ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house, approximately 190 sqm, with a basement, drawn on graph paper to scale
Created on: 22 Dec 2021 10:49
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Hausprojekt35
Hello everyone,
below you will find our design that we feel comfortable with. We took your advice and drew everything on graph paper to the millimeter, without using any “toy furniture” models.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 850 sqm (9150 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: max. 180 sqm (1938 sq ft)
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see sketch
Edge development: see sketch
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: Gable roof
Style: contemporary and timeless
Orientation: west
Maximum heights / limits: Ridge height: 11.50 m (38 ft), Eaves height: 7.50 m (25 ft)
Other requirements: Driveway max. 5 meters (16 feet) wide
Client Requirements
Basement, floors: Yes
Number of occupants, ages: 4 (38, 37, 7, 5)
Office: family use or home office?: Both
Guest overnight stays per year: 6–10 times
Open or closed architecture: “semi-open”
Number of dining seats: 10
Fireplace: No
Music/sound system wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Yes
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be:
The dining terrace as well as the kitchen and “outdoor kitchen” are deliberately located on the north side. A forest borders the north, where we can cook and eat outside undisturbed, unobserved, and without direct sunlight. This is important to us and simply feels best; we cook a lot and extensively. Brightness is provided through large sliding windows. The pool shown on the plan already exists on the property. We want to keep it and renovate it later.
House Design
Who designed it: DIY
What do you like most? Why?: All our wishes have been included.
What do you dislike? Why?: Possibly the staircase is too close to the entrance door and the “reception area” feels too cramped?
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: 600,000–650,000
If you had to give up certain details / expansions:
- could you give up: symmetry + southern orientation*
- could not give up: kitchen, dining and living in one line + large kitchen with terrace access + decent cloakroom + spacious living room
*Note: to the south there is a street and a relatively tall neighbouring house. A south-facing garden is not an option for us.
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
We tried many things, did a lot... this orientation and the resulting layout feel right to us according to local conditions. From our point of view, we are using the plot optimally: nice west garden, north side for undisturbed leisure time (privacy from neighbors).
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Do you see any bottlenecks or do the proportions look okay?
P.S.: I forgot to draw the window in the guest WC. The basement access inside the house is located beside the stairs, off the hallway. The assumed stair dimensions are 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) long and 1.10 m (3 ft 7 in) wide.
below you will find our design that we feel comfortable with. We took your advice and drew everything on graph paper to the millimeter, without using any “toy furniture” models.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 850 sqm (9150 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: max. 180 sqm (1938 sq ft)
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see sketch
Edge development: see sketch
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: Gable roof
Style: contemporary and timeless
Orientation: west
Maximum heights / limits: Ridge height: 11.50 m (38 ft), Eaves height: 7.50 m (25 ft)
Other requirements: Driveway max. 5 meters (16 feet) wide
Client Requirements
Basement, floors: Yes
Number of occupants, ages: 4 (38, 37, 7, 5)
Office: family use or home office?: Both
Guest overnight stays per year: 6–10 times
Open or closed architecture: “semi-open”
Number of dining seats: 10
Fireplace: No
Music/sound system wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: No
Garage, carport: Yes
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be:
The dining terrace as well as the kitchen and “outdoor kitchen” are deliberately located on the north side. A forest borders the north, where we can cook and eat outside undisturbed, unobserved, and without direct sunlight. This is important to us and simply feels best; we cook a lot and extensively. Brightness is provided through large sliding windows. The pool shown on the plan already exists on the property. We want to keep it and renovate it later.
House Design
Who designed it: DIY
What do you like most? Why?: All our wishes have been included.
What do you dislike? Why?: Possibly the staircase is too close to the entrance door and the “reception area” feels too cramped?
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: 600,000–650,000
If you had to give up certain details / expansions:
- could you give up: symmetry + southern orientation*
- could not give up: kitchen, dining and living in one line + large kitchen with terrace access + decent cloakroom + spacious living room
*Note: to the south there is a street and a relatively tall neighbouring house. A south-facing garden is not an option for us.
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
We tried many things, did a lot... this orientation and the resulting layout feel right to us according to local conditions. From our point of view, we are using the plot optimally: nice west garden, north side for undisturbed leisure time (privacy from neighbors).
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Do you see any bottlenecks or do the proportions look okay?
P.S.: I forgot to draw the window in the guest WC. The basement access inside the house is located beside the stairs, off the hallway. The assumed stair dimensions are 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) long and 1.10 m (3 ft 7 in) wide.
