Hello everyone,
we are currently in the middle of detailed house planning. At some point, you tend to get a bit blind to it all.
The plot is about 20m (65 feet) wide and 26m (85 feet) deep. The long side runs from NW to SE.
Development plan requirements: maximum one full storey, ridge height 9m (30 feet), roof pitch between 35 and 47 degrees. Ridge orientation SW-NE (along the short side).
The plan is for a floor plan of 10.50 x 8.50m (34.5 x 28 feet), nothing extravagant, straight walls with no dormers or bay windows.
The attic will be standard: 3 rooms, 1 bathroom with shower and bathtub.
The garage will be built as a boundary wall on the north gable, with access to the utility room.
Now to the ground floor.
Why an office/workroom (multi-purpose room)? Because we are not fans of “office clutter” in the living area. Printer, PC, filing cabinet, and that kind of stuff should be in a separate room. If needed, you could even do some ironing there 😉
There are currently only two of us and enough space upstairs, but that will change eventually. At the latest then, the workspace will be needed.
The kitchen, dining, and living areas are planned to be open. There will be a heavier opaque sliding door between living and dining, and a closable glass room divider between dining and kitchen.
The kitchen is planned as an L shape with a counter separating it from the dining area (more like a U than an L). A patio door is planned in the kitchen/dining area.
The chimney flue will be in the living room, in the top right corner. The living area itself is located in the south corner; the house corner faces exactly south.
A guest WC with shower is a must-have for me.
My question now is: are the allocated square meters sufficient, or will the rooms feel too small?
The kitchen/dining area already feels quite narrow.
Thanks in advance for your advice, and don’t hold back with criticism – the foundation isn’t poured yet 😉
we are currently in the middle of detailed house planning. At some point, you tend to get a bit blind to it all.
The plot is about 20m (65 feet) wide and 26m (85 feet) deep. The long side runs from NW to SE.
Development plan requirements: maximum one full storey, ridge height 9m (30 feet), roof pitch between 35 and 47 degrees. Ridge orientation SW-NE (along the short side).
The plan is for a floor plan of 10.50 x 8.50m (34.5 x 28 feet), nothing extravagant, straight walls with no dormers or bay windows.
The attic will be standard: 3 rooms, 1 bathroom with shower and bathtub.
The garage will be built as a boundary wall on the north gable, with access to the utility room.
Now to the ground floor.
Why an office/workroom (multi-purpose room)? Because we are not fans of “office clutter” in the living area. Printer, PC, filing cabinet, and that kind of stuff should be in a separate room. If needed, you could even do some ironing there 😉
There are currently only two of us and enough space upstairs, but that will change eventually. At the latest then, the workspace will be needed.
The kitchen, dining, and living areas are planned to be open. There will be a heavier opaque sliding door between living and dining, and a closable glass room divider between dining and kitchen.
The kitchen is planned as an L shape with a counter separating it from the dining area (more like a U than an L). A patio door is planned in the kitchen/dining area.
The chimney flue will be in the living room, in the top right corner. The living area itself is located in the south corner; the house corner faces exactly south.
A guest WC with shower is a must-have for me.
My question now is: are the allocated square meters sufficient, or will the rooms feel too small?
The kitchen/dining area already feels quite narrow.
Thanks in advance for your advice, and don’t hold back with criticism – the foundation isn’t poured yet 😉
No doors or windows are shown yet because they would only distract at this stage; the main point is to have a basis for discussion with the architect. He will tell us later what is feasible and what is not.
After subtracting the wall thickness (for 12cm (5 inch) walls), the entrance area width comes to 1.60m (5.25 feet), which is too narrow, so okay, the guest toilet will have to go outside 😀.
Basically, the study restricts the floor plan. Since there is no window on the gable side (garage), I don’t want to put the toilet against the gable wall either.
Regarding the link: What is definitely not an option for us is an open-plan living/kitchen area. The living room should always serve as a retreat.
As for the fireplace, I expressed myself poorly—it will be placed on the interior wall in the corner between the hallway, living room, and dining area, next to the passage to the dining room.
Later, we will visit the kitchen showroom to gather impressions; then we can better assess how little 3.10m (10.2 feet) really is.
After subtracting the wall thickness (for 12cm (5 inch) walls), the entrance area width comes to 1.60m (5.25 feet), which is too narrow, so okay, the guest toilet will have to go outside 😀.
Basically, the study restricts the floor plan. Since there is no window on the gable side (garage), I don’t want to put the toilet against the gable wall either.
Regarding the link: What is definitely not an option for us is an open-plan living/kitchen area. The living room should always serve as a retreat.
As for the fireplace, I expressed myself poorly—it will be placed on the interior wall in the corner between the hallway, living room, and dining area, next to the passage to the dining room.
Later, we will visit the kitchen showroom to gather impressions; then we can better assess how little 3.10m (10.2 feet) really is.
The sketch is oriented with the bottom corner of the house exactly facing south. Hmm, if the house were 9.5 m (31 feet) by 9.5 m (31 feet), I would have more space in the kitchen, but the toilet would then have to be placed on the gable end. However, a 1.5-story square house looks a bit unusual 🙂
The trip to the kitchen showroom already led to the realization that a practical layout needs a countertop of 3.5 m (11.5 ft) or more. After doing a bit more research and giving up on a huge kitchen/dining area, we have now found the floor plan of a developer. (127 sqm (1,367 sq ft) according to DIN) Unfortunately, the dimensions are completely missing; the representative is coming next weekend, so we will know more then.
What’s much worse right now is the re-measuring syndrome—I was just standing in the hotel bathroom measuring how long and wide it is 🙂
What’s much worse right now is the re-measuring syndrome—I was just standing in the hotel bathroom measuring how long and wide it is 🙂
At the beginning of any planning, it is important to understand how much capacity 120 cm (47 inches) has and how much it does not. Three meters (10 feet) is also a significant measurement 😉. Therefore, you should always carry a tape measure and take notes based on your experience.
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