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.
Milka0105 schrieb:
However, I have now tried to incorporate your suggestions into a different floor plan. No, you actually drew the exact same situation, just swapping the entrance and the utility room. The other issues, including the poorly usable kitchen, were transferred exactly as before. We are not talking about a 20cm (8 inches) shift or gain. This isn’t about a new design but about the kitchen’s spatial planning.
Milka0105 schrieb:
The question I’m asking myself is, does the floor plan work like this? In my opinion, it has actually gotten worse instead of better.
You have recognized that the staircase cannot be handled differently. That’s something positive.
Milka0105 schrieb:
Attached is the upper floor plan. Here’s a tip: the staircase opening at the beginning can probably be built over. Still, swapping the bedroom and bathroom would make sense.
You can already see that the upper floor plan is the winner compared to the initial version!
I would therefore use the upper floor plan as a basis for the single-family house: transfer the load-bearing walls, make the storage room—which you affectionately call the pantry—more accessible (relocate it), and start the common area earlier to gain more space.
Milka0105 schrieb:
The car width is planned to be 3.5 meters (11.5 feet), and then an additional 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) wide for exiting the door and walking around or moving. I find it surprising that you are so generous with the necessary dimensions in the outdoor area—it almost seems excessive. A parking space generally requires about 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) plus some movement space (I’m reminded of garages that are uncomfortable but still manage with an interior width of 2.7 meters (8.9 feet)).
Indoors, you add 20 cm (8 inches). Placing furniture right against a wall usually doesn’t work. When you include plaster on the wall, you should reduce the indicated dimension by about 15 cm (6 inches).
wiltshire schrieb:
I can’t assess this without seeing the upper floor.Milka0105 schrieb:
So far, I have only drawn the ground floor. My question is, does this floor plan work?Starting with the upper floor answers that question on its own. Isn’t the start of the rather steep staircase slightly cramped here? I definitely like that you are drawing yourself, especially by hand, and considering the interior walls as load-bearing if in doubt or as a general rule. And I’ll repeat my “question” why you don’t expand the floor plan according to the building envelope/planning permission (angled or stepped).
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What I also notice:
It didn’t bother you before that everything also passes through the dirty area (this doesn’t only affect the stair landing but also the bathroom). You can keep such points in mind, but not everything is possible, even with 140m² (1,507 sq ft). This is not a criticism of the size, just a reminder that you can’t implement everything that would be possible in a house over 160m² (1,722 sq ft).
Milka0105 schrieb:
I checked other posts as well and immediately installed a spiral staircase to keep the entrance away from the dirty area.
It didn’t bother you before that everything also passes through the dirty area (this doesn’t only affect the stair landing but also the bathroom). You can keep such points in mind, but not everything is possible, even with 140m² (1,507 sq ft). This is not a criticism of the size, just a reminder that you can’t implement everything that would be possible in a house over 160m² (1,722 sq ft).
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Milka01058 Jul 2025 15:2511ant schrieb:
Question: Why don’t you expand the floor plan following the building envelope (diagonally or stepped)?I’m not sure what you mean by that. That’s probably why I haven’t been able to answer.M
Milka01058 Jul 2025 15:30ypg schrieb:
It didn’t bother you before that everything also goes through the dirt area (this concerns not only the stair landing but also the toilet). You can keep such points in mind, but not everything is possible, even on 140m² (1506 sq ft), which is not a criticism of the size, just a reminder that you can’t implement everything that is possible in a house over 160m² (1722 sq ft). I don’t see it that way with the first floor plan. There, the direct dirt area is to the left of the entrance with the cloakroom, and to the right of the entrance are the stairs and the toilet. The hallway isn’t particularly wide, okay, but you don’t walk 100% through the dirt.
Also, there is the entrance via the utility room (dirt lock) intended.
So I do perceive some difference.
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