Hello everyone,
First of all, I want to say that I think it’s great to have a forum where so much help is offered and active discussions take place... I’m hoping for the same support for my situation now :-)
My brother and I have purchased two adjacent plots and want to build two semi-detached houses for our families.
We have a building envelope of 6.5m x 16m (21 feet 4 inches x 52 feet 6 inches) on the ground floor and 6.5m x 12m (21 feet 4 inches x 39 feet 4 inches) on the first floor.
As for my part, I was thinking of the following layout:
Ground floor
Living area, kitchen, guest WC with shower, and ideally a guest room.
First floor
Master bedroom, dressing room, two larger children’s rooms, and a bathroom.
Originally, we wanted to design the living and dining areas plus the kitchen in an L-shape, but due to the relatively narrow width of the house, this might not be very practical, right? Would it make more sense to plan the rooms in a row, like in a townhouse, where entrance, kitchen, dining area, and then living area are arranged one behind the other?
Do you have any ideas or suggestions, or even floor plans that would work here? We don’t have much experience and will of course hire architects in due time, but before that, we want to get a rough idea of what makes sense or what would be completely impractical.
Many thanks to everyone willing and able to help...
First of all, I want to say that I think it’s great to have a forum where so much help is offered and active discussions take place... I’m hoping for the same support for my situation now :-)
My brother and I have purchased two adjacent plots and want to build two semi-detached houses for our families.
We have a building envelope of 6.5m x 16m (21 feet 4 inches x 52 feet 6 inches) on the ground floor and 6.5m x 12m (21 feet 4 inches x 39 feet 4 inches) on the first floor.
As for my part, I was thinking of the following layout:
Ground floor
Living area, kitchen, guest WC with shower, and ideally a guest room.
First floor
Master bedroom, dressing room, two larger children’s rooms, and a bathroom.
Originally, we wanted to design the living and dining areas plus the kitchen in an L-shape, but due to the relatively narrow width of the house, this might not be very practical, right? Would it make more sense to plan the rooms in a row, like in a townhouse, where entrance, kitchen, dining area, and then living area are arranged one behind the other?
Do you have any ideas or suggestions, or even floor plans that would work here? We don’t have much experience and will of course hire architects in due time, but before that, we want to get a rough idea of what makes sense or what would be completely impractical.
Many thanks to everyone willing and able to help...
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eltorodani3 Jan 2017 16:23:-) Thanks for your input. That matches our feeling at least. We were told this staircase takes up the least space... could you quickly sketch an example from your perspective without worrying about exact measurements?
I used to live in a terraced house with a basement myself. The house worked well. However, there was only a small entrance area, the rest was open. Therefore, for the planning, your input would be needed on whether you want an open or closed kitchen, possibly a separate living room, and whether the staircase to the upper floor can open from the main living area or not, etc.
Regards
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eltorodani3 Jan 2017 23:20Hi...
Well, basically we are very open. The kitchen can and should be open if possible... The staircase can also be straight, the problem we saw here was that with only 12 meters (39 feet) of length available, space becomes tight upstairs, but if there were alternatives... We are really open and would find it extremely helpful and great to see a different approach, one that feels less like a narrow corridor...
Many thanks
Well, basically we are very open. The kitchen can and should be open if possible... The staircase can also be straight, the problem we saw here was that with only 12 meters (39 feet) of length available, space becomes tight upstairs, but if there were alternatives... We are really open and would find it extremely helpful and great to see a different approach, one that feels less like a narrow corridor...
Many thanks
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