ᐅ Floor Plan: Ideas for the Upper Floor

Created on: 10 Nov 2015 15:17
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Anthony89
Hello everyone,

We are not happy that one of the children’s rooms on the upper floor is so small.

Our priorities are:
- The master bedroom should be approximately this size
- Small storage room for the vacuum cleaner
- More spacious bathroom with a large shower, bathtub, and double vanity
- No dark hallway
- Possibly a separate living unit on the upper floor later (for rental, also an additional separate apartment in the basement)
- Roughly equal size children’s rooms

Do you have any other ideas? Picture attached.

Development plan/restrictions: none
Plot size: 620 m² (6676 sq ft)
Slope: no
Number of floors: 2 + basement
Roof type: hipped roof with a peak
Design style: urban villa

Clients’ requirements
Number of people, ages: 2 adults + 2 children planned
Space needed on ground floor and upper floor: 70 - 80 m² (750 - 860 sq ft)
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features/daily routine: -

House design
Who created the plan:
- Planner from a construction company: no
- Architect: no
- Do-it-yourself by you: yes
What do you like in particular?: indoor balcony above the front door, front door opens and you can look into the garden :-)
What don’t you like? Upper floor: child’s room of 13.77 m² (148 sq ft) is too small – but we need a small storage room for the vacuum cleaner
Price estimate according to architect/planner: ???
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 450,000 €
Preferred heating system: -

If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
- can you give up: bathroom dimensions, U-shaped staircase, indoor balcony (but hallway on upper floor should not be dark), separate toilet on upper floor
- cannot give up: hallway width on ground floor, kitchen size, living room size (possibly can be 20 - 40 cm (8 - 16 inches) narrower), cloakroom, laundry chute, chimney and fireplace, shower on every floor, master bedroom dimensions

Mehrgeschossiger Hausgrundriss mit EG, OG und Keller, zeigt Wohnzimmer, Küche und Bad.
MarcWen18 Nov 2015 20:37
We are planning approximately 15 sqm (160 sq ft) for the children's bedrooms. We originally planned to include a playroom as well, but we are canceling that.
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nordanney
18 Nov 2015 20:44
MarcWen schrieb:
We are planning about 15 sqm (160 sq ft) for the children's rooms. Originally, we had planned a playroom as well, but we decided to cancel that.
Depending on the floor plan, you can design a wider corridor – then part of the space shifts from the room to the corridor, essentially creating a playroom :-)