ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home without a Basement / 4-Person Household
Created on: 21 Dec 2020 20:23
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Mr.Graves138
Hello dear forum,
what do the experts say about the following floor plan (especially regarding the questions described below)? Does anything stand out to you as something that should definitely be avoided?
Thank you in advance
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 447m² (5400 sq ft)
Slope: no, but the plot slopes down about 80cm (31 inches) from the street and needs to be filled
Site coverage ratio 0.4
Floor area ratio 0.4
Building envelope, building line, building boundary
Border development: see attachment
Number of parking spaces: single garage + 2 outdoor parking spaces
Number of floors: 1.5 (only 1 full floor = ground floor)
Roof type: gable roof
Orientation: north/south
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height 5.30m (17 ft 5 in); wall height 5.60m (18 ft 5 in); full height 10.80m (35 ft 5 in); storey height 7.70m (25 ft 3 in)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: solid house, gable roof approx. 37° pitch, knee wall approx. 95cm (37 inches)
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 4 (parents 32 and 29, children 5 and 1)
Room requirements ground floor / upper floor: ground floor 90m² (970 sq ft), upper floor 80m² (860 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? both
Guests per year: 6
Open or closed architecture: closed? see floor plan
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: open, with seating (bar)
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no balcony, terrace on ground floor
Garage, carport: single garage, possibly carport for 2 spaces
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes / special features: photovoltaic system, half-turned narrow-wing staircase with landing, alternatively solid stair
House Design
Planning by: general contractor and DIY
What do you especially like? Large living/dining area, open kitchen, many storage rooms, large walk-in shower
What do you not like? Why? A lot of space is lost through the hallway/corridor. Perhaps the rooms could be arranged more space-efficiently?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 400,000 without ancillary construction costs
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: 430,000 without ancillary construction costs
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with cooling function and underfloor heating
If you had to compromise, on which details / extra features
-can you do without: walk-in closet in the master bedroom, glass sliding door in living/dining room, possibly smaller utility room, cooling function of the air-to-water heat pump
-can’t do without: large living/dining room with open kitchen, spacious shower, storage rooms and attic storage
Why was the design developed like this?
The general contractor planned the house at 10.5m x 8.50m (34 ft 5 in x 28 ft) with basement (waterproof concrete). Because of the groundwater level, the house would be about 80cm (31 inches) higher than the street, knee wall 1.20m (47 inches), attic height only 1.20m (47 inches). A staircase to the house entrance would be necessary. Due to the small rooms and expensive basement, I designed a floor plan without a basement myself. I increased the living room width from 3.85m to 4.50m (from 12 ft 7 in to 14 ft 9 in).
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
How can I make the room layout and arrangement more efficient? How and where can I save space? The hallway on the ground floor takes up a lot of square meters, even though it is only 1.25m (49 inches) wide. One reason is the large staircase, but also the long corridor consumes space and feels somewhat narrow. Is it possible to cleverly reduce the living space from currently about 170m² (1,830 sq ft) to 160m² (1,720 sq ft) or less? Different staircase? Move the entrance door? Is there an effective alternative to the cooling function of the underfloor heating? The goal is to save costs through optimization.
I appreciate every opinion, suggestion, and sketch!
what do the experts say about the following floor plan (especially regarding the questions described below)? Does anything stand out to you as something that should definitely be avoided?
Thank you in advance
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 447m² (5400 sq ft)
Slope: no, but the plot slopes down about 80cm (31 inches) from the street and needs to be filled
Site coverage ratio 0.4
Floor area ratio 0.4
Building envelope, building line, building boundary
Border development: see attachment
Number of parking spaces: single garage + 2 outdoor parking spaces
Number of floors: 1.5 (only 1 full floor = ground floor)
Roof type: gable roof
Orientation: north/south
Maximum heights / limits: ridge height 5.30m (17 ft 5 in); wall height 5.60m (18 ft 5 in); full height 10.80m (35 ft 5 in); storey height 7.70m (25 ft 3 in)
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: solid house, gable roof approx. 37° pitch, knee wall approx. 95cm (37 inches)
Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 4 (parents 32 and 29, children 5 and 1)
Room requirements ground floor / upper floor: ground floor 90m² (970 sq ft), upper floor 80m² (860 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? both
Guests per year: 6
Open or closed architecture: closed? see floor plan
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: open, with seating (bar)
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no balcony, terrace on ground floor
Garage, carport: single garage, possibly carport for 2 spaces
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes / special features: photovoltaic system, half-turned narrow-wing staircase with landing, alternatively solid stair
House Design
Planning by: general contractor and DIY
What do you especially like? Large living/dining area, open kitchen, many storage rooms, large walk-in shower
What do you not like? Why? A lot of space is lost through the hallway/corridor. Perhaps the rooms could be arranged more space-efficiently?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 400,000 without ancillary construction costs
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: 430,000 without ancillary construction costs
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump with cooling function and underfloor heating
If you had to compromise, on which details / extra features
-can you do without: walk-in closet in the master bedroom, glass sliding door in living/dining room, possibly smaller utility room, cooling function of the air-to-water heat pump
-can’t do without: large living/dining room with open kitchen, spacious shower, storage rooms and attic storage
Why was the design developed like this?
