ᐅ Single-family home floor plan, accessible for aging in place, with a master bedroom for parents on the ground floor
Created on: 13 Jul 2021 22:17
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Nagučki
Hello dear forum,
I am currently focused solely on the ground floor layout, as I've been stuck on this for weeks. We want to build barrier-free from the start and live on the ground floor, so the children have the first floor. Unfortunately, I can’t find any floor plans that match this requirement at all.
The consultant drew a floor plan for us, but I find the solution with the master bathroom awkward. Also, because the ground floor is so large, the upper floor becomes correspondingly big, even though we don’t need that much space there.
Maybe you have suggestions on how to improve this.
Thanks in advance
Development plan/restrictions
approx. 650sqm (33m (108 feet) wide, 22m (72 feet) deep) pure building land
no slope
2 floors
gable roof
Owners’ requirements
The exterior appearance does not matter to us at all
2 floors
no basement
2 adults & 2 children
office: home office
open architecture
modern construction
open kitchen, kitchen island
6 dining seats
fireplace
garage, carport
pool
smart home
KfW40+ standard
House design
Who created the design:
– Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
It is a clear floor plan and recognizable as such.
What do you not like? Why?
The living area seems too small, 2 bathrooms are not necessary.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: $480K
Personal price limit for the house, including furnishings: $600K
preferred heating technology: heat pump
I am currently focused solely on the ground floor layout, as I've been stuck on this for weeks. We want to build barrier-free from the start and live on the ground floor, so the children have the first floor. Unfortunately, I can’t find any floor plans that match this requirement at all.
The consultant drew a floor plan for us, but I find the solution with the master bathroom awkward. Also, because the ground floor is so large, the upper floor becomes correspondingly big, even though we don’t need that much space there.
Maybe you have suggestions on how to improve this.
Thanks in advance
Development plan/restrictions
approx. 650sqm (33m (108 feet) wide, 22m (72 feet) deep) pure building land
no slope
2 floors
gable roof
Owners’ requirements
The exterior appearance does not matter to us at all
2 floors
no basement
2 adults & 2 children
office: home office
open architecture
modern construction
open kitchen, kitchen island
6 dining seats
fireplace
garage, carport
pool
smart home
KfW40+ standard
House design
Who created the design:
– Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
It is a clear floor plan and recognizable as such.
What do you not like? Why?
The living area seems too small, 2 bathrooms are not necessary.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: $480K
Personal price limit for the house, including furnishings: $600K
preferred heating technology: heat pump
Nagučki schrieb:
We would like to build barrier-free from the start The ground floor is not barrier-free.
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Nagučki schrieb:
My main concern here is the layout of the ground floor, I’ve been stuck on it for weeks.Then take a step back and start with the upper floor. Otherwise, when you try to derive the upper floor plan from the ground floor, you might get even more confused. It’s generally easier to work from top to bottom (at least in the usual case with the entrance on the ground floor; it can be different on a slope).https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Schimi179114 Jul 2021 07:31Tarnari schrieb:
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By the way, how wide are the doors, meaning the actual door leaf width?For a wheelchair or similar, the clear opening should be at least 90 cm (35 inches), right?Schimi1791 schrieb:
For a wheelchair, the passageways should be at least 90 cm (35 inches) wide, right? For a wheelchair, you need a turning radius of 1.50 m (5 feet) everywhere you move.
There is a distinction between low-barrier design, barrier-free design, and age-appropriate layout.
In "barrier-free or low-barrier home construction," you should avoid long distances and unnecessary corners that make maneuvering difficult or impossible. The bedroom/dressing room/bathroom arrangement is a typical example.
Rooms with no exit are not suitable due to the needs of care personnel.
If you want to build age-appropriately, make sure there is enough space in the hallway for a stairlift so you don’t end up with an unused upper floor in old age and can still take care of grandchildren who might sleep upstairs.
Basically, you can say that having only a ground floor without an upper floor is questionable because the staircase is the most important element, followed by load-bearing walls, and even window placement is significant. Everything depends on each other.
Nagučki schrieb:
The consultant drew us a floor plan, but I find the solution with the master bathroom unfortunate. Also, the huge ground floor makes the upper floor correspondingly large, where we don’t really need that much space. That is due to your preferences.
Is having two stories mandatory according to the building permit / planning permission?
Otherwise, I would recommend a single-story house with an attic conversion, where the knee wall is reasonably high, or an area that is left unfinished.
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hampshire14 Jul 2021 08:22If you construct the walls in the bedroom, dressing area, and bathroom on the ground floor as non-load-bearing, you can incorporate accessibility features if needed.
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