ᐅ Floor Plan Optimization for a Single-Family Home of Approximately 150 sqm on a Small Plot
Created on: 18 Aug 2020 20:31
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Hello everyone,
After what felt like forever, we finally received the floor plan (without exact dimensions) today from our preferred general contractor. Although the planner noted our requests during the meeting, some of them don’t seem to have been fully incorporated.
The price offer will be prepared once the floor plan is finalized, especially if the size increases.
I would like to share the floor plan with you and hear your suggestions for improvements!
Development plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 389sqm (4187 sq ft)
Sloping site
Site coverage ratio 0.35
Floor area ratio 0.70
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: City villa
Basement, number of stories: 2 stories, no basement
Number of occupants, ages: 3 persons (44, 38, 9)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Kitchen, living room, guest WC, utility room, and if possible, a small office
Office: family use or home office?
Guests for overnight stays vary widely
Open or closed architecture partly/partly
Conservative or modern style: a healthy mix of both
Open kitchen, kitchen island: semi-open kitchen, kitchen island not mandatory
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: possibly
Music / stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace
Garage, carport
Utility garden, greenhouse, garden for pleasant evenings
Additional wishes / special features / daily routines, including reasons why certain elements are wanted or not
We want a larger but semi-open kitchen because I cook and/or bake daily. A pantry would be great but I would also give it up if it means more counter space in the kitchen.
Ideally, I would like a laundry room on the upper floor since all the laundry tasks happen upstairs.
House design
Planner:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? Pantry room,
In the upper floor, the bedroom does not directly adjoin the children’s rooms
What do you dislike? Why?
Kitchen accessible only through the living room, hallway seems like wasted space??, kitchen counter size too small,
Cost estimate by architect/planner: still open, to follow after floor plan and house size are finalized
Personal budget limit for the house including fixtures and fittings:
Preferred heating system:
If you had to compromise, on which details / additions
- Could you do without: walk-in closet
- Could you not do without: “larger” kitchen
Why is the design the way it is now?
The general contractor’s planner asked about our preferences and created the floor plan accordingly. Apparently, an office didn’t fit. The requirement was that we ideally don’t want more than 150sqm (1615 sq ft), a kitchen size of at least 13sqm (140 sq ft) would be nice, and if possible, no straight staircase.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes?
The hallway seems to take up too much space without much utility, the kitchen feels too small.
The walk-in closet is “enclosed” and should be accessible via the corridor.
We like that the children’s rooms are exactly the same size. The future child planning is currently flexible.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
How can we make the kitchen accessible through the hallway and semi-open, without making it too small?
Would a different staircase allow for a better layout?
Or are our wishes not feasible within 150sqm?
Thanks in advance!
After what felt like forever, we finally received the floor plan (without exact dimensions) today from our preferred general contractor. Although the planner noted our requests during the meeting, some of them don’t seem to have been fully incorporated.
The price offer will be prepared once the floor plan is finalized, especially if the size increases.
I would like to share the floor plan with you and hear your suggestions for improvements!
Development plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 389sqm (4187 sq ft)
Sloping site
Site coverage ratio 0.35
Floor area ratio 0.70
Building envelope, building line, and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: City villa
Basement, number of stories: 2 stories, no basement
Number of occupants, ages: 3 persons (44, 38, 9)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Kitchen, living room, guest WC, utility room, and if possible, a small office
Office: family use or home office?
Guests for overnight stays vary widely
Open or closed architecture partly/partly
Conservative or modern style: a healthy mix of both
Open kitchen, kitchen island: semi-open kitchen, kitchen island not mandatory
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: possibly
Music / stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace
Garage, carport
Utility garden, greenhouse, garden for pleasant evenings
Additional wishes / special features / daily routines, including reasons why certain elements are wanted or not
We want a larger but semi-open kitchen because I cook and/or bake daily. A pantry would be great but I would also give it up if it means more counter space in the kitchen.
Ideally, I would like a laundry room on the upper floor since all the laundry tasks happen upstairs.
House design
Planner:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? Pantry room,
In the upper floor, the bedroom does not directly adjoin the children’s rooms
What do you dislike? Why?
Kitchen accessible only through the living room, hallway seems like wasted space??, kitchen counter size too small,
Cost estimate by architect/planner: still open, to follow after floor plan and house size are finalized
Personal budget limit for the house including fixtures and fittings:
Preferred heating system:
If you had to compromise, on which details / additions
- Could you do without: walk-in closet
- Could you not do without: “larger” kitchen
Why is the design the way it is now?
The general contractor’s planner asked about our preferences and created the floor plan accordingly. Apparently, an office didn’t fit. The requirement was that we ideally don’t want more than 150sqm (1615 sq ft), a kitchen size of at least 13sqm (140 sq ft) would be nice, and if possible, no straight staircase.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes?
The hallway seems to take up too much space without much utility, the kitchen feels too small.
The walk-in closet is “enclosed” and should be accessible via the corridor.
