Hello everyone,
We have already made good progress with the floor plan for a single-family house (see image of the ground floor).
A friend of ours mentioned that the corridor leading to the kitchen/living area on the ground floor, with rough construction dimensions of 1.07 and 1.16 meters (3.5 and 3.8 feet), seems too narrow from his point of view. He suggested that we should make the house at least 25 centimeters (10 inches) wider to allow more space here. However, we would prefer to avoid this with regard to costs, as the house, measuring about 9.0 x 12.5 meters (30 x 41 feet), is already quite large and fully covers our desired room layout.
Do you see any significant reason to consider that the corridor width in the hallway is too narrow and that we should revise the plan?
Many thanks and best regards
ufr
We have already made good progress with the floor plan for a single-family house (see image of the ground floor).
A friend of ours mentioned that the corridor leading to the kitchen/living area on the ground floor, with rough construction dimensions of 1.07 and 1.16 meters (3.5 and 3.8 feet), seems too narrow from his point of view. He suggested that we should make the house at least 25 centimeters (10 inches) wider to allow more space here. However, we would prefer to avoid this with regard to costs, as the house, measuring about 9.0 x 12.5 meters (30 x 41 feet), is already quite large and fully covers our desired room layout.
Do you see any significant reason to consider that the corridor width in the hallway is too narrow and that we should revise the plan?
Many thanks and best regards
ufr
This looks to me like a simplified version of the Gussek Haus Siebenbrunn with an additional room.
I agree with your friend. In particular, the staircase should be moved further back; otherwise, when descending, you end up crashing straight into the wall.
The purpose of this kitchen door around the corner is unclear to me—I would straighten that out immediately. Also, the fact that the living room doesn’t have its own door might seem cozy at first glance for a cave dweller, but in everyday life, it’s a real source of stress. This tiny storage room behind the toilet is more of a desperate attempt to get past it into the office. Quite awkward, in my opinion, and as dark as night behind this closet “tower.”
The quickest solution would probably be to switch from a landing staircase to a simple half-turn staircase. And please, please get rid of this winding choke point in the kitchen. Adding a door to the living room would eliminate the worst of it.
I agree with your friend. In particular, the staircase should be moved further back; otherwise, when descending, you end up crashing straight into the wall.
The purpose of this kitchen door around the corner is unclear to me—I would straighten that out immediately. Also, the fact that the living room doesn’t have its own door might seem cozy at first glance for a cave dweller, but in everyday life, it’s a real source of stress. This tiny storage room behind the toilet is more of a desperate attempt to get past it into the office. Quite awkward, in my opinion, and as dark as night behind this closet “tower.”
The quickest solution would probably be to switch from a landing staircase to a simple half-turn staircase. And please, please get rid of this winding choke point in the kitchen. Adding a door to the living room would eliminate the worst of it.
haydee schrieb:
The hallway is like a ballroom, but where it really matters, it is too narrow.
Yes, the passageway is too narrow.
There is still plenty of room for improvement on the ground floor. Okay, thank you very much for your constructive feedback!
@haydee: I look forward to any additional suggestions you may have on what else could be optimized from your point of view. Thanks!
My photographic memory recalls an older thread, maybe the link will help you a bit: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/Grundriss-laengliches-efh-integrierte-Garage-kein-Keller.25006/ – the stair location was different, but the layout of the kitchen / living-dining room, the narrow hallway, and a few other small details are quite similar there.
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