ᐅ Floor Plan Design for New Single-Family Home – 610 sqm Plot – Feedback Welcome
Created on: 3 Jan 2022 00:26
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house4family
Unfortunately, I was no longer able to edit my previous post, so here it is again, including the floor plans and with better image quality.
Good day.
We plan to build a single-family house on a 610 sqm (6566 sq ft) plot in a new development area. We have already made some considerations. By now, we have been able to refine and clarify our wishes. At this point, we are wondering whether we might have overlooked something or if there are any suggestions for improvement.
Development Plan
Client Requirements / Wishes
We would like to thank you in advance for your active participation and support.
Good day.
We plan to build a single-family house on a 610 sqm (6566 sq ft) plot in a new development area. We have already made some considerations. By now, we have been able to refine and clarify our wishes. At this point, we are wondering whether we might have overlooked something or if there are any suggestions for improvement.
Development Plan
- Site coverage ratio 0.3
- Floor area ratio 0.8
- Number of parking spaces: 2
- Number of storeys: 1
- Brick masonry
- Roof style: gable roof with 45-degree pitch
Client Requirements / Wishes
- Family with two children
- Living space around 200 sqm (2153 sq ft)
- Target energy efficiency class KfW-40 EE (hence the thick exterior walls)
- Room requirements on the ground floor: kitchen + pantry, open-plan living and dining area, guest toilet, utility room with garden access, study/guest room
- Room requirements on the upper floor: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
- Two children's rooms approximately the same size, each at least 16 sqm (172 sq ft)
- Fireplace, preferably U-shaped, serving as a room divider between dining and living areas
- Technical room for heating system, heat pump with hot water storage, photovoltaic system with battery storage, and ventilation system with heat recovery
- Double garage including a workbench
- No basement due to a high groundwater level
- Void space to improve lighting in the ground floor and for the central corridor on the upper floor, preferably a closed void (to increase privacy in the living area and avoid cooking smells in the upper floor sleeping areas)
- Laundry chute from the master bathroom leading to the utility room Current Challenge
- Feasibility of the ceiling construction in the living and dining area with the walls above on the upper floor (question for the structural engineers)
We would like to thank you in advance for your active participation and support.
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Myrna_Loy3 Jan 2022 22:06In my experience, having a bathtub (with shower) in the children’s bathroom is more practical than having only a shower there and a bathtub only in the parents’ bathroom. My boys still prefer baths over showers. Older children can easily step into the bathtub to shower. The boys use the bathtub almost daily. As parents, we shower every day, and I personally use the bathtub 2–3 times a month during winter or when I have back pain.
We also have two “family bathrooms.” One with a shower, and one with a bathtub and shower. And why should the parents have the spa while the children only have a wet room?
We also have two “family bathrooms.” One with a shower, and one with a bathtub and shower. And why should the parents have the spa while the children only have a wet room?
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house4family3 Jan 2022 22:10Myrna_Loy schrieb:
only one bathtub in the master bathroom- Shower in the master bathroom: The shower is there, but it was unfortunately covered by the room label, so I missed it.Thanks for the note.
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Myrna_Loy3 Jan 2022 22:16This is really tight.
How tight exactly is hard to say, but what about the clearance between the shower and washbasin? The distance between the washbasin and bathtub?
How tight exactly is hard to say, but what about the clearance between the shower and washbasin? The distance between the washbasin and bathtub?
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house4family3 Jan 2022 22:19Myrna_Loy schrieb:
That is really tight.
How tight exactly, of course, can only be estimated, but what about the distance between shower and washbasin? And the distance from washbasin to bathtub? About 75 - 80cm (30 - 31.5 inches), which isn’t much at all. I will take another look at that. Thanks.
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Myrna_Loy3 Jan 2022 22:25The window also seems too small for me. I would rather plan in the categories of full bathroom with a bathtub and a shower bathroom instead of labeling them as parents' and children's bathrooms. After all, you wouldn't cover the children's bathroom with playful designs and then expect the children to do the cleaning to the point that adults would not want to bathe there.
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house4family3 Jan 2022 22:32Myrna_Loy schrieb:
The window seems too small to me as well. I would rather plan in the categories of full bathrooms and shower rooms, instead of labeling them as parents’ and children’s bathrooms. After all, you wouldn’t want to decorate the children’s bathroom with playful motifs and leave the cleaning to the kids, so that adults don’t want to use it for bathing. Well, I actually find that independence in children, especially regarding taking responsibility for cleaning, quite desirable. I would like to keep that somewhat separate since puberty will eventually come, and the house will also be more heavily used for a while then ;-)
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