ᐅ Floor plan single-family house, 2 full stories, approximately 180 m² living area – 760 m² plot size

11ant schrieb:

The underlying issue with the floor plan is caused by the following combination of factors:

1) The layout is fundamentally a linear design but forced into proportions close to a square; this creates a “donut hole” or “eye of a storm,” which is occupied by the pantry or storage room, forcing the hallway to wrap around it;

2) The corner location of the main entrance causes the hallway to bend, resulting in two angled sections;

3) The unfavorable position of the entrance continues with the location and orientation of the staircase.

Humpfrey schrieb:

I think you misunderstood or I didn’t express myself clearly. The niche should be planned so that the cooling unit is not actually inside the storage room but accessible from the kitchen area while being integrated into the wall.

Regards

Humpfrey schrieb:

Does the plan work the way we imagine? We are concerned that the kitchen/dining/living area feels too cramped.
We want an open and spacious feel in the living area with bright rooms.
Some opinions or assessments of the plan would be appreciated 🙂

• The dining area is a bit tighter than ideal when fully occupied. But honestly: is it really such a problem to squeeze past each other on those occasions? That also happens in restaurants without any issues, and people have enjoyable evenings.
• The dining table is always somehow in the way when moving between the garden and the living room, which would bother me more than the “cramped” feeling.
• The pantry in the donut hole of the house is a quirky idea that at least makes use of the darkest corner in the square floor plan. At the same time, this setup is likely to create a rather warm space, which is not really what you want in a pantry.
• The placement of the outdoor part of the heat pump directly in front of the living room and below a bedroom could be potentially problematic acoustically.
• The kitchen has quite limited countertop space and feels small (the fact that the dressing room appears to be the same size as the kitchen amuses me in terms of prioritization but is not really a problem).

ypg schrieb:

I think you will get that feeling from the large windows. Still, the dining/kitchen area is indeed not generous but sufficient.

Humpfrey schrieb:

On the ground floor, we also deliberately wanted the living area “around the corner” rather than aligned with the kitchen and dining, which in the houses we have seen so far mostly created a narrow, corridor-like feel.

haydee schrieb:

No, a sliding door would not resolve the bottleneck. Without a sliding door, the doors could only be opened when nobody is sitting.

Humpfrey schrieb:

I understand your assessment as saying that, in your opinion, either an elongated house shape or a floor plan adjusted to the proportions without a pantry in the middle should be used, and that the location of the main entrance and therefore the staircase is suboptimal from your point of view.

hampshire schrieb:

The pantry in the "donut hole" of the house is a quirky idea that at least somehow utilizes the darkest corner in the square floor plan. At the same time, this arrangement is likely to result in a fairly warm room, which is not really in line with the basic concept of a pantry.

hampshire schrieb:

What I, like @11ant, didn’t understand is the choice of a square floor plan and the acceptance of the inherent disadvantages that come with it.

hampshire schrieb:

What I didn’t quite understand, similar to @11ant, is the choice of a square floor plan and accepting the inherent disadvantages that come with it.

hampshire schrieb:

I find the location of the outdoor unit of the heat pump right in front of the living room and below a bedroom potentially unfavorable in terms of noise.

hampshire schrieb:

I like the idea of the setback, but in my opinion it has too many disadvantages, especially regarding garden access.

11ant schrieb:

Yes, I recommend deciding for either a long floor plan with a corresponding layout or a compact floor plan with a compact layout.

11ant schrieb:

Gather all your courage to walk five, six, or even seven meters (yards) from the garage door to the front door past hungry sabertooth tigers through the monsoon, and a chance at a great floor plan will reward you generously!