ᐅ Single-family house with a pitched roof, without a basement – feedback welcome
Created on: 1 Nov 2018 16:05
M
Milmay
Hello everyone,
We are planning to start building our single-family home next year. Currently, we are working on the floor plan, have tried several versions, and are quite satisfied with what we have so far.
I would appreciate it if you could share your opinions and feedback on the floor plan.
Development plan / restrictions:
Plot size: 445 sqm (4789 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.35
Floor area ratio: 0.7
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories plus attic conversion later
Roof style: gable roof
Maximum height: eaves height 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) on the street side
Heating: geothermal
Personal budget limit: 400,000
Client requirements:
No basement
Number of occupants: 2 adults and 3 children
Open kitchen with sliding door
Double garage
The attic will initially be used instead of a basement.
It will also house the heating system and utility room with washing machine and dryer.
Since our family plan is not yet final, an additional children's room could be added in the attic in the future.
We are planning to start building our single-family home next year. Currently, we are working on the floor plan, have tried several versions, and are quite satisfied with what we have so far.
I would appreciate it if you could share your opinions and feedback on the floor plan.
Development plan / restrictions:
Plot size: 445 sqm (4789 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.35
Floor area ratio: 0.7
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories plus attic conversion later
Roof style: gable roof
Maximum height: eaves height 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) on the street side
Heating: geothermal
Personal budget limit: 400,000
Client requirements:
No basement
Number of occupants: 2 adults and 3 children
Open kitchen with sliding door
Double garage
The attic will initially be used instead of a basement.
It will also house the heating system and utility room with washing machine and dryer.
Since our family plan is not yet final, an additional children's room could be added in the attic in the future.
Have you ever drawn your desired furniture to scale in the floor plan?
Where is the wardrobe for 5 to 6 people?
I don’t see any space for shoes, jackets, and bags.
What is the utility room intended for? You mentioned building services and laundry under the roof.
I wouldn’t want a door from the kitchen to the garage. Fire doors are either expensive and/or unattractive.
I would have omitted the kitchen/utility room corner and planned a proper pantry instead.
Do you really want such small and floor-to-ceiling windows?
The dressing room window is opposite the door.
Bathroom: no bathtub?
Only one washbasin?
What does the attic floor look like?
Where is the wardrobe for 5 to 6 people?
I don’t see any space for shoes, jackets, and bags.
What is the utility room intended for? You mentioned building services and laundry under the roof.
I wouldn’t want a door from the kitchen to the garage. Fire doors are either expensive and/or unattractive.
I would have omitted the kitchen/utility room corner and planned a proper pantry instead.
Do you really want such small and floor-to-ceiling windows?
The dressing room window is opposite the door.
Bathroom: no bathtub?
Only one washbasin?
What does the attic floor look like?
Hello,
the utility room is too small; you lack storage space.
Accessing the kitchen from the garage is not ideal either, as you bring garage air and dirt into the area where you want to prepare food.
In general, I would advise against entering the house through the garage, as I find it less secure. You will probably need to install a T30 fire door—these are functional doors, and I’m not sure if they come in an attractive design.
Are you planning the roof as a cold roof or will it already be insulated? A cold roof isn’t necessarily beneficial for the building services.
You might face some structural challenges because the ceiling will need to support a lot (we also have three children and a 300-liter (80-gallon) water tank, although on the ground floor).
Do you want to walk that far for laundry every time? With three children, there is a lot of laundry.
the utility room is too small; you lack storage space.
Accessing the kitchen from the garage is not ideal either, as you bring garage air and dirt into the area where you want to prepare food.
In general, I would advise against entering the house through the garage, as I find it less secure. You will probably need to install a T30 fire door—these are functional doors, and I’m not sure if they come in an attractive design.
Are you planning the roof as a cold roof or will it already be insulated? A cold roof isn’t necessarily beneficial for the building services.
You might face some structural challenges because the ceiling will need to support a lot (we also have three children and a 300-liter (80-gallon) water tank, although on the ground floor).
Do you want to walk that far for laundry every time? With three children, there is a lot of laundry.
The utility room on the ground floor is designated for the house connections and is also used as a cloakroom.
We would like to keep the door in the kitchen and set up a storage room in that space. We will separate the room from the garage.
In the bathroom, the bathtub is planned immediately to the left behind the door.
We are not completely satisfied with the windows yet.
We would like to keep the door in the kitchen and set up a storage room in that space. We will separate the room from the garage.
In the bathroom, the bathtub is planned immediately to the left behind the door.
We are not completely satisfied with the windows yet.
Well then...
First: furnish the floor plan. To scale. This will probably be most interesting in the kitchen and living area on the ground floor. The kitchen might be difficult to furnish due to the distances involved.
What is the utility room (HAR) intended for, if the heating system is planned for the attic? Could the recess into the kitchen possibly be omitted?
Where is the wardrobe space for 5, possibly 6 people planned?
What do you expect from the door from the garage into the kitchen? I imagine it could become quite a dirt trap, and then you would have to pass through the dining area with dirty shoes to put away shoes and jackets.
Is there supposed to be an additional bathroom in the upper floor? For 6 people, I would rather skip the walk-in closet and instead plan a children’s bathroom.
Child bedroom 3 is significantly smaller than the other rooms, especially since the entrance area is basically lost—you can't reasonably place anything there. This would become obvious if you had already added furniture. The same applies to the walk-in closet, which won’t have much wardrobe space due to the unfavorable position of the window—or is that supposed to be a patio door leading to a roof terrace?
I find the sizes of the children’s rooms too uneven. A corridor width of about 1.1 m (3.6 ft) is quite narrow.
Why do you want to separate the toilet like that? Also furnish the bathroom. It seems large, but where will the bathtub, a double sink, and additionally a cabinet or shelf for the belongings of 5–6 people fit (if you decide against a second bathroom)?
How will the drainage be handled?
First: furnish the floor plan. To scale. This will probably be most interesting in the kitchen and living area on the ground floor. The kitchen might be difficult to furnish due to the distances involved.
What is the utility room (HAR) intended for, if the heating system is planned for the attic? Could the recess into the kitchen possibly be omitted?
Where is the wardrobe space for 5, possibly 6 people planned?
What do you expect from the door from the garage into the kitchen? I imagine it could become quite a dirt trap, and then you would have to pass through the dining area with dirty shoes to put away shoes and jackets.
Is there supposed to be an additional bathroom in the upper floor? For 6 people, I would rather skip the walk-in closet and instead plan a children’s bathroom.
Child bedroom 3 is significantly smaller than the other rooms, especially since the entrance area is basically lost—you can't reasonably place anything there. This would become obvious if you had already added furniture. The same applies to the walk-in closet, which won’t have much wardrobe space due to the unfavorable position of the window—or is that supposed to be a patio door leading to a roof terrace?
I find the sizes of the children’s rooms too uneven. A corridor width of about 1.1 m (3.6 ft) is quite narrow.
Why do you want to separate the toilet like that? Also furnish the bathroom. It seems large, but where will the bathtub, a double sink, and additionally a cabinet or shelf for the belongings of 5–6 people fit (if you decide against a second bathroom)?
How will the drainage be handled?
I just noticed that there is supposed to be a partition wall between the dining and kitchen areas. That leaves about 3.2 meters (10.5 feet) for the dining table, if I have read it correctly. I think that is definitely too little space because when a 1-meter-wide (3.3 feet) table is fully occupied, it is almost impossible to pass behind the chairs.
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