ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 150 sqm Townhouse with Gable Roof, 6 Rooms
Created on: 28 May 2024 22:14
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LeFy2023
Dear forum members,
We have completed a preliminary design for our house together with a company and are now at the beginning of the detailed planning stage. Therefore, we would greatly appreciate any suggestions for improvement, critical feedback, and additional ideas or tips regarding the floor plan.
Unfortunately, we do not yet have a site plan, but we do have the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor at a scale of 1:100, as well as drawings of the house.
Thanks in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 700 sqm (7,534 sq ft)
Development according to §34 of the Building Code; the neighborhood features a wide variety of house types, sizes, number of floors, roof styles, etc. A positive preliminary building inquiry exists for a two-story townhouse up to 200 sqm (2,153 sq ft).
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: shallow pitched gable roof, townhouse
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 child (1 year old), possibly a second child planned
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office for both adults about 3 days per week on average
Occasional overnight guests per year: parents-in-law visit several times a year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island if possible
Number of dining seats: 4–8
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes, one parking space including a shed
Utility garden, greenhouse: possibly
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included:
- Larger guest room on the ground floor with space for a double bed as the parents-in-law visit frequently
- Guest room on ground floor must also be usable as an office
- Bright rooms / mezzanine
- Open entrance area with open rooms and a view of the garden (a clear sightline)
- Straight concrete staircase to upper floor for dogs and parking space underneath (built-in cupboards)
- Office on upper floor should also serve as a utility/laundry room
- Façade in stone gray with wood cladding elements
House Design
Designer: planner from a construction company
What is liked most? Why?
- Very practical room layout and good room sizes
- Barrier-free access to the guest shower on the ground floor
- Additional storage space in the roof as a storage binder
- Lots of light through large windows
- Laundry room on upper floor close to the bedrooms/children’s rooms
What is disliked? Why?
- Kitchen might be too small / cramped
- Question whether a passage to the kitchen is necessary
- Main entrance is not barrier-free (terrace exit also not)
- The gray elements in the façade are to be replaced by wood cladding to give the house a more distinctive exterior appearance.
Preferred heating system: heat pump
If you had to do without, which details/features?
- Can do without: second washbasin in upper floor bathroom, round window in dressing room (can have a different shape), kitchen island if it doesn’t fit
- Cannot do without: straight concrete staircase, windows, large lift-and-slide door, larger guest room, mezzanine, guest shower on ground floor, walk-in showers, laundry room on upper floor
Why does the design look as it does now? For example,
This is the initial individual draft without adjustments from us so far. A mezzanine, a larger guest room on the ground floor, storage space in the roof, and laundry room on the upper floor were explicitly requested and implemented accordingly.
We have completed a preliminary design for our house together with a company and are now at the beginning of the detailed planning stage. Therefore, we would greatly appreciate any suggestions for improvement, critical feedback, and additional ideas or tips regarding the floor plan.
Unfortunately, we do not yet have a site plan, but we do have the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor at a scale of 1:100, as well as drawings of the house.
Thanks in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 700 sqm (7,534 sq ft)
Development according to §34 of the Building Code; the neighborhood features a wide variety of house types, sizes, number of floors, roof styles, etc. A positive preliminary building inquiry exists for a two-story townhouse up to 200 sqm (2,153 sq ft).
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: shallow pitched gable roof, townhouse
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 child (1 year old), possibly a second child planned
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office for both adults about 3 days per week on average
Occasional overnight guests per year: parents-in-law visit several times a year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island if possible
Number of dining seats: 4–8
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes, one parking space including a shed
Utility garden, greenhouse: possibly
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included:
- Larger guest room on the ground floor with space for a double bed as the parents-in-law visit frequently
- Guest room on ground floor must also be usable as an office
- Bright rooms / mezzanine
- Open entrance area with open rooms and a view of the garden (a clear sightline)
- Straight concrete staircase to upper floor for dogs and parking space underneath (built-in cupboards)
- Office on upper floor should also serve as a utility/laundry room
- Façade in stone gray with wood cladding elements
House Design
Designer: planner from a construction company
What is liked most? Why?
