ᐅ Floor Plan Feedback Single-Family Home 140 sqm Two Full Stories
Created on: 4 Jul 2025 16:06
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Milka0105
Hello everyone, following my last post about costs and so on, Ant11 suggested that I start with a floor plan here for evaluation. This plan has now existed for quite some time with a few minor adjustments, so the ideas have not changed. I’m looking forward to some feedback.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 654 sqm (7040 sq ft)
Slope no
Site occupancy index 0.4
Floor area ratio 0.8
Building setback, building line and boundary 3 m (10 ft)
Edge development only garages or carport
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors max 2
Roof pitch 0–48 degrees
Style single-family house
Orientation any
Maximum heights / limits 6 m (20 ft) wall and 9 m (30 ft) total
Other requirements cistern
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type gable roof
Basement, floors 2
Number of people, age 2 adults and potentially 2 children, currently 1
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor
Office: family use or home office? Both
Guest sleeping per year, if so guests sleep in the children’s rooms
Open kitchen, kitchen island open kitchen
Number of dining seats 1
Fireplace no
Music / stereo wall no
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport yes
Utility garden, greenhouse possible
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed it:
- Initial draft by architect then adjustments with builder/architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Utility room with separate door (mudroom), large pantry
What do you dislike? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 433k
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 500k
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump and central ventilation system
If you had to give up, which details / extensions
- Could you give up: if push comes to shove, the separate door for the utility room or the pantry could be omitted
- Could you not give up: guest WC with shower
Why did the design turn out the way it did? For example:
Build as small as possible but as large as necessary. The plot becomes wider toward the back.
So, this is a draft after a consultation appointment with the architect. It was then revised again with the builder.
We want a functional home that works for 2 adults and potentially 2 children (1 currently). In addition, we have a dog, but that obviously adapts too (the mudroom is also designed for this).
Home office is generally possible and planned. First, we have one child’s room reserved and intended for this purpose. Afterwards, the office niche or the bedroom upstairs. We don’t need much except a quiet place to work.
If all else fails, the pantry will become the office (possibly then accessible from the hallway).
The upstairs bathroom is somewhat elongated due to the narrow building footprint and straight staircase. The washing machine and dryer are shown upstairs and are planned to be there. There are also connections in the utility room. Otherwise, the space upstairs or downstairs will be used for storage.
I look forward to your opinions.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 654 sqm (7040 sq ft)
Slope no
Site occupancy index 0.4
Floor area ratio 0.8
Building setback, building line and boundary 3 m (10 ft)
Edge development only garages or carport
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors max 2
Roof pitch 0–48 degrees
Style single-family house
Orientation any
Maximum heights / limits 6 m (20 ft) wall and 9 m (30 ft) total
Other requirements cistern
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type gable roof
Basement, floors 2
Number of people, age 2 adults and potentially 2 children, currently 1
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor
Office: family use or home office? Both
Guest sleeping per year, if so guests sleep in the children’s rooms
Open kitchen, kitchen island open kitchen
Number of dining seats 1
Fireplace no
Music / stereo wall no
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport yes
Utility garden, greenhouse possible
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be included
House Design
Who designed it:
- Initial draft by architect then adjustments with builder/architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Utility room with separate door (mudroom), large pantry
What do you dislike? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 433k
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 500k
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump and central ventilation system
If you had to give up, which details / extensions
- Could you give up: if push comes to shove, the separate door for the utility room or the pantry could be omitted
- Could you not give up: guest WC with shower
Why did the design turn out the way it did? For example:
Build as small as possible but as large as necessary. The plot becomes wider toward the back.
So, this is a draft after a consultation appointment with the architect. It was then revised again with the builder.
We want a functional home that works for 2 adults and potentially 2 children (1 currently). In addition, we have a dog, but that obviously adapts too (the mudroom is also designed for this).
Home office is generally possible and planned. First, we have one child’s room reserved and intended for this purpose. Afterwards, the office niche or the bedroom upstairs. We don’t need much except a quiet place to work.
If all else fails, the pantry will become the office (possibly then accessible from the hallway).
The upstairs bathroom is somewhat elongated due to the narrow building footprint and straight staircase. The washing machine and dryer are shown upstairs and are planned to be there. There are also connections in the utility room. Otherwise, the space upstairs or downstairs will be used for storage.
I look forward to your opinions.
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Milka01058 Jul 2025 11:36kbt09 schrieb:
Ah .. I would first check whether such a small utility room, especially with a passage area due to the side entrance, is actually suitable.
I don’t see any space for a wardrobe in the hallway area. I already mentioned that the contractor needs to carry out this check. But with 7.5 meters (24.6 feet), everything should fit. Floor plans in model homes are usually similar in size.
Haha, no wardrobe included. It would have to go under the stairs. I’m not very happy about that either. But you need to find some space for the kitchen somehow. The total floor area of 140 m² (1,507 ft²) should remain the same.
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Milka01058 Jul 2025 11:42wiltshire schrieb:
Without seeing the upper floor, I can’t really assess it.
It’s good that you included the kitchen in the plan. A 1m (3.3 ft) passageway is too narrow for me. The smaller the kitchen, the more important it is to get help from an experienced kitchen designer.
Radically speaking: the partition wall between the hallway and the kitchen isn’t necessary. Consider how it would be to have more workspace instead of that wall. The whole kitchen would feel more spacious.
If I understand correctly, the utility room is slightly smaller and the "mudroom function" for entering with a wet dog or boots is lost in the new design.
I still prefer the first design, but I wasn’t a strong critic anyway. Correct, the mudroom function is lost.
Removing the wall in the kitchen would mean losing the sound barrier from the stairwell, entrance door, etc. on the ground floor. That way, if the child upstairs plays loud music, you’d hear it downstairs as well, and vice versa.
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hanghaus20238 Jul 2025 12:36I have some doubts about the plot’s location. Without a building permit / planning permission, it’s hard to say much. But in my opinion, this should be the goal.
After all, you do want to have some garden space with your new home.
After all, you do want to have some garden space with your new home.
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Milka01058 Jul 2025 12:59hanghaus2023 schrieb:
I doubt the location on the plot. Without a development plan / zoning plan, it’s hard to say much. But in my opinion, it should be aimed for like this.
You still want to have some garden space at the new home, after all. Thanks for the input. The garden at the back is about 10–12m (33–39 feet) deep. But I still like the positioning you suggested. I will check if it’s allowed since everyone else has built facing the street.
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hanghaus20238 Jul 2025 13:10That is specified in the development plan. Please tell us its name. No links are allowed here.
Milka0105 schrieb:Where exactly? I don’t see that in your plan. Show us the cadastral map. That also shows what is happening in the surroundings.
The garden extends about 10-12m (33-39 feet) at the back.
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Milka01058 Jul 2025 13:31hanghaus2023 schrieb:
That’s specified in the development plan. Just tell us its name. No links are allowed here.
Where exactly? I don’t see it in your plan. Please show the map from the land registry. That also reveals what’s going on in the surrounding area.There is nothing about that in the development plan. The roof can be oriented either perpendicular or parallel to the street. All roof types are allowed. So I can rotate the house however I want, but whether it can be shifted sideways is unclear to me.Similar topics