ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 180 m² Single-Family Home with South-Facing Driveway – Challenging Layouts
Created on: 16 Feb 2024 23:10
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Cubus3f
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 450m2 (4,844 sq ft)
Slope: No
Floor Area Ratio (FAR): 0.4
Gross Floor Area Ratio (GFAR): 0.8
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: Plot measures 18.36 x 24.49 meters (60.2 x 80.4 feet); building envelopes are set back 3 meters (10 feet) to the north, east, and west, and 5 meters (16.4 feet) to the south (street side)
Edge development: Yes
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: 2
Roof type: Flat roof
Style: modern, open
Orientation: south/west
Maximum heights/limits:
Additional regulations: Moderately busy street to the south; a multi-family building is located to the north
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, open, flat roof
Basement, stories: No basement, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages: 2 middle-aged adults, 2 children (6 and 1 year old)
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: Ground floor 100m² (1,076 sq ft), upper floor 80m² (861 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guests per year: 2 persons, 3 times per year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: both yes
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, including reasons for preferences:
Living and dining areas as much as possible facing south
Kitchen with freestanding island and partly open pantry around the corner
House Design
Designed by:
- Planner from a construction company
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Workshop at the back, bicycle stand, size of children’s rooms, master bedroom area on the north side, staircase option 1
What do you dislike? Why? Very small garden, especially between the terrace and neighboring house
Option 1:
Ground floor:
Upper floor:
Option 2:
Ground floor:
Upper floor:
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 3,200 €/m2
Personal price limit for house including fixtures: 700,000 €
Preferred heating system: heat pump
If you had to give up some features/finishes, which ones?
- Can give up: open staircase
- Cannot give up: pantry, kitchen with island, utility room on upper floor, children’s bathroom, large dressing room
Why is the design like it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? Architect developed options 1 & 2 after consultation
Which of your wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What do you think are the particular strengths or weaknesses of the design?
Do you have suggestions on how we should plan the living/dining/kitchen area to create an L-shaped layout? There should be space for a kitchen island (2.35m x 1.1m) (7.7 x 3.6 feet). The staircase should be placed centrally in the house to improve the layout of the upper floor rooms.
Any other improvement suggestions?
Many thanks
Cubus3f
Plot size: 450m2 (4,844 sq ft)
Slope: No
Floor Area Ratio (FAR): 0.4
Gross Floor Area Ratio (GFAR): 0.8
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: Plot measures 18.36 x 24.49 meters (60.2 x 80.4 feet); building envelopes are set back 3 meters (10 feet) to the north, east, and west, and 5 meters (16.4 feet) to the south (street side)
Edge development: Yes
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: 2
Roof type: Flat roof
Style: modern, open
Orientation: south/west
Maximum heights/limits:
Additional regulations: Moderately busy street to the south; a multi-family building is located to the north
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, open, flat roof
Basement, stories: No basement, 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages: 2 middle-aged adults, 2 children (6 and 1 year old)
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: Ground floor 100m² (1,076 sq ft), upper floor 80m² (861 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guests per year: 2 persons, 3 times per year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: both yes
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, including reasons for preferences:
Living and dining areas as much as possible facing south
Kitchen with freestanding island and partly open pantry around the corner
House Design
Designed by:
- Planner from a construction company
- Architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Workshop at the back, bicycle stand, size of children’s rooms, master bedroom area on the north side, staircase option 1
What do you dislike? Why? Very small garden, especially between the terrace and neighboring house
Option 1:
Ground floor:
- Bad: Kitchen too small, freestanding kitchen island measuring 2.35m x 1.1m (7.7 x 3.6 feet) does not fit, entrance to living area too narrow
- Good: spacious hallway, open staircase with landing
Upper floor:
- Bad: Access to children’s bathroom through utility room, entrance to master bedroom through dressing room, makeup table in master bedroom instead of dressing room
- Good: spacious master bathroom, size of utility room and children’s bathroom
Option 2:
Ground floor:
- Bad: no staircase landing, small entrance/hallway, entrance to living area directly from the foyer
- Good: large kitchen
Upper floor:
- Bad: utility room too large, entrance to sleeping area awkward (one walks into a wall), makeup table in master bedroom, master bathroom too small
- Good: separate entrance to utility room
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 3,200 €/m2
Personal price limit for house including fixtures: 700,000 €
Preferred heating system: heat pump
If you had to give up some features/finishes, which ones?
- Can give up: open staircase
- Cannot give up: pantry, kitchen with island, utility room on upper floor, children’s bathroom, large dressing room
Why is the design like it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? Architect developed options 1 & 2 after consultation
Which of your wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What do you think are the particular strengths or weaknesses of the design?