The general contractor planned the house at 10.5m x 8.50m (34 ft 5 in x 28 ft) with basement (waterproof concrete). Because of the groundwater level, the house would be about 80cm (31 inches) higher than the street, knee wall 1.20m (47 inches), attic height only 1.20m (47 inches). A staircase to the house entrance would be necessary. Due to the small rooms and expensive basement, I designed a floor plan without a basement myself. I increased the living room width from 3.85m to 4.50m (from 12 ft 7 in to 14 ft 9 in).
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
How can I make the room layout and arrangement more efficient? How and where can I save space? The hallway on the ground floor takes up a lot of square meters, even though it is only 1.25m (49 inches) wide. One reason is the large staircase, but also the long corridor consumes space and feels somewhat narrow. Is it possible to cleverly reduce the living space from currently about 170m² (1,830 sq ft) to 160m² (1,720 sq ft) or less? Different staircase? Move the entrance door? Is there an effective alternative to the cooling function of the underfloor heating? The goal is to save costs through optimization.
I appreciate every opinion, suggestion, and sketch!
Pinkiponk schrieb:
I’m curious whether the plan can be translated 1:1 by professionals and what it would look like then. You can load any plan as a background image and then trace the walls over it. That’s it, just use the mouse.
Pinkiponk schrieb:
Addendum: If I understood correctly, each floor in HomeByMe is considered a separate project. No.
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Mr.Graves13827 Jan 2021 21:28ypg schrieb:
The windows are planned to be 2 meters (6.6 feet) high.What kind of windows would you recommend for my attic? 2-meter (6.6-foot) bridging windows or floor-to-ceiling windows with laminated safety glass / French balcony?Mr.Graves138 schrieb:
What kind of windows would you recommend for my attic? 2m (6 ft 6 in) bridge windows or floor-to-ceiling windows with laminated safety glass / French balcony? As much as I like patio doors, I find them less suitable for upper floors: a one-meter-wide (3 ft 3 in) patio door on an upper floor lets in light only that wide (not counting the frame), but it is 2 meters (6 ft 6 in) high.
With a 2-meter (6 ft 6 in) double casement window, it’s the opposite: the light is spread more widely. Not only the areas under sloped ceilings benefit from the light.
Parapets have advantages in bedrooms: a feeling of protection, a cozy sense of enclosure, and space for furniture...
I would recommend casement windows with parapets to everyone.
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Mr.Graves13817 Feb 2021 20:28Good evening everyone,
As recommended, I mirrored the house, integrated a shower into the guest bathroom, planned a 1.80m (5 ft 11 in) casement window with a sill on the upper floor, as well as a roof window above the toilet @ypg. There will be a storage room with a door under the stairs. The sliding door between the hallway and the living/dining area was removed to allow more light in.
According to the general contractor, the exact planning of the rooms and interior walls will be done during the detailed design phase, so he advised me not to worry too much yet. In the kitchen, we would like a window strip of about 3m (10 ft), so the furniture still needs to be redesigned (this has not yet been done in the attachment). I am also still discussing the wardrobe in the bedroom with my wife.
What bothers me a bit is that the guest room is now on the west side next to the double carport. What do you think? Do you have any other suggestions or opinions?
P.S.: To the east of us is the property of my in-laws. There is a 3m (10 ft) path between the properties. Would it be better to mirror the house “back” again or leave it as it is?
As recommended, I mirrored the house, integrated a shower into the guest bathroom, planned a 1.80m (5 ft 11 in) casement window with a sill on the upper floor, as well as a roof window above the toilet @ypg. There will be a storage room with a door under the stairs. The sliding door between the hallway and the living/dining area was removed to allow more light in.
According to the general contractor, the exact planning of the rooms and interior walls will be done during the detailed design phase, so he advised me not to worry too much yet. In the kitchen, we would like a window strip of about 3m (10 ft), so the furniture still needs to be redesigned (this has not yet been done in the attachment). I am also still discussing the wardrobe in the bedroom with my wife.
What bothers me a bit is that the guest room is now on the west side next to the double carport. What do you think? Do you have any other suggestions or opinions?
P.S.: To the east of us is the property of my in-laws. There is a 3m (10 ft) path between the properties. Would it be better to mirror the house “back” again or leave it as it is?
Mr.Graves138 schrieb:
Do you have any other suggestions or opinions? It already looks really good!
Would additional double casement windows on the upper floor in all rooms be useful, or were they just not shown on the plans?
We also have a kitchen counter like that but ultimately decided against bar stools since the dining table is right next to it, and we didn’t miss having the stools. Otherwise, I think it would be “too much” with too many chairs at once. We have shelves partly with doors facing the dining area, which is also handy for storing items you might often need for meals.
Does a 2.79 m² (30 sq ft) storage room make sense? Your bedroom is quite large; maybe it would be better to take some space from there? We have a 6 m² (65 sq ft) storage room upstairs, and I wouldn’t want it any smaller, as otherwise it’s not very useful…
chrisw81 schrieb:
Does a 2.79 m² (30 ft²) storage room make sense? Probably not on its own, but having a separate vacuum cleaner for the attic instead of carrying it upstairs is quite convenient.
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