ᐅ Floor plan design, two full stories, approximately 130–140 square meters without a basement
Created on: 29 Jul 2021 16:45
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prm2021
Hello everyone,
We are planning to build a house on a 600 m2 (approximately 6,460 sq ft) plot with a west-facing approach (a dead-end street). Unfortunately, the garage can only be located on the west side (as shown in the picture).
I will soon discuss the preliminary design with the architect. According to the regulations in my country, the original project cannot be changed later on.
According to the zoning plan, we must build an enclosed garage (2 parking spaces per dwelling, with 50% of them in an enclosed garage). This increases our construction costs, so we have to reduce the “ideal” size of 150 m2 (approximately 1,615 sq ft) by about 10-15 m2 (approximately 110-160 sq ft) and, of course, without a basement.
I have read many forums and found that the most important thing is that the living and dining rooms are not narrower than 4 meters (approximately 13 feet) and have at least 35 m2 (approximately 375 sq ft). We will spend 90% of our time there and in the kitchen.
We want an open kitchen facing east with as much natural light as possible (preferably in a two-row layout). We want the utility room to be at least 10 m2 (approximately 108 sq ft), the stairs to be as comfortable as possible without taking up too much space, and a guest toilet without a shower. In front of it, there would be a wardrobe (for an Ikea PAX depth 70 cm (27.5 inches)).
Upstairs, we would like natural light in the hallway, two children's rooms of about 13-14 m2 each (approximately 140-150 sq ft), facing south, and a bedroom facing northeast, where we need to place my wife’s Ikea PAX wardrobe measuring 200x70x240 cm (79x27.5x94 inches). In the bedroom, my wardrobe should also be placed, but it can be smaller than my wife’s.
I would like to build two full floors in a rectangular shape with a gabled roof, similar to Jaydee’s floor plan attached (of similar width and length), although her plan is not two full floors.
My wife would like two bathrooms or a guest WC with a shower. I’m assuring her that one bathroom with two sinks will be enough.
I apologize for my poor German. I have been following your forum for months and have learned a lot. Thank you for any help.
We are planning to build a house on a 600 m2 (approximately 6,460 sq ft) plot with a west-facing approach (a dead-end street). Unfortunately, the garage can only be located on the west side (as shown in the picture).
I will soon discuss the preliminary design with the architect. According to the regulations in my country, the original project cannot be changed later on.
According to the zoning plan, we must build an enclosed garage (2 parking spaces per dwelling, with 50% of them in an enclosed garage). This increases our construction costs, so we have to reduce the “ideal” size of 150 m2 (approximately 1,615 sq ft) by about 10-15 m2 (approximately 110-160 sq ft) and, of course, without a basement.
I have read many forums and found that the most important thing is that the living and dining rooms are not narrower than 4 meters (approximately 13 feet) and have at least 35 m2 (approximately 375 sq ft). We will spend 90% of our time there and in the kitchen.
We want an open kitchen facing east with as much natural light as possible (preferably in a two-row layout). We want the utility room to be at least 10 m2 (approximately 108 sq ft), the stairs to be as comfortable as possible without taking up too much space, and a guest toilet without a shower. In front of it, there would be a wardrobe (for an Ikea PAX depth 70 cm (27.5 inches)).
Upstairs, we would like natural light in the hallway, two children's rooms of about 13-14 m2 each (approximately 140-150 sq ft), facing south, and a bedroom facing northeast, where we need to place my wife’s Ikea PAX wardrobe measuring 200x70x240 cm (79x27.5x94 inches). In the bedroom, my wardrobe should also be placed, but it can be smaller than my wife’s.
I would like to build two full floors in a rectangular shape with a gabled roof, similar to Jaydee’s floor plan attached (of similar width and length), although her plan is not two full floors.
My wife would like two bathrooms or a guest WC with a shower. I’m assuring her that one bathroom with two sinks will be enough.
I apologize for my poor German. I have been following your forum for months and have learned a lot. Thank you for any help.