Do you have suggestions on how we should plan the living/dining/kitchen area to create an L-shaped layout? There should be space for a kitchen island (2.35m x 1.1m) (7.7 x 3.6 feet). The staircase should be placed centrally in the house to improve the layout of the upper floor rooms.
Any other improvement suggestions?
Many thanks
Cubus3f
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
@K a t j a did you move the staircase or plan it shorter? The architect’s is about 4.5m (15 feet) long.I usually plan with a length of 4m (13 feet) when no floor-to-ceiling height is specified. I’ve also noticed that the architect’s staircase is really long. That immediately raises the question about the ceiling height and where it’s meant to lead. Closer to heaven?Hello everyone,
Many thanks for your feedback and even your plans!!
The problem is that we want the bedroom to be as dark as possible. How can we manage to keep the bedroom on the right side of the floor plan? Even the east-facing window already lets in too much sun for us.
Is it possible somehow to have the children’s rooms on the left side of the plan and the study room at least 10m2 (108 sq ft)?
What do you think about the ground floor?
Originally, the study was planned downstairs so that, if necessary at some point, we could live only on the ground floor.
How do you like the layout of the living room?
Many thanks for your feedback and even your plans!!
The problem is that we want the bedroom to be as dark as possible. How can we manage to keep the bedroom on the right side of the floor plan? Even the east-facing window already lets in too much sun for us.
Is it possible somehow to have the children’s rooms on the left side of the plan and the study room at least 10m2 (108 sq ft)?
What do you think about the ground floor?
Originally, the study was planned downstairs so that, if necessary at some point, we could live only on the ground floor.
How do you like the layout of the living room?
K a t j a schrieb:
Here is an alternative layout for the upper floor to remove the bathrooms from above the living room and to make better use of the rooms, in my opinion.
The children’s bedrooms are placed on the south gable, giving both rooms the opportunity for windows on two sides and lots of natural light. Ideally, the bathrooms would be connected over the pantry behind the kitchen. Whether that still works for the kids’ bathroom would need to be checked. The utility room only has "thin" pipes running through it, which might be extendable to some degree. The bedroom is on the cooler north side, and the study has to take whatever space is left.
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Now you could also consider whether you want a narrower hallway again and incorporate a recess in the children’s room. These are details that could be easily implemented. Without elevations, it’s hard to say whether it’s worthwhile. That would basically be how we would like it. The only problem is that the walk-in closet would then be too small. We wanted about 3m (10 feet) of wardrobes plus a dressing table in the walk-in closet. AND we don’t really like the idea of entering the bedroom through the walk-in closet. Do you have any other solutions for the layout?
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hanghaus202314 Mar 2024 20:02I sketched the idea from @K a t j a. Would it be better to place the front door in the center? The entrance platform is also a bit smaller, maximum 1m (3 feet 3 inches).
Bedroom in the northeast and the children’s rooms in the south, as suggested by @K a t j a, is hard to improve on. Too much light? Blinds or something similar can be installed anyway.
The office has 11.4 m2 (123 sq ft).
I think you can fit the 2x3m (2x10 feet) cabinets and place the dressing table under the window.
The walk-in closet wall can be moved 50cm (20 inches) to the south.
I actually like the idea of entering through the walk-in closet. That way, you don’t disturb someone still sleeping after leaving the bedroom.
Does the architect really know all your wishes?
Cubus3f schrieb:
The problem is that we want the bedroom to be as dark as possible. How can we make sure the bedroom stays on the right side of the plan? Also, the east-facing window already lets in too much sun for us.
Is it possible somehow to have the children's rooms on the left side of the plan and the office at least 10m2 (108 sq ft)?
Bedroom in the northeast and the children’s rooms in the south, as suggested by @K a t j a, is hard to improve on. Too much light? Blinds or something similar can be installed anyway.
The office has 11.4 m2 (123 sq ft).
Cubus3f schrieb:
This would actually be how we want it. The problem is that the walk-in closet would then be too small. We wanted about 3m (10 feet) of cabinets on each side plus a dressing table in the walk-in closet. AND we don’t like entering the bedroom through the walk-in closet. Do you have any other ideas for the layout?
I think you can fit the 2x3m (2x10 feet) cabinets and place the dressing table under the window.
The walk-in closet wall can be moved 50cm (20 inches) to the south.
I actually like the idea of entering through the walk-in closet. That way, you don’t disturb someone still sleeping after leaving the bedroom.
Does the architect really know all your wishes?
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
The wall of the walk-in closet can move 50cm (20 inches) to the south.Wow, I would question that bold claim. That would reduce the headroom for the staircase.H
hanghaus202314 Mar 2024 20:44I have also furnished the bathroom.
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