ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 150 sqm Single-Family Home – Tips for Improvement?

Created on: 22 Jan 2019 13:30
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Franky73
Hello everyone,

we are in the process of building a single-family house with a basement suitable for living. This is the design we have come up with. I would like to hear from you if you see any possibilities for improvements.

On the ground floor, there is a side entrance door on the right. The carport will be located there.

In the basement living area, the children's rooms face south. From there, it should be possible to access the terrace and the garden.

I look forward to your tips and suggestions!

Ground floor plan: open living and dining area, kitchen, bathroom, hallway, and two rooms.


Apartment floor plan: kitchen, living room, hallway, and bedrooms with dimensions.
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Franky73
14 Mar 2019 06:56
This one here...

Floor plan of an apartment: kitchen with dining area, living room, bedroom, bathroom, and hallway.
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j.bautsch
14 Mar 2019 07:05
If you position the bathroom door on the left side of the room, it might be possible to install coat hooks or something similar for jackets along the right exterior wall, or even a small shoe rack.
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kbt09
14 Mar 2019 07:57
@j.bautsch .. that probably won’t help much, because it causes issues with the hand basin.

However, the bathroom could be arranged more cleverly to install a toilet somewhat separated from the bathroom, accessible from both the bathroom (with a sliding door) and the hallway. You would have to give up the T-layout, but it would gain a coat area in the hallway.
kaho67414 Mar 2019 08:07
Franky73 schrieb:
This one here...

I actually find this one among the least successful of them all. When you open the door to the kitchen, you can no longer go upstairs, or you end up with the stairs right in front of you when coming down – awkward! That would be a serious design flaw. Also, given the already limited space, the hallway here is enormous.

To at least eliminate these planning errors, I would move the sleeping area and shift the staircase to the other side. The front door layout would need to be mirrored accordingly. The upper floor would have to be redesigned, which I’m less worried about. It could look similar to #234, which I’d actually prefer for the kids anyway (both rooms facing south).

Floor plan of an apartment: living room with kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, hallway; red marking at the entrance.


Or do you absolutely need the covered corner space for smokers in the garden? They would then have to move to the other side in front of the door – which I think would fit well.
Or you skip the covered corner and allow yourself a bit more bedroom space.
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Zaba12
14 Mar 2019 08:15
Bedroom next to the kitchen. Oh man. When the dishwasher is running, you can hear everything. It’s the same wall. Ah Franky...
kaho67414 Mar 2019 08:19
Zaba12 schrieb:
Bedroom next to the kitchen. Oh man. When the dishwasher is running, you can hear everything. It's the same wall. Oh Franky...

You could swap the bedroom and bathroom for more quiet.