ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house with a cross gable, 150-160 sqm (1,615-1,720 sq ft)

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 750 m² (8,070 sq ft)
Slope: none
Plot ratio
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Perimeter development:
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors
Roof style
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements: There is no formal development plan. The area is a settlement from the 1930s originally consisting of single-story, basement-equipped gable roof houses of about 100 m² (1,075 sq ft). Since then, many other house types have been added.

Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: gable roof, in the style of an English cottage house with brickwork, dormer gable
Basement, number of floors: no basement, 1.5 floors
Number of occupants, ages: 33, 32, 5, 2
Space requirements on ground floor (GF) and upper floor (UF): GF with living/dining room, kitchen, pantry, utility room (heating, washing machine), guest/study room, bathroom with shower; UF with 3 bedrooms, bathroom with bathtub and shower, possibly a walk-in closet
Office: family use or home office? Both
Number of overnight guests per year: 5-6 times for about 7 days each
Open or closed architectural concept: rather closed
Conservative or modern construction style: conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no
Number of dining seats: 8-10
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes, both
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: yes; also natural-style garden with running ducks/chickens, possibly a small climbing frame for children
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, reasons why certain things are preferred or not:
There is a relatively busy road on the south side of the plot, so the living rooms are preferably oriented to the north. Parents’ bedroom preferably on the west side because the neighbor often watches TV in their garden on the east side. We are concerned that this might disturb sleep. The study/guest room should have the option to be a proper bedroom in case a third child arrives and the children then live upstairs.

House Design
Who designed it: DIY
What do you particularly like? Why? Size of the bedrooms on the upper floor, dormer gable
What don’t you like? Why? Size of the study room, hallway, stairs (does this work as planned?)
Price estimate from architect/planner: not received yet
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 600,000
Preferred heating system: heat pump

If you had to give up some details/extensions:
- Can give up: bay window, fireplace
- Cannot give up: pantry, bedrooms, walk-in closet as storage space

Why is the design as it is now?
We tried to include all the rooms we want. We also experimented with having four rooms upstairs, but discarded that idea.

Questions:
Does the floor plan work as it is? We are in contact with an architect but would like to get your opinion because we have already gained many useful insights here.

How sensible is the orientation on the plot? We want as much noise protection as possible in the garden from the road. A north-facing terrace is fine for us, especially because of the hot summers.
Is the light in the children’s rooms sufficient (especially the southeast room, which has only one window)?
How can the windows/layout on the south side be improved? The appearance there is less important to us than the north-facing elevation.

Could the attic be converted into a reserve bedroom with a knee wall height of 1.20 m (3 ft 11 in) and a gable roof slope of 40 degrees? Or would it be too hot?

The house was once narrower by 1 m to 0.5 m, but then the space on the ground floor became a bit tight.

Many thanks and best regards

P.S. The staircase could not be included properly in the software. It is planned to be located next to the half-height wall in the hallway (top right on the plan?) and be a half-turn staircase. I am a bit unsure about the dimensions but we planned about 2.20 x 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in x 7 ft 3 in).

P.P.S. Hope the image quality is okay.

Is there a site plan available?

Where is north on the aerial photograph?

The image is oriented with north at the top and south at the bottom (street side). Unfortunately, I do not have another image at the moment.

Brombeerhecke schrieb:

Master bedroom preferably on the west side because the neighbor often watches TV in the garden to the east.

At night?
Well, I would probably consider the children's sleep more and willingly choose the east side.

I think the utility room is too small and could be twice as large. Technical equipment takes up a lot of space. Also, laundry is done there, right? There is no additional storage except for the attic…

The aerial image section is far too small. At least it is clear that you did not consider the issue of "scale" before inserting the placeholder for the new building. By the way, the insertion requirement of §34 also includes an approximate factual plot ratio (although this is often generously overlooked). You should not underestimate an architect here just because they are better at drawing in the stairs; they will save you a lot of money.

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No plan of the plot? You bought it, right? A plan should be included with the purchase contract.