ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 150 sqm Single-Family Home – Tips for Improvement?
Created on: 22 Jan 2019 13:30
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Franky73
Hello everyone,
we are in the process of building a single-family house with a basement suitable for living. This is the design we have come up with. I would like to hear from you if you see any possibilities for improvements.
On the ground floor, there is a side entrance door on the right. The carport will be located there.
In the basement living area, the children's rooms face south. From there, it should be possible to access the terrace and the garden.
I look forward to your tips and suggestions!
we are in the process of building a single-family house with a basement suitable for living. This is the design we have come up with. I would like to hear from you if you see any possibilities for improvements.
On the ground floor, there is a side entrance door on the right. The carport will be located there.
In the basement living area, the children's rooms face south. From there, it should be possible to access the terrace and the garden.
I look forward to your tips and suggestions!
Once again in detail
If we now consider a cloakroom area or part of a room that you convert into a guest WC => more walls, door, tiles, labor, rough-in plumbing, sanitary fixtures, mirror, toilet paper holder, electrical installation, and vanity cabinet.
You’re looking at an estimated cost starting from €3,000 for the guest WC.
Franky73 schrieb:
Yes, a guest WC with 2m² (22 sq ft) could be removed, but would that really make a big difference?
If we now consider a cloakroom area or part of a room that you convert into a guest WC => more walls, door, tiles, labor, rough-in plumbing, sanitary fixtures, mirror, toilet paper holder, electrical installation, and vanity cabinet.
You’re looking at an estimated cost starting from €3,000 for the guest WC.
The staircase was changed in some of the proposals. I have to agree with Franky that the upper floor wasn’t as good anymore, and the master suite (which must include a walk-in closet) was no longer as planned.
Pay close attention to the weather exposure. In our case, the terrace is located on the weather-facing side, while the front door is well protected. The north side always remains dry.
Take advantage of the good weather and check which direction it comes from on your plot.
Pay close attention to the weather exposure. In our case, the terrace is located on the weather-facing side, while the front door is well protected. The north side always remains dry.
Take advantage of the good weather and check which direction it comes from on your plot.
I’ll try again with the "sender-receiver" concept.
The entire thread isn’t going very well. Personally, I think there are several reasons for this, and it didn’t start off particularly smoothly either.
That said, a few notes...
No, there isn’t an architect here, but some users have been working with floor plans for years. They review and modify many designs and receive corresponding feedback from others who have come up with better plans for themselves. So the “collective experience” here shouldn’t be underestimated and is definitely more significant than someone who has never or only occasionally dealt with this topic.
The tone? Yes... I have read much harsher discussions. You just shouldn’t be too sensitive—after all, this is an internet forum. That doesn’t mean every comment is correct, but... you can’t expect everything to be sugar-coated.
Response... there have been quite a few very constructive suggestions and critiques shared here. You @Franky73 have only addressed some of the follow-up questions to a limited extent. That doesn’t exactly motivate the other users.
I still believe the “biggest problem” lies in the combination of an overloaded room program together with the fact that you find it difficult to imagine what impact individual changes will have on the floor plan.
You can’t just keep everything and change only the staircase.
Omitting a 2sqm (22 sq ft) guest toilet could actually simplify the entire design.
When the “creative” users here get the impression that, despite the arguments (which were plenty), you insist on certain things, they quickly lose interest.
The entire thread isn’t going very well. Personally, I think there are several reasons for this, and it didn’t start off particularly smoothly either.
That said, a few notes...
No, there isn’t an architect here, but some users have been working with floor plans for years. They review and modify many designs and receive corresponding feedback from others who have come up with better plans for themselves. So the “collective experience” here shouldn’t be underestimated and is definitely more significant than someone who has never or only occasionally dealt with this topic.
The tone? Yes... I have read much harsher discussions. You just shouldn’t be too sensitive—after all, this is an internet forum. That doesn’t mean every comment is correct, but... you can’t expect everything to be sugar-coated.
Response... there have been quite a few very constructive suggestions and critiques shared here. You @Franky73 have only addressed some of the follow-up questions to a limited extent. That doesn’t exactly motivate the other users.
I still believe the “biggest problem” lies in the combination of an overloaded room program together with the fact that you find it difficult to imagine what impact individual changes will have on the floor plan.
You can’t just keep everything and change only the staircase.
Omitting a 2sqm (22 sq ft) guest toilet could actually simplify the entire design.
When the “creative” users here get the impression that, despite the arguments (which were plenty), you insist on certain things, they quickly lose interest.
chand1986 schrieb:
If you now say: The small bathroom could be removed and these stair designs are acceptable to us: x, y, z,... that makes quite a difference!... and that is exactly what I have done!face26 schrieb:
I still believe the "biggest problem" lies in the combination of an overloaded room program together with the difficulty you have in imagining how individual changes will impact the floor plan.
Leaving everything as is but just changing the staircase doesn’t work.
Removing a 2sqm (22 sq ft) guest bathroom can actually ease the entire design.
When the "creative" contributors here get the impression that, despite arguments (and there were plenty), you insist on certain things... they quickly lose interest.Great summary, really!
Still, I was asked about our preferences, and unfortunately, some people overlook these wishes or join the discussion without carefully reading what was requested. Of course, with so many pages, that’s not always easy—I’ve also noticed this when questions come up like “which page was that on?”
Objectively speaking, it’s also true that everyone, myself included, tends to insist on their own version and is not open to other ideas or suggestions for improvement.
Once again, many of the ideas here have helped us, otherwise, we wouldn’t have swapped the location of the kitchen and the living room. So I have already accepted some of your suggestions!
"kaho674 schrieb:
Long story short: You can build it as shown in #145. If the TV being near the bedroom is an issue, just make the wall thicker or swap the bedroom and bathroom. Done.I find that constructive! Thanks for that!
"kaho674 schrieb:
I'm curious to see how much the groundwork will cost.Why? Everything has already been removed free of charge! They could, in theory and practice, start work any day!
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