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
borxx schrieb:
If both you and the planner have very few ideas, it’s quite helpful to have a sketch of the plot including its orientation, possible neighboring buildings (even just roughly indicating where houses are or where views are blocked), as well as all your wishes. For example, any desired garage, carport, terrace areas, balcony, access paths to the property, and all required rooms with priorities or preferences. So far, I’ve noted a parent wing/bedroom on the ground floor, two children’s rooms and an office upstairs.
No matter how good the isolated floor plan is, there is still room for improvement; it must fit the plot as an overall concept 😉 I hope you catch my hint... Where roads pass by would be part of the “access path,” which is on the south side(?). The rest remains open based on your post...
You don’t need to have specific ideas for the exact floor or layout yet, but you should know what will take place there and what is important to you—for example, “bedroom on the ground floor with space for the dog” or a large children’s room, separate bathroom, office with a dog sleeping area, storage space, window seat for a view of the horses (it would be great to know which direction they are in 😉 ), and all those kinds of considerations and wishes. It is helpful to gather and write down these priorities along with the necessary information mentioned above (plot sketch including street, neighbors, horse pasture, etc.).
At this stage, it’s not about how the floor plan looks—that is the architect’s task, and probably ideas will emerge during that process. You need to communicate what you expect, what matters to you, and how your daily life looks.
The architect working with your builder doesn’t seem to be the most creative, to put it mildly, or may have asked the wrong questions or received unhelpful answers—which doesn’t reflect well on them either, since you would presumably be able to respond quickly to the questions. The questionnaire, when completed in full, covers a lot of these points, even if it’s just used as a guide for reflection and answered with “no” or “not important.”
Gladly 🙂
Take a moment, or better yet a few days, to write down your thoughts. Read through them yourself from time to time, maybe mark 2-3 points as priorities, and ideally also note some points that you explicitly do not want. These will be your internal requirements.
At the same time, you can work on other factors, such as drawings of the "current status" of the plot, as external factors. Combining both gives you the basis for an overall concept and relieves you from tasks that should be handled by someone who is trained in this or is active here in the forum :P
Take a moment, or better yet a few days, to write down your thoughts. Read through them yourself from time to time, maybe mark 2-3 points as priorities, and ideally also note some points that you explicitly do not want. These will be your internal requirements.
At the same time, you can work on other factors, such as drawings of the "current status" of the plot, as external factors. Combining both gives you the basis for an overall concept and relieves you from tasks that should be handled by someone who is trained in this or is active here in the forum :P
We also built with a bedroom on the ground floor and are very happy with it. I would like to return to the original question about the size of the house, as we noticed this as well. Our house measures 8.25 x 12 meters (27 x 39 feet) plus a small bay window 2 x 2.5 meters (6.5 x 8 feet) in the living room. We prioritized our needs, considered the plot requirements, and then made it as large as necessary and as small as possible due to the costs. So think carefully about how much space you really need for the living room and kitchen. On the ground floor, we have exterior roller shutters and a shutter in front of the main entrance so that no one can look inside. The architect’s first design offers a lot of privacy with the additional bathroom, etc., but that increases the cost per square meter.
If you want something relatively small with a possible bedroom on the ground floor, for example, Scanhaus Marlow offers that. The living and dining area there is also arranged in a corner, which I personally find nicer. Many builders provide sample floor plans on the internet.
If you want something relatively small with a possible bedroom on the ground floor, for example, Scanhaus Marlow offers that. The living and dining area there is also arranged in a corner, which I personally find nicer. Many builders provide sample floor plans on the internet.
Hello and good evening,
I have now spent some time working on our requirements and created a plan myself. The main house is assumed to be 10.4 x 10.4 m (34 x 34 ft). The entrance area and utility room are added as a flat-roof extension measuring 2.50 x 7 m (8 x 23 ft).
Upstairs there is a knee wall of 1.5 m (5 ft), with a gable roof.
The entrance faces west. Since I have no real sense of spatial arrangements, please take my amateur sketch with caution. A professional will definitely need to review it.
Accessibility is currently not a priority; a separate, enclosed area is more important to me, which is why the bedroom can only be accessed through the walk-in closet. We want an open loft-like character on the ground floor – the staircase, depending on structural requirements, can be an open steel staircase. The upper floor is probably not perfect yet, but I quite like the ground floor as it is. I can do without the storage room; if the staircase is solid, the house can be shorter.
I have now spent some time working on our requirements and created a plan myself. The main house is assumed to be 10.4 x 10.4 m (34 x 34 ft). The entrance area and utility room are added as a flat-roof extension measuring 2.50 x 7 m (8 x 23 ft).
Upstairs there is a knee wall of 1.5 m (5 ft), with a gable roof.
The entrance faces west. Since I have no real sense of spatial arrangements, please take my amateur sketch with caution. A professional will definitely need to review it.
Accessibility is currently not a priority; a separate, enclosed area is more important to me, which is why the bedroom can only be accessed through the walk-in closet. We want an open loft-like character on the ground floor – the staircase, depending on structural requirements, can be an open steel staircase. The upper floor is probably not perfect yet, but I quite like the ground floor as it is. I can do without the storage room; if the staircase is solid, the house can be shorter.
Nagučki schrieb:
Since I have absolutely no sense of spatial dimensions, [...] a professional definitely needs to take a look. It’s not a shame for a layperson, but rather a good reason to record their wishes in the form of a wish list instead of detailed drawings. Yes, a professional is needed, but a proper one—not just a drafter. A fully qualified architect doesn’t need a drawing template, and relying on a drafter can even be risky. So what do you hope to achieve with DIY attempts?
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