ᐅ Floor Plan Design Single-Family Home 164 sqm / 2 Full Stories Optimization

• Kitchen
• It is not yet finalized whether there will be an island or a counter attached to a wall
• Office/Hallway
• Originally planned to be narrower (approximately 9.5 square meters (102 square feet)). But that seemed too small to us in case we want to place a bed there later, so we shifted the hallway slightly east and moved the wall between the technical room and kitchen a bit further south. We may need to mark out the hallway area full-scale on the floor to see if it is now large enough.
• Guest WC/Door
• Due to the changes in the hallway/office, this has become quite small. A level-entry shower is planned. The size planned now is not very clear to me from the floor plan. We need to discuss with the planner whether it might be possible to allocate some space from the technical room to make it feel less cramped.
• Bathroom
• The doorways to the toilet and shower also seem very narrow to me. This was originally planned differently, but we wanted a T-wall solution. You have already suggested several ideas for improvement here.
• Dressing Room/Bedroom
• I think moving the wall to widen the dressing room is a good idea. In general, there was the question whether the 50 cm (20 inches) on either side of the bed (2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide) would be too tight.
• Open Living/Kitchen/Dining Area
• This is a matter of personal taste. We currently have an open concept in our apartment and want to keep it. If noise in the upstairs area becomes an issue, we thought about adding a glass panel door (industrial style) either at the staircase or across the two openings from the hallway to the living room/kitchen to maintain openness. We hope the ventilation system and a cooktop with direct extraction will help with odors.
• Windows
• The planning is not yet finalized. However, we have already identified the following change requests in the current draft:
• - Two windows measuring 2 x 1.77 m (6 ft 7 in x 5 ft 10 in) in the children’s room facing south / children’s room windows facing west and east sized 2 x 1.50 m (6 ft 7 in x 4 ft 11 in)
• Dressing room also with window height of 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
• Bedroom facing east also with 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) window height
• Living room window above the sofa facing south only 0.88 m (2 ft 11 in) high
• Utility Room Upstairs
• It is intended to be used as a storage and laundry room. The planner has included a sink, which we don’t need. This room should accommodate the washing machine and possibly a drying rack.

holm667 schrieb:

• Utility room on the upper floor
• It is intended to be used as a storage and laundry room. The planner included a sink, but we would not need it. This room should have space for a washing machine and possibly a drying rack in the future.

holm667 schrieb:

I have another question. Do you see any chance of creating a landing staircase if the stairwell is given a bit more space towards the east (clear ceiling height 279cm (9 ft 2 in))? Perhaps the wall between the kitchen and utility room, as well as the small wall between the stairs and kitchen, could be shifted slightly eastward.

holm667 schrieb:

I have another question. Do you think there is a chance to create a landing staircase by giving the stairs a bit more space toward the east (clear ceiling height 279cm (9 ft 2 in))? Perhaps the wall between the kitchen and utility room as well as the small wall between the stairs and kitchen could be moved slightly east.

gutentag schrieb:

No, that won’t work. The problem is the door to the bathroom on the upper floor.

K a t j a schrieb:

That would be a mess. It doesn’t fit upstairs either and breaks up everything downstairs. If it’s that important to you, then a bay window for the staircase would probably be the easiest solution. Of course, it costs. Or you would have to completely redesign.

If you own both plots, why is the house positioned like that? The average builder prefers a west-facing terrace – east-facing terraces are less popular.