ᐅ Floor plan for a single-family house desired (offset shed roof)
Created on: 11 Apr 2014 09:49
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zovima15Hello everyone,
I’m happy to share my floor plan with you here. Any kind of constructive criticism or suggestions for improvement are welcome. Just a note upfront: we haven’t finalized the window positions yet.
Background: On the plot (parcel 4), this building style is mandatory as shown in the photo. That means the north side must be single-story, and the south side two-story. The boundary between the single- and two-story sections is visible on the site plan, but to summarize: the single-story part (north side) must be at least 4.75 m long (15.6 feet), only after that can the building be two-story. This also explains why the staircase needs to be positioned so prominently in the center of the house.
Now, here are the images:
Mandatory building style
Site plan parcel 4
Ground floor overall view
Enlarged ground floor
Upper floor
As mentioned, we are open to ideas and suggestions.
Best regards
zovima15
I’m happy to share my floor plan with you here. Any kind of constructive criticism or suggestions for improvement are welcome. Just a note upfront: we haven’t finalized the window positions yet.
Background: On the plot (parcel 4), this building style is mandatory as shown in the photo. That means the north side must be single-story, and the south side two-story. The boundary between the single- and two-story sections is visible on the site plan, but to summarize: the single-story part (north side) must be at least 4.75 m long (15.6 feet), only after that can the building be two-story. This also explains why the staircase needs to be positioned so prominently in the center of the house.
Now, here are the images:
Mandatory building style
Site plan parcel 4
Ground floor overall view
Enlarged ground floor
Upper floor
As mentioned, we are open to ideas and suggestions.
Best regards
zovima15
I can imagine that the structural engineering will be relatively expensive. After all, a substantial section of the exterior wall on the upper floor needs to be supported, and I don’t see any retaining wall or column for a bearing point on the ground floor.
The closet space with 140cm (55 inches) in width won’t work very well.
Do you have a basement? Where is the mechanical room? Where are the storage areas for winter clothing and sports equipment?
I really don’t like the projection on the east side; it seems more like an attachment, doesn’t it? Oh, I just checked again: your current plan doesn’t include a cloakroom, so you might end up adding an extra room outside the building...
I do like staggered roofs, but the views should also be considered in the design, as well as parking space, carport, and driveway.
For now, I assume the structural solution is not feasible and that a fresh start will be necessary.
The closet space with 140cm (55 inches) in width won’t work very well.
Do you have a basement? Where is the mechanical room? Where are the storage areas for winter clothing and sports equipment?
I really don’t like the projection on the east side; it seems more like an attachment, doesn’t it? Oh, I just checked again: your current plan doesn’t include a cloakroom, so you might end up adding an extra room outside the building...
I do like staggered roofs, but the views should also be considered in the design, as well as parking space, carport, and driveway.
For now, I assume the structural solution is not feasible and that a fresh start will be necessary.
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Doc.Schnaggls11 Apr 2014 12:40Hello,
In principle, I agree with ypg’s opinion.
However, if the construction is planned as shown or something similar, I would recommend swapping the bathroom with the guest room (?).
This way, you could save significant costs for an additional installation shaft with the necessary piping.
A guest room can also have a northeast orientation – if it is intended as a children’s room, I would rather keep it as is and accept the extra costs.
What is really interesting, however, is the question of where you want to place storage and technical equipment.
Best regards,
Dirk
In principle, I agree with ypg’s opinion.
However, if the construction is planned as shown or something similar, I would recommend swapping the bathroom with the guest room (?).
This way, you could save significant costs for an additional installation shaft with the necessary piping.
A guest room can also have a northeast orientation – if it is intended as a children’s room, I would rather keep it as is and accept the extra costs.
What is really interesting, however, is the question of where you want to place storage and technical equipment.
Best regards,
Dirk
3.75 meters (12 feet 4 inches) is shorter than 6.00 meters (19 feet 8 inches), so it is easier to implement.
I don’t understand the naming “emergency floor plan”... you can combine the advantages of one layout with those of another. For example, in the last floor plan (without even considering the garage), you can mirror the entrance area—the square at the bottom right—along its own diagonal, so that the entrance faces east. Then you can adjust the walls until you get a good floor plan. Because even your emergency plan has the drawback that you have to walk through the hallway from the bedroom/bathroom and can be seen through the windows in the hallway. By the way, I find the entrance area there too narrow.
I would definitely put the guest/office room in the basement and create a small utility room on the ground floor.
I don’t understand the naming “emergency floor plan”... you can combine the advantages of one layout with those of another. For example, in the last floor plan (without even considering the garage), you can mirror the entrance area—the square at the bottom right—along its own diagonal, so that the entrance faces east. Then you can adjust the walls until you get a good floor plan. Because even your emergency plan has the drawback that you have to walk through the hallway from the bedroom/bathroom and can be seen through the windows in the hallway. By the way, I find the entrance area there too narrow.
I would definitely put the guest/office room in the basement and create a small utility room on the ground floor.
D
Doc.Schnaggls11 Apr 2014 16:08I would definitely recommend considering a full basement.
In my opinion, these partial basements have more disadvantages than advantages.
In my opinion, these partial basements have more disadvantages than advantages.
ypg schrieb:
3.75 meters (12.3 feet) are shorter than 6.00 meters (19.7 feet), so easier to implement It’s only 4.15 m (13.6 feet)
ypg schrieb:
... For example, in the last floor plan (without even looking at the garage), you can mirror the entrance area, that square at the bottom right, along its own diagonal so the entrance ends up on the east side. Then you can rearrange the walls again until you get a good layout. Because even your emergency plan has the drawback that you have to walk from the bedroom/bathroom through the hallway and are visible through the hallway windows. By the way, I find the entrance area there too narrow.
I would definitely put the guest/study room in the basement and create a small utility room on the ground floor Good idea, I will definitely try that, although so far I always ran into problems with the upper floor. With this construction method, there are only a few places on the ground floor where the staircase can be positioned; otherwise, the upper floor doesn’t work well. We still have to reconsider the route from the bedroom to the bathroom, but we could live with that if necessary.
Just a bit of background on our building project: We basically bought this plot for its good location (nice neighborhood, walking distance to work, kindergarten + school + grandma nearby). We would have preferred to build a regular shed roof house with two full stories. However, we are slowly discovering the advantages of this construction style (large bedrooms and big children’s rooms) and almost don’t want to build any other way now.
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