ᐅ Floor plan design for a single-family detached country house without a basement, 144 sqm
Created on: 26 Feb 2020 11:27
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Jnble2020
Hello everyone!
We would be very grateful to receive feedback on our current floor plan and site planning progress.
We are a family of four with two children aged 4 and 7. We are building in a rural area.
Additionally, a sliding door will be installed between the kitchen and the living area.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 672m2 (7228 sq ft)
No slope
Building zone, building line, and boundaries: no defined building zone
Maximum perimeter development: 9m (30 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2
Maximum number of floors: 2
Roof pitch: at least 18 degrees
Architectural style: free choice
Orientation: north - south
Maximum heights / limits: none specified
Other requirements: none specified
Client Requirements
Country house style
1.5 stories, no basement
4 people: ages 30, 27, 7, 4
Office: for family use
Maximum overnight guests: mainly friends of the children
Enclosed architecture
Conservative construction method
Dining seats: 6
Carport
House Design
Designer: planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? Flexibility in the living area (with the sliding door), equally sized children's rooms, spacious hallway on the upper floor for a reading corner
What do you not like? Why? Possibly the children's rooms are too small? Utility room too small?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 202,000
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 230,000
Preferred heating system: underfloor heating
If you had to give up something, which features or extensions could you do without?
- Could give up: bay window
- Could not give up: front gable
Why did the design turn out the way it did? For example:
Standard design from the planner? Standard as a basis but slightly adjusted.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion? Despite the relatively small space, everyone finds their place and everything has been considered.
Thank you very much
We would be very grateful to receive feedback on our current floor plan and site planning progress.
We are a family of four with two children aged 4 and 7. We are building in a rural area.
Additionally, a sliding door will be installed between the kitchen and the living area.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 672m2 (7228 sq ft)
No slope
Building zone, building line, and boundaries: no defined building zone
Maximum perimeter development: 9m (30 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2
Maximum number of floors: 2
Roof pitch: at least 18 degrees
Architectural style: free choice
Orientation: north - south
Maximum heights / limits: none specified
Other requirements: none specified
Client Requirements
Country house style
1.5 stories, no basement
4 people: ages 30, 27, 7, 4
Office: for family use
Maximum overnight guests: mainly friends of the children
Enclosed architecture
Conservative construction method
Dining seats: 6
Carport
House Design
Designer: planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? Flexibility in the living area (with the sliding door), equally sized children's rooms, spacious hallway on the upper floor for a reading corner
What do you not like? Why? Possibly the children's rooms are too small? Utility room too small?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 202,000
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 230,000
Preferred heating system: underfloor heating
If you had to give up something, which features or extensions could you do without?
- Could give up: bay window
- Could not give up: front gable
Why did the design turn out the way it did? For example:
Standard design from the planner? Standard as a basis but slightly adjusted.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion? Despite the relatively small space, everyone finds their place and everything has been considered.
Thank you very much
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Jnble202026 Feb 2020 15:41Curly schrieb:
I still can’t imagine how the cloakroom and shoes for four people will fit into that small utility room. We have a shoe rack that is 2m (6.5 ft) wide and 1.20m (4 ft) high, and a wardrobe in the hallway that is 1.75m (5.7 ft) wide and 60cm (2 ft) deep—and that’s only used by three people. You should measure everything carefully beforehand; later the room will be full of the water tank, heating system, pipes, and meter cabinets, leaving you with hardly any space. If everyone in the north enters through the utility room, I would plan it larger. I also see difficulties fitting a dining table in the kitchen given its width.
Best regards,
Sabine We will measure everything carefully and then see how it goes. We don’t have as many shoes and coats either. Right now we manage with much less space...
Regarding the utility room: I completely understand wanting a door there as a secondary entrance. But take the space considerations seriously—technical equipment takes up a lot of room! For this reason, we moved our secondary entrance to the kitchen right next door—two meters (6.5 feet) further to walk, but still better than crossing the entire house. Also, a utility room that serves as a passageway provides significantly less storage space.
Coat area: Do your guests really all come through the utility room and hang their coats there? Or do you never actually use the main entrance? An open coat area is not only untidy but also takes up a lot of space!
Coat area: Do your guests really all come through the utility room and hang their coats there? Or do you never actually use the main entrance? An open coat area is not only untidy but also takes up a lot of space!