Dear all,
After the recent general price increase, we have decided to reduce the house size to approximately 120-125 sqm (1300-1345 sq ft) net. The current floor plan is about 140 sqm (1507 sq ft), but for financial and loan reasons, we need to spend less. We will meet with the architect soon, but beforehand, we have asked some acquaintances and architect friends for help. Please assist us if you can.
We want a living and dining area of around 35 sqm (377 sq ft), a kitchen about 8-9 sqm (86-97 sq ft), a staircase as small as possible but comfortable, a guest toilet without a shower, and a utility room of about 10 sqm (108 sq ft) (no basement). On the upper floor: a bathroom with two sinks, a bedroom without a built-in wardrobe but the apartment should have 2 wardrobes, and 2 not-too-small children’s bedrooms in the southwest and southeast, each with two windows.
We are also in talks with construction companies, but they are looking for a preliminary design, which we don’t have yet. Initially, we want to estimate the approximate construction cost per square meter. We hope that, due to the simple appearance of the house (without balconies, without bay windows), we can get the best possible price, so maybe we could get 5-7 sqm (54-75 sq ft) more.
We have two small children, and every square meter counts for us. Apologies for my poor German—I am using Google Translate to help.
Thank you in advance and best regards.
After the recent general price increase, we have decided to reduce the house size to approximately 120-125 sqm (1300-1345 sq ft) net. The current floor plan is about 140 sqm (1507 sq ft), but for financial and loan reasons, we need to spend less. We will meet with the architect soon, but beforehand, we have asked some acquaintances and architect friends for help. Please assist us if you can.
We want a living and dining area of around 35 sqm (377 sq ft), a kitchen about 8-9 sqm (86-97 sq ft), a staircase as small as possible but comfortable, a guest toilet without a shower, and a utility room of about 10 sqm (108 sq ft) (no basement). On the upper floor: a bathroom with two sinks, a bedroom without a built-in wardrobe but the apartment should have 2 wardrobes, and 2 not-too-small children’s bedrooms in the southwest and southeast, each with two windows.
We are also in talks with construction companies, but they are looking for a preliminary design, which we don’t have yet. Initially, we want to estimate the approximate construction cost per square meter. We hope that, due to the simple appearance of the house (without balconies, without bay windows), we can get the best possible price, so maybe we could get 5-7 sqm (54-75 sq ft) more.
We have two small children, and every square meter counts for us. Apologies for my poor German—I am using Google Translate to help.
Thank you in advance and best regards.
prm2021 schrieb:
We are also in discussions with construction companies, but they are looking for a preliminary design, which we don’t have, because first we want to know roughly how much the building would cost per square meter. [...] Sorry for the poor German, I’m using Google Translate to help.Ah, I see, yes, the poor German from Google Translate. That’s probably why I can’t quite understand what you mean by the “preliminary design” that you don’t have. Could you try explaining that again in other words?https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Better to reduce size early before problems arise.
Detach yourself from fixed square meters.
Write down exactly which furniture with which dimensions will go into the house.
For example: bed 210x200 cm (83x79 inches), wardrobe 4 m (13 feet), clearance around the bed 60–70 cm (24–28 inches), etc.
Have you planned for 2 full stories?
Detach yourself from fixed square meters.
Write down exactly which furniture with which dimensions will go into the house.
For example: bed 210x200 cm (83x79 inches), wardrobe 4 m (13 feet), clearance around the bed 60–70 cm (24–28 inches), etc.
Have you planned for 2 full stories?
haydee schrieb:
Better to reduce the size early before problems arise.
Let go of fixed square meters.
Write down exactly which furniture with which dimensions should go into the house.
For example, bed 210x200 cm (83x79 inches), wardrobe 4 m (13 feet), clearance around the bed 60–70 cm (24–28 inches), etc.
Have you planned for 2 full floors? Thank you for your reply, yes, 2 full floors, my children will be 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) tall (and we are tall) 🙂
Tolentino schrieb:
Assumption: Preliminary design = pre-planning?
This is said to be the case in Germany as well, where some general contractors won’t start without plans, so they don’t have their own draftsmen under their control... Thanks for the correction 🙂
In Croatia, the pre-planning phase cannot change significantly in key aspects; therefore, we need to know how many square meters (sqm) we want to build.
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