ᐅ Urban villa floor plan 185 m² – Requesting feedback!

Created on: 21 May 2019 09:41
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ALLuki83
Hello everyone!

I would like to hear your opinions on our long-prepared floor plan, so I’m starting a new thread just before submitting the building permit / planning permission with the current design of our single-family house.

These are the preliminary drafts for the building permit / planning permission, and this is my last chance to review everything and point out any issues.

Basically, everything fits our needs, but before finalizing the detailed planning, there is still some flexibility and the floor plan might be adjusted.

I would be very grateful for your suggestions, ideas, and criticism!

Greetings from Leipzig!
Four views of a two-story house with windows, doors, balcony, and terrace.

Floor plan of a house: living room, kitchen, entrance hall, guest room, bathroom, utility room, storage room, garage


Floor plan of a house: bedroom, two children’s rooms, dressing room, bathroom, corridor, and stairs.
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haydee
22 May 2019 16:34
ALLuki83 schrieb:

To be honest, I have never seen a floor plan (and I have seen many, many) that fully matched my expectations. Sometimes the pantry is missing, sometimes the storage room, sometimes the kids' rooms are too small... there’s always something. Everyone has their own preferences.

Most floor plans somehow fit everyone more or less.
But we are unique individuals.
The floor plan has to be tailored to you.
If you want that stylish fireplace, don't argue about it.

If you want a spacious entrance, but you got a cramped entryway and an oversized hallway.

Keep in mind that pantries in new houses don’t stay cool. Our drinks are now stored in the garage.

Try sketching your kitchen/dining/fireplace area exactly to scale, as you would buy the furniture, including an island and all the details.

Then swap the kitchen and living room and draw it again with just one dining spot.
You enter the house through a modest-sized cloakroom, face a wall, and hardly notice the large hallway (what exactly is it for?).
Square meters aren’t everything. The effect, where the eye is drawn, and the practicality of furnishing are more important.
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haydee
22 May 2019 16:50
ALLuki83 schrieb:

Hmm... suppose we swap the kitchen with the living room. Place the corner sofa in the right corner. Then the question is, where do we put the TV? What about the fireplace?
Well, the pantry could stay there, but the door would need to be placed directly opposite.
And the pipes?
Sure, it could look nice, but well, I’m not really sure.

Where do you want to put the TV now?
Swapping the kitchen and living room works better than in the current layout.
Print out the plan and move the furniture around with a pencil.
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ypg
22 May 2019 17:10
ALLuki83 schrieb:

So, THANK YOU, but you can feel free to rant in the other topics or not...

The truth is not poison, it can only hurt a lot.
As I just read in your hidden replies, the bathroom will be selected this week. In that respect, I can understand that you perceive my criticism as poison.
I’m going to leave now, because floor plan topics are not my strong suit at all, as you can see.
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hampshire
22 May 2019 17:41
Deliverer schrieb:

Why?
It’s not necessary. It’s expensive. It takes up space. It creates mess. It requires work. It limits planning options.

The same applies to cars, air travel, children, pets...
apparently unsuitable as arguments for gut feelings.
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hampshire
22 May 2019 17:44
ALLuki83 schrieb:

Honestly, I have never seen a floor plan (and I have looked at many, many) that met my expectations.
We felt the same way. So we had one created by an architect. They could do it; we couldn’t.
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ALLuki83
22 May 2019 18:23
This was the original floor plan. Unfortunately, no dimensions are provided here.

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