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.
prm2021 schrieb:
This was the first version, [...] And I’m also not satisfied with the windows, I prefer the design from this morning, and forget about that silly trend with corner windows. Use partially lightweight partition walls on the upper floor so you can arrange the floor plan more flexibly.
Tolentino schrieb:
The child who behaved the worst always ends up there... I would do it differently: just two kids’ rooms, the larger one for two children, and the smaller one assigned each month to the child who behaved best (or by drawing lots). This way there’s one shared kids’ room and one single-child room.
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xMisterDx schrieb:
Is this a joke? Two kids’ rooms with 16m² (172 sq ft) and one with 8m² (86 sq ft)? Yes, the architect was deliberately joking 🙂
He knew I didn’t want the parents’ bedroom on the south side and that I dislike balconies 🙂
Tolentino schrieb:
I was being ironic as well.
By the way, I know what I’m talking about because my man cave/home office is exactly 8 m² (86 sq ft). It fits a desk, a filing cabinet, a shelf, and a sofa bed. If I didn’t have a floor-to-ceiling window, which I plan to use in the medium term, a dresser could also fit in, and some shelves could go above the sofa bed. For me, it works (I also sleep here regularly), but for a child, that’s definitely not enough. Better to make one room larger and have two kids share it. That’s my opinion. I didn’t think I would accept 8 m² (86 sq ft) for this room 🙂
I will try to increase it to at least 11 square meters (118 sq ft) so that we can feel comfortable when the third child arrives.
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hanghaus202316 Jul 2023 20:20This is how you improved the children's room, now measuring 10.3 m² (111 sq ft).
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
So you improved the children's room to 10.3 m² (111 sq ft).
Yes, but the bedroom is a bit of a disaster. If you manage to move the staircase just 10 cm (4 inches) upwards according to the plan and rotate the direction of the stairs, I would plan something like this:
3 m (10 feet) of closet space plus a chest of drawers—that should be doable in your own house.
K a t j a schrieb:
Yes, but the bedroom is quite a mess.
If you manage to shift the staircase just 10cm (4 inches) upwards according to the plan and change the direction of the stairs, I would plan something like this:
3m (10 feet) wardrobe space plus a chest of drawers – that should be possible in a detached house. Thanks, Katja, perfect!
Should we install double windows facing south in the children’s rooms? And smaller windows on the east and west sides?
I love big windows 🙂
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