ᐅ Floor plan design for a new urban villa with a basement

Because of the bay window, there is only 2.50m (8 feet) of space left for the sofa. This creates a lot of space in the middle of the room, but it cannot be used as a seating area for the sofa. You should visit a furniture store to see how much space you actually need for a corner sofa; in the drawings, only very small sofas are shown, which cannot accommodate a whole family.

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Sabine

Yes, the office without a window is also quite challenging for us, but we didn’t know how else to arrange the layout to improve this. One idea was to set the garage further back to allow for a window in the office. However, wouldn’t it still be too small, especially since we also want to use it as a guest room sometimes?

We have already replaced the basement office window with a double window, but this was not yet reflected in the drawings. Client visits happen maybe 2 to 3 times a month.

The bay window mainly serves an aesthetic purpose from the outside and doesn’t really add functional value. In the living room, we had already considered possibly closing half of the bay window area with the couch. I can’t think of a better way to use the bay window on the upper floor.

Regarding the upper floor bathroom, we also considered swapping the sinks with the bathtub—perhaps more practical, especially since we want a laundry chute from under the sink down to the basement.

The ceiling height is 2.55m (8 ft 4 in), and in the basement 2.50m (8 ft 2 in).

For the kitchen, I actually thought it was large enough, even though it is rather long and narrow, but there is enough space for sufficient cabinets.

What advantage would there be if the garage were located on the other side?

There is a wardrobe in the hallway at the same level as the office, tucked into this recess with ceiling-high doors.

How could the staircase be designed better to avoid losing living space?

This is how we envisioned the kitchen: opposite the stove, there would be two more cabinets with the refrigerator and oven.

Petey01 schrieb:
Yes, the office without windows is also causing us a lot of trouble

Then just swap it with the bathroom? That should be easy.
What about affordability? Or would you prefer not to discuss that here?

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Of course, the kitchen is large enough in terms of square meters, but the layout of the room results in an outdated arrangement, like the one you show.
If you place two tall cabinets opposite the stove, you’ll basically create an obstacle course. How far does the "mini half-island" extend into the room towards the dining table?

How long is the coat nook? About 1 meter (3 feet)? It looks more like it’s only sufficient for guests and 2-3 of your everyday jackets. Do you know how many jackets I have in use with two kids (especially during the transitional seasons)? They easily fill that little corner all by themselves.

Close off the bay window with the couch? You mean block it? Or what do you mean exactly?
If you mean block it, do you think that will look good? And having the back of the couch in front of floor-to-ceiling windows—does that really look good?

Petey01 schrieb:
What advantage do I have if the garage is located on the other side?

That you can place west-facing windows, which brings more natural light into the living area including the office.

And here:

This line of sight will never exist, and the kitchen is not nearly as large as this simulation suggests. You are actually standing in the hallway with a wall right in front of you!
You can see this yourself from the white stripes on the ceiling. These are the walls of the hallway and office.
If anything, you are standing roughly at the height of the white door on the left...

It's not worth trying to fix it. It's better to start over.