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.

Handgezeichnetes Grundriss-Skizzenblatt mit Raumaufteilung und Beschriftungen

OG-Grundriss: Terrasse oben, Sofa, Küche, Essen, Kamin, HWR, Bad, Kind 4, Treppe
11ant1 Feb 2018 20:10
At the moment, I don’t consider any drain to be fixed in place. A privacy wall seems unnecessary here, and a sliding door is not required. A standard hinged door can actually be operated more quietly, and there is no lack of space for its swing.
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ypg
1 Feb 2018 20:23
Door further towards the top of the plan. Bathtub centered along the bottom wall of the plan. Toilet along the left wall of the plan. Washbasin nicely placed by the window. Everything still works so far.
Alternatively, shower or toilet in the bottom right corner...
kaho6741 Feb 2018 20:31
ypg schrieb:
Having the toilet next to the washbasin or by the window has the advantage that you can also get ready while sitting down.

I can vividly imagine Yvonne doing her hair while sitting on the toilet...
ypg schrieb:
Nowadays, there are toilet seats that you only need to tap, and they close on their own. I once made that clear to my husband – works perfectly! [emoji2]

Maybe a bit indiscreet, but personally, I prefer to leave it open, especially in public or guest bathrooms. That way, you avoid an almost nightmare-like “surprise” if the toilet isn’t clean enough. I’m quite sensitive about that.
11ant schrieb:
A standard hinged door can usually be operated more quietly, and there’s no shortage of space for its swing area.

Here, the option was to have the door swing fully downward on the floor plan. Then it might hit the bedroom door, or the two doors would get in each other’s way. But something seems to be blocking that space anyway, whatever it is.
Otherwise, you’re right of course. Installing a pipe like that should be manageable.
11ant1 Feb 2018 20:36
kaho674 schrieb:
but personally, I prefer it open, especially in public toilets

Tastes really do differ. Leaving the lid open? No way, for me that's just one step behind forgetting to flush :-(
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Arifas1 Feb 2018 21:00
11ant schrieb:
At the moment, I don’t see any drainage pipe as permanently fixed. A partition wall seems unnecessary here, and a sliding door is not required. A standard hinged door can actually be operated more quietly, and there is enough space to accommodate its swing.
Our documents clearly state that after submitting the building permit / planning permission application, the sanitary fixtures cannot be relocated [emoji85]. I think they’d be very upset if I now suggest changing this [emoji85][emoji23]. But in fact, the sink is really poorly positioned there [emoji848].
Arifas1 Feb 2018 21:02
By the way, I’m also in favor of keeping the lid open to avoid unwanted surprises [emoji23]