ᐅ Floor plan design for a detached house with approximately 145 square meters

Hello everyone,

We are going to build an end-of-terrace house together with a general contractor and have, of course, already planned the floor plans and thought them through accordingly.

The plot measures 10 x 21m (33 x 69 ft), and as currently planned, the maximum available space has been used up, leaving us with enough room for the garden.

On the ground floor, the staircase will be closed off at the bottom and then used as additional storage for drinks or cleaning supplies. The utility connections will also be located in the cloakroom—my wife wanted a separate room so that shoes and jackets don’t always clutter the hallway.

From November, we will be four people, so we have decided to live together on one floor (the upper floor) with our two very small children, as it is simply more practical. A requirement for our master bedroom was the possibility to place a wardrobe 3m (10 ft) wide. However, we are still not completely satisfied with the layout of the upper floor, although we cannot think of any alternatives. The bathroom should stay the same size.

The attic will include a guest room, which will mainly serve as a playroom for the children and me. A large dormer will be added there. Later, one of the older children could move up there, and the two children's bedrooms on the upper floor would be combined into one large room. We both need a home office, so it is designed somewhat larger.

We intentionally moved the technical equipment to the attic because we are building without a basement, which would have meant placing it on the ground floor. That would have significantly reduced the available space there. We will also use this area for the washing machine and dryer, as well as an additional storage room.

Additionally, we will have a converted loft with a height of 1.36m (4 ft 6 in) as extra storage space.

I look forward to your suggestions.

Looks good, there’s nothing to complain about, but you will eventually miss having a basement.

Thielemann03 schrieb:

Looks good, nothing to complain about, but you’ll probably miss having a basement at some point.

Thanks for that.

The basement might indeed be useful – we actually wanted one at first. However, it would have cost us at least 80,000 euros, and since we would have only used it for storage, that would have been an expensive option. So we preferred to invest the money in the interior fittings instead.

There is little to no storage space for strollers, car seats, clothing, etc. at the entrance. Have you considered how much can actually fit in this small area? We don’t have a lot either, but significantly more space, and still try to keep as much stuff as possible outside the house (car, annex).

Widening the foyer near the kitchen for a small hallway wardrobe? Otherwise, you always have to go into the adjoining room for coats and shoes.

Noise from the living room staircase comes directly from upstairs and vice versa: TV, cooking, clearing dishes, music. Upstairs, all doors would always need to be kept closed to reduce this—over time, that could become very annoying.

Are the washer and dryer planned for the utility room? Consider stacking them in the bathroom, for example, between a rotated tub and the shower. When placing the toilet and washbasin near the bedroom, or near waste pipes by the stairwell, make sure to pay attention to sound insulation.

I like the attic with an office and guest area as a separate quiet zone. You could also move the bedroom upstairs to ease the situation on the upper floor a bit.

boxandroof schrieb:

There is little to no storage space at the entrance for strollers, car seats, clothing, etc. Have you considered this?
We don’t have a lot either, but definitely more space, and we still try to keep as much stuff as possible outside the house (car, extension).

Widen the foyer near the kitchen to create a small hallway closet? Otherwise, you always have to go into the utility room for coats and shoes.

Noise travels directly between the stairs in the living room and the floors above and vice versa: TV, cooking, clearing dishes, music. Upstairs, all doors would always have to be closed to reduce noise – this could get very annoying over time.

Washer and dryer will be in the utility room? Consider stacking them in the bathroom, for example, between a rotated bath and shower. Also, pay attention to soundproofing around the toilet/washbasin near the bedroom and possibly near downpipes by the stairwell.

I like the attic with the office and guest area as a separate quiet zone. You could also move the bedroom upstairs to ease the layout on the upper floor.

Regarding storage space for the stroller and child car seat, the idea is to make the door to the left of the kitchen a second entrance, as either a garage or a large garden shed will be located right behind it. The stroller could go there.

The door from the foyer to the living room will probably be a sliding door, leaving room on the left for a small closet.

How else could the noise issue be solved? Possibly with a door?

The washer and dryer are intentionally planned for the utility room since ironing will also take place there, and the already small bathroom would lose more space.

I already mentioned some thoughts about the bedroom in the attic in the original post.

Regarding the staircase in the living area and the noise:
An alternative is to place the staircase in the hallway area.
This is difficult with the house width but feasible.
Overall, it is a workable floor plan.
I would probably also make more use of the attic, meaning putting the bedroom upstairs.
This way, you can make the children's rooms a bit larger, and the current bedroom can be used as a guest/playroom.
The orientation (cardinal direction) would also be very useful on the floor plans.