We like that the children’s rooms are exactly the same size. The future child planning is currently flexible.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
How can we make the kitchen accessible through the hallway and semi-open, without making it too small?
Would a different staircase allow for a better layout?
Or are our wishes not feasible within 150sqm?
Thanks in advance!
I find the kitchen unnecessarily large at 16 m2 (172 sq ft) without a dining area. There is a free space of 2 x 2.5 m (6.5 x 8.2 ft) in the center. Unless you are regularly working there as a group of four, I would consider a tall cabinet wall at the top of the plan, a sink on the left side or in the corner, and an island at the bottom of the plan, moving the island one meter (3.3 ft) up.
The access from the hallway could possibly be removed, or just a side-by-side unit placed on the right side of the plan.
The access from the hallway could possibly be removed, or just a side-by-side unit placed on the right side of the plan.
Scout schrieb:
I think the kitchen is unnecessarily large at 16 m² (170 sq ft) without a dining area. I do like having a big kitchen, but without a separate dining space, I also find it unnecessarily large.
Now it’s ending up the same way as with @Shiny86... We’re back to square one.
There won’t be a separate study.
If, against all odds, a second child arrives, the whole home office topic will be off the table anyway—until then, the second room upstairs can be set up as a workspace.
Today I’m meeting with the architect again for a crisis meeting.
The new drawings are here!
I think they look really good! However, I’d appreciate it if anyone notices anything inconsistent.
Additionally, it’s about the windows. I would like to hear your opinions on whether anything can be optimized there.
In any case, the kitchen window should be changed to a horizontal strip window.
I am also considering increasing the size of the west-facing windows in the bedroom and children’s room to 1 meter (3.3 feet).
The window in the children’s room on the east side should also be 1 meter (3.3 feet).
Since there are several windows in the room, it probably won’t get too dark, but what do you think?
I think they look really good! However, I’d appreciate it if anyone notices anything inconsistent.
Additionally, it’s about the windows. I would like to hear your opinions on whether anything can be optimized there.
In any case, the kitchen window should be changed to a horizontal strip window.
I am also considering increasing the size of the west-facing windows in the bedroom and children’s room to 1 meter (3.3 feet).
The window in the children’s room on the east side should also be 1 meter (3.3 feet).
Since there are several windows in the room, it probably won’t get too dark, but what do you think?
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Nice-Nofret5 Sep 2020 10:38Why do you want to have only a strip of lighting in the main working area of the house, meaning the kitchen, instead of as much natural daylight as possible?
What other activities are intended for the large master bedroom? I would place the bed either on the exterior wall at the top of the plan or on the left side and plan windows on both sides behind the bedside tables, or position the passage from the walk-in closet at the foot of the bed.
Overall, the layout still doesn’t feel quite well thought-out.
What other activities are intended for the large master bedroom? I would place the bed either on the exterior wall at the top of the plan or on the left side and plan windows on both sides behind the bedside tables, or position the passage from the walk-in closet at the foot of the bed.
Overall, the layout still doesn’t feel quite well thought-out.
To be honest: after seeing #82 in the morning and then #90 in the evening, my first thought was, “The designer must be drunk at night.” Putting a walk-in closet in a corner, just roughly shifting everything around—my respect to the professionals.
Apparently, she changes the room sizes without much thought. Does she do this according to your requirements, or does she ever think for herself? For example, children’s rooms with 10 or 15 square meters (108 or 161 square feet)... No words.
I still don’t understand the staircase: why is the first tread so excessively long that it has to be covered by four steps? Is that even possible? I would make the other flight as large as possible so that there’s still space for a storage room underneath.
As a rule, you should plan at least 60 cm (24 inches) in depth for the wardrobe. The island is a joke: 1.20 m (4 feet), if I’m being generous.
But overall, it’s getting better.
However, having the bedhead right at the entrance in the bedroom and having to walk along two windows to reach the shower—I would change that immediately; don’t wait until later to arrange the bathroom.
Keep in mind that you will likely only get a nicely furnished bedroom if you are flexible with the window layouts. If necessary, I would give up on symmetry between bathroom and bedroom.
Apparently, she changes the room sizes without much thought. Does she do this according to your requirements, or does she ever think for herself? For example, children’s rooms with 10 or 15 square meters (108 or 161 square feet)... No words.
I still don’t understand the staircase: why is the first tread so excessively long that it has to be covered by four steps? Is that even possible? I would make the other flight as large as possible so that there’s still space for a storage room underneath.
As a rule, you should plan at least 60 cm (24 inches) in depth for the wardrobe. The island is a joke: 1.20 m (4 feet), if I’m being generous.
But overall, it’s getting better.
However, having the bedhead right at the entrance in the bedroom and having to walk along two windows to reach the shower—I would change that immediately; don’t wait until later to arrange the bathroom.
Keep in mind that you will likely only get a nicely furnished bedroom if you are flexible with the window layouts. If necessary, I would give up on symmetry between bathroom and bedroom.
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