ᐅ Floor plan design for a single-family house of approximately 125 square meters, with two full stories

Created on: 27 Jul 2018 22:33

We plan to build a single-family house with about 125sqm (1,345 sqft). We would like to include a small home office on the upper floor.

We prefer not to have the staircase directly next to the front door to avoid having to walk through the “dirty zone” all the time. However, an L-shaped staircase next to the front door might save space. This would allow for a larger utility room (the front door would be moved slightly).

The kitchen cabinet layout is not finalized yet. A place for a fireplace is also still missing (the challenge is integrating the chimney on the upper floor).

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 1000sqm (10,760 sqft)
Slope approx. 1 – 1.5m (3 – 5 ft) decline from north to south over 50m (164 ft).
Site and floor area ratio unknown, as §34 applies
Building envelope, boundary lines Building envelope 5m (16 ft) from the street on the north side, approx. 20 x 20m (66 x 66 ft), on the west side 15m (49 ft) distance to the neighbor’s building envelope, meaning the minimum distance to the west neighbor is 15m (49 ft), see site plan.
Edge development -
Number of parking spaces -
Number of floors 1–2
Roof type / Style / Orientation no restrictions
Maximum heights / limits -

Owners’ Requirements
Style, Roof type, Building type Urban villa, hipped roof or tent roof
Basement, floors no basement, 2 floors
Number and age of occupants 3 (33, 33, 3 years old)
Room requirements on the ground floor: Living/dining room, kitchen, utility room, WC
Upper floor: Bathroom, bedroom, child’s room, office, guest/hobby room

Office: family use or home office? Home office
Number of overnight guests per year 3–4
Open or closed architecture / conservative or modern design classic
Open kitchen, kitchen island semi-open, possibly with a kitchen island
Number of dining seats 4–6
Fireplace yes
Music/stereo wall -
Balcony, rooftop terrace -
Garage, carport Carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse -

House Design
Designed by: > Do-it-Yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? What do you dislike? Why? The north and west elevations look a bit odd; maybe an additional window should be added there.
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: approx. 250,000€
Preferred heating system: Gas or air-to-water heat pump

If you had to give up anything, which details/extra features
- could you live without:
- could you not do without:

Why is the design like it is now? For example:
We used various floor plans from prefabricated house providers/contractors found online as templates.

What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?

The following questions:

1. Is the floor plan feasible and practical to use?
2. Would an L-shaped staircase be preferable to save space?
3. Do load-bearing walls on the upper and ground floors have to be aligned?
4. Where is the best place to position the carport on the plot, northeast or northwest?
5. How can the chimney for the upstairs fireplace be integrated without taking up too much space?

Floor plan:

Floor plan of an apartment with living/dining, kitchen, hallway, utility room, bathroom, and U-shaped staircase.

Floor plan of an apartment with bathroom, bedroom, guest room, child’s room, office; U-shaped staircase.

Grey rendered house with dark front door and multiple windows under a blue sky

3D house front with grey facade and multiple windows

Two-story light-colored house facade with many windows, view of the front side.

Grey 3D house facade with windows and entrance door, exterior view

Location:

Site plan with plot boundaries, building envelopes and north orientation.

Carport arrangement:

Clear site plan of a plot with driveway, car, house and garden

Top-down 2D plan of a plot with house, terrace, driveway and garden

Stefan89031 Jul 2018 22:43

#25

Climbee schrieb:
If the office is also a guest room, it needs to be tidied up when guests come. I think that’s what the OP means.

Yes, that’s exactly what was meant.

j.bautsch schrieb:
I don’t think a home office really has to be tidied up — at least we don’t do that (it’s just used for working). But I have worked on a new version.
The exterior dimensions are 8.01m x 10.65m (26.3 ft x 34.9 ft); no idea if that fits the building permit / planning permission boundaries.
I can also provide more info on the individual room dimensions. Unfortunately, the software can’t measure automatically.
Walls: 40cm (16 inches) exterior, 20cm (8 inches) interior, stairs 200cm x 220cm (6.6 ft x 7.2 ft).

Ground floor: the line of sight is now less directly toward the kitchen (or is it still “too open”?). Second entrance if desired, e.g. for the clothesline, or alternatively space for a cupboard.

Upper floor: separate guest room, but the main bedroom and children’s room are a bit smaller.

The design looks interesting, thank you very much.
Here are some thoughts about the plan:

The building boundaries should not be an issue; at the narrowest point it should be a maximum of 13m (42.7 ft).
The utility room in the southeast seems inconvenient due to long connection routes and may increase costs (access is from the north).
The kitchen could be a bit more enclosed. We have also considered reducing the opening between the living/dining room and kitchen, allowing for a possible sliding door to separate the spaces. There might not be enough room for a small partition wall?
When entering the open plan area, unfortunately the kitchen is immediately visible.
In the living room, the west-facing evening sun seems to shine directly on the TV. Does this mean you would always need shading?

What if the sofa area and kitchen were swapped? What are your experiences with this, also regarding shading?

11ant31 Jul 2018 23:55

#26

Stefan890 schrieb:
In the living room, the western evening sun shines on the TV. So you always have to shade it, right?

I would rather think of something like a "Japanese screen" – on a matte screen, it’s usually the glare/reflection that bothers you more than the light itself.

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ypg31 Jul 2018 23:58

#27

11ant schrieb:
I would think more along the lines of a "Japanese wall" – it's usually the glare or reflection on the matte screen that bothers, rather than the light itself.

Well... you could simply plan a different window location than a floor-to-ceiling one right behind the sofa.

j.bautsch1 Aug 2018 08:04

#28

ypg schrieb:
you can simply plan a different window than a "floor-to-ceiling one behind the sofa"

thanks ...
I was thinking of a window on the north side and only windows on the west side where the dining table is, so you don’t have a window behind you.
my living room is in the northwest, no window behind the TV, and I don’t have any problems with sun or glare.

I also planned the kitchen downstairs so it can have direct access to the terrace, which is incredibly convenient.
if the kitchen ends up in the northwest, it can easily get quite dark.
I think if you don’t want to see the kitchen it would have to be fully closed off, but then with your floor area you wouldn’t be able to have an island.

the utility room is now only about 4 meters (13 feet) further downstairs, I have no idea but can’t imagine that makes much of a difference.

with a small space you have to make compromises.

perhaps you could gain some space by choosing a different staircase or placing it in the entrance area, but I understand you don’t want that (which I also wouldn’t want, by the way).

kaho6741 Aug 2018 10:40

#29

Maybe with a bay window?

Floor plan: Carport with two cars on the left; living and kitchen area with hallway and cloakroom.

Floor plan of a house: Garage with two cars on the left; hallway, child’s room, guest room, office, bedroom, bathroom

If the kitchen island is omitted, a double sliding door between the kitchen and living room would be possible.

kaho6741 Aug 2018 10:54

#30

Edit: Oh, the room labels got mixed up. So, the living room is not the hallway, and the hallway is not the cloakroom...

ᐅ Floor plan design for a single-family house of approximately 125 square meters, with two full stories

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