ᐅ Floor plan of a narrow, long house (7 meters wide) with a gable roof
Created on: 14 Aug 2021 07:54
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Niko1611
We have a special challenge and have purchased a plot of land measuring 12m x 45m (39ft x 148ft), on which we can build 7m x 15m (23ft x 49ft). The design must be a single-story building with a gable roof, a knee wall of 1m (3ft), red brick facade, white windows, and a maximum roof pitch of 48 degrees.
The goal is a modern construction style with an open floor plan downstairs, as much as possible.
In addition to two children's rooms (ages 1 and 3), we also need a home office/guest room. There will be no basement. After several attempts working with construction companies and architects, we have now found a direction and would like to get your opinion.
What do you think? We have two main questions: How can we arrange the living room and kitchen in a practical way, and how can we avoid feeling too cramped in the attic? The kitchen should also be larger (longer), with the office/guest bathroom narrower as a result. The staircase will be a concrete staircase including a storage room with a door to the hallway to create more space for a coat area. Upstairs, the bedroom will be narrower to make room for the bathroom and gallery. The window distribution is also not yet ideal. An air-to-water heat pump is planned. The hallway is small, but so far there has been no better solution.
If anyone has alternative ideas for a floor plan within these parameters, we would be very grateful.
South is at the top of the plan. The living room faces west, and the street is to the east. The neighbors are located to the south and north along the long sides, each with a 2.5m (8ft) distance.
The floor area ratio and site coverage ratio are strictly regulated, but since we are in detailed discussions with the building authority and expect to receive a special permit, these points can be set aside here.
The goal is a modern construction style with an open floor plan downstairs, as much as possible.
In addition to two children's rooms (ages 1 and 3), we also need a home office/guest room. There will be no basement. After several attempts working with construction companies and architects, we have now found a direction and would like to get your opinion.
What do you think? We have two main questions: How can we arrange the living room and kitchen in a practical way, and how can we avoid feeling too cramped in the attic? The kitchen should also be larger (longer), with the office/guest bathroom narrower as a result. The staircase will be a concrete staircase including a storage room with a door to the hallway to create more space for a coat area. Upstairs, the bedroom will be narrower to make room for the bathroom and gallery. The window distribution is also not yet ideal. An air-to-water heat pump is planned. The hallway is small, but so far there has been no better solution.
If anyone has alternative ideas for a floor plan within these parameters, we would be very grateful.
South is at the top of the plan. The living room faces west, and the street is to the east. The neighbors are located to the south and north along the long sides, each with a 2.5m (8ft) distance.
The floor area ratio and site coverage ratio are strictly regulated, but since we are in detailed discussions with the building authority and expect to receive a special permit, these points can be set aside here.
guckuck2 schrieb:
Then just use a spiral staircase at the end or come up under a dormer.
In any case, the sketched staircase is the worst option for this building structure.So far, after many attempts, we haven’t found an alternative staircase. If there is a better solution, I’m open to suggestions.
From our brainstorming phase, I can share this floor plan – it might serve as a useful starting point. Here is the ground floor with the entrance hall at the top-left corner and the kitchen in the center (top). Of course, these two rooms can be swapped to position the stairs better for access to the upper floor. The two rooms at the bottom right can be combined, and instead, the building recess of 8.5m (28 feet) can be omitted. The cloakroom area is located beneath the stairs.
Hangman schrieb:
From our brainstorming phase, I can share this floor plan—maybe it helps as a point of inspiration. Here is the ground floor with the entrance hall in the top-left corner and the kitchen in the middle (top). Of course, you can swap these two rooms to better position the stairs leading to the upper floor. The two rooms in the bottom right can be combined, and instead, you can omit the building projection to 8.5m (28 feet). The cloakroom area is located beneath the stairs.
[ATTACH alt="15 x 7,5m.JPG"]64660[/ATTACH] Interesting, is there an upper floor plan available as well?
Niko1611 schrieb:
Interesting, is there also an upper floor?Sort of. Due to the development plan, we do have an upper floor (75cm knee wall, 38° roof pitch), but we only use part of it as a home office/reading room. Since we have no children and wanted to live mostly on the ground floor, we didn’t fully divide or finish the upper floor. However, depending on the location of the stairs, I think it can be used well. Especially since a 1m (3 ft 3 in) knee wall and a 48° roof pitch is almost like a full floor—especially if dormers are allowed.
I have three more examples here... please don’t focus too much on the exact dimensions, the square meters are rounded. The program still doesn’t clearly show how the roof slopes are handled, but this gives a rough idea of what is possible. I didn’t want to get into details either, since I’m not sure where the original poster’s plans might go, or what the definite priorities are.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask. For details, the architect can step in 😉
Example 1:
Entrance from the north, straight staircase, one turn:
Example 2: Stair location roughly copied, though here I would opt for an attractive open riser staircase.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask. For details, the architect can step in 😉
Example 1:
Entrance from the north, straight staircase, one turn:
Example 2: Stair location roughly copied, though here I would opt for an attractive open riser staircase.
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