ᐅ Floor plan design for a hillside house with 5 children's bedrooms
Created on: 17 Jun 2017 12:31
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Arifas
Dear fellow contributors,
I’m sharing our first attempt at the floor plan. Unfortunately, I can’t fill out the list because copying it over on my phone doesn’t work properly, sorry.
Key data:
5 children between 0 and 11 years old
2 adults in their mid-thirties
Plot of about 900 sqm (9700 sq ft), facing north
Building window edge on the street side: 17.35 m (57 ft)
Sloped site; within the building window, the ground rises about 2 m (7 ft) over 10 m (33 ft) from front to back
We want 5 small children’s bedrooms, a slightly larger office for working from home, a master bedroom, three showers, three toilets, a bathtub, and access to the garden through the living room on the upper floor. One wall in the children’s rooms should be removable later.
The attic is walkable.
We are allowed to build 2 full stories, with a ridge height of about 12 m (39 ft) and an eave height of 11.6 m (38 ft).
We would prefer a hip roof.
The current drawing is 9.5 by 11 m (31 by 36 ft), but we would like to have around 195 to 205 sqm (2100 to 2200 sq ft) of living space later; garage or storage will be added.
The back wall of the house is embedded up to about 2 m (7 ft) into the slope.
I will try to attach a rough overview of the plot.
I’m sharing our first attempt at the floor plan. Unfortunately, I can’t fill out the list because copying it over on my phone doesn’t work properly, sorry.
Key data:
5 children between 0 and 11 years old
2 adults in their mid-thirties
Plot of about 900 sqm (9700 sq ft), facing north
Building window edge on the street side: 17.35 m (57 ft)
Sloped site; within the building window, the ground rises about 2 m (7 ft) over 10 m (33 ft) from front to back
We want 5 small children’s bedrooms, a slightly larger office for working from home, a master bedroom, three showers, three toilets, a bathtub, and access to the garden through the living room on the upper floor. One wall in the children’s rooms should be removable later.
The attic is walkable.
We are allowed to build 2 full stories, with a ridge height of about 12 m (39 ft) and an eave height of 11.6 m (38 ft).
We would prefer a hip roof.
The current drawing is 9.5 by 11 m (31 by 36 ft), but we would like to have around 195 to 205 sqm (2100 to 2200 sq ft) of living space later; garage or storage will be added.
The back wall of the house is embedded up to about 2 m (7 ft) into the slope.
I will try to attach a rough overview of the plot.
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Steffen8017 Jun 2017 13:48Why no architect? The whole project will become very challenging at around 200 m² (2,150 sq ft).
I would have placed the washing machine and dryer downstairs in the bathroom next to the study. Do you think that wouldn’t work? A utility room downstairs would then be used only for the heating system and shoes. A coat closet under the stairs and one in each of the children’s rooms? Or what would you suggest? The issue with the circulation area on the ground floor is true. I just can’t seem to improve that :-( .
The external dimensions of the house can still vary. The general contractor provided us with a floor plan for a different plot, where the external dimensions were 11.8 meters by 10.6 meters (39 ft by 35 ft). That worked well for us in terms of budget as well.
We would actually want one of the children’s rooms to be about 8 square meters (86 sq ft). The oldest is 11 years older than the youngest, and at some point, the youngest can take over one of the larger rooms. Until then, a bed/chair/wardrobe and playing in the living room will have to be enough. Or playing in the garden or with siblings...
The situation with the living room and the passage to the garden is indeed unfortunate :-( . Hmm. But somehow I want to be able to look out at the garden from the sofa. Especially since we only sit there in the evenings. During the day, we don’t have time for the sofa; instead, we do crafts, writing, and eating at the dining area, where having sunlight and a view would definitely be great.
The external dimensions of the house can still vary. The general contractor provided us with a floor plan for a different plot, where the external dimensions were 11.8 meters by 10.6 meters (39 ft by 35 ft). That worked well for us in terms of budget as well.
We would actually want one of the children’s rooms to be about 8 square meters (86 sq ft). The oldest is 11 years older than the youngest, and at some point, the youngest can take over one of the larger rooms. Until then, a bed/chair/wardrobe and playing in the living room will have to be enough. Or playing in the garden or with siblings...
The situation with the living room and the passage to the garden is indeed unfortunate :-( . Hmm. But somehow I want to be able to look out at the garden from the sofa. Especially since we only sit there in the evenings. During the day, we don’t have time for the sofa; instead, we do crafts, writing, and eating at the dining area, where having sunlight and a view would definitely be great.
Steffen80 schrieb:
Why no architect? The whole project will be quite challenging at around 200sqm (2150 sqft)... I agree. The alternative is that we stick to 160sqm (1720 sqft) with a tiny garden. Also not ideal...
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Steffen8017 Jun 2017 14:00Arifas schrieb:
I think so. The alternative is that we stay with 160sqm (1720 sq ft) and a tiny garden. Also not ideal...
But spend a lot of money just to go from bad to worse? The staircase won’t work like that either...
Have you talked to professionals yet? What is your budget? Why not build bigger, or is that not possible on the plot?
S
Steffen8017 Jun 2017 14:03PS: The utility room on the ground floor and the bathroom layout will definitely not work. Pipes are also still missing. Unfortunately, we also had to realize that the building services require a considerable amount of floor space overall.
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