Hello everyone,
I would like to hear/read your opinions about our floor plan!
After a lot of consideration and planning, our current floor plan looks like this. It will be an urban villa (10.50 m x 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in x 34 ft 5 in), KFW 55 energy standard).
The entrance faces the street (private driveway).
To the right of the house (street side) there is a small play street.
After finalizing this floor plan, we have already decided to swap the bathroom and the bedroom on the upper floor. This makes more sense because of the kitchen on the ground floor (shorter routing for utility lines).
The heating system (probably a heat pump) will be installed in the garage (technical room).
The electrical supply including smart home system will be located in the utility room, along with the ventilation system.
The shower (about 90 cm x 90 cm (35 in x 35 in)) on the ground floor is not yet fixed in place! Most likely, it makes the most sense to enlarge the wall towards the utility room slightly (creating a sort of niche).
A kitchen island is planned in the kitchen.
I hope you can make some sense of the information so far.
I would really appreciate it if some of you could take a look at the whole thing.
Best regards
I would like to hear/read your opinions about our floor plan!
After a lot of consideration and planning, our current floor plan looks like this. It will be an urban villa (10.50 m x 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in x 34 ft 5 in), KFW 55 energy standard).
The entrance faces the street (private driveway).
To the right of the house (street side) there is a small play street.
After finalizing this floor plan, we have already decided to swap the bathroom and the bedroom on the upper floor. This makes more sense because of the kitchen on the ground floor (shorter routing for utility lines).
The heating system (probably a heat pump) will be installed in the garage (technical room).
The electrical supply including smart home system will be located in the utility room, along with the ventilation system.
The shower (about 90 cm x 90 cm (35 in x 35 in)) on the ground floor is not yet fixed in place! Most likely, it makes the most sense to enlarge the wall towards the utility room slightly (creating a sort of niche).
A kitchen island is planned in the kitchen.
I hope you can make some sense of the information so far.
I would really appreciate it if some of you could take a look at the whole thing.
Best regards
I personally like it much better. Why don’t you align the garage straight at the back? That would give you a bit more space in your workshop.
I would move the shower in the guest bathroom further back. The door is in the way at the front. And why is there this short wall in the hallway? I would remove it as well. It only makes the space feel more cramped.
How wide is the living and dining area now? I can’t quite tell, but it seems fairly narrow to me—though I might be mistaken.
At first glance, I don’t notice anything negative upstairs.
I would move the shower in the guest bathroom further back. The door is in the way at the front. And why is there this short wall in the hallway? I would remove it as well. It only makes the space feel more cramped.
How wide is the living and dining area now? I can’t quite tell, but it seems fairly narrow to me—though I might be mistaken.
At first glance, I don’t notice anything negative upstairs.
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Wanderdüne6 Aug 2014 10:12The living room looks like it was hastily squeezed in at the very end. Even if the dimensions are supposedly large enough, which I doubt, some people face the TV wall or at an angle toward the door to the external technical room, while others stare through a small window like blinders along an exterior wall.
The dining area, on the other hand, is huge. The sink and panoramic cooktop on a 2.4m (8 ft) island feel too cramped again. The entrance area is only moderately functional.
Upstairs, rooms have been swapped—are they now in their optimal positions? The access to the bedroom at the front of the house is uncomfortable.
WD
The dining area, on the other hand, is huge. The sink and panoramic cooktop on a 2.4m (8 ft) island feel too cramped again. The entrance area is only moderately functional.
Upstairs, rooms have been swapped—are they now in their optimal positions? The access to the bedroom at the front of the house is uncomfortable.
WD
... I prefer this one, also regarding the window arrangements.
However, the ground floor hallway uses too much space; you are practically sitting in the hallway from the living area or looking directly at the front door. The hallway is larger than the living area 😉
I cannot see the dimensions.
However, the ground floor hallway uses too much space; you are practically sitting in the hallway from the living area or looking directly at the front door. The hallway is larger than the living area 😉
I cannot see the dimensions.
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nordanney6 Aug 2014 10:33Wanderdüne schrieb:
Even if the dimensions were supposed to be large enough, which I doubt, some people end up looking at the TV wall or at an angle toward the door to the external equipment, while others look like they have blinders on through a small window along an outside wall.Where else would you look in a TV corner if not at the TV wall!? For many families, life at home doesn’t revolve around the TV but rather around the cozy (large) dining table. That’s why the size of both the TV corner and the dining area is appropriate.A fundamental question: Why do you place the staircase right in the middle of the house? This long, straight staircase in the center takes up an incredible amount of space and, in my opinion, destroys any flexibility you might have when it comes to room layout.
In my floor plan, which I once shared here, it wasn’t possible to do otherwise due to the requirements in the building regulations (planning permission / building permit), and I always regretted not being able to place the staircase somewhere in the north as a U-shaped staircase.
My floor plan was heavily criticized from all sides back then, and rightfully so! Really consider whether starting over with an architect might be more sensible. I didn’t want to believe it either, but our architect (as a good architect should, in my opinion) first threw our floor plan in the trash and then surprised us with a layout that blew us away. He also mentioned and implemented details we had never thought of before.
In my floor plan, which I once shared here, it wasn’t possible to do otherwise due to the requirements in the building regulations (planning permission / building permit), and I always regretted not being able to place the staircase somewhere in the north as a U-shaped staircase.
My floor plan was heavily criticized from all sides back then, and rightfully so! Really consider whether starting over with an architect might be more sensible. I didn’t want to believe it either, but our architect (as a good architect should, in my opinion) first threw our floor plan in the trash and then surprised us with a layout that blew us away. He also mentioned and implemented details we had never thought of before.
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