ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home, Approximately 9 x 11 Meters, 2 Full Stories Plus Attic
Created on: 30 Jul 2018 08:54
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Daniel1984
Hello everyone,
We are currently in the intensive planning phase of our future home and are open to your tips and suggestions for improving the floor plan.
Zoning Plan/Restrictions
Plot size 469 sqm (5,050 sq ft)
Slope No
Site occupancy index 0.4
Floor area ratio 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundary 15 x 9.5 m (49 x 31 ft)
Edge development No (only garage)
Number of parking spaces 1
Number of floors 2
Roof type Hip roof
Style Urban villa
Orientation South/West
Maximum height/restrictions Building height 11 m (36 ft)
Other requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type
No basement, 2 full floors plus converted attic
Number of people, ages 4 (2 adults + 2 children)
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office? No home office
Guests per year
Open or closed architecture Open
Traditional or modern construction Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island Both
Number of dining places 1
Fireplace No
Music/stereo wall No
Balcony, roof terrace No
Garage, carport 1 garage 3 x 9 m (10 x 30 ft)
Utility garden, greenhouse No
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for certain decisions
No guest room/office on the ground floor — should be in the converted attic
House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a building company
What do you like most? Why? Main entrance from the front, passage to the garage, large kitchen, upper floor
What do you dislike? Why? Ground floor, living area should be more spacious — possibly a different staircase shape/location? Concern that there may not be enough space for sofa etc.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 340,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating system: Geothermal energy
We are currently in the intensive planning phase of our future home and are open to your tips and suggestions for improving the floor plan.
Zoning Plan/Restrictions
Plot size 469 sqm (5,050 sq ft)
Slope No
Site occupancy index 0.4
Floor area ratio 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundary 15 x 9.5 m (49 x 31 ft)
Edge development No (only garage)
Number of parking spaces 1
Number of floors 2
Roof type Hip roof
Style Urban villa
Orientation South/West
Maximum height/restrictions Building height 11 m (36 ft)
Other requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type
No basement, 2 full floors plus converted attic
Number of people, ages 4 (2 adults + 2 children)
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office? No home office
Guests per year
Open or closed architecture Open
Traditional or modern construction Modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island Both
Number of dining places 1
Fireplace No
Music/stereo wall No
Balcony, roof terrace No
Garage, carport 1 garage 3 x 9 m (10 x 30 ft)
Utility garden, greenhouse No
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons for certain decisions
No guest room/office on the ground floor — should be in the converted attic
House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a building company
What do you like most? Why? Main entrance from the front, passage to the garage, large kitchen, upper floor
What do you dislike? Why? Ground floor, living area should be more spacious — possibly a different staircase shape/location? Concern that there may not be enough space for sofa etc.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 340,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating system: Geothermal energy
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Daniel198430 Jul 2018 09:38So the costs are detailed as follows:
Plot: €160,000
House: €365,000 including geothermal heating, excluding smart home system
Additional construction costs: €60,000
Plot: €160,000
House: €365,000 including geothermal heating, excluding smart home system
Additional construction costs: €60,000
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Daniel198430 Jul 2018 10:55Here are the JPEGs
Basically solid. A 20m² (215 sq ft) kitchen—but it should be used for frequent and extensive cooking.
The hallway feels too long and narrow for my taste—simply not inviting, especially since it ends with a wall.
The living room seems small compared to the kitchen. Access through the dining area, with the sofa acting as a room divider, immediately makes me uncomfortable.
In the bathroom, the distance between the sink and the bathtub feels too tight. The space between the cabinets in the dressing room is also annoyingly narrow. If it were mine, I would remove the T-shaped element in the bathroom and reduce the bathroom width by at least 20cm (8 inches) to gain space for the dressing room.
The hallway feels too long and narrow for my taste—simply not inviting, especially since it ends with a wall.
The living room seems small compared to the kitchen. Access through the dining area, with the sofa acting as a room divider, immediately makes me uncomfortable.
In the bathroom, the distance between the sink and the bathtub feels too tight. The space between the cabinets in the dressing room is also annoyingly narrow. If it were mine, I would remove the T-shaped element in the bathroom and reduce the bathroom width by at least 20cm (8 inches) to gain space for the dressing room.
Hmm... since the heating system needs to be within the building’s thermal envelope, I'm a bit surprised by the location of the boiler room. Not only does this mean the garage must also be included within the thermal envelope, but the boiler room is placed in the farthest corner of the building, resulting in long pipe runs.
For us, it wouldn’t be possible at all to pour a slab over the pipes leading to the property.
Regarding the floor plan: I would place more windows, or the patio doors, on the south side of the house.
In winter, otherwise, the ground floor becomes too dark because the sun doesn’t reach the west side.
Conversely, I wouldn’t place full-height windows facing the street... see the recent weekend thread about full-height windows...
I always argue that you need space to step back in the walk-in closet in order to view all your clothes across its width. Also, you’re not always alone in the closet... if it’s too narrow, it becomes a storage hazard.
For us, it wouldn’t be possible at all to pour a slab over the pipes leading to the property.
Regarding the floor plan: I would place more windows, or the patio doors, on the south side of the house.
In winter, otherwise, the ground floor becomes too dark because the sun doesn’t reach the west side.
Conversely, I wouldn’t place full-height windows facing the street... see the recent weekend thread about full-height windows...
kaho674 schrieb:
If it were mine, I would remove the T-shaped wall in the bathroom, and make the bathroom at least 20cm narrower in favor of the walk-in closet.
I always argue that you need space to step back in the walk-in closet in order to view all your clothes across its width. Also, you’re not always alone in the closet... if it’s too narrow, it becomes a storage hazard.
kaho674 schrieb:
The living room feels cramped compared to the kitchen. Access through the dining area plus the sofa acting as a room divider immediately makes me uncomfortable.
.I guess it depends on what you want to do in the living room.... we only watch TV there and otherwise sit at the dining table.... so our living room is small....
Placing the sofa in the middle of the room is quite common, as is putting it in front of floor-to-ceiling windows these days. I don’t like that either, but how else could it work? Where else would you squeeze the TV?
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