ᐅ Floor plan of a semi-detached house, 7 by 16 meters, on a 390-square-meter plot in a residential development

Created on: 8 Oct 2021 10:28

Marc1990

Hello everyone,
we are currently in the middle of planning the floor plan. Unfortunately, I don’t have the architect’s drawing yet, but I wanted to get your opinions already. I’m afraid the house might be too dark because of the north-facing side, so I actually want to include as many windows as possible.
Thanks in advance!

Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 390
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio 0.4
Floor area ratio 0.4
Building envelope, building line, and boundary fully utilized
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: 1
Roof type: gable roof 38 degrees

Requirements of the builders
Style, roof type, building type: modern
Basement, floors: ground floor, first floor, attic
Number of occupants, age: 4 (2 adults + 2 children aged 4 & 3), but more children are planned
Office: family use or home office?
Guest bedrooms per year: 5-10
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open & island
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Carport later: yes
Utility garden
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are desired or not: I would like everything open on the ground floor. Since we have the north side, I’m worried it will be too dark, so I try to plan windows everywhere or doors with side panels. The utility/technical room must be behind the kitchen. First floor: knee wall at 50cm (20 inches). 2 children’s bedrooms & 1 bedroom with walk-in closet. If more children come, the parents will move to the attic. I also want a laundry/utility room upstairs.
Attic: to be finished later.

House design
Planning by: self-planned
What do you particularly like? Why? Open, spacious living area
What do you not like? Why? Bathroom and toilet arrangement bothers me
Preferred heating system: not decided yet, probably heat pump

If you have to give up any details or additions
- can give up: upstairs utility room, freestanding bathtub
- cannot give up: kitchen layout, windows

What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Can I plan the windows better so it stays nice and bright? And I don’t like the bathroom 100%, would appreciate tips.

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Pinkiponk12 Oct 2021 10:52

#103

Marc1990 schrieb:

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Maybe you’d like to review each wall again to see if a window could still be added somewhere. Just approach it without any reservations at first, as a kind of brainstorming. Include your children in this process. Even if they’re still little, they might point out something you’ve so far ruled out but haven’t really considered in detail. Maybe you could also make some of the windows larger. Generally, I think your house could have more windows, although I’m a complete window enthusiast. In our own house, we would have had full-height windows facing the street (we don’t have a sidewalk in front), if my husband hadn’t vetoed it.

Otherwise, I believe you can compensate quite a bit with the interior design and good lighting. There are good free online planning tools and also professional consultants available.

One idea could be to mount the TV on the ceiling between the dining and living areas (possibly swivel-mounted), and add a window on that wall instead. From my perspective, the TV could also be mounted on the wall by the staircase.

If possible, go through all your cabinets mentally again to see if you can store more in dressers or freestanding units instead of the usual floor-to-ceiling cabinetry. That will free up more space for windows. From my subjective viewpoint, that also looks nicer anyway.

And fundamentally, if you find the ground floor isn’t entirely to your taste, you can always add a partition wall at a quarter, half, or three-quarter height, a glass partition, a large art object, or something similar. You’ll only really know what’s right after you’ve moved in. ;-)

Ibdk1412 Oct 2021 11:01

#104

I have something more, but it can probably be discarded right away because in both ideas I didn’t consider the challenging location of the wastewater/downpipes and only focused on maximizing natural light in the main rooms.

I give up. This really isn’t something for an amateur design :-(

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11ant12 Oct 2021 11:06

#105

Ibdk14 schrieb:

I drew something this morning.

Ibdk14 schrieb:

Here is something more,

... probably both very nice, but unfortunately shown very small.

https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/

ypg12 Oct 2021 11:31

#106

Ibdk14 schrieb:

The software is quite old and has many weaknesses.

The staircase would need to be extended slightly and should include a winding section in the lower floor. There is barely 4 to 5 meters (13 to 16 feet) of standing space left on the lower floor. But I also think dormers should provide windows in the attic. I used to believe that rooms with only double casement windows are not suitable as living spaces 😎

Pinkiponk schrieb:

Include your children in the process. Even if they are still young, their input might point to something you have dismissed or not fully considered yet.

The children are 3 and 4 years old! … they are too young to recognize anything important for them on a floor plan.

Myrna_Loy12 Oct 2021 11:36

#107

ypg schrieb:

The children are 3 and 4 years old! … they are too young to understand anything important from a floor plan.

Yes and no. 😀 Our sons are about that age and have very specific ideas about how their bedrooms should be arranged. Down to the reading corner and the sock drawer. Our architects are constantly reminded of these wishes. "Why is my loft bed drawn there? But it’s supposed to go there!"

ypg12 Oct 2021 11:40

#108

Myrna_Loy schrieb:

Sort of. 😀 Our sons are about that age and have VERY SPECIFIC ideas about how their bedrooms should be arranged. Down to the reading nook and the sock drawer. Our architects are constantly reminded of these wishes. "Why is my loft bed drawn there? It’s supposed to go here!"

I agree with you. Decorating is quite tangible 😉
But here, the suggestion was to give the children the floor plan — not for the interior design 😉
I have to smile a bit, since I also have a granddaughter that age 🙂

ᐅ Floor plan of a semi-detached house, 7 by 16 meters, on a 390-square-meter plot in a residential development

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