ᐅ Floor plan design for a four-gable house with a main gable and a double garage
Created on: 19 Dec 2015 12:24
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iam-matze
Hello everyone,
we are about to submit our building application. The floor plan is now ready, and I would like to ask if you possibly have any suggestions for improvements! (Sometimes you become a bit blind to things and don’t notice everything anymore.)
Development plan / restrictions:
Plot size: 1200 sqm (24m x 50m / 79ft x 164ft)
Slope: NO
Plot ratio (floor space index): 0.2
Floor area ratio: unknown
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 21m wide, 18m deep (69ft x 59ft)
Number of floors: single-story
Roof shape: no requirements
Architectural style: no requirements
Orientation: no requirements
Other: Access to the plot over a small ditch.
Client requirements:
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: gabled front
Number of people, age: 2 adults (27–28) + planned 2 children in the next 2–3 years
Space requirements on the ground floor: kitchen facing the street with utility room next to garage, guest WC with shower, living room with fireplace. (I am still thinking about the TV corner. The sofa is too far from the TV, but if I move it closer, it might collide with the fireplace? On the floor plan, it’s hard to judge the size.) Do you have any ideas?
Space requirements on the upper floor: 1 bedroom, 2 children’s rooms, (walk-in closet should NOT be directly connected to the bedroom! I get up earlier in the morning and want to quietly pick out my clothes.)
Office: family use or home office?: office / guest room
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no open kitchen. Kitchen island possibly like drawn? We haven’t been to a kitchen studio yet...
Number of dining seats in kitchen: 5
Number of dining seats in living room: 9+
Fireplace: yes, in the living room (we want to keep the masonry)
Music / stereo wall: I will consider during the shell construction whether to install speaker cables
Balcony, roof terrace: NO
Garage, carport: yes, double garage 6m x 9m (20ft x 30ft) on the boundary
Utility garden, greenhouse: planned, but we are not in a hurry.
I hope this is detailed enough to hear your opinions.
Thank you in advance.
we are about to submit our building application. The floor plan is now ready, and I would like to ask if you possibly have any suggestions for improvements! (Sometimes you become a bit blind to things and don’t notice everything anymore.)
Development plan / restrictions:
Plot size: 1200 sqm (24m x 50m / 79ft x 164ft)
Slope: NO
Plot ratio (floor space index): 0.2
Floor area ratio: unknown
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 21m wide, 18m deep (69ft x 59ft)
Number of floors: single-story
Roof shape: no requirements
Architectural style: no requirements
Orientation: no requirements
Other: Access to the plot over a small ditch.
Client requirements:
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: gabled front
Number of people, age: 2 adults (27–28) + planned 2 children in the next 2–3 years
Space requirements on the ground floor: kitchen facing the street with utility room next to garage, guest WC with shower, living room with fireplace. (I am still thinking about the TV corner. The sofa is too far from the TV, but if I move it closer, it might collide with the fireplace? On the floor plan, it’s hard to judge the size.) Do you have any ideas?
Space requirements on the upper floor: 1 bedroom, 2 children’s rooms, (walk-in closet should NOT be directly connected to the bedroom! I get up earlier in the morning and want to quietly pick out my clothes.)
Office: family use or home office?: office / guest room
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no open kitchen. Kitchen island possibly like drawn? We haven’t been to a kitchen studio yet...
Number of dining seats in kitchen: 5
Number of dining seats in living room: 9+
Fireplace: yes, in the living room (we want to keep the masonry)
Music / stereo wall: I will consider during the shell construction whether to install speaker cables
Balcony, roof terrace: NO
Garage, carport: yes, double garage 6m x 9m (20ft x 30ft) on the boundary
Utility garden, greenhouse: planned, but we are not in a hurry.
I hope this is detailed enough to hear your opinions.
Thank you in advance.
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iam-matze19 Dec 2015 18:08I still need to finalize the dimensions. I believe the house measures 12x9m (39x30 feet).
The layout on the upper floor is not yet decided; the room arrangement can be rotated freely! Only the bathroom should be placed where it has a view of the unobstructed garden.
