ᐅ Floor Plan: Single-Family Home 5.60 x 15.80 meters Do you have any ideas?

• On the ground floor, have a shared technical room and a toilet. “That’s not usually done” – so what. It won’t scare off guests, it’s enough for urgent needs when coming home, and otherwise, you just go upstairs.
• Laundry-related tasks are better accommodated upstairs anyway.
• Now consider placing a straight staircase as a room divider right in the middle of the house – I know this from a similarly narrow house owned by a friend – the effect is simply fantastic!
• On one side of the staircase, place the kitchen and a dining table, which in normal use stands with its long side against the staircase (for two people…), while the living space is on the other side.
• The staircase leads to an “office corridor” from which compact rooms are accessible: bedroom, bathroom, guest room, and a small room for the washing machine, etc.
• It would be great if you could build an additional full floor; then the bedroom with a roof terrace would be one level higher, and the work area would be larger.
• With an attic floor and a low knee wall, the bedroom option upstairs can also be designed.
• With this construction approach, pay attention to acoustic elements – this radically open design requires some consideration.
• A garage next to the house potentially blocks a lot of light – similar to a terraced (row) house.
• If you plan to stay in the house for a long time, design the rooms so that you can add an external elevator later.

11ant schrieb:

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Then it's clear: let him worry about whether he can build something good enough for someone, and just keep looking. You can find something better than such a tightly tied belt anywhere, if I may freely quote the Bremen Town Musicians

Bertram100 schrieb:

I find it a very charming house in terms of layout (maybe the open-plan area could be redesigned to create a larger kitchen). In our city, there are plenty of houses that are 5.00 m wide (16 ft). They are all very charming and nicely designed inside. I even think I find smaller rooms (as long as they remain functional) somehow "nicer." I have never felt uncomfortable in any of the narrow houses I’ve been in. In contrast, I have in larger ones.
Maybe some daylight could be brought into the ground floor through the roof (with a Solatube or something similar).

I don’t find the bathroom small at all. Bath, shower, large sink. Everything is there and there’s still room to put things down and move around. I have never had a 9 sqm (97 sq ft) bathroom. I currently have one that is 7 sqm (75 sq ft) and that’s really enough for comfortable movement and placing everything.

RomeoZwo schrieb:

Search for Schwabenhaus FAME-E-104. It is 6m (20 feet) wide, but might give you some ideas.
I think moving the entrance on the garage side more towards the center of the house has advantages for the room layout. I would also experiment with a double spiral staircase opposite that...
What wall thicknesses does the house have? With the limited width, it’s very important to keep them as thin as possible.

hampshire schrieb:

Are you willing to try something radical? If so, you can turn a difficult situation into a real gem. But it has to fit your life as a couple. Here are a few thoughts:

• On the ground floor, have a shared space for the building services and a toilet. "That’s not usually done" – so what. It won’t scare off any guests, it’s enough for urgent needs when coming home, and otherwise you just go upstairs.
• Housekeeping areas for things like laundry are better located upstairs anyway.
• Now consider placing a straight staircase as a room divider in the middle of the house – I know this from a similarly narrow house a friend owns – the effect is really great!
• On one side of the staircase, place the kitchen and a dining table, which normally sits with its long side against the stairs (for two people...), and on the other side is the living area.
• The staircase leads to an “office corridor” from which compact rooms are accessible: bedroom, bathroom, guest room, and a small room for the washing machine, etc.
• It would be great if you could build an additional full floor; then the bedroom with a roof terrace would be one level above, and the work area could be larger.
• With an attic having a low knee wall, the option of placing the bedroom upstairs can also be designed.
• Keep in mind acoustic elements with this building style – this radically open design needs some attention here.
• A garage next to the house potentially blocks a lot of light – similar to a terraced house.
• If you plan to live in the house for a long time, design the rooms so that you can later add an external lift.