ᐅ Dream Home Floor Plan Idea for the Ground Floor

Hello everyone,

I am currently in the planning phase of my upcoming new build. Unfortunately, I’m lacking creativity here. I initially underestimated how challenging it is to design the perfect floor plan. Now, after having memorized all the floor plans from Google, Pinterest, Instagram, show homes, etc., and not finding anything I like or that helps, I’m hoping for some active support here in the forum.

The desired rooms to have on the ground floor are:

- Living room (with fireplace)
- Dining room
- Kitchen (with island)
- Pantry
- Guest room
- Utility room (possibly a bit larger to accommodate washing machine, etc., or alternatively splitting it into two rooms is also an option)
- Guest toilet with shower

Brief overview of the house: Planned is a detached single-family home with a pitched roof and two flat-roof bay windows. Additionally, a double garage.

Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 678 m² (34m x 20m)
Slope: None
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Floor space index: -
Building envelope, building line and boundary: -
Peripheral development: -
Number of parking spaces: 2 in garage, 2 in front of garage
Number of floors: 1
Roof type: 22° – 45°
Style: Modern
Orientation: South
Maximum heights / limits: 4.5 m (14.8 ft) eaves height
Other requirements

Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: Pitched roof
Basement, floors: 1.5
Number of people, age: 2 (26, 24)
Space requirements ground floor / upper floor: 5, 4
Office: Family use or home office? Both
Guest overnight stays per year: -
Open or closed architecture: Open
Conservative or modern construction: Modern construction
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Yes
Number of dining spaces: 6 – 12
Fireplace: Yes
Music / stereo wall: Yes
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Garage
Kitchen garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included

House design
Who created the plan: Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? Arrangement of the house and garage on the plot
What do you dislike? Why? Interior walls
Price estimate according to architect/planner: -
Personal price limit for the house including fixtures: -
Preferred heating technology: Gas hybrid

If you had to give up certain details / expansions
- can give up: Gallery
- cannot give up: Pantry, guest room

Why did the design turn out as it is now? For example
Standard plan from planner? Own brainstorming? A mix of many examples from various magazines...

Below are some brief brainstorming notes from me.

Explanation of the attachment:
- Terrace is on the west side
- Entrance on the south side
- Garages on the east side
- The street is on the south side
- Driveway must remain there

I hope for creative advice

Well, how about a dimensioned floor plan and then the “written” text… without considering windows for light, etc., and without furniture in correct dimensions, everything is just empty talk.

EDIT:
I will also ask again about the budget.

I am leaning towards a house floor plan between 9x12 to 10x15 meters (30x40 to 33x50 feet). What really interests me is the layout of the rooms. The comment about the windows was just a precaution against silly remarks. Of course, windows are essential in the planning process.

Is the room layout really so dependent on the budget?

Limonov schrieb:

House size between 9x12 to 10x15.

Yes... that roughly translates to about 100,000 euros difference just for the ground floor between those size ranges.

And you have floor plans with layouts, right? So just upload a dimensioned floor plan and describe what you don’t like about it. Ideally, include the corresponding upper floor plan as well. It seems to me there is quite a discrepancy in the space requirements between the desired ground floor rooms and the upper floor rooms.

Well, I don’t like the layout at all, which is why I’m posting this. The floor plans are just a brainstorming effort for the room arrangement, but I really don’t like the layout on the right.

I’m looking to gather ideas for floor plans here.

The upper floor isn’t anything special. A master bedroom with a walk-in closet and bathroom, two children’s rooms, and a kids’ bathroom.

Limonov schrieb:

The floor plans are just a brainstorming exercise for the room layout, but I really don’t like the layout on the right.

So why don’t you explain what you don’t like about each of the floor plans? There aren’t any mind readers here who can figure out your thoughts on this.