ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house with a double garage and a terrace

Hello everyone,

I’m new to the forum and would like to share the first floor plan of my planned single-family house.
I’ve just received the initial draft from my architect. It turned out that the house is somewhat undersized.
The architect will now increase the exterior dimensions by about 2 meters (6.5 feet) in length so that the rooms are not too small.

My question to you:
What do you think of the room layout?
Does the terrace above the garage seem too large, or is it acceptable as it is?

I’m looking forward to your feedback.

Best regards,
Andre

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Hello Andre,

Since you’ve posted your drafts here for discussion, I took the liberty of uploading them in a way that makes it easy for users to share their ideas or suggestions for improvement. Screenshots are not ideal, even though they’re simple.

If you want your floor plans removed again, just let me know.

Best regards,
Bauexperte

Can you try without a zip???

Hello and welcome,

to keep it brief:

1. Sending a ZIP file as an attachment is not the ideal solution. Try sending image attachments instead (take a screenshot and save it as a file), and do this separately for each of the three files.

2. A children's room only 2.13 m (7 feet) wide? Did you plan to actually live in it? Or work in an office of the same size? If you increase the width to 2 m (6.5 feet), you would have more space, but this would probably become significantly more expensive. With a floor area of almost 140 m² (1507 sq ft) on the ground and upper floors, much more could be done with a different layout!

3. A 49 m² (527 sq ft) terrace? In my opinion, that's extremely large. How big is a typical terrace? About 15 m² (161 sq ft)? If the garage is to be integrated and there is enough budget, it might be better to use the built-up area more efficiently. For example, extending the living space in an L-shape partially over the terrace. That could add about 25 m² (269 sq ft) plus the upper floor. Of course, that would increase the cost accordingly.

Best regards

Zeiti

PS: When I first joined this forum, I also posted a (much worse) floor plan. I’ve since learned a bit more about it. 😉

Zeiti schrieb:

3. 49 m² (530 sq ft) terrace? In my opinion, that’s extremely large. How big is a typical terrace? Around 15 m² (160 sq ft)?

Well, it depends on the layout of the plot. My parents also have about 40 m² (430 sq ft) of terrace, and in summer, the whole life happens there (including a paddling pool for our little one).

The plot is very small and simply doesn’t allow for more (gap between buildings – formerly my grandparents’ garden).

Of course, I don’t know if Schwupp also has a large garden in addition...

Hello Jaydee,

My plot is also located in a gap between buildings. The plot is narrow but long (approximately 18m x 35m (59ft x 115ft)). I have a small garden behind the house.
Because of this, I cannot place the double garage next to the house.

Where do you think you would spend the summer at your place? Do you usually gather near the kitchen to chat, or do you perhaps prefer to relax in a shaded spot under a tree?

I really like my parents’ large terrace, and I definitely don’t think it’s too big. But then, they don’t really have any other options either.