ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home – Feedback and Suggestions?
Created on: 6 Oct 2020 10:04
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Schrubberto
Hello everyone,
We are currently planning the design of a single-family house. With this sketch, we intend to approach a local construction company to have it professionally drafted. I created the sketch in advance using a simple online tool. Each square represents 20cm (8 inches). I have manually added the exact measurements to make it easier for you. We wanted to gain some preliminary planning certainty and minimize any potential errors or design flaws with your help. We are planning a living area of approximately 180 to 190 square meters (about 1,940 to 2,045 square feet).
By the way, the tool does not allow for roof slopes (gable roof with hip gable). No dormers or bay windows are planned. Therefore, the dimensions above should be considered as gross measurements. A knee wall height of 1.25m (4 feet) is planned. Also, I was not able to draw doors. To keep the plan clear, I simply indicated door openings as wall gaps. On the ground floor, doors will be 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches) wide, and on the upper floor, 80cm (31 inches). We are also imagining the living room doors as sliding doors integrated into the walls.
I have filled out the most important facts below using a questionnaire. We welcome all kinds of criticism and suggestions. The main questions we have are:
Building Plan/Restrictions
Plot size – 1000 square meters (exact dimensions will be surveyed soon by the land registry office. This is a subdivision of a family plot totaling 2550 square meters)
Slope – No
Site coverage ratio – No
Floor area ratio – No
Building envelope, building line, and building boundary – No
Edge development – 3 meters (10 feet)
Number of parking spaces – 2 cars under a wooden double carport
Number of floors – 1.5 full stories, no basement
Roof type – Gable roof with hip gable appearance
Requirements of the Homeowners
Number of people – 2 adults, 2 children (in the planning)
Room requirements for ground floor/upper floor: living downstairs, bedrooms upstairs. A master bedroom concept is desired, with separate bathrooms for parents and children
Office on the ground floor as a home office; upper floor office as a playroom, creative room, or guest room
Number of overnight guests per year – difficult to estimate, occasional
Comparatively open U-shaped kitchen without an island
Number of dining seats – regularly 8, but as many as possible during family gatherings
Fireplace or stove – as a room divider
Covered terrace adjacent to the living room. No detailed plan yet
Utility and technical room combined. A relatively small laundry area is sufficient
No gas heating desired; instead, use of a heat pump with a central ventilation system
House Design
Origin of the plan:
Do-it-yourself with a simple online tool. I manually added the measurements in the sketch. Each square corresponds to 20cm (8 inches).
We are currently planning the design of a single-family house. With this sketch, we intend to approach a local construction company to have it professionally drafted. I created the sketch in advance using a simple online tool. Each square represents 20cm (8 inches). I have manually added the exact measurements to make it easier for you. We wanted to gain some preliminary planning certainty and minimize any potential errors or design flaws with your help. We are planning a living area of approximately 180 to 190 square meters (about 1,940 to 2,045 square feet).
By the way, the tool does not allow for roof slopes (gable roof with hip gable). No dormers or bay windows are planned. Therefore, the dimensions above should be considered as gross measurements. A knee wall height of 1.25m (4 feet) is planned. Also, I was not able to draw doors. To keep the plan clear, I simply indicated door openings as wall gaps. On the ground floor, doors will be 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches) wide, and on the upper floor, 80cm (31 inches). We are also imagining the living room doors as sliding doors integrated into the walls.
I have filled out the most important facts below using a questionnaire. We welcome all kinds of criticism and suggestions. The main questions we have are:
- A wooden double carport. Is 7 meters (23 feet) too long?
- Is the hallway leading to the office on the ground floor unnecessary? Or does it only look too long in the drawing?
- A pantry is very important to us. Is the kitchen layout sensible, or are we wasting space? The window on the right should actually be a glass door.
- We are planning no window in the utility/technical room. The window shown there is meant to be a door with glass panels. Will the room be too dark? Or is that not a problem in a utility/technical room?
- Are two doors to the living room too many? Does the room layout make sense, or do we lose coziness?
- The biggest questions relate to the ground floor. We are quite satisfied with the upper floor, but maybe you can suggest improvements?
Building Plan/Restrictions
Plot size – 1000 square meters (exact dimensions will be surveyed soon by the land registry office. This is a subdivision of a family plot totaling 2550 square meters)
Slope – No
Site coverage ratio – No
Floor area ratio – No
Building envelope, building line, and building boundary – No
Edge development – 3 meters (10 feet)
Number of parking spaces – 2 cars under a wooden double carport
Number of floors – 1.5 full stories, no basement
Roof type – Gable roof with hip gable appearance
Requirements of the Homeowners
Number of people – 2 adults, 2 children (in the planning)
Room requirements for ground floor/upper floor: living downstairs, bedrooms upstairs. A master bedroom concept is desired, with separate bathrooms for parents and children
Office on the ground floor as a home office; upper floor office as a playroom, creative room, or guest room
Number of overnight guests per year – difficult to estimate, occasional
Comparatively open U-shaped kitchen without an island
Number of dining seats – regularly 8, but as many as possible during family gatherings
Fireplace or stove – as a room divider
Covered terrace adjacent to the living room. No detailed plan yet
Utility and technical room combined. A relatively small laundry area is sufficient
No gas heating desired; instead, use of a heat pump with a central ventilation system
House Design
Origin of the plan:
Do-it-yourself with a simple online tool. I manually added the measurements in the sketch. Each square corresponds to 20cm (8 inches).
