ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house without a basement, featuring three children's bedrooms and a home office
Created on: 21 Jan 2023 22:43
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Maka.living
Hello everyone,
I came across this forum while working on our building project and am constantly impressed by the very helpful tips and ideas for floor plan design.
We already have an initial draft and would appreciate any feedback or suggestions for improvement. Many thanks in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 447 sqm (5,000 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site occupancy index (floor space ratio): 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building window, building lines and boundaries: 3 meters (10 feet) from the boundary
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: classic single-family home
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits: Max wall height 12 m (39 ft)
Other requirements: district heating mandatory
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: modern and compact, without basement
Number of occupants, ages: 5 persons (34 years, 33 years, twins 3 years, son 1 year)
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: master bedroom on ground floor, children’s rooms and office on upper floor
Office: family use or home office? My husband works from home up to 3 days per week
Guests per year: none
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6-8 persons
Fireplace: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage also used for storage and technical equipment
Wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are or are not desired:
The office is a bit small, but the children’s rooms’ size is more important to us, and the utility room for laundry should also fit on the upper floor. Storage space will be provided by the garage including the mezzanine and the attic. The space under the stairs is also used for various storage purposes.
House Design
Designed by:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
Children’s rooms have a nice size, the floor plan meets all our requirements, compact.
What do you dislike? Why?
The living-dining area may be a bit tight. We are considering rearranging the TV and sofa to create a more open living feel. The bathroom layout on the upper floor could be improved. We have tried several variants but have not decided yet.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: approx. 500,000 EUR
Preferred heating system: district heating mandatory!
If you had to give up anything, which features or expansions could you do without?
- Could do without: pantry if the kitchen is planned large enough.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
How can the floor plan still be optimized? Windows and doors can be adjusted. Exterior dimensions are fixed. Which bathroom layout makes the most sense?
I came across this forum while working on our building project and am constantly impressed by the very helpful tips and ideas for floor plan design.
We already have an initial draft and would appreciate any feedback or suggestions for improvement. Many thanks in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 447 sqm (5,000 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site occupancy index (floor space ratio): 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building window, building lines and boundaries: 3 meters (10 feet) from the boundary
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: classic single-family home
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits: Max wall height 12 m (39 ft)
Other requirements: district heating mandatory
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors: modern and compact, without basement
Number of occupants, ages: 5 persons (34 years, 33 years, twins 3 years, son 1 year)
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: master bedroom on ground floor, children’s rooms and office on upper floor
Office: family use or home office? My husband works from home up to 3 days per week
Guests per year: none
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6-8 persons
Fireplace: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage also used for storage and technical equipment
Wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are or are not desired:
The office is a bit small, but the children’s rooms’ size is more important to us, and the utility room for laundry should also fit on the upper floor. Storage space will be provided by the garage including the mezzanine and the attic. The space under the stairs is also used for various storage purposes.
House Design
Designed by:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
Children’s rooms have a nice size, the floor plan meets all our requirements, compact.
What do you dislike? Why?
The living-dining area may be a bit tight. We are considering rearranging the TV and sofa to create a more open living feel. The bathroom layout on the upper floor could be improved. We have tried several variants but have not decided yet.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: approx. 500,000 EUR
Preferred heating system: district heating mandatory!
If you had to give up anything, which features or expansions could you do without?
- Could do without: pantry if the kitchen is planned large enough.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
How can the floor plan still be optimized? Windows and doors can be adjusted. Exterior dimensions are fixed. Which bathroom layout makes the most sense?
Maka.living schrieb:
Building setback window, building line, and boundary: 3 meters (10 feet) from the boundaryWhat are the red and blue lines in that drawing? To me, they look like building lines, at least setback windows. Is the ridge direction specified? Yes, right?If the bedroom is on the ground floor, then not in the entrance area. Preferably towards the top right of the plan.
If the top of the plan really is north, I would pay attention to west-facing windows for the living area.
If possible, I wouldn’t cover half of the plot with paved areas. That leaves very little space for garden, terrace, and so on. I would put more thought into the terrace and garden access than has been done so far.
The budget will not be sufficient.
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Maka.living22 Jan 2023 11:13First of all, thank you for your ideas and suggestions!
We will definitely need to give more thought to the open-plan living area.
Regarding the garage… we have and only need one car, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon. That’s why we actually had the door to the utility room on the upper plan changed to make room for a shelf here.
The garage has already been designed to the maximum size. The house will be approximately 8.5 meters x 12.5 meters (28 feet x 41 feet) in size. So we are already close to the limit here. Unfortunately, it cannot be made significantly larger. Originally, a basement was planned, which could have helped distribute the space better (office, pantry, laundry room, utility room in the basement), but this was scrapped due to high interest rates 🙁
Do you have any specific ideas for the open-plan living area? It seems the pantry is the main issue here. Would a different kitchen layout help open up the open-plan space more?
We want to have a large work surface and think, for example, that an island of 2.5 meters (8 feet) would be too small. We are also not fans of wall cabinets.
We will definitely need to give more thought to the open-plan living area.
Regarding the garage… we have and only need one car, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon. That’s why we actually had the door to the utility room on the upper plan changed to make room for a shelf here.
The garage has already been designed to the maximum size. The house will be approximately 8.5 meters x 12.5 meters (28 feet x 41 feet) in size. So we are already close to the limit here. Unfortunately, it cannot be made significantly larger. Originally, a basement was planned, which could have helped distribute the space better (office, pantry, laundry room, utility room in the basement), but this was scrapped due to high interest rates 🙁
Do you have any specific ideas for the open-plan living area? It seems the pantry is the main issue here. Would a different kitchen layout help open up the open-plan space more?
We want to have a large work surface and think, for example, that an island of 2.5 meters (8 feet) would be too small. We are also not fans of wall cabinets.
Maka.living schrieb:
Do you have any specific ideas for the open-plan area? It seems the pantry is the main issue here. Would a different kitchen layout help open up the open-plan space a bit more?
We want a large work surface and think, for example, that a 2.5m (8 ft 2 in) island might be too small. We are also not fans of wall cabinets. Yes, see my earlier post: redesign starting with the upper floor, then work your way down. The open-plan area will almost take shape by itself if the rest is properly planned.
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Maka.living22 Jan 2023 11:22ypg schrieb:
What are the red and blue markings in one of the drawings? To me, they look like building lines or at least the building envelope. Ridge direction specified? Yes, right?!
If the bedrooms are on the ground floor, then not in the entrance area. Preferably at the top right of the plan.
If the top of the plan really is north, I would pay attention to west-facing windows in the living area.
If possible, I wouldn’t cover half the plot with paving. That leaves very little space for garden, terrace, and so on. I would put more thought into the terrace and garden access than is shown here.
The budget won’t work. Exactly, that is the building envelope. The ridge direction is specified. So I don’t see how we could reduce the paved area if we still want to drive into the garage...
We also considered placing the bedrooms at the top right of the plan, but then the kitchen, dining room, and living room would be all in one line. That’s how we currently have it, and we don’t like it.
Regarding the budget… we have already obtained four different turnkey offers, all below 500,000 euros.
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