ᐅ Floor Plan Design: Single-Family Home with 4 Bedrooms and Office, 160 sqm
Created on: 9 Mar 2024 21:55
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JKL_2024
Hello dear community,
we are a family of five (2 adults, 3 children) currently planning to build a house. It is quite challenging to find a floor plan with 4 bedrooms plus an office/guest room while keeping the overall size affordable. We have already tested several layouts and would appreciate your feedback and comments. Our current plan is a compromise between construction costs and size. So our main focus is to get the most out of the available space. Of course, having more space would be better, but unfortunately, we are limited to about 160 square meters (1,722 square feet). We would like to use this floor plan to obtain comparable offers from home builders.
Thank you in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 550 square meters (5,920 square feet)
Building envelope: 12 m x 20 m (39 feet x 66 feet)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: 0.2
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hip roof
Architectural style: classic city villa
No formal development plan, §34
Owners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: city villa with hip roof, 2 floors without basement
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: approx. 150 square meters (1,615 square feet) (2 adults, 3 children)
Office: home office with 2 workstations
Guest stays per year: mainly grandparents, 2-3 times
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern, open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Additional requirements:
House Design
Origin of the plans: self-designed based on several examples and inspirations from the internet. The windows are still placeholders.
We are unsure about the bay window. We have planned it to gain some extra space for the dining table, especially when guests come, as we can easily have 10 people. Additionally, it helps to fit in the 3rd children’s bedroom better. The question is how the cost of a bay window compares to simply increasing the overall floor area. Maybe someone here has experience with this. Also, if other arrangements might exist that use the space more efficiently.
Budget limit for the house, including fixtures: 550,000 euros (approx. $) (including photovoltaic system and ready to move in)
Preferred heating system: heat pump
Ground Floor
Upper Floor
Site Plan
we are a family of five (2 adults, 3 children) currently planning to build a house. It is quite challenging to find a floor plan with 4 bedrooms plus an office/guest room while keeping the overall size affordable. We have already tested several layouts and would appreciate your feedback and comments. Our current plan is a compromise between construction costs and size. So our main focus is to get the most out of the available space. Of course, having more space would be better, but unfortunately, we are limited to about 160 square meters (1,722 square feet). We would like to use this floor plan to obtain comparable offers from home builders.
Thank you in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 550 square meters (5,920 square feet)
Building envelope: 12 m x 20 m (39 feet x 66 feet)
Slope: none
Site coverage ratio: 0.2
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hip roof
Architectural style: classic city villa
No formal development plan, §34
Owners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: city villa with hip roof, 2 floors without basement
Space requirements ground floor, upper floor: approx. 150 square meters (1,615 square feet) (2 adults, 3 children)
Office: home office with 2 workstations
Guest stays per year: mainly grandparents, 2-3 times
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern, open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Additional requirements:
- Open living/dining area and kitchen
- Utility/technical room large enough for laundry and with exterior access
- Bathroom with double sink and preferably a T-layout
- Guest toilet with shower on the ground floor
- Office for home office that can also serve as a guest room
- Option to have a second small desk in the master bedroom or a second workspace (both work from home frequently)
House Design
Origin of the plans: self-designed based on several examples and inspirations from the internet. The windows are still placeholders.
We are unsure about the bay window. We have planned it to gain some extra space for the dining table, especially when guests come, as we can easily have 10 people. Additionally, it helps to fit in the 3rd children’s bedroom better. The question is how the cost of a bay window compares to simply increasing the overall floor area. Maybe someone here has experience with this. Also, if other arrangements might exist that use the space more efficiently.
Budget limit for the house, including fixtures: 550,000 euros (approx. $) (including photovoltaic system and ready to move in)
Preferred heating system: heat pump
Ground Floor
Upper Floor
Site Plan
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Schorsch_baut7 Jun 2024 11:53Especially for five people, I find this open-plan living, cooking, and dining area extremely impractical. I would definitely opt for an L-shaped layout.
JKL_2024 schrieb:
I don’t think having a room for each child plus an office is excessive.However, if you only have 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) total, I think that’s excessive. But in the end, everyone has to decide for themselves how to allocate the space. I would never want to live with an 8 sqm (86 sq ft) kitchen for five people.JKL_2024 schrieb:
Building costs are definitely high, but does that mean you should just give up completely? What’s the alternative? Nowadays, it’s hard to find an apartment of that size, and the price difference isn’t significant either.An alternative would be, for example, to have two children share a room and move the office upstairs.PS Your guest toilet doesn’t work.
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motorradsilke7 Jun 2024 12:04K a t j a schrieb:
If you only have 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) in total, I think that’s exaggerated. But ultimately, everyone has to decide how they want to allocate the space. I would never want to live with an 8 m² (86 sq ft) kitchen for 5 people.
The alternative could be, for example, two children sharing a bedroom and the office upstairs.Two children sharing a bedroom in a single-family house? I would rather set up a small office corner in the master bedroom or live with an 8 m² (86 sq ft) kitchen.
motorradsilke schrieb:
Two children in one room in a single-family house? I would sooner set up a small office area in the bedroom or live with an 8 sqm (86 sq ft) kitchen. Yes, or you could do without the office.
As I said, everyone has to decide that for themselves. But wasn’t it the original poster who said they can’t fit all their stuff in this kitchen? Maybe they should plan it carefully and then decide if 8 sqm (86 sq ft) is enough.
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Schorsch_baut7 Jun 2024 12:35K a t j a schrieb:
Yes, or you could forgo the office. As I said, everyone has to decide that for themselves. But wasn’t it the original poster who couldn’t fit her stuff in this kitchen? Maybe she should plan it carefully and then decide if 8m² (86 sq ft) is enough. You could also relieve the kitchen by organizing good storage in the utility room. However, this would require removing the access from the carport. Also, create only a small office without guest room functionality.
Schorsch_baut schrieb:
One could also reduce the kitchen load by smart storage planning in the utility room. However, this would require removing the access from the carport and only making a small office without guest room functionality. The entrance to the utility room was more of a "nice-to-have." Therefore, I think it will be removed, making the utility room slightly smaller and the kitchen larger.
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