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Jnble202026 Feb 2020 15:57Would it be better to relocate the connections for the washing machine and dryer into or to the dressing/ironing room? To use the storage room under the stairs with shelves for shoes? To ease the load on the utility room?
@Lenschke Of course, guests will enter through the main entrance. For occasional use, we are imagining a couple of simple wall hooks.
However, we are open to other suggestions. Access through the kitchen might be difficult to implement in our case.
@Lenschke Of course, guests will enter through the main entrance. For occasional use, we are imagining a couple of simple wall hooks.
However, we are open to other suggestions. Access through the kitchen might be difficult to implement in our case.
I would swap the bedroom and the walk-in closet. Even if you say you both get up at the same time, that can change. It’s enough if one person is ill and needs rest. Also, you tend to go in and out of the walk-in closet more often than the bedroom, so it would be more practical in terms of movement flow. I would consider placing the washing machine inside the walk-in closet. This eases the space situation downstairs, and you can do laundry where it generates. If ironing is also done there, even better. I don’t accept noise or water damage concerns as valid arguments.
Is the shower about 90x90cm (35x35 inches)? Without a door, it probably won’t work. You should have at least a 120cm (47 inch) wall there. I would rotate the bathtub as indicated by the dotted lines, to create more space in front of the sink. Possibly a double vanity if four people use the bathroom.
Do you want a table in the kitchen as shown? I would fully open up the kitchen rather than just having a passage if you don’t want a door anyway. Have you already planned the kitchen? I find the room challenging to furnish. Definitely start thinking about it now!
I don’t like the slanted wall towards the living room, nor the plan to place the sofa with its back to the window. I think it’s nicer to be able to look outside from the sofa. I would either arrange the sofa so the TV is on the lower wall. You’d probably need to move the door in that case.
Is the shower about 90x90cm (35x35 inches)? Without a door, it probably won’t work. You should have at least a 120cm (47 inch) wall there. I would rotate the bathtub as indicated by the dotted lines, to create more space in front of the sink. Possibly a double vanity if four people use the bathroom.
Do you want a table in the kitchen as shown? I would fully open up the kitchen rather than just having a passage if you don’t want a door anyway. Have you already planned the kitchen? I find the room challenging to furnish. Definitely start thinking about it now!
I don’t like the slanted wall towards the living room, nor the plan to place the sofa with its back to the window. I think it’s nicer to be able to look outside from the sofa. I would either arrange the sofa so the TV is on the lower wall. You’d probably need to move the door in that case.
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Jnble202026 Feb 2020 16:17Pinky0301 schrieb:
I would swap the bedroom and the walk-in closet. Even if you say you get up at the same time, that can change. It only takes one person being sick and needing rest. Also, you tend to go in and out of the walk-in closet more often than the bedroom, so it would be more practical for circulation. I would consider putting the washing machine in the walk-in closet. It eases the space situation downstairs and you can do laundry where it’s generated. If you also iron there, even better. I don’t accept noise concerns or fear of water damage as arguments.
Is the shower about 90 x 90? Without a door, that probably won’t work. You should have at least 120cm (47 inches) of wall there. I would rotate the bathtub as indicated by the dashed lines to free up more space in front of the washbasin. Possibly a double sink if 4 people use the bathroom.
Is there supposed to be a table in the kitchen as drawn? I would open it up completely, not just with a passage, especially if you don’t want a door anyway. Have you already planned a kitchen? I find the room tricky to furnish. Definitely start thinking about it now!
I’m not so keen on the angled wall facing the living room. And placing the sofa with its back to the window. I think it’s nicer when you can look outside from the sofa. I would position the sofa so the TV is on the lower wall. Then you might have to move the door. Switching the rooms is an option. But then the toilet flush would be practically next to the bed… Is that too noisy?
Putting the washing machine in the walk-in closet is also an idea, as I mentioned above.
The kitchen is planned. There will be a door—a sliding door. We’re thinking of adding a counter with integrated storage. Since we eat in the dining room anyway, it’s just a spot for quick coffee or for the kids to have breakfast before kindergarten or school, with two bar stools.
The shower is 90 x 130cm (35 x 51 inches), and the bathtub will go, as dashed, under the windows to make space for two sinks.
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