DaSch17 schrieb:
None at all. You can only take a screenshot and then adjust it into the correct format using Word. That’s obviously inconvenient because I would have liked the option to share a file that the recipient can continue working on digitally. :-(
DaSch17 schrieb:
I think you can save up to six (?) different individual floor plan versions. Does the planner also have house models from their catalog available as "templates"?
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11ant schrieb:
That’s obviously unfortunate because I would like to be able to send a file that the recipient can continue to work on digitally :-(As far as I know, that’s unfortunately not possible.
11ant schrieb:
Does the planner also have house models from their catalog as "templates"?Yes. However, I didn’t really look into that since only custom design was an option for us. But I believe all the common standard house types from the manufacturer are available and can be freely modified.
At 30 degrees Celsius (86°F), the workspace in the children's room will not function well.
Basically, I would place the doors to the bathroom and bedroom at the beginning of the walk-in closet.
On the ground floor, the shower and toilet are quite cramped within 180 cm (6 feet). The kitchen layout is absolutely impractical with the tall cabinets difficult to reach in front of the pantry. These should be integrated into the kitchen workstation.
The cloakroom is also not great at the moment. I would probably turn the wing leading to the office into the daily cloakroom, place the staircase opposite, and have the main cloakroom underneath. I would swap the kitchen and living room, and position the pantry in the middle of the house next to the cloakroom, with a door leading to the kitchen, which would then be located where the living room currently is.
Basically, I would place the doors to the bathroom and bedroom at the beginning of the walk-in closet.
On the ground floor, the shower and toilet are quite cramped within 180 cm (6 feet). The kitchen layout is absolutely impractical with the tall cabinets difficult to reach in front of the pantry. These should be integrated into the kitchen workstation.
The cloakroom is also not great at the moment. I would probably turn the wing leading to the office into the daily cloakroom, place the staircase opposite, and have the main cloakroom underneath. I would swap the kitchen and living room, and position the pantry in the middle of the house next to the cloakroom, with a door leading to the kitchen, which would then be located where the living room currently is.
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Schrubberto6 Oct 2020 19:38Hello everyone,
Thank you very much for all your suggestions and feedback! It seems that everyone generally agrees with the upper floor plan. (I definitely took note of the comments regarding the roof pitch!) Therefore, I only adjusted the ground floor. However, I didn’t take the trouble to add the dimensions again this time.
As suggested, I swapped the bathroom with the utility room/laundry room. The idea of a "guest or office wing" seemed quite reasonable. With the door now placed there, the hallway no longer feels so narrow and elongated. I rearranged the bathroom slightly, hoping to use the space more efficiently.
I have removed the wardrobe area. This could be completely placed under the staircase, making better use of that space. This also makes the entrance area feel much tidier. A nice wide sideboard could now be placed against the wall facing the living room, for usual items such as phone, router, etc.
I am still uncertain about the cabinets in front of the pantry. Actually, this is the floor planner’s layout, and the kitchen arrangement was already pre-set in one of the sample proposals. I have not changed that. So far, the arrangement seemed quite logical. Perhaps it would be worth considering reducing the kitchen door width from 1 meter (3.3 feet) to 80 cm (31.5 inches). This would create a bit more space in front of the cabinets. But as I said, I am still unsure. Maybe you have some suggestions?
Thank you very much for all your suggestions and feedback! It seems that everyone generally agrees with the upper floor plan. (I definitely took note of the comments regarding the roof pitch!) Therefore, I only adjusted the ground floor. However, I didn’t take the trouble to add the dimensions again this time.
As suggested, I swapped the bathroom with the utility room/laundry room. The idea of a "guest or office wing" seemed quite reasonable. With the door now placed there, the hallway no longer feels so narrow and elongated. I rearranged the bathroom slightly, hoping to use the space more efficiently.
I have removed the wardrobe area. This could be completely placed under the staircase, making better use of that space. This also makes the entrance area feel much tidier. A nice wide sideboard could now be placed against the wall facing the living room, for usual items such as phone, router, etc.
I am still uncertain about the cabinets in front of the pantry. Actually, this is the floor planner’s layout, and the kitchen arrangement was already pre-set in one of the sample proposals. I have not changed that. So far, the arrangement seemed quite logical. Perhaps it would be worth considering reducing the kitchen door width from 1 meter (3.3 feet) to 80 cm (31.5 inches). This would create a bit more space in front of the cabinets. But as I said, I am still unsure. Maybe you have some suggestions?
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