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!
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!
kaho674 schrieb:
One could swap the bedroom and bathroom for more quietness. Sure, but building efficiently is something else. Bathrooms not stacked, utility room on the opposite side, resulting in long routes for the piping. Everything is not optimally laid out due to overly tight design constraints.
One could, one could...
You could also skip the last section of the hallway and add it to the open living space, swap the kitchen and living room (ok, the staircase would then need to be simply turned at the bottom, which is not a disadvantage), make the parents’ wing accessible from the living room, and so on.
I don’t really understand the purpose of the walk-in closet. Frankly, a walk-in closet is nice if it fits well and makes sense given its location. The location here is basically okay, but not at this size. The tiny room hardly fits any wardrobes, and the front area (2-3 sqm (21–32 sq ft)) is just hallway space. It would need to be about 3.8 meters (12.5 feet) deep to add value here. Or more square-shaped, so that you could have open wardrobes arranged in a U-shape. Whether you’d enjoy walking through it is another question.
You’re in love with the layout of bedroom, "walk-in closet," bathroom, but you don’t see the drawback. Therefore, naturally, no other suggestion works for you.
Now you have 19 sqm (205 sq ft) for the bedroom including wardrobes, where others only need 13 sqm (140 sq ft).
I’m holding back quite a bit in this thread because I noticed early on that there is a stubborn issue, but I just wanted to get this off my chest.
You could also skip the last section of the hallway and add it to the open living space, swap the kitchen and living room (ok, the staircase would then need to be simply turned at the bottom, which is not a disadvantage), make the parents’ wing accessible from the living room, and so on.
I don’t really understand the purpose of the walk-in closet. Frankly, a walk-in closet is nice if it fits well and makes sense given its location. The location here is basically okay, but not at this size. The tiny room hardly fits any wardrobes, and the front area (2-3 sqm (21–32 sq ft)) is just hallway space. It would need to be about 3.8 meters (12.5 feet) deep to add value here. Or more square-shaped, so that you could have open wardrobes arranged in a U-shape. Whether you’d enjoy walking through it is another question.
You’re in love with the layout of bedroom, "walk-in closet," bathroom, but you don’t see the drawback. Therefore, naturally, no other suggestion works for you.
Now you have 19 sqm (205 sq ft) for the bedroom including wardrobes, where others only need 13 sqm (140 sq ft).
I’m holding back quite a bit in this thread because I noticed early on that there is a stubborn issue, but I just wanted to get this off my chest.
ypg schrieb:
One could, one could...Well, that really hurts to see. Hopefully, the original poster thinks of us every time the kitchen door slams in their face. *dong*J
j.bautsch14 Mar 2019 11:04Zaba12 schrieb:
If the dishwasher is loud, you can hear everything What o.0?
Our dishwasher is so quiet that sometimes I don’t even know if it’s running or not (if it weren’t for this little red light; we didn’t specifically choose a quiet model).... In an open-plan layout, you should definitely consider quiet appliances!
This is going in circles somehow... we already discussed this 20 pages ago. But if the original poster has decided on the floor plan, then so be it...
For my own peace of mind, I want to emphasize the last few comments again! You’re investing a significant amount of money here (I mean generally when building a house). It’s clear that the budget isn’t unlimited. Wishes and preferences are also understandable. But at some point, there comes a point where wishes don’t match the budget, and you don’t really want to accept that.
What is being built here is a floor plan (I am only referring to the ground floor, I haven’t even looked properly at the upper floor) that is designed for 20m² (215 sq ft) more space in its layout.
You definitely want:
- Sleeping area on the living level
- Walk-in closet
- Bathroom with a T-shaped layout
- Utility room on this level
- Separate staircase/hallway
For this, you accept:
- A disproportionate allocation of square meters between hallway and living areas
- Unfavorable placement of sleeping area and kitchen
- Tight spaces in every corner
- ...
Do it that way if you want, but trust me, you would feel more comfortable if you could let go of 1-2 fixed wishes that don’t fit within your budget and overall space relationship.
For my own peace of mind, I want to emphasize the last few comments again! You’re investing a significant amount of money here (I mean generally when building a house). It’s clear that the budget isn’t unlimited. Wishes and preferences are also understandable. But at some point, there comes a point where wishes don’t match the budget, and you don’t really want to accept that.
What is being built here is a floor plan (I am only referring to the ground floor, I haven’t even looked properly at the upper floor) that is designed for 20m² (215 sq ft) more space in its layout.
You definitely want:
- Sleeping area on the living level
- Walk-in closet
- Bathroom with a T-shaped layout
- Utility room on this level
- Separate staircase/hallway
For this, you accept:
- A disproportionate allocation of square meters between hallway and living areas
- Unfavorable placement of sleeping area and kitchen
- Tight spaces in every corner
- ...
Do it that way if you want, but trust me, you would feel more comfortable if you could let go of 1-2 fixed wishes that don’t fit within your budget and overall space relationship.
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