The living area is indicated on the upper floor.
The children’s rooms shouldn’t be too small, right?
Ground floor: Cooking is our passion, so we don’t want an open kitchen. Odors… (a matter of personal preference).
Mainly, meals will be eaten in the kitchen! When we have many guests, we’ll sit in the living room. (For those few times, going through the door is fine.)
We thought a lot about the staircase; in our opinion, this was the best solution to be able to use the front gable on the upper floor. (Otherwise, we would have a huge hallway.) Do you have a better suggestion?
Do the ridges of the gables need to be at the same height as the main roof? Would that look better visually?
The house can’t be wider because we want to build a terrace on the sunny side to the left of the house.
According to the site plan, only 6.2m (20 feet) is available there.
But I also think that people usually sit in the backyard later, where there will always be sun!
The utility room and heating system (gas condensing boiler) should be located in the laundry/utility room.
I hope I was able to answer all questions.
Thanks in advance for your quick and honest feedback!
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The layout on the upper floor is not yet decided; the room arrangement can be rotated freely! Only the bathroom should be placed where it has a view of the unobstructed garden.
The living area is indicated on the upper floor.
The children’s rooms shouldn’t be too small, right?
Ground floor: Cooking is our passion, so we don’t want an open kitchen. Odors… (a matter of personal preference).
Mainly, meals will be eaten in the kitchen! When we have many guests, we’ll sit in the living room. (For those few times, going through the door is fine.)
We thought a lot about the staircase; in our opinion, this was the best solution to be able to use the front gable on the upper floor. (Otherwise, we would have a huge hallway.) Do you have a better suggestion?
Do the ridges of the gables need to be at the same height as the main roof? Would that look better visually?
The house can’t be wider because we want to build a terrace on the sunny side to the left of the house.
According to the site plan, only 6.2m (20 feet) is available there.
But I also think that people usually sit in the backyard later, where there will always be sun!
The utility room and heating system (gas condensing boiler) should be located in the laundry/utility room.
I hope I was able to answer all questions.
Thanks in advance for your quick and honest feedback!
*TOP*
Measurements would still be helpful.
I meant longer, not wider.
At least I like that the gable houses rooms and not a staircase, but I'm still not entirely convinced.
Regarding the walk-in closet, keep in mind that your children will eventually grow older and have friends over – it’s unclear if you really want to climb through the bathroom to get to the walk-in closet then.
I meant longer, not wider.
At least I like that the gable houses rooms and not a staircase, but I'm still not entirely convinced.
Regarding the walk-in closet, keep in mind that your children will eventually grow older and have friends over – it’s unclear if you really want to climb through the bathroom to get to the walk-in closet then.
Unfortunately, there are quite a few things I don’t like here either.
You already mentioned the TV situation yourself.
You already mentioned the TV situation yourself.
- Path from the kitchen to the terrace for grilling, eating outside in summer, etc.
- Having 5 and 9 dining seats respectively seems like a waste... wouldn’t it make more sense to have a large combined dining/kitchen area and a separate living area?
- The guest room will be nicely large, without sloped ceilings, but the children’s rooms are quite small, almost like little boxes.
- Walk-in closet... you won’t be able to fit a 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall wardrobe at normal height in there.
iam-matze schrieb:
We thought about the staircase for a long time; in our opinion, this was the best solution to make use of the front gable on the upper floor. (Otherwise, we would have ended up with a huge hallway.) Do you have a better suggestion? Yes, I do. Our floor plan:
We also have an internal staircase and four gables, and we utilized all sides of the house on the upper floor. Our dimensions are even almost exactly the same.
iam-matze schrieb:
Cooking is my passion, so we don’t want an open kitchen. Having the kitchen connected to the living room doesn’t automatically mean an open plan kitchen. We also have a kitchen-living area with seating for five and, of course, it is separated from the living room. However, we have another dining area in the living room for larger gatherings. There is also a connecting door between the living room and kitchen.
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iam-matze19 Dec 2015 19:41That sounds interesting. Can I take a look at your floor plan somewhere?
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