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.
LeFy2023 schrieb:
If we place the beds against the walls marked in red in the children's rooms, later on we’ll have the issue that a 140cm (55 inch) double bed won’t fit there because the space on both sides of the bed would be quite narrow. In myIn the niche, rotate the bed 90° from your last suggestion, and therefore no floor-to-ceiling window on the left side of the plan, but a window with a standard sill height. This way, you can have windows on two sides, the bed niche will be somewhat more private since it’s not directly in the line of sight when entering the room, and the room still offers plenty of space. Frankly, given how you last placed the 140cm (55 inch) bed, I find it hard to imagine that would be a preferred position.Windows on two sides of a room are always preferable, especially if the room size allows for it.
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motorradsilke15 Jun 2024 21:50I wouldn’t worry too much about furnishing the kids’ rooms. They’ll rearrange everything several times anyway and set it up the way they like.
When planning the staircase turn, you should keep in mind that you’ll never really have quiet in the living room. All the kids’ friends will have to pass through there, even later during their teenage years and often late at night. I would think carefully about that.
If you can’t fit a wardrobe behind the door in the walk-in closet, you can use the corner well for a shelf to store clothes that have been worn but don’t need washing yet, and that you don’t want to put back in the closet, as well as casual wear for home. We do it like that too, and it works great. These items aren’t immediately visible.
When planning the staircase turn, you should keep in mind that you’ll never really have quiet in the living room. All the kids’ friends will have to pass through there, even later during their teenage years and often late at night. I would think carefully about that.
If you can’t fit a wardrobe behind the door in the walk-in closet, you can use the corner well for a shelf to store clothes that have been worn but don’t need washing yet, and that you don’t want to put back in the closet, as well as casual wear for home. We do it like that too, and it works great. These items aren’t immediately visible.
LeFy2023 schrieb:
We rotated the staircase because usually you go from the bedrooms to the kitchen, dining area, or living room. That makes more sense for us due to the shorter walking distances. What are we talking about? A castle with a south wing or 2 meters (6.5 feet) between the staircase and the kitchen?
By rotating the stairs, you are making the living room and sofa area the noisiest zone in the house. Your dining and kitchen area is not large enough to function as a gathering space.
LeFy2023 schrieb:
We plan to use the space under the stairs for storage. If you want that as in some of the previous floor plan drafts, then it needs to be drawn in. That changes the spatial feel significantly—more enclosed.
LeFy2023 schrieb:
Which floor space do you mean? Next to which door? Next to the bedroom door. The planner clearly knows why no 60cm (24 inch) wardrobe was drawn there. It simply won’t fit anymore.
That’s a shame because it would be a great storage wall, which you should really have.
LeFy2023 schrieb:
In my sketch, there was a standard-sized washbasin in the guest bathroom. Yes, as a layperson you can draw a lot of things. Fortunately, the planner won’t implement everything. At least you should still be able to access the shower without squeezing.
LeFy2023 schrieb:
What size would you go for? Whatever fits with the rest. You can also consider compact designs. Ideally, though, aim for 70-100cm (28-39 inches).
LeFy2023 schrieb:
I looked at the example with the long kitchen window, but I’m not convinced because you can’t look straight outside while standing. You can. We implemented it ourselves. However, your view is directed downwards to the garden, not upwards to the sky. But that was just an example of creating storage space in the kitchen.
LeFy2023 schrieb:
Here again are the current facade designs as they are in the floor plan right now: If you like a Bugs Bunny face on the southeast side that looks like it’s been slapped on the cheek, resulting in a crooked mouth, then go ahead with that.
Could it be that you’re not letting the planner do the planning, but instead telling them everything to do?
ypg schrieb:
If you like Bugs Bunny from the southeast, who has been hit on the cheek and as a result has a crooked mouth, then go ahead and do that.
Could it be that you are not letting the designer design, but instead telling them exactly what to do? The windows and façade are currently the designer’s proposals. He was only given the information that we want the lift-and-slide door. Now we want to improve his design with suggestions or ideas from this forum.
kbt09 schrieb:
@LeFy2023 It would also be helpful to visualize the corresponding views with the windows included.I have uploaded the planner’s current visualizations with my post #102. Or is that what you mean?
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