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Hausprojekt3521 Apr 2022 23:24Hello everyone,
slow progress is still progress... 🙂
Following advice, we have now reduced the entire floor area by shortening the exterior walls by 70 cm (28 inches) and 50 cm (20 inches). The floor plan should still be functional without any tight spots, right!?
Additionally, we added an angled wall from the hallway to the living/dining area, so the basement stairs are now located in the hallway (possibly even an improvement compared to the suggestion from @Würfel):
As always, feedback for further improvements is welcome, as the thread and the ongoing “improvement process” have shown. Of course, if the floor plan is now satisfactory, we would like to reach a final decision soon...
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
slow progress is still progress... 🙂
Following advice, we have now reduced the entire floor area by shortening the exterior walls by 70 cm (28 inches) and 50 cm (20 inches). The floor plan should still be functional without any tight spots, right!?
Additionally, we added an angled wall from the hallway to the living/dining area, so the basement stairs are now located in the hallway (possibly even an improvement compared to the suggestion from @Würfel):
As always, feedback for further improvements is welcome, as the thread and the ongoing “improvement process” have shown. Of course, if the floor plan is now satisfactory, we would like to reach a final decision soon...
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Hmm, without dimensions (overall measurements, etc.), it’s not possible to assess any reduction.
For the basement stairs, you will need to plan a quarter-turn staircase from the basement, which will require a minimum width of about 125 cm (49 inches) on the ground floor. The suggestion by @Würfel* in post 24 appears to be more generous for both the hallway area and the entrance living/dining area.
For the basement stairs, you will need to plan a quarter-turn staircase from the basement, which will require a minimum width of about 125 cm (49 inches) on the ground floor. The suggestion by @Würfel* in post 24 appears to be more generous for both the hallway area and the entrance living/dining area.
I find the center of the house very cluttered, impractical, visually disturbing, and frankly terrible in my opinion. I think I would get annoyed every day by this bottleneck and the slanted wall.
Why don’t you rotate the staircase, remove the slanted wall, and at least extend it upwards in a spiral, keeping a straight wall facing the living room? You could make much better use of the basement access near the entrance.
What do you mean by utility room in the bathroom? You have the basement for laundry! It’s no fun listening to the washing machine while spending time in the bathroom.
Why don’t you rotate the staircase, remove the slanted wall, and at least extend it upwards in a spiral, keeping a straight wall facing the living room? You could make much better use of the basement access near the entrance.
What do you mean by utility room in the bathroom? You have the basement for laundry! It’s no fun listening to the washing machine while spending time in the bathroom.
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Hausprojekt3522 Apr 2022 09:53@ypg and @kbt09:
Thank you. The fact that the wall isn’t straight bothers us a lot as well. The idea of rotating the staircase and using a spiral staircase sounds good. However, I’m afraid that this wouldn’t free up enough length to straighten the wall between the living room and kitchen. The new staircase would have to be about 80–100 cm (31–39 inches) shorter, or I would have to significantly reduce the size of the guest room, which would make it impractical. But maybe I didn’t fully understand your proposed solution.
Thank you. The fact that the wall isn’t straight bothers us a lot as well. The idea of rotating the staircase and using a spiral staircase sounds good. However, I’m afraid that this wouldn’t free up enough length to straighten the wall between the living room and kitchen. The new staircase would have to be about 80–100 cm (31–39 inches) shorter, or I would have to significantly reduce the size of the guest room, which would make it impractical. But maybe I didn’t fully understand your proposed solution.
@Hausprojekt35 ... your drawings primarily suffer from the lack of accurate dimensions. Without measurements, it’s always difficult to provide meaningful recommendations.
Also, your concept differs from the one by @Würfel* ... however, Würfel* has integrated their plan into the original drawing. Unfortunately, the external dimensions are missing there as well, so it’s not possible to properly compare the two designs at this point.
And, I never suggested rotating the staircase.
Also, your concept differs from the one by @Würfel* ... however, Würfel* has integrated their plan into the original drawing. Unfortunately, the external dimensions are missing there as well, so it’s not possible to properly compare the two designs at this point.
And, I never suggested rotating the staircase.
I think the reduction works well. However, I really don’t like the slanted wall and would stick with my original solution there. The staircase to the basement can either be straight from the living room or have a quarter turn from the dining room. @kbt09: We have exactly that kind of quarter turn on our 1m (3.3 ft) wide basement stairs, and it works perfectly; it’s comfortable to use. There’s no need to add extra steps.
What I also don’t like about your house is this frame on the north facade. It blocks the west sun on the balcony and on the north terrace. That’s a shame. But overall, I like the floor plan!
What I also don’t like about your house is this frame on the north facade. It blocks the west sun on the balcony and on the north terrace. That’s a shame. But overall, I like the floor plan!
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