ᐅ Floor plan design for a long, narrow rear building

haydee schrieb:

One children’s bedroom is missing.
You don’t have enough space for two staircases.

Try to arrange all rooms to scale and think about your daily routine. Everyone bathing or showering in the master bathroom, but only one toilet available.

The dining table is too small.
The living room downstairs is overcrowded, while upstairs there are more shared living spaces again.
I understand that large rooms aren’t possible, but here you have tiny rooms combined with wasted space.

The second staircase in room 3 provides access to the roof terrace and would also be used as a built-in cupboard, similar to what you would find in a tiny house. The room is intended to be shared by two people with a bunk bed that can be separated by a curtain and would also offer additional space for wardrobes, etc.

This is a former workshop with high ceilings, which should not be forgotten; even in the smaller rooms, loft beds/platform beds are planned.

A shower could be added to each bathroom; there is already a bathroom with a shower under the stairs.

The whole layout is just an example and has nothing to do with the actual furniture.

The living room is absolutely sufficient; we currently also use a smaller room as a dining area. I don’t understand that criticism.

In my defense, I posted the pictures under the initial post, but they were probably deleted by a moderator.

Where do you plan to accommodate the house wiring, water supply, and so on?
I really can’t agree with this design at all. Just looking at the coat storage of other families with six members already exceeds your plan. Take some graph paper and draw proper furniture along with the minimum required circulation space. For example, a dining table measuring 2 x 1 meters (6.5 x 3.3 feet) alone requires a space of about 4 x 3 meters (13 x 10 feet).

HE-DA-Doppelhaushälfte schrieb:

The entrance is on the narrow south side

So, is south on the right side of the plan?

HE-DA-Doppelhaushälfte schrieb:

Built-in cupboards could be placed around the table.
The table would also not be round.

So you are planning the dining table in the cloakroom?!

HE-DA-Doppelhaushälfte schrieb:

The staircase on the first floor runs above the kitchen and, of course, does not continue upwards.

Of course? Sorry for all the questions, but this staircase on the right side of the plan above the ground floor one has an arrow, which is usually used to indicate the stair starting point. What is a helping user supposed to think here? We are not AI but humans too.

HE-DA-Doppelhaushälfte schrieb:

The plot itself has no garden; it is fully sealed and consists of the house, path, and parking space.

Still, it would help to show the site plan for better understanding. Because: where exactly is the parking space, and where is the street?

Since you are focusing on the floor plan and have already considered relocating the entrance, it should not be a problem to share the site plan. It might be that a suggestion with a different entrance location would be better.

For me, it is a no-go to downgrade the dining area to the cloakroom and/or vice versa with six people.
Another fundamental issue I see is planning a roof terrace far away from the kitchen.
There is also no storage space in the house where you could keep a suitcase or broom. So you’d basically place the mop right in front of the stair landing in the so-called pantry corner?!

Regarding the furnishing: a layout that you do yourself reveals where space is either wasted or sufficient. When you use the toilet as a reference, I don’t even see a washbasin possible in the bathrooms.
Note: headroom on the first floor by the staircase with the roof hatch is not sufficient.

HE-DA-Doppelhaushälfte schrieb:

This was supposed to be just about the floor plan and possible optimizations I could make.

The problem is that you are presenting your ideas here, not the current state. It’s unclear what is your input and what is existing. The staircase on the right side of the plan is currently roughly 450cm (177 inches) long; the tread width at the top is about 140cm (55 inches) compared to the 171cm (67 inches). The bed measures 230 x 300cm (90 x 118 inches), which are unusual dimensions for a bed.

Staircases are best planned one above the other to avoid wasting living space. It’s common for small children to share a bedroom for sleeping, but I would still prefer that everyone has their own real private space, since friends are not usually shared and everyone has their own social circle.

On the left side of the plan, rooms could be enlarged; below on the plan, there is space for an additional room. The wall at the top of the plan would be the entrance hallway, where cabinets could replace storage space.

The staircase to the rooftop terrace could be placed above the existing staircase (ground floor/upper floor) and not go through the children’s private area, where you would have to walk over Lego bricks. Overall, four children’s rooms would fit in the upper floor.

However, as already mentioned: where a staircase goes up, there must be enough headroom on the upper floor. I don’t know any rooftop terrace that doesn’t have a smaller additional room on top, essentially a stairwell. If this room is meant as an exit, it must also cover the upper half of the staircase.

A small shower bathroom fits on the ground floor, but ventilation upwards and drainage must be considered.

First, I would plan a spacious wardrobe area at the entrance with 3 meters (10 feet) of continuous cabinet space. Then the kitchen can be placed in the middle right part as a walkthrough area. The living area is generously sized with over 25 square meters (270 square feet) and should still be furnished with a dining table here.

Overall, much is probably feasible if you accept that at least the 17 x 6 meters (56 x 20 feet) dimensions are fixed. You can’t make big changes to your wishes. I also consider the rooftop terrace as currently neither possible nor practical.

It’s clear no architect planned this. The exterior walls are far too thin, and there are other mistakes as well. The objection about the technical room is justified: the central heating stove and its fuel stored somewhere needs space. The whole concept is too naive and correspondingly drawn.

HE-DA-Doppelhaushälfte schrieb:

The entire setup is just an example

Placeholder.
Will something be added here? If not, I will delete the sample design from my projects.

ypg schrieb:

Placeholder.
Will there be anything added here? If not, I will delete the sample draft in my projects.

Yes, I will respond to your feedback today; I was very busy last week.