Hello,
I’m planning to build a single-family house with a double garage and have received a design proposal.
It’s not quite final yet, and I would appreciate your feedback, especially regarding the upper floor.
The two full floors are divided as follows:
Basement = utility cellar
Ground floor = living/dining + kitchen + WC + storage room + office
Upper floor = 3 large rooms + family bathroom
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 830 sqm (8,930 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: not specified
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof, 22 degrees
Architectural style: single-family house
Client Requirements
Style and roof type: gable roof
Number of occupants: 2 adults
Overnight guests per year: negligible
Large open-plan kitchen and living area
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: to be included for future installation
Access from the house to the garage
Staircase with landing
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
- Ground floor living/dining: are the windows too big or too small?
- Children’s rooms: what do you think of the layout, especially for child 2?
- How could the upper floor be improved regarding windows and the balcony?
What I would change on the ground floor:
- I will move the passage to the garage down slightly so you don’t stand directly in front of the car.
- A sliding door will be added between the hallway and living room.
- The office door will be shifted to the left so the room could also be used as a guest room.
Does anyone have ideas on what else could be optimized?
The upper floor doesn’t suit me yet and needs revision.
I’m not satisfied with the south side so far.
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
I’m planning to build a single-family house with a double garage and have received a design proposal.
It’s not quite final yet, and I would appreciate your feedback, especially regarding the upper floor.
The two full floors are divided as follows:
Basement = utility cellar
Ground floor = living/dining + kitchen + WC + storage room + office
Upper floor = 3 large rooms + family bathroom
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 830 sqm (8,930 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: not specified
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof, 22 degrees
Architectural style: single-family house
Client Requirements
Style and roof type: gable roof
Number of occupants: 2 adults
Overnight guests per year: negligible
Large open-plan kitchen and living area
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: to be included for future installation
Access from the house to the garage
Staircase with landing
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
- Ground floor living/dining: are the windows too big or too small?
- Children’s rooms: what do you think of the layout, especially for child 2?
- How could the upper floor be improved regarding windows and the balcony?
What I would change on the ground floor:
- I will move the passage to the garage down slightly so you don’t stand directly in front of the car.
- A sliding door will be added between the hallway and living room.
- The office door will be shifted to the left so the room could also be used as a guest room.
Does anyone have ideas on what else could be optimized?
The upper floor doesn’t suit me yet and needs revision.
I’m not satisfied with the south side so far.
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
gutentag schrieb:
@ypg My first thought was also maybe swapping the office and kitchen? That could get tight. Especially without zoning, arranged like a rectangle. But I’m out on that. I’m just not a fan of long hallways that also turn. If it were my plot, I would design the prime orientation so that from the entrance you can look straight through a patio window, and my main living area—namely the patio and kitchen—would greet me there.
Wolfgang81 schrieb:
large open-plan kitchen-living area More central entrance, utility room (TK) to the north...
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Kreisrund29 Mar 2022 08:35...and it’s important to consider the future kitchen layout in advance. As it is currently planned, the kitchen layout is problematic. Square rooms work very poorly for kitchens.
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Wolfgang8129 Mar 2022 20:59Kreisrund schrieb:
...and it’s important to consider the future kitchen layout in advance. As it is currently drawn, the kitchen layout is a disaster. Square rooms generally do not work well for kitchens.I have already consulted the kitchen planner; it was only represented like that in the plan.W
Wolfgang8129 Mar 2022 21:22Thanks for the feedback. If I ever have children who start smoking, then I clearly did something wrong 🙂
Today, I received a new version that I like much better and would appreciate your feedback.
The balcony will probably never be used. However, the cost is about the same if you build a roofed area plus some additional floor space. The balcony is now smaller; would it make sense to enlarge it a bit? Because it only has a depth of 2 meters (6.5 feet).
For me, the kitchen is located in the northern corner since you should orient the rooms based on where you spend most of your time, and that is the home office with a garden view three days a week.
The sliding door between the kitchen and living room would be removed and instead, a sliding door would be placed between the living area and the entrance. Would a two-panel sliding door be better here, or just a single panel?
I’ve attached how the kitchen might look (though it’s not final yet, as I was mostly focused on where the connections need to go).
Today, I received a new version that I like much better and would appreciate your feedback.
The balcony will probably never be used. However, the cost is about the same if you build a roofed area plus some additional floor space. The balcony is now smaller; would it make sense to enlarge it a bit? Because it only has a depth of 2 meters (6.5 feet).
For me, the kitchen is located in the northern corner since you should orient the rooms based on where you spend most of your time, and that is the home office with a garden view three days a week.
The sliding door between the kitchen and living room would be removed and instead, a sliding door would be placed between the living area and the entrance. Would a two-panel sliding door be better here, or just a single panel?
I’ve attached how the kitchen might look (though it’s not final yet, as I was mostly focused on where the connections need to go).
Wolfgang81 schrieb:
because you should orient the rooms where you spend the most time, and that is the home office facing the garden three days a week.Hmm .. and you need the kitchen seven days a week, especially with kids playing in the garden, so it’s practical to have it close to the garden for quick access to food or drinks 😉.Wouldn’t it make more sense to position the bike niche closer to the top of the plan? That way, the bikes wouldn’t have to be moved past the cars, which becomes very tight when two cars are parked in the garage.
The kitchen definitely needs better planning; a kitchen island only about 150 cm (59 inches) wide is not ideal. Overall, looking at the kitchen layout, you actually have a room of nearly 16 sqm (172 sq ft), but about 4 sqm (43 sq ft) of that is hallway space. So in reality, the kitchen area is limited to 12 sqm (129 sq ft).
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