ᐅ Floor Plan Design: Ground Floor Layout Planning

Created on: 26 Feb 2014 21:17
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Matze575
Hello everyone,

We have started planning our house.

Since we need to redesign the floor plan, we are having some difficulties visualizing it.

We would appreciate any ideas from you, also based on your experiences.

The issue concerns the planning of the ground floor:

It should include the following:
1. Living room
2. Dining room
3. Kitchen
4. Utility room behind the kitchen, as the connections come from the right side
5. Guest toilet with shower
6. Laundry room with access to the garage and possibly an outdoor door
7. Office / guest room

The orientation of the house should remain the same due to the cardinal directions.

Thank you very much in advance.
Grundriss eines Hauses: Garage mit zwei Autos links, angrenzende Innenräume und Treppe.
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Matze575
27 Feb 2014 21:10
Hello,

I would also appreciate it if you could roughly sketch your ideas, if you have the time and feel like it.

We are truly grateful for any advice.
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ypg
27 Feb 2014 21:32
If you like Danwood’s philosophy, you can have them design a custom plan for you. This house can also be designed to be one meter wider (about 3 feet 3 inches). For a parent, there should be a proper room rather than a small closet, with direct access through a small hallway to a spacious guest bathroom that includes a walk-in shower.

Alternatively, you can choose a comparable house from them (with a room on the ground floor) and simply add this triangular section as a dining room. Danwood uses a modular building system, which allows for many options, as long as it’s not a promotional model.
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Matze575
27 Feb 2014 22:18
ypg schrieb:
If you like Danwood’s approach, you could have them design a custom plan for you. This house can also be designed to be one meter wider (about 3 feet). For mom or dad, there should be a proper room rather than a small closet, with direct access via a small hallway to a guest bathroom that is spacious and includes a walk-in shower. Alternatively, you could choose a comparable house from their collection (with a room on the ground floor) and simply add this triangular section as a dining room. Danwood builds using a modular system. Many modifications are possible, as long as it’s not a fixed promotional design.

Hello YPG,

The problem is that they only start drawing once we sign to commit to building with them.

For us, it’s too risky not knowing exactly what we will get after signing.

The original floor plan includes all of this. The issue is that we need to rotate the house and move the entrance. Additionally, we want the utility room to be located in the garage with access to the backyard.
emer27 Feb 2014 22:31
Consider assigning the initial floor plans to an architect.

With the plans in hand, you can then take your time looking for a partner.

It does cost something, but you’re not immediately committed.
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Matze575
28 Feb 2014 00:05
Perhaps there are still ideas on how we can bring this house to reality with a modified floor plan.
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Bauexperte
28 Feb 2014 10:41
Hello,

I was about to write that you have a somewhat idealistic view of the voluntary work of users here, but "emer" has already expressed my thoughts very well.
Matze575 schrieb:

The problem is that they only start drawing once we sign that we want to build with them.
That’s the hard pill you have to swallow if you get involved with a low-cost provider; I definitely count Danwood among them.
Matze575 schrieb:

But for us, it’s too risky not knowing what we will get after signing.
A valid concern. You can only mitigate this by obtaining serious offers; not every provider—especially not the reputable ones—will ask for your signature before starting work for you. However, you have to be willing to make compromises because that’s part of building a house! And above all, you need to let go of the idea of enforcing a specific design (Danwood) at all costs. By doing so, you are only blocking yourself; this way, you will never manage to build, and no creative architect will be able to meet your demands.

Regards, Bauexperte