Hi, we are building a house with a very well-known prefab house company, and this is the preliminary floor plan.
Site Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1100 sqm (11,840 sq ft)
No site development plan/land use restrictions
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type – urban villa with hipped roof
Basement, floors – no basement, 2 full stories
Number of people, ages – mom, dad, 2 boys, and grandparents
Office: will be used as a naturopathic practice
Guest sleepers per year: many!
Open or closed architecture: open
Open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6
Garage, carport: possibly carport
Wishes/Particulars/Daily routine: shared use of the practice by the client and grandma, who lives in the extension. Possibly a third child (hence a room on the ground floor with a shower).
House Design
Who designed it:
- Modified standard plan from a large prefab house company
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Gallery + open ground floor, large floor-to-ceiling double windows
What do you dislike? Why?
- Possibly the living room is too small
Estimated price according to architect/designer:
- approx. 475,000 € (only the house, without land)
Personal price limit for house including fittings: 500,000 €
Preferred heating system: gas boiler and underfloor heating
If you had to give up anything, which details/extensions
- Could give up: possibly different window arrangement, possibly 2 bathrooms upstairs
- Cannot give up: 3rd children’s room and the practice
Why is the design like it is now? e.g.
See above: practice, possibly 3 children, multigenerational house
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
We searched a long time for the ideal house for us and my parents and finally found it. Before signing next week and starting construction, we want a last check. Any improvement suggestions? Maybe how to enlarge the living room? Thanks in advance. PS: we want to remove the windows marked in yellow. All windows in the house are floor-to-ceiling.
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Site Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 1100 sqm (11,840 sq ft)
No site development plan/land use restrictions
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type – urban villa with hipped roof
Basement, floors – no basement, 2 full stories
Number of people, ages – mom, dad, 2 boys, and grandparents
Office: will be used as a naturopathic practice
Guest sleepers per year: many!
Open or closed architecture: open
Open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6
Garage, carport: possibly carport
Wishes/Particulars/Daily routine: shared use of the practice by the client and grandma, who lives in the extension. Possibly a third child (hence a room on the ground floor with a shower).
House Design
Who designed it:
- Modified standard plan from a large prefab house company
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Gallery + open ground floor, large floor-to-ceiling double windows
What do you dislike? Why?
- Possibly the living room is too small
Estimated price according to architect/designer:
- approx. 475,000 € (only the house, without land)
Personal price limit for house including fittings: 500,000 €
Preferred heating system: gas boiler and underfloor heating
If you had to give up anything, which details/extensions
- Could give up: possibly different window arrangement, possibly 2 bathrooms upstairs
- Cannot give up: 3rd children’s room and the practice
Why is the design like it is now? e.g.
See above: practice, possibly 3 children, multigenerational house
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
We searched a long time for the ideal house for us and my parents and finally found it. Before signing next week and starting construction, we want a last check. Any improvement suggestions? Maybe how to enlarge the living room? Thanks in advance. PS: we want to remove the windows marked in yellow. All windows in the house are floor-to-ceiling.
@kaho674
90 cm (35 inches) is not enough if you need aids or assistance. 120 cm (47 inches) is already tight.
For a bed that is 100 cm (39 inches) wide or a 200 cm (79 inches) double bed, you can remove the normal slatted frame and install the mechanism from a hospital bed. A side effect is that it still looks like a bedroom and not like a hospital room.
Since grandma is already in a fragile state, I wouldn't plan based on "it somehow works for now."
90 cm (35 inches) is not enough if you need aids or assistance. 120 cm (47 inches) is already tight.
For a bed that is 100 cm (39 inches) wide or a 200 cm (79 inches) double bed, you can remove the normal slatted frame and install the mechanism from a hospital bed. A side effect is that it still looks like a bedroom and not like a hospital room.
Since grandma is already in a fragile state, I wouldn't plan based on "it somehow works for now."
haydee schrieb:
90 cm (35 inches) is not enough if you rely on aids or assistance. 120 cm (47 inches) is already tight.
For a bed with a width of 100 cm (39 inches) or a 200 cm (79 inches) double bed, you can remove the standard slatted frame and install the inner components of a hospital bed. The side effect is that it still looks like a bedroom and not a hospital room.
Since grandma is already in a fragile state, I wouldn’t plan with "she’ll manage somehow for now."Wow, I didn’t know that. Our houses with disabled people are all larger, and we never had to measure that.You could still shift the bathroom a little and gain some width. Bed is now 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide again:
Moving things much more would affect the kitchen and bathroom again.
kaho674 schrieb:
Wow, I didn’t know that. Our houses designed for people with disabilities are all larger, so we never had to double-check measurements.
You could slightly move the bathroom to gain some width. The bed is now 2m (6 ft 7 in) wide again:
Any further adjustments would affect the kitchen and bathroom again. A bungalow works with a walker, and assistance is possible.
A wheelchair won’t fit and isn’t necessary.
Six years ago, I was shocked at how quickly large rooms become tight. There are many gradations between being able-bodied and using a wheelchair.
I think the huge bathroom is beautiful for the parents’ suite – although it's a bit of a shame that it’s used exclusively for the parents, isn’t it? I would also give it up for a third bedroom upstairs if the third child was already here. But if that doesn’t work out, the dream bathroom is gone along with the third child’s room.
Tough decision.
Tough decision.
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