ᐅ Single-family house floor plan, approximately 200 sqm without a basement – assessment

I sketched a mirrored floor plan of a traditional Frisian house and included the later division in the design:

But I just noticed: in my opinion, the west side is somewhat neglected. Perhaps still something to consider?

Or like this?

I also like the last approach. Slammer probably won't like the kitchen/living room layout there. With clever sliding doors, you could even divide the dining/cooking/living area into three sections.

kbt09 schrieb:
I also like the last approach. Slammer probably won’t like the kitchen/living room placement there. With clever sliding doors and such, you could even divide the dining/cooking/living area into three separate spaces.

I know the first draft personally. The staircase is closed off at the bottom with a built-in wardrobe underneath (accessible just before the kitchen). The well-known house didn’t have a separation between kitchen and dining area but did have sliding doors between dining and living areas. Upstairs, however, they had a southwest orientation.

Slammer obviously can’t fit the entire wish list in — during the sketching process, other "oh, that could look nice" ideas were added, so it turned out more like patchwork.

@Slammer: You might want to reconsider whether all the requests are really important or if some just evolved naturally or are nice-to-haves rather than essentials. For example, the staircase doesn’t necessarily have to be there if it’s going to be closed off anyway (the effect is lost). A second staircase might also not be necessary if all the key features are already in the basement/entertainment room (who wants to guide guests through the garage anyway?).

The view from the living area facing west can be balanced by planned landscaping. Or consider a horizontal strip window instead of a floor window, which wouldn’t be in the kitchen if it’s placed on the west side anyway (it’s only a quiet residential street). And don’t focus solely on the south side—there’s plenty of garden space, and other areas around the house can be beautifully designed and used.

Regards
Yvonne

Hello,

thank you also for these two proposals.
There are many options; we would just need to be willing to compromise.
Here, I cannot go directly from the kitchen into the garden or have a view of it.
However, we definitely want a separate, not open-plan kitchen with a seating area. That would be possible in the second design with a wall, but then the dining area would become smaller accordingly.

In general, two rooms (pantry and utility room) are again "outsourced" here, which creates more freedom in the interior space. Even though the design is only 12x10m (39x33 feet), of course. I would prefer to consider the garage with its boundaries as a basement substitute and not include its area in the living space because you always need enough storage.

I will review the designs again and think about what ideas come to mind. Thanks very much for that.

I like the second staircase; when we have our Carrera game nights or something similar, people can come and go without passing through the house. And I wouldn’t have to leave the front door open for latecomers. If we are both upstairs, then people can come directly up through the garage. That’s how it currently works at my parents’ place too, only then it goes into the basement.

In general, we are not fans of completely open floor plans, even though that obviously means losing a lot of "space." Every wall unfortunately takes up room, as I notice myself.