ᐅ Floor plan for a detached single-family house with a gable roof, 1.5 stories – suggestions for improvements?
Created on: 17 Jul 2018 09:31
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Hello. My partner and I are planning to build a house soon. This is the first draft from the planner at the construction company. The design was created based on our specifications (a hand-drawn sketch from us).
Gable roof, single-family house, no basement, 1.5 stories, currently 2 people in the household; later 3-4.
The terrace is planned to be adjacent to the kitchen and living area, mainly facing west. Do you think it would be better to have it facing south instead? Possibly wrap around the corner near the living area?
Our requirement was to have direct access from the garage/carport into the utility room, and from there directly into the kitchen.
- Is the size of the utility room sufficient? All the building services should be housed there. Additionally, the utility room should also serve as a kind of pantry. Laundry tasks will also be done there.
- What do you think about the downstairs bathroom? Showering directly in front of the window doesn’t seem ideal^^.
Gable roof, single-family house, no basement, 1.5 stories, currently 2 people in the household; later 3-4.
The terrace is planned to be adjacent to the kitchen and living area, mainly facing west. Do you think it would be better to have it facing south instead? Possibly wrap around the corner near the living area?
Our requirement was to have direct access from the garage/carport into the utility room, and from there directly into the kitchen.
- Is the size of the utility room sufficient? All the building services should be housed there. Additionally, the utility room should also serve as a kind of pantry. Laundry tasks will also be done there.
- What do you think about the downstairs bathroom? Showering directly in front of the window doesn’t seem ideal^^.
Okay. As an alternative, the bathroom could possibly be placed on the outside wall between the utility room and the kitchen. At the same time, the kitchen would be slightly reduced in size. The hallway would then be extended up to the bathroom. You would then be able to access the kitchen directly from the utility room through the hallway. The bathroom, kitchen, and utility room would all be accessible via the hallway.
Advantage: Shorter and more flexible routes.
Disadvantage: The hallway becomes larger, and the kitchen becomes smaller. Any space gain would be minimal at best.
Advantage: Shorter and more flexible routes.
Disadvantage: The hallway becomes larger, and the kitchen becomes smaller. Any space gain would be minimal at best.
The study is already under review.
The main goal for the room on the ground floor is to have the option to live entirely on the lower level in the future.
Of course, having a study would also be useful if there are actually two children and all the bedrooms are occupied.
The idea would be as follows if the study is omitted:
Behind the left side of the main entrance, slightly set back, the bathroom. In front of it, space for a cloakroom.
The living room would be extended around the corner up to the bathroom. The bathroom from the plan and the utility room