ᐅ Floor plan design for a new build with two full stories plus attic conversion
Created on: 15 Nov 2021 12:26
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EddyDeluxe15 Nov 2021 12:26Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 654 sqm (7,041 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Perimeter development
Number of parking spaces
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof style: gable roof 28°
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof style, building type
Basement, floors
Number of occupants, ages: 2 persons, 28 and 26 years old
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor:
Ground floor – living room, kitchen, pantry, utility room, guest toilet, fitness room
Upper floor – bedroom, child 1, child 2, home office, bathroom, storage room
Attic –
Office: home office
Overnight guests per year: 2
Open or closed layout: open
Traditional or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 4–6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons for preferences or exclusions
House Design
Planner: do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?: The space behind the stairs is used as a pantry / storage room.
What do you not like? Why?:
The living room feels cramped because of the fitness room; overall somewhat dissatisfied with the layout but not sure what is missing.
Hallway possibly too narrow? Especially in the entrance area.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 430,000
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
Preferred heating system: underfloor heating
If you have to give up, which details / extensions
- can you do without:
- can you not do without:
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
Because we are building a house attached on the left side, no windows can be placed there, but of course we would like to have windows in all rooms. We can do without windows in storage rooms and pantry.
The staircase is meant to allow continuous access from ground floor to attic without taking up much space. In general, we would like to use as little space as possible for corridors.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
The biggest issue is that we cannot place windows on the left side of the house, which limits room distribution.
We are also unsure if the staircase is the right choice for saving space. We tried to position it so the attic exit is relatively central.
Plot size: 654 sqm (7,041 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Perimeter development
Number of parking spaces
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof style: gable roof 28°
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements
Homeowners’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof style, building type
Basement, floors
Number of occupants, ages: 2 persons, 28 and 26 years old
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor:
Ground floor – living room, kitchen, pantry, utility room, guest toilet, fitness room
Upper floor – bedroom, child 1, child 2, home office, bathroom, storage room
Attic –
Office: home office
Overnight guests per year: 2
Open or closed layout: open
Traditional or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 4–6
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons for preferences or exclusions
House Design
Planner: do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?: The space behind the stairs is used as a pantry / storage room.
What do you not like? Why?:
The living room feels cramped because of the fitness room; overall somewhat dissatisfied with the layout but not sure what is missing.
Hallway possibly too narrow? Especially in the entrance area.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 430,000
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
Preferred heating system: underfloor heating
If you have to give up, which details / extensions
- can you do without:
- can you not do without:
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
Because we are building a house attached on the left side, no windows can be placed there, but of course we would like to have windows in all rooms. We can do without windows in storage rooms and pantry.
The staircase is meant to allow continuous access from ground floor to attic without taking up much space. In general, we would like to use as little space as possible for corridors.
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
The biggest issue is that we cannot place windows on the left side of the house, which limits room distribution.
We are also unsure if the staircase is the right choice for saving space. We tried to position it so the attic exit is relatively central.
So, just looking at the ground floor alone, meaning the living, dining, and kitchen area, it feels extremely uncomfortable—nothing really seems to fit together.
Have you spent any time looking at floor plans and checking out plans of typical "standard houses"? I find everything quite chaotic—nothing really seems to work well here.
Are you aware that you have over 100m² (around 1,076 sq ft) on one level? The budget of €430,000 (€430,000) will not come close to covering this, you’re very far from that—just a little side note.
Entrance hall: 2.22m (about 7 ft 3 in) including the coat area might become very narrow... For a 100m² (1,076 sq ft) house, the long, narrow hallway feels completely out of place and poorly planned. The pantry with a 1-meter (about 3 ft 3 in) passage also seems a bit tight, depending on what kind of shelving you plan to install. Overall, the cramped spaces for the pantry and utility room don’t seem ideal. The layout in the guest bathroom looks really strange as well... everything seems to be just next to each other—it doesn’t come together for me.
You really have to be a “fan” of this open-plan architecture—I just find it very odd to sit on the sofa with your back turned to the staircase. The passage from the front door straight through to the terrace door at the back resembles a “hallway”—it completely lacks any feeling of “home.”
The upper floor concept also doesn’t appeal to me...
You mention: DIY floor plan? I would recommend sitting down with a general contractor or architect to review everything from start to finish. They will immediately point out certain “no-go’s” and likely help you in advance 🙂
Have you spent any time looking at floor plans and checking out plans of typical "standard houses"? I find everything quite chaotic—nothing really seems to work well here.
Are you aware that you have over 100m² (around 1,076 sq ft) on one level? The budget of €430,000 (€430,000) will not come close to covering this, you’re very far from that—just a little side note.
Entrance hall: 2.22m (about 7 ft 3 in) including the coat area might become very narrow... For a 100m² (1,076 sq ft) house, the long, narrow hallway feels completely out of place and poorly planned. The pantry with a 1-meter (about 3 ft 3 in) passage also seems a bit tight, depending on what kind of shelving you plan to install. Overall, the cramped spaces for the pantry and utility room don’t seem ideal. The layout in the guest bathroom looks really strange as well... everything seems to be just next to each other—it doesn’t come together for me.
You really have to be a “fan” of this open-plan architecture—I just find it very odd to sit on the sofa with your back turned to the staircase. The passage from the front door straight through to the terrace door at the back resembles a “hallway”—it completely lacks any feeling of “home.”
The upper floor concept also doesn’t appeal to me...
You mention: DIY floor plan? I would recommend sitting down with a general contractor or architect to review everything from start to finish. They will immediately point out certain “no-go’s” and likely help you in advance 🙂
EddyDeluxe schrieb:
The biggest problem is probably that we can’t place any windows on the left side of the house, which limits the room layout somewhat.No, every semi-detached house and terraced house has that.It’s just a matter of planning.
The staircase is too short, and the narrow corridors behind it are unusable.
Phew, definitely calls for a reset button…
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EddyDeluxe15 Nov 2021 13:11Hello, thank you very much in advance for your answers. I have attached the site plan again, which still shows the dimensions as 10.04 x 10.04 meters (33 x 33 feet), but this has been changed to 10.04 x 12.44 meters (33 x 41 feet).
The 430,000 euros come from the construction company and were calculated as a “turnkey” price. However, we decided to choose the shell construction option and plan to do a lot of the work ourselves.
We will try to move the staircase slightly and enlarge it, and make the rooms behind it feel a bit more spacious.
The 430,000 euros come from the construction company and were calculated as a “turnkey” price. However, we decided to choose the shell construction option and plan to do a lot of the work ourselves.
We will try to move the staircase slightly and enlarge it, and make the rooms behind it feel a bit more spacious.
EddyDeluxe schrieb:
Hello, thanks in advance for the replies. I’ve attached the site plan again, which still shows 10.04 x 10.04 meters (33 x 33 feet), but this has been changed to 10.04 x 12.44 meters (33 x 41 feet).
The 430,000 euros came from the construction company and was calculated as "turnkey." However, we have decided to go with the shell construction variant and plan to do a lot of the work ourselves.
We will try to move the staircase a bit and enlarge it, and make the rooms behind it a bit more spacious. Especially "turnkey" at this price would make me very skeptical. At best, read the construction and performance specifications very carefully and check various threads here to learn about the additional costs that will definitely come your way.
If you have set a budget of 430,000 euros for the entire project, you should really take a close look at it before you have to refinance around 100k more.
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