ᐅ Floor plan with a porch despite an airspace in a townhouse

Hello everyone,

I would like to ask the floor plan experts for advice here. 🙂

I have designed a single-family house and encountered a problem. Currently, I have planned a continuous front with the main entrance door and windows in the entrance area. On the upper floor, I have planned an open space (void) above the entrance door area.

Due to rain and because the front door faces west, I have now decided to add a canopy. Here is where the problem starts.
I want to have a concrete canopy supported by two posts. However, the open space is exactly in that area, so I cannot use existing support walls or columns. Do you have any ideas on how I can install a canopy there without losing the open space?

Attached you will find my floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor, as well as an image of the canopy as I envision it.

I would really appreciate any help!

You do realize that you won’t really notice the air space because it’s far too small, right? You basically overlook it when going in and out. Either plan for a generous gallery. By the way, despite differing opinions in the forum, I find that very appealing. A large gallery (at least 3m x 3m (10ft x 10ft)) makes a strong statement and creates a really great sense of space. Unfortunately, your current plan is a waste of money because with such a tiny air space (at most 1.5m (5ft) wide) you’re wasting living area and don’t get any noticeable effect or added value at all.

It seems to me that little progress has been made in the meantime, or the good intentions have been forgotten :-(

11ant schrieb:

Did you notice my subtle hint that the forum community enjoys following complete building projects more than dissecting individual detailed questions?

Freistoß88 schrieb:

I will try to avoid detailed questions. If one comes up, I would still appreciate your help.

Freistoß88 schrieb:

Yes, I definitely understand that. I will share my project with you. I also find it nice to be able to share it. I wasn’t really aware of that before. That makes me even happier.

11ant schrieb:

That makes us happy. But honestly, there are often people here who are afraid that someone might steal their dream house idea if they lift the lid of the pot by just one more millimeter or think that by piecing together their house plan bit by bit here, it will draw less attention. For those giving advice, though, it’s frustrating: being questioned without being able to follow along with the builders “in return” and having to laboriously remember how the pieces of the puzzle fit together.

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Sunshine387 schrieb:

But you do realize that the air space won’t really be noticeable because it’s way too small, right? You hardly notice it when going in and out. Either plan a generous gallery. By the way, contrary to some opinions in the forum, I find that very appealing. A large gallery (at least 3 x 3 m (10 x 10 feet)) makes a strong impression and creates a great sense of space. Unfortunately, your current plan is a waste of money, since with such a tiny air space (at most 1.5 m (5 feet) wide?) you’re wasting living space and don’t get any nice effect or added value.

Hi,

thanks for your opinion on the gallery.
But you didn’t address the issue at all. 3 x 3 m (10 x 10 feet) really makes an impact.

However, 2 x 3 m (6.5 x 10 feet) is a disaster. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible otherwise and we are still satisfied!

If you are satisfied, then everything is fine. Since I think in a solution-oriented way, I would suggest placing both bathrooms towards the back (against the wall), so you enter the bathroom from the bedroom (which, by the way, is not a big issue). Alternatively, you could make one bathroom smaller and have a hallway leading to the room. As it stands, I’m not quite sure what you are hoping for. If that is not desired, I would simply move the entrance area forward by 1.5m (5 feet) into a bay window. That would solve the problem. Regarding your other question, the forum experts will probably respond shortly.

Freistoß88 schrieb:

Thanks for your opinion on the gallery. But you didn’t address the problem at all. A 3 x 3 really makes an impression.

I was surprised that @Sunshine387 even tried to respond, since your quick snapshot of the floor plans hardly gives participants a clear idea of what the whole thing is supposed to look like.

Sunshine387 schrieb:

Regarding your other question, the forum experts will probably respond soon.

I don’t want to rule that out, but I don’t share that hope: starting with

Freistoß88 schrieb:

I wanted to turn to the floor plan experts here.

and then presenting floor plans that are 90% not shown seems to me to be an almost exemplary display of impudence :-(

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