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.
Could you please share the plot plan with the appropriate measurements, including the proposed terrace and house layout?
I keep wondering how children can be safely supervised in the garden area facing the street.
Also, I find it puzzling that almost 100 square meters (about 1,075 square feet) are allocated just for the open-plan living area (plus the utility room and restroom), while usually around 50 square meters (about 540 square feet) is already considered quite spacious.
I keep wondering how children can be safely supervised in the garden area facing the street.
Also, I find it puzzling that almost 100 square meters (about 1,075 square feet) are allocated just for the open-plan living area (plus the utility room and restroom), while usually around 50 square meters (about 540 square feet) is already considered quite spacious.
ypg schrieb:
Could you please share the plot plan with the corresponding measurements, proposed terrace, and house layout?
I’m always wondering how children can be safely supervised in the space by the street in the garden?!
And it confuses me that almost 100m² (1,076 sq ft) are reserved just for the open living area (and utility room and toilet), whereas 50m² (538 sq ft) would usually already be considered quite spacious.I roughly sketched it out. On the left, a carport or garage might be added later. The plot is 10 x 39m (33 x 128 ft). I also find the ground floor quite spacious, but the upper floor gets tight.
ypg schrieb:
@driver55 Do you remember the zigzag roofs?I have to pass on that one. 🙄Marc1990 schrieb:
How exactly is your comment helpful now?!By recalling the many familiar and functional floor plans for semi-detached houses. With a length of 16 m (52.5 ft) instead of 12 or 13, you would have a bit more room for the individual areas—at least on the ground floor.Old plan: I don’t want to sit by the staircase, nor have the coat rack in the kitchen.
New plan: Toilet room next to the kitchen without a window.
If so, extend the toilet wall into the hallway and arrange the kitchen as an L-shape or small pantry in the corner.
In my opinion, the large dining area doesn’t harmonize with the big kitchen island. There’s barely enough space for the width of a front door between them.
Cars parked directly in front of the floor-to-ceiling dining/kitchen windows.
Orientation / cardinal direction?
Will there be a carport/garage of the next semi-detached house on the left or just a fence?
ypg schrieb:
And where is the access to the plot? West?You enter the development from the north side..driver55 schrieb:
I have to pass on that. 🙄
Just by recalling the many well-known and functional floor plans for semi-detached houses. You would then have – at least on the ground floor – somewhat more space for the individual areas due to the length of 16 m (52.5 ft) instead of 12 or 13 m (39.4 or 42.7 ft).
Old plan: I don’t want to be sitting next to the stairs, nor have the cloakroom in the kitchen.
New plan: Toilet room next to the kitchen without a window.
If anything, extend the toilet wall into the hallway and arrange the kitchen as an L-shape or a small pantry in the corner.
In my opinion, the large dining area does not harmonize with the big kitchen island. There is barely the width of a front door between them.
Car(s) directly in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the dining/kitchen area.
Orientation / cardinal direction?
Will a carport/garage of the next semi-detached house be on the left or will there be a fence directly? The second plan was roughly put together quickly. I haven’t considered the details yet 🙂 I don’t want floor-to-ceiling windows on the west side since many neighbors walk by there. At the moment, nobody is on my north side; the property hasn’t been sold yet, but eventually someone will probably build there. Across the street, there is a semi-detached house. My actual plan is attached, but because the utility room is located centrally in the house, it wasn’t possible to keep the guest toilet, so it had to be removed.
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