ᐅ Floor plan design, two full stories, approximately 130–140 square meters without a basement

Created on: 29 Jul 2021 16:45
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prm2021
Hello everyone,
We are planning to build a house on a 600 m2 (approximately 6,460 sq ft) plot with a west-facing approach (a dead-end street). Unfortunately, the garage can only be located on the west side (as shown in the picture).

I will soon discuss the preliminary design with the architect. According to the regulations in my country, the original project cannot be changed later on.

According to the zoning plan, we must build an enclosed garage (2 parking spaces per dwelling, with 50% of them in an enclosed garage). This increases our construction costs, so we have to reduce the “ideal” size of 150 m2 (approximately 1,615 sq ft) by about 10-15 m2 (approximately 110-160 sq ft) and, of course, without a basement.

I have read many forums and found that the most important thing is that the living and dining rooms are not narrower than 4 meters (approximately 13 feet) and have at least 35 m2 (approximately 375 sq ft). We will spend 90% of our time there and in the kitchen.

We want an open kitchen facing east with as much natural light as possible (preferably in a two-row layout). We want the utility room to be at least 10 m2 (approximately 108 sq ft), the stairs to be as comfortable as possible without taking up too much space, and a guest toilet without a shower. In front of it, there would be a wardrobe (for an Ikea PAX depth 70 cm (27.5 inches)).

Upstairs, we would like natural light in the hallway, two children's rooms of about 13-14 m2 each (approximately 140-150 sq ft), facing south, and a bedroom facing northeast, where we need to place my wife’s Ikea PAX wardrobe measuring 200x70x240 cm (79x27.5x94 inches). In the bedroom, my wardrobe should also be placed, but it can be smaller than my wife’s.

I would like to build two full floors in a rectangular shape with a gabled roof, similar to Jaydee’s floor plan attached (of similar width and length), although her plan is not two full floors.

My wife would like two bathrooms or a guest WC with a shower. I’m assuring her that one bathroom with two sinks will be enough.

I apologize for my poor German. I have been following your forum for months and have learned a lot. Thank you for any help.

Lageplan eines Hauses mit Garten, Bäumen und Zufahrtswegen auf dem Grundstück


Grundriss eines Apartments: Wohnzimmer mit Sofa und Esstisch, Küche, Diele, Bad, Terrasse.


Grundriss eines Hauses: Elternzimmer, zwei Kinderzimmer, Bad/WC, Galerie, Treppe.
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prm2021
16 Aug 2021 14:50
Our architect has created a different floor plan. What do you think? We are still considering three different children’s room layouts. Thank you for your opinions.

Ground plan of a house: living room with dining table, kitchen, stairwell, bathroom, two bedrooms.


Ground plan of a house with stairwell, bathroom, hallway, WC, and two bedrooms.
11ant16 Aug 2021 18:23
prm2021 schrieb:

Our architect has created a different floor plan.
I don’t like door frames pressed tightly into the corners of the walls. Otherwise, this seems like the best one can expect from the poorly skilled architect.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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prm2021
16 Aug 2021 19:25
11ant schrieb:

I don’t like door frames that are pressed directly into the wall corners without any gap.

What exactly do you mean? How could the floor plan be improved? Entrance facing north?
11ant16 Aug 2021 20:05
prm2021 schrieb:

What exactly do you mean?
The door frames don’t have any part wrapping into the wall, and the handles will end up hitting the walls as well.
prm2021 schrieb:

How can the floor plan be improved?
Given your architect’s skills, it’s probably best not to try. What’s shown is likely the best they can do; it won’t turn out any better.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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prm2021
17 Aug 2021 00:21
haydee schrieb:

Do you need 2 or 3 children's rooms?
Is that your floor plan or just any plan?

We have two children. We don’t know what the future will hold. So for now, we are still considering 3 children's rooms. What do you think about the floor plan by jaydee from the beginning of this thread (can it somehow be adapted for 2 full storeys)?
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hanghaus2000
17 Aug 2021 08:10
Is the house now placed like my variant 2?

I like the children's bathroom on the upper floor.

But now there are 2 full stories.

You do realize, however, that there is a 10% slope on the plot.