ᐅ Floor plan of a semi-detached house, 7 by 16 meters, on a 390-square-meter plot in a residential development

I once created a design for Goalkeeper with a side entrance, measuring 7.13 x 10 m (23.4 x 33 ft), but with the upper floor as a full story. I could also imagine this floor plan being a bit longer (which would benefit having separate living rooms), and the question is whether two full stories would generally be allowed.

For plots that are 10 m (33 ft) wide, I find it less practical when a 3 m (10 ft) strip is completely taken up by a garage. How do you, for example, cleverly get new plants into the garden? Where do you park bicycles? They won’t fit alongside a car in a 3 m (10 ft) garage, and so on.

However, Goalkeeper has the north on the right side of the plan. He didn’t realize it that way. But just as a suggestion.

kbt09 schrieb:

I once designed a version of the Goalkeeper with a side entrance, measuring 7.13 x 10 meters (23.4 x 32.8 feet), but with the upper floor as a full story. I could also imagine this floor plan being a bit longer (which would benefit the separate living room), and the question is whether two full stories would generally be allowed.

For 10 meter (32.8 feet) wide plots, I always find it less than ideal if the 3 meter (9.8 feet) wide strip is taken up by a garage. How would you, for example, cleverly access the garden later with new plants? Where do you park bicycles? They won’t fit alongside the car in a 3 meter (9.8 feet) garage, and so on.

The Goalkeeper’s north side is to the right in the plan. He didn’t implement it that way, but just as a suggestion.

Thanks very much for the floor plan. Unfortunately, we are only allowed one full story. The knee wall on the upper floor is 50 cm (20 inches). We won’t have a garage, maybe a carport later. The 6.5 meter (21.3 feet) width we have planned for the living room seems ideal to me. But I will still try the side entrance again, since many recommend it. Maybe a solution can be found.

Marc1990 schrieb:

But I will still try the side entrance again since many suggest it.

You shouldn’t try to do it yourself; instead, let your architect handle the planning. You only need to note what is important to you—they will take care of the rest.

Why do I keep seeing “maybe a carport later”?
Include it in the plan right from the start; with this plot width, there is no room for adjustments later. Especially the issue of natural light on the ground floor needs to be taken into account.

With a planned floor area of 112 sqm (1205 sq ft), a capable architect can definitely deliver a solid result!

I found the thread
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundriss-efh-110m-eg-og-erster-entwurf-einteilung-raeume.41131/page-14

The original poster chose the version shown in post #116 of the thread. Please take a look yourself, as I do not want to engage in data theft.

Post 116 .. yes, I also liked the floor plan. The only downside is the 50 cm (20 inches) knee wall in the upper floor of the original poster’s house.

I find your project quite interesting since it has some similarities with my own "unrealized project."

Marc1990 schrieb:

why should I have the bedroom on the ground floor when I have enough space upstairs?

Well, many reasons come to mind besides "it would help relieve the narrow layout." Your plot is very narrow, which already places high demands on the floor plan. At the same time, you’re trying to squeeze in all your wishes, ideas, current trends, and so on, which in my opinion would fit better in a more square-shaped house.

When planning, it’s important to consider a long-term usage concept. You even say yourself that you want to move to the attic floor at some point. I would prefer having the bedroom on the ground floor with an en-suite bathroom. To compare, look up "Zweifamilienhaus Xanten" in Google Images—there is an identical house (unfortunately no floor plan available, but I can send you one by email from an appraisal if you want) "ready for completion." It’s a detached house, but they planned one side without windows. As the name suggests, it was designed as a two-family home—an apartment on the ground floor and another upstairs. I think you could apply that to your project, building it as a duplex, with an open living room upstairs as a play area for the kids, no kitchen upstairs, a separate bathroom for the kids, etc. This would have the advantage of the house adapting to the years of use—that is, the kids grow older and have different needs. When the kids move out, the upstairs could be rented out, and the parents could stay downstairs with the ground floor bedroom.

Your plot is very narrow (my unrealized project had a significantly larger lot). Is the neighboring house already built, or can that still be considered in the planning? With such a narrow plot, I think it makes sense to set the house further back to place two parking spaces (or a carport/garage) in front. If that’s no longer possible, you could locate the garage/carport/parking space behind the house. Although that would require a driveway, you would then have enough space for a side entrance. I wouldn’t just attach a garage or carport directly to the house, as that would reduce the number of windows again…

Your wish for a large open living/dining/kitchen area seems somewhat oversized to me. That’s where the ground floor bedroom comes back into play—this would reduce that area somewhat, which would actually be beneficial. Take a look at the attached picture. That’s the view into the living/dining/kitchen area with lots of natural light. The extended dining area allowed for even more windows and light. I actually thought that was the best feature of that building. I didn’t feel that it was too small. Imagining the finished house I personally visited with your floor plan in mind (where you can see all the way from the entrance through to the window front of the living room), the windows would appear progressively smaller visually, and the ceiling would feel very low and oppressive. The conclusion: put the entrance on the side; there’s no other way…