow. The porch roof appears rather exaggerated, comparable to a Formula 1 rear wing on a small three-cylinder car. And, as is often the case, I’m quite sure that less facade symmetry would add more character. Where exactly does the general contractor’s floor plan proposal fall short? The gallery completes the picture by consistently restyling the somewhat small urban villa into a substitute villa.
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What does the plot look like? Please mark the cardinal directions on the floor plans.
I think a ceiling height of 2.75m (9 feet) is excessive for a 140m² (1,507 sq ft) house. It’s a rather small house. Raising the ceiling disproportionately does not make it feel bigger. On the contrary – the staircase will take up significantly more space if it has to cover more height. In my opinion, a good height would be between 2.55m and 2.60m (8 feet 4 inches to 8 feet 6 inches) clear room height. The staircase would then be about 2.90m (9 feet 6 inches) high.
I don’t think a gallery in the entrance area is impossible. The question is whether it would truly deserve that name given the size of the house. What you have drawn is not a gallery, but more like a viewing hole. I think it’s nonsense to accept the disadvantage of losing access to the windows on the upper floor for that. Plus, in my opinion, it looks rather poor.
A gallery needs space to make an impact. I still see some possibilities for that on the ground floor, but it will be tight upstairs. With 3 bedrooms, a bathroom, and a walk-in closet, there is hardly anything left at 140m² (1,507 sq ft).
If we knew more about the plot, we could maybe figure out some options.
I think a ceiling height of 2.75m (9 feet) is excessive for a 140m² (1,507 sq ft) house. It’s a rather small house. Raising the ceiling disproportionately does not make it feel bigger. On the contrary – the staircase will take up significantly more space if it has to cover more height. In my opinion, a good height would be between 2.55m and 2.60m (8 feet 4 inches to 8 feet 6 inches) clear room height. The staircase would then be about 2.90m (9 feet 6 inches) high.
I don’t think a gallery in the entrance area is impossible. The question is whether it would truly deserve that name given the size of the house. What you have drawn is not a gallery, but more like a viewing hole. I think it’s nonsense to accept the disadvantage of losing access to the windows on the upper floor for that. Plus, in my opinion, it looks rather poor.
A gallery needs space to make an impact. I still see some possibilities for that on the ground floor, but it will be tight upstairs. With 3 bedrooms, a bathroom, and a walk-in closet, there is hardly anything left at 140m² (1,507 sq ft).
If we knew more about the plot, we could maybe figure out some options.
Here is a sketch for approximately the same floor area (93.8m² (1009 ft²)).
Since we don’t know anything about the plot, it might still be possible to mirror the layout so the children get sunlight.
The walk-in closet contains only a wardrobe; the other piece of furniture is a narrow sideboard to keep enough space for movement. The staircase does not have a landing!
Since we don’t know anything about the plot, it might still be possible to mirror the layout so the children get sunlight.
The walk-in closet contains only a wardrobe; the other piece of furniture is a narrow sideboard to keep enough space for movement. The staircase does not have a landing!
@kaho674 ... definitely better ... but @Bizzy, what’s so difficult about adding a site plan with a north arrow?
Also, look at the front of your house and imagine being the child who would live there with those two floor-to-ceiling windows ... or lying in the bathtub behind those two floor-to-ceiling windows. What will be the consequence of these windows? There will likely be a need for solid privacy screening in the lower area, so it would make sense to design the windows with the appropriate sill height. Also, consider cleaning those large gallery windows.
What kind of room is this supposed to be on the ground floor? Between the bathroom and the living room?
Also, look at the front of your house and imagine being the child who would live there with those two floor-to-ceiling windows ... or lying in the bathtub behind those two floor-to-ceiling windows. What will be the consequence of these windows? There will likely be a need for solid privacy screening in the lower area, so it would make sense to design the windows with the appropriate sill height. Also, consider cleaning those large gallery windows.
What kind of room is this supposed to be on the ground floor? Between the bathroom and the living room?
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Mottenhausen3 Oct 2018 11:51I don’t think the floor plan is bad; of course, there are still some minor adjustments to be made, but why should everyone build a standard cookie-cutter floor plan from typical production home catalogs?
Floor-to-ceiling windows allow small children to look outside, which is great. In the bathroom, you can also look out from the bathtub.
Floor-to-ceiling windows allow small children to look outside, which is great. In the bathroom, you can also look out from the bathtub.
Mottenhausen schrieb:
In the bathroom, you can also look out from the bathtub.Why? When do you take a bath? What do you want to achieve while bathing?
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