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.
So, we are now at the stage of calculating the building application costs. If the numbers work out in the next few days, we will approve this design for the building application process. It represents the best compromise between what is possible and what is necessary, with some trade-offs.
I am still considering shifting the large window at the dining table a bit further south so that the table would be centered in front of it. However, from the outside, the window would no longer be centered.
By the way, we will probably not include the bar stools in the kitchen. The architect drew them in, but we had not actually planned for them. The sink and stove will swap places.
I am still considering shifting the large window at the dining table a bit further south so that the table would be centered in front of it. However, from the outside, the window would no longer be centered.
By the way, we will probably not include the bar stools in the kitchen. The architect drew them in, but we had not actually planned for them. The sink and stove will swap places.
Hmm... I would probably rotate the staircase by 90° so that visitors don’t enter directly into the most private part of the house on the main floor.
The two small bathrooms are really quite compact; personally, I find the shower too cramped, and the toilet area is also very tight.
In the basement, I don’t like how the staircase wraps around either... it’s the same on the ground floor, which is why I suggested rotating the stairs by 90°. This would ease the layout on the main floor somewhat.
I would still prefer "my" layout.
EDIT:
The garage only has space for the car. What about bicycles? Garden furniture, lawn mower?
The two small bathrooms are really quite compact; personally, I find the shower too cramped, and the toilet area is also very tight.
In the basement, I don’t like how the staircase wraps around either... it’s the same on the ground floor, which is why I suggested rotating the stairs by 90°. This would ease the layout on the main floor somewhat.
I would still prefer "my" layout.
EDIT:
The garage only has space for the car. What about bicycles? Garden furniture, lawn mower?
kbt09 schrieb:
Hmm ... I would probably rotate the staircase by 90° so that visitors don’t enter the most private part of the house on the living floor.
The two small bathrooms are really quite small; personally, I find the showers too cramped, and the toilets are also very tight.
In the basement, I don’t like the way the staircase runs around either... it’s the same on the main floor, which is why I suggested at least rotating the stairs by 90°, so the layout on the main floor is a bit more comfortable.
I would still prefer “my” layout.
EDIT:
The garage only fits a car. What about bicycles? Garden furniture, lawnmower?The staircase was rotated so that there is a railing, not a wall, on the right side, allowing more light into the hallway. That was important to us. Garage: no car will actually be parked inside. There will be a carport in front of it. To the left of the house is a bike shed, and there is a garden shed in the backyard.
The bathrooms are small, that’s true. But space has to be saved somewhere. Toilets each have 90 to 100cm (35 to 40 inches) of space. That’s what we have in our house as well. It’s more than enough.
I think you’d have to build a very large house to need more space...
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