ᐅ Floor plan design for a single-family house with approximately 130 square meters (about 1,400 square feet) of living space

Created on: 16 Jun 2024 19:36

Hello everyone,

attached is our design for a single-family house. I’m looking forward to your critical feedback and any questions. Thanks in advance!

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 500 sqm (5,382 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio: 0.4 (built-up area according to design 0.26)
Floor space index: 2
Building line: construction must be directly at the property boundary (to maintain the urban character)
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Maximum heights / limits: living area between 6.00 - 7.50 m (19.7 - 24.6 ft) / full height max. 11 m (36 ft)
Other: no or only minimal roof overhang allowed

Client Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: townhouse with a cost-optimized layout (no projections, recesses, gables, etc.)
Basement, floors: no basement
Number of occupants, age: 3 people (38 years, 38 years, 2 years)
Space requirement ground floor, upper floor: approx. 120-130 sqm (1,292-1,399 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guest stays per year: between 20-25
Open or closed architecture: open
Conventional or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 4 standard (+4 when extended)
Fireplace: no
Music / stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: greenhouse
Other special features:
- Streetlight at bedroom level

House Design
Who planned it: mainly own planning with input from an architect
What do you like most? Why?
- Utility room with second entrance used as a mudroom
- Bright kitchen-living area with generous terrace
- Two offices or home offices still possible when guests are present
- Vaulted rooms on upper floor with sleeping gallery
- Covered main entrance via carport
What do you not like? Why?
- Northwest elevation (window arrangement)
- No existing trees on the property; a good, constructive sunshade on the terrace is absolutely necessary
- No evening sun in the garden
- Small office could get too hot in summer (many windows, little space)

Price estimate by architect/planner: 400K
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 450K
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump

If you had to give up, which details / additions
- Could give up: bikeport / second home office / shower on ground floor
- Could not give up: home office, bedroom, children’s room

Why is the design the way it is now? For example,
The design is the result of:
- our needs analysis
- available budget
- inspiration from model homes and media (magazines / books / YouTube)

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Southwest view of a two-story house with gable roof, door, windows and extension.

Cross-section of a two-story house with stairs on the left, interior walls, doors and extension on the right.

Top view plan of a house with terrace, building limit and dimensions.

K a t j a26 Jun 2024 06:49

#19

I don’t think your approach is bad at all. If you swap the living room and kitchen, the utility room door would be in the kitchen. Would that be okay?

Otherwise, quickly:

Floor plan of a house: living room, utility room, stairs, guest WC/shower, and furniture.

Floor plan of a house with kitchen, office, bedroom, and central staircase.

I’ll skip the attic floor for now due to lack of time. But it’s not problematic.

hanghaus202326 Jun 2024 12:39

#20

This way you get approximately 90 cm (35 inches).

Compact floor plan of a room with a white furniture block and cabinet

That should be enough. The T joint also works with 11 cm (4.3 inches) of built-in wall piping. Then it’s almost 1 m (39 inches).

ypg26 Jun 2024 13:06

#21

jan_christlieb schrieb:

Topic standard floor plans: I think many floor plans only fit at first glance.

Swapping rooms and rotating layouts is often possible anyway. But either way, you’re on the right track.

jan_christlieb schrieb:

Bathroom upstairs: The distance between the sink and the bathtub is only 70cm (28 inches). Does anyone have practical experience with this? Does it work, or is it rather not advisable?

Forget the letter. If you live there, no one will care about a letter in the bathroom. It’s more likely to be noticed that, because of a letter, there is no space at all in an already small bathroom.

ypg26 Jun 2024 22:27

#22

K a t j a schrieb:

Otherwise, quickly:

In a hurry, it has become a much larger house.
But the concept is still good.
Here are some more ideas if you want to make small changes (dimensions 9.80 x 8.50 meters (32.15 x 27.89 feet))

Floor plan: central kitchen with island; freezer on the left, hallway, toilet, room, closet on the right; staircase.

Floor plan of an apartment with six rooms: bathroom 12 m² (129 sq ft), kitchen 13.2 m² (142 sq ft), bedroom 14.6 m² (157 sq ft), balcony 5.4 m² (58 sq ft), room 10.5 m² (113 sq ft), living room 10.9 m² (117 sq ft).

I think we are slowly moving towards the exterior view with windows on the north side.

K a t j a26 Jun 2024 22:38

#23

ypg schrieb:

In a nutshell, it has become a much larger house.

Floor area 84.6 m² (910 sq ft) vs. 83.3 m² (897 sq ft) from the original plan – now we’re really getting picky, aren’t we?

K a t j a28 Jun 2024 18:44

#24

If the attic is going to be converted, I would try to install the technical equipment there and plan only a small utility room for electricity and water on the ground floor.

ᐅ Floor plan design for a single-family house with approximately 130 square meters (about 1,400 square feet) of living space

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