Hello everyone,
We have already made good progress with the floor plan for a single-family house (see image of the ground floor).
A friend of ours mentioned that the corridor leading to the kitchen/living area on the ground floor, with rough construction dimensions of 1.07 and 1.16 meters (3.5 and 3.8 feet), seems too narrow from his point of view. He suggested that we should make the house at least 25 centimeters (10 inches) wider to allow more space here. However, we would prefer to avoid this with regard to costs, as the house, measuring about 9.0 x 12.5 meters (30 x 41 feet), is already quite large and fully covers our desired room layout.
Do you see any significant reason to consider that the corridor width in the hallway is too narrow and that we should revise the plan?
Many thanks and best regards
ufr
We have already made good progress with the floor plan for a single-family house (see image of the ground floor).
A friend of ours mentioned that the corridor leading to the kitchen/living area on the ground floor, with rough construction dimensions of 1.07 and 1.16 meters (3.5 and 3.8 feet), seems too narrow from his point of view. He suggested that we should make the house at least 25 centimeters (10 inches) wider to allow more space here. However, we would prefer to avoid this with regard to costs, as the house, measuring about 9.0 x 12.5 meters (30 x 41 feet), is already quite large and fully covers our desired room layout.
Do you see any significant reason to consider that the corridor width in the hallway is too narrow and that we should revise the plan?
Many thanks and best regards
ufr
ufr123 schrieb:
Due to the issue with the corridor width, we have already reduced the originally planned floor-to-ceiling height from 2.61 m to 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in), Ouch. You want 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) for the ground floor? For such a large house, I think that's rather inappropriate. I see three home offices now. Would it be possible to do without the one on the ground floor?Kaho is responsible for drawing the plans. She is better at it.
I would remove the shower on the ground floor. 75 cm (30 inches) is very narrow. Shower trays from the 1980s are wider.
Remove the study on the ground floor.
Make the kitchen narrower. The distance between the work lines is too wide.
Plan the cloakroom so that shoes and jackets are kept slightly apart. Install a built-in wardrobe under the stairs. There are several examples here or on Pinterest.
Provide a proper storage room near the kitchen.
Open-plan kitchen-living area with a deep peninsula.
Separate living room with hallway access.
The staircase needs to be relocated. Possibly rotate it by 90 degrees.
If the staircase changes, there will be changes on the upper floor.
In that case, I would combine the dressing room with the master bedroom.
I would remove the shower on the ground floor. 75 cm (30 inches) is very narrow. Shower trays from the 1980s are wider.
Remove the study on the ground floor.
Make the kitchen narrower. The distance between the work lines is too wide.
Plan the cloakroom so that shoes and jackets are kept slightly apart. Install a built-in wardrobe under the stairs. There are several examples here or on Pinterest.
Provide a proper storage room near the kitchen.
Open-plan kitchen-living area with a deep peninsula.
Separate living room with hallway access.
The staircase needs to be relocated. Possibly rotate it by 90 degrees.
If the staircase changes, there will be changes on the upper floor.
In that case, I would combine the dressing room with the master bedroom.
haydee schrieb:
Kaho is responsible for drawing the plans. She’s better at it.Thanks for the compliment, but I won’t be available at all this weekend...I don’t see any garden access from the kitchen or dining area. Are you aware that the access from the terrace to the kitchen is usually more important? -> BBQ, coffee, kids’ party?
I find it unfortunate that the living room doesn’t have access to the hallway, but does have access to the garden. In this way, you block off the garden. There is no proper connection.
The shelves in the hallway, placed in the middle, confuse me completely. Built-in closets in the hallway should be enough for bags and shoes. That’s the trade-off when building with a basement. Be careful not to clutter your hallway.
Despite the huge size of the house, I see fairly compact rooms upstairs.
Do you really need two separate offices plus a guest room? Most of the time, these rooms will remain unused. You might want to consider combining the home office and guest room. Upstairs, I would remove the office, use the space for a dressing room, and rotate the staircase to benefit from it. A half-landing staircase is also chosen because of its visual appeal. With all these closed rooms, you don’t benefit from it at all.
If necessary, swap the guest WC and storage room (pay attention to the coat closet) and possibly swap living room and kitchen.
I find it unfortunate that the living room doesn’t have access to the hallway, but does have access to the garden. In this way, you block off the garden. There is no proper connection.
The shelves in the hallway, placed in the middle, confuse me completely. Built-in closets in the hallway should be enough for bags and shoes. That’s the trade-off when building with a basement. Be careful not to clutter your hallway.
Despite the huge size of the house, I see fairly compact rooms upstairs.
Do you really need two separate offices plus a guest room? Most of the time, these rooms will remain unused. You might want to consider combining the home office and guest room. Upstairs, I would remove the office, use the space for a dressing room, and rotate the staircase to benefit from it. A half-landing staircase is also chosen because of its visual appeal. With all these closed rooms, you don’t benefit from it at all.
If necessary, swap the guest WC and storage room (pay attention to the coat closet) and possibly swap living room and kitchen.
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