ᐅ Floor plan of a semi-detached house, 7 by 16 meters, on a 390-square-meter plot in a residential development
Created on: 8 Oct 2021 10:28
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Marc1990
Hello everyone,
we are currently in the middle of planning the floor plan. Unfortunately, I don’t have the architect’s drawing yet, but I wanted to get your opinions already. I’m afraid the house might be too dark because of the north-facing side, so I actually want to include as many windows as possible.
Thanks in advance!
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 390
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio 0.4
Floor area ratio 0.4
Building envelope, building line, and boundary fully utilized
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: 1
Roof type: gable roof 38 degrees
Requirements of the builders
Style, roof type, building type: modern
Basement, floors: ground floor, first floor, attic
Number of occupants, age: 4 (2 adults + 2 children aged 4 & 3), but more children are planned
Office: family use or home office?
Guest bedrooms per year: 5-10
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open & island
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Carport later: yes
Utility garden
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are desired or not: I would like everything open on the ground floor. Since we have the north side, I’m worried it will be too dark, so I try to plan windows everywhere or doors with side panels. The utility/technical room must be behind the kitchen. First floor: knee wall at 50cm (20 inches). 2 children’s bedrooms & 1 bedroom with walk-in closet. If more children come, the parents will move to the attic. I also want a laundry/utility room upstairs.
Attic: to be finished later.
House design
Planning by: self-planned
What do you particularly like? Why? Open, spacious living area
What do you not like? Why? Bathroom and toilet arrangement bothers me
Preferred heating system: not decided yet, probably heat pump
If you have to give up any details or additions
- can give up: upstairs utility room, freestanding bathtub
- cannot give up: kitchen layout, windows
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Can I plan the windows better so it stays nice and bright? And I don’t like the bathroom 100%, would appreciate tips.
we are currently in the middle of planning the floor plan. Unfortunately, I don’t have the architect’s drawing yet, but I wanted to get your opinions already. I’m afraid the house might be too dark because of the north-facing side, so I actually want to include as many windows as possible.
Thanks in advance!
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 390
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio 0.4
Floor area ratio 0.4
Building envelope, building line, and boundary fully utilized
Edge development
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: 1
Roof type: gable roof 38 degrees
Requirements of the builders
Style, roof type, building type: modern
Basement, floors: ground floor, first floor, attic
Number of occupants, age: 4 (2 adults + 2 children aged 4 & 3), but more children are planned
Office: family use or home office?
Guest bedrooms per year: 5-10
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open & island
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: no
Carport later: yes
Utility garden
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things are desired or not: I would like everything open on the ground floor. Since we have the north side, I’m worried it will be too dark, so I try to plan windows everywhere or doors with side panels. The utility/technical room must be behind the kitchen. First floor: knee wall at 50cm (20 inches). 2 children’s bedrooms & 1 bedroom with walk-in closet. If more children come, the parents will move to the attic. I also want a laundry/utility room upstairs.
Attic: to be finished later.
House design
Planning by: self-planned
What do you particularly like? Why? Open, spacious living area
What do you not like? Why? Bathroom and toilet arrangement bothers me
Preferred heating system: not decided yet, probably heat pump
If you have to give up any details or additions
- can give up: upstairs utility room, freestanding bathtub
- cannot give up: kitchen layout, windows
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Can I plan the windows better so it stays nice and bright? And I don’t like the bathroom 100%, would appreciate tips.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
Exactly my point. Nothing fits properly here. So I’m wondering again, what kind of architect this is.Okay, now this is worrying me. I’ll ask again tomorrow.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
So I’m wondering again, what kind of architect this is.A really great one who can approve projects themselves. I’d like to have one like that too!https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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I would try to place the children’s rooms, which might end up somewhat narrow, but ideally could be well zoned, on the left side of the plan, the south side. This way, each children's room can have a proper south-facing window and possibly an additional skylight. Between the two children’s rooms, a small utility room could be arranged. The rest would then depend on the staircase location and so on. Conceptually, I’d place the bathroom at the bottom of the plan, on the west side, and the master bedroom at the top of the plan, on the east side. Unfortunately, I don’t have the right software to draw this right now, and I’m not very skilled with pencil and paper.
The given dimensions aren’t very informative:
What are the exact specifications… what ridge height is allowed?
A clear ceiling height of 2.50 meters (8.2 feet) corresponds approximately to a story height of 2.85 meters (9.35 feet) = *3 stories already 8.55 meters (28 feet)… However, the portion of the attic over the second floor appears to be higher than 0.65 meters (2.1 feet).
The given dimensions aren’t very informative:
What are the exact specifications… what ridge height is allowed?
A clear ceiling height of 2.50 meters (8.2 feet) corresponds approximately to a story height of 2.85 meters (9.35 feet) = *3 stories already 8.55 meters (28 feet)… However, the portion of the attic over the second floor appears to be higher than 0.65 meters (2.1 feet).
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
That's exactly what I mean. Nothing fits at all. I wonder again what kind of architect this is. I wouldn't put it quite like that. Apart from the fact that the original poster cannot draw knee walls with their software and the windows only represent the position of the double casement windows, it more or less fits.
kbt09 schrieb:
Then every child's room can have a proper south-facing window There won’t be any south-facing windows in this semi-detached house.
Ah, darn... I had the north arrow from Goalkeepers Plan in mind... still, I would do it this way, because after all, north-facing windows that are there bring in more light than north-facing windows that aren’t there. With this idea, there would still be one east and one west roof window 😉
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