Hello everyone,
After reading extensively, I would like to present our floor plan and perhaps get some advice on what could be changed or improved.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 485m² (5219 ft²)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.35
Floor area ratio: 0.70
Bordering properties: orchard on the left, new construction on the right
2 garages
Number of stories: 2
Gable roof
Orientation: south
Maximum height/restrictions: 11.50m (38 ft)
Eaves height: 4.50m (15 ft)
Client requirements
Basement, ground floor + attic
Currently 2 occupants
Home office
Open or closed layout: flexible
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: no
2 garages, carport
Preference: straight staircase
House design
Designer: architect based on specifications
What is disliked? Cloakroom in the entrance area
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: 360,000 €
Preferred heating technology: geothermal energy
One thing we are still considering is basically rotating the ground floor—so the kitchen on the plan would shift to the right and the living area to the left—allowing all the plumbing to run on one side. Originally, the attic was reversed, but we preferred having the bedroom facing the green meadow instead of the neighbor. The landing area in the staircase descent is primarily intended for beverage crates but can also be used more openly.
Best regards
Sascha
After reading extensively, I would like to present our floor plan and perhaps get some advice on what could be changed or improved.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 485m² (5219 ft²)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.35
Floor area ratio: 0.70
Bordering properties: orchard on the left, new construction on the right
2 garages
Number of stories: 2
Gable roof
Orientation: south
Maximum height/restrictions: 11.50m (38 ft)
Eaves height: 4.50m (15 ft)
Client requirements
Basement, ground floor + attic
Currently 2 occupants
Home office
Open or closed layout: flexible
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: no
2 garages, carport
Preference: straight staircase
House design
Designer: architect based on specifications
What is disliked? Cloakroom in the entrance area
Estimated cost according to architect/planner: 360,000 €
Preferred heating technology: geothermal energy
One thing we are still considering is basically rotating the ground floor—so the kitchen on the plan would shift to the right and the living area to the left—allowing all the plumbing to run on one side. Originally, the attic was reversed, but we preferred having the bedroom facing the green meadow instead of the neighbor. The landing area in the staircase descent is primarily intended for beverage crates but can also be used more openly.
Best regards
Sascha
The access to the living room is terrible!!! The kitchen is too small!
And where is north, and where is the street?
And please furnish the children's rooms properly once the beds are in, with a wardrobe plus a shelf... Argh, and what exactly has to be carried through the kitchen from the basement? That’s not really my thing: we also had a basement staircase in our townhouse, accessed from the dining room. Because of that, you really couldn’t use the basement for bicycles, garden stuff, etc. 🙁
And where is north, and where is the street?
And please furnish the children's rooms properly once the beds are in, with a wardrobe plus a shelf... Argh, and what exactly has to be carried through the kitchen from the basement? That’s not really my thing: we also had a basement staircase in our townhouse, accessed from the dining room. Because of that, you really couldn’t use the basement for bicycles, garden stuff, etc. 🙁
Arg, the north orientation is missing. The living room faces south/southwest, with the entrance on the north side and an auxiliary road coming from the west that leads onto our property.
I definitely won’t be carrying bicycles or similar items through the basement. For that purpose, an extension to the garage or a standalone garage will be necessary. If so, an exterior staircase would be needed, but then we would have to figure out how to deal with the high groundwater level and, most importantly, where to place it. The point about the child’s room is a valid concern; we’ll see what ideas come up regarding that.
I definitely won’t be carrying bicycles or similar items through the basement. For that purpose, an extension to the garage or a standalone garage will be necessary. If so, an exterior staircase would be needed, but then we would have to figure out how to deal with the high groundwater level and, most importantly, where to place it. The point about the child’s room is a valid concern; we’ll see what ideas come up regarding that.
Hello,
the cloakroom is small and difficult to use because the shower takes up most of the space. You can practically only use the front corner. When you go to the right into the living room, you first have to walk through a narrow, small corridor. This does not look welcoming at all. Sitting on the sofa, you also have to turn your neck quite a bit to watch TV. When you go upstairs, you end up in a dark hallway and always have to turn on the light.
Best regards,
Sabine
the cloakroom is small and difficult to use because the shower takes up most of the space. You can practically only use the front corner. When you go to the right into the living room, you first have to walk through a narrow, small corridor. This does not look welcoming at all. Sitting on the sofa, you also have to turn your neck quite a bit to watch TV. When you go upstairs, you end up in a dark hallway and always have to turn on the light.
Best regards,
Sabine
Do I understand correctly that two urinals are planned? ^^
I would remove the shower niche on the ground floor immediately, as it makes the cloakroom very impractical.
I also find having a toilet next to the urinal less than ideal. When sitting on the toilet, you end up with the urinal right at head height next to you. Even with thorough cleaning and the urinal lid closed, I don’t find that very inviting. But that’s a matter of personal taste.
I like the idea of the staircase in the middle, but it is completely impractical. I would probably trip over it with every second grocery trip on the way from the front door to the kitchen since it extends far into the entrance area.
I looked at pictures of the Jette houses mentioned by Yvonne, and the entrance really comes across well. However, that’s mainly because all three of those houses are wider than yours.
A corridor width of 1.10m (3 ft 7 in) is absolutely sufficient but doesn’t quite match the grand appearance of the entrance with the staircase.
The living/cooking/dining area is almost 57m² (613 sq ft), which isn’t exactly small, but somehow not really practical.
Have you tried furnishing the living room?
How wide is the closet niche in the right children’s room (Child 2)?
I do like the storage room with space for the washing machine and dryer upstairs, where the laundry is generated.
But where will ironing be done? Also in the little 5m² (54 sq ft) room?
I would remove the shower niche on the ground floor immediately, as it makes the cloakroom very impractical.
I also find having a toilet next to the urinal less than ideal. When sitting on the toilet, you end up with the urinal right at head height next to you. Even with thorough cleaning and the urinal lid closed, I don’t find that very inviting. But that’s a matter of personal taste.
I like the idea of the staircase in the middle, but it is completely impractical. I would probably trip over it with every second grocery trip on the way from the front door to the kitchen since it extends far into the entrance area.
I looked at pictures of the Jette houses mentioned by Yvonne, and the entrance really comes across well. However, that’s mainly because all three of those houses are wider than yours.
A corridor width of 1.10m (3 ft 7 in) is absolutely sufficient but doesn’t quite match the grand appearance of the entrance with the staircase.
The living/cooking/dining area is almost 57m² (613 sq ft), which isn’t exactly small, but somehow not really practical.
Have you tried furnishing the living room?
How wide is the closet niche in the right children’s room (Child 2)?
I do like the storage room with space for the washing machine and dryer upstairs, where the laundry is generated.
But where will ironing be done? Also in the little 5m² (54 sq ft) room?
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