ᐅ Floor Plan Design: Single-Family Home with 4 Bedrooms and Office, 160 sqm
Created on: 9 Mar 2024 21:55
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JKL_2024
Hello dear community,
we are a family of five (2 adults, 3 children) currently planning to build a house. It is quite challenging to find a floor plan with 4 bedrooms plus an office/guest room while keeping the overall size affordable. We have already tested several layouts and would appreciate your feedback and comments. Our current plan is a compromise between construction costs and size. So our main focus is to get the most out of the available space. Of course, having more space would be better, but unfortunately, we are limited to about 160 square meters (1,722 square feet). We would like to use this floor plan to obtain comparable offers from home builders.
Thank you in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 550 square meters (5,920 square feet)
Building envelope: 12 m x 20 m (39 feet x 66 feet)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: 0.2
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hip roof
Architectural style: classic city villa
No formal development plan, §34
Owners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: city villa with hip roof, 2 floors without basement
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: approx. 150 square meters (1,615 square feet) (2 adults, 3 children)
Office: home office with 2 workstations
Guest stays per year: mainly grandparents, 2-3 times
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern, open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Additional requirements:
House Design
Origin of the plans: self-designed based on several examples and inspirations from the internet. The windows are still placeholders.
We are unsure about the bay window. We have planned it to gain some extra space for the dining table, especially when guests come, as we can easily have 10 people. Additionally, it helps to fit in the 3rd children’s bedroom better. The question is how the cost of a bay window compares to simply increasing the overall floor area. Maybe someone here has experience with this. Also, if other arrangements might exist that use the space more efficiently.
Budget limit for the house, including fixtures: 550,000 euros (approx. $) (including photovoltaic system and ready to move in)
Preferred heating system: heat pump
Ground Floor
Upper Floor
Site Plan
we are a family of five (2 adults, 3 children) currently planning to build a house. It is quite challenging to find a floor plan with 4 bedrooms plus an office/guest room while keeping the overall size affordable. We have already tested several layouts and would appreciate your feedback and comments. Our current plan is a compromise between construction costs and size. So our main focus is to get the most out of the available space. Of course, having more space would be better, but unfortunately, we are limited to about 160 square meters (1,722 square feet). We would like to use this floor plan to obtain comparable offers from home builders.
Thank you in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 550 square meters (5,920 square feet)
Building envelope: 12 m x 20 m (39 feet x 66 feet)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: 0.2
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hip roof
Architectural style: classic city villa
No formal development plan, §34
Owners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: city villa with hip roof, 2 floors without basement
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: approx. 150 square meters (1,615 square feet) (2 adults, 3 children)
Office: home office with 2 workstations
Guest stays per year: mainly grandparents, 2-3 times
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern, open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Additional requirements:
- Open living/dining area and kitchen
- Utility/technical room large enough for laundry and with exterior access
- Bathroom with double sink and preferably a T-layout
- Guest toilet with shower on the ground floor
- Office for home office that can also serve as a guest room
- Option to have a second small desk in the master bedroom or a second workspace (both work from home frequently)
House Design
Origin of the plans: self-designed based on several examples and inspirations from the internet. The windows are still placeholders.
We are unsure about the bay window. We have planned it to gain some extra space for the dining table, especially when guests come, as we can easily have 10 people. Additionally, it helps to fit in the 3rd children’s bedroom better. The question is how the cost of a bay window compares to simply increasing the overall floor area. Maybe someone here has experience with this. Also, if other arrangements might exist that use the space more efficiently.
Budget limit for the house, including fixtures: 550,000 euros (approx. $) (including photovoltaic system and ready to move in)
Preferred heating system: heat pump
Ground Floor
Upper Floor
Site Plan
Bertram100 schrieb:
I find the hallway a bit tight for 5 people. Everyone will end up crowding around the narrow spot near the coat closet. I would probably move part of the guest toilet under the stairs to make the hallway wider. But then the stairs and everything on the upper floor would have to be shifted. I’m not sure if that would work out.What exactly do you mean by having part of the guest toilet under the stairs instead of a storage space?
In principle, I think the bathroom on the upper floor could be a bit smaller, which might make it possible to widen the hallway downstairs. It’s true that everything will be quite cramped here.
Sorry, bringing the post back up. Do you have any other comments?
One idea we had was to swap the toilets and the entrance. Then the utility room could perhaps also be used as a cloakroom. The floor plan might need to be extended a bit in depth to prevent the hallway from becoming too narrow.
One idea we had was to swap the toilets and the entrance. Then the utility room could perhaps also be used as a cloakroom. The floor plan might need to be extended a bit in depth to prevent the hallway from becoming too narrow.
Remove the 75cm (30 inches) doors on the ground floor. I didn’t know anyone still planned doors that size.
I would definitely paint the door leading outside from the utility room. You have almost no space left for shelves or a freezer. Mark everything clearly on your plans.
I would definitely paint the door leading outside from the utility room. You have almost no space left for shelves or a freezer. Mark everything clearly on your plans.
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Schorsch_baut6 Jun 2024 16:43What use is a large double door in the kitchen if you’re always standing with your back to it? You don’t necessarily need it as a passageway. I would install a large half-height window there and plan a work surface below it. On the outside, you would also have a nicely sheltered corner with a wall behind it. That would be perfect for a bench or a lounge area.
haydee schrieb:
Get rid of the 75cm (30 inches) doors on the ground floor. I didn’t even know people still plan with those. I would definitely paint the door leading outside in the utility room. You hardly have any space for a shelf or freezer. Try drawing everything in.True, I didn’t even notice the doors. That really is a bit narrow. We would like to keep the door to the utility room, but it will probably be difficult to fit everything in.
Schorsch_baut schrieb:
What use is the large double door in the kitchen if you’re always standing with your back to it? You don’t necessarily need it as a passageway. I would install a large half-height window there and plan a work surface below it. Outside, you would have a nicely sheltered corner with a wall behind it. That would be perfect for a bench or a lounge area.Yes, we’ve already considered that. That’s why there is a dashed line in the floor plan—to create more space in the kitchen.
JKL_2024 schrieb:
One idea we had was to swap the toilets and the entrance. That way, the utility room might also be used as a cloakroom. We would probably need to increase the floor plan depth slightly so the hallway doesn’t become too narrow. I can’t quite picture how that would look right now.
150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) with 4 bedrooms, a guest room/office, guest toilet with shower, a large utility room, and 2 home office spaces – honestly, I’m surprised you don’t also have a pantry and a sauna on your wish list. Is this 8 sqm (86 sq ft) kitchen really enough for you in the long run? And with the bedroom wardrobe—is there actually enough space to stand in front of it and open it?
So I took the basic idea and tried to organize it a bit. Even though I stretched it out to 8.70 m (28.5 ft) in depth, only a 50 cm (20 inch) wardrobe fits. The utility room at 7.7 sqm (83 sq ft) will probably feel too small to you, but I find the 3 m (10 ft) kitchen even worse. That really makes me wonder: Is this still practical, or would it be better to reconsider?
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