- Very practical room layout and good room sizes
- Barrier-free access to the guest shower on the ground floor
- Additional storage space in the roof as a storage binder
- Lots of light through large windows
- Laundry room on upper floor close to the bedrooms/children’s rooms
What is disliked? Why?
- Kitchen might be too small / cramped
- Question whether a passage to the kitchen is necessary
- Main entrance is not barrier-free (terrace exit also not)
- The gray elements in the façade are to be replaced by wood cladding to give the house a more distinctive exterior appearance.
Preferred heating system: heat pump
If you had to do without, which details/features?
- Can do without: second washbasin in upper floor bathroom, round window in dressing room (can have a different shape), kitchen island if it doesn’t fit
- Cannot do without: straight concrete staircase, windows, large lift-and-slide door, larger guest room, mezzanine, guest shower on ground floor, walk-in showers, laundry room on upper floor
Why does the design look as it does now? For example,
This is the initial individual draft without adjustments from us so far. A mezzanine, a larger guest room on the ground floor, storage space in the roof, and laundry room on the upper floor were explicitly requested and implemented accordingly.
Just a few more planning dimensions. If you want to place two tall cabinets for appliances on a kitchen wall and then extend the furniture into an L shape, you need at least 185 cm (73 inches) just for the furniture, plus possibly 2 cm (1 inch) of paneling above your tall cabinet. For the rough construction size, I would add another 5 cm (2 inches).
Bedroom: Why do you always position beds so that the walkway is next to the headboard? In your plan, the headboard should be on the left wall facing the children's room.
For quietness in the sleeping area, your closet area is better located there, but the right wall should then be fully fitted with wardrobes. Possibly not only tall cabinets on the right side but also a chest of drawers in between, to plan a window for the house facade design.
If the staircase has a planned width of 100 cm (39 inches), then the upper hallway with 190 cm (75 inches) width is almost too narrow. You also have to account for a guardrail around the stair opening.
Overall, it would be helpful to always briefly sketch planned floor plans onto the site plan. This allows for a better assessment of factors like orientation and possible window placement.
Bedroom: Why do you always position beds so that the walkway is next to the headboard? In your plan, the headboard should be on the left wall facing the children's room.
For quietness in the sleeping area, your closet area is better located there, but the right wall should then be fully fitted with wardrobes. Possibly not only tall cabinets on the right side but also a chest of drawers in between, to plan a window for the house facade design.
If the staircase has a planned width of 100 cm (39 inches), then the upper hallway with 190 cm (75 inches) width is almost too narrow. You also have to account for a guardrail around the stair opening.
Overall, it would be helpful to always briefly sketch planned floor plans onto the site plan. This allows for a better assessment of factors like orientation and possible window placement.
Here are the floor plans in the site plan with the north orientation. There is no final decision yet on the house orientation on the plot (parallel to the eastern property line, parallel to the northern boundary, etc.).
Mirroring is not advantageous because the utility room needs to be located at the street side for access.
I have now made it 2.50m (8 ft 2 in), moved the cloakroom to the right towards the front door, and expanded it to 1.80m (5 ft 11 in). The entrance to the utility room is between the cloakroom and kitchen; it has become slightly smaller as a result.
I moved the bed to the left side of the plan; it fits better. The previous idea was that both could look straight out the window.
Regarding the wardrobes, I don’t quite understand your comment yet. Would you keep the dressing room as it is? Or instead of a dressing room, simply fill the right-hand wall with a long wardrobe (possibly a dresser)?
Previously, we had a stair width of 90 cm (35 inches), which I think would be adequate. Then the width at the top including the fall protection would be 0.9m (35 inches). That would be acceptable for us.
I would not want to follow @K a t j a’s suggestion of a walk-in closet in the bedroom along the wall to the children's room, as the bed would then be located again in the door area.
ypg schrieb:
Is the orientation with the north and south indication correct? I’m a bit confused. I wouldn’t put the guest room in the southwest. Actually, the design would need to be mirrored.
Mirroring is not advantageous because the utility room needs to be located at the street side for access.
kbt09 schrieb:
Just a few more planning dimensions... If you want to place two tall cabinets for appliances on a kitchen wall and then extend the furniture in an L-shape, you need at least 185cm (73 inches) just for the furniture, plus possibly another 2 cm (1 inch) trim above your tall cabinets. For the rough structural measurement, I would add another 5 cm (2 inches).
I have now made it 2.50m (8 ft 2 in), moved the cloakroom to the right towards the front door, and expanded it to 1.80m (5 ft 11 in). The entrance to the utility room is between the cloakroom and kitchen; it has become slightly smaller as a result.
kbt09 schrieb:
Bedroom... why do you always place the beds with the walkway next to the headboard? In your plan, the headboard should be on the left wall facing the children's room.
For better quietness in the sleeping area, your wardrobe area is preferable, but then the right-hand wall should be fully fitted with wardrobes. Possibly not only tall cabinets on the right, but also a dresser in between to plan a window due to the house front design.
I moved the bed to the left side of the plan; it fits better. The previous idea was that both could look straight out the window.
Regarding the wardrobes, I don’t quite understand your comment yet. Would you keep the dressing room as it is? Or instead of a dressing room, simply fill the right-hand wall with a long wardrobe (possibly a dresser)?
kbt09 schrieb:
If the staircase has a planned width of 100 cm (39 inches), then the upper hallway width of 190 cm (75 inches) is almost too narrow. You also need to include a guardrail around the stairwell.
Previously, we had a stair width of 90 cm (35 inches), which I think would be adequate. Then the width at the top including the fall protection would be 0.9m (35 inches). That would be acceptable for us.
I would not want to follow @K a t j a’s suggestion of a walk-in closet in the bedroom along the wall to the children's room, as the bed would then be located again in the door area.
LeFy2023 schrieb:
I don’t quite understand your comment about the cabinets yet. You would leave the walk-in closet as it is? Yes, leave it as is. I was just thinking about where the windows should be. Often, there are windows on the same side as the front door, but that’s not necessary here.
LeFy2023 schrieb:
Flipping the layout is not beneficial since the utility room is supposed to be on the street side due to access. Well, mentally I would still consider it. The utility room, more like a technical room, would still be on the side where the driveway is planned, so that should work. Flipping might even be advantageous for the terrace location, which I see more on the southwest side—then after flipping it would be situated around the kitchen/dining area.
LeFy2023 schrieb:
Mirroring is not beneficial because the utility room is supposed to be located on the street side due to access.A 15-meter (50-foot) supply line on the property is often included. So that should not be the issue. I would mirror the layout and add a half or full row of windows in the kitchen to allow enough natural daylight and western sun into the house.ypg schrieb:
A 15-meter (50 feet) service line on the property is often included. So that shouldn’t be the issue. I would mirror the layout and install windows along half or the entire kitchen wall to ensure plenty of natural daylight and west-facing sun enters the house.As far as I have found out so far for our district (Potsdam-Mittelmark), there is a charge for every meter (foot) on our property. The utility providers charge several hundred euros per meter of conduit.
Which utility lines are you referring to? And what exactly is being done with them?
Because even so, the toilet wastewater on the ground floor still needs to run somewhere... and I don’t think (but I’m not sure) that it’s embedded in the foundation slab, but rather runs quite directly outside and then into the sewer system.
You might want to double-check the actual facts about what is meant in each case.
Because even so, the toilet wastewater on the ground floor still needs to run somewhere... and I don’t think (but I’m not sure) that it’s embedded in the foundation slab, but rather runs quite directly outside and then into the sewer system.
You might want to double-check the actual facts about what is meant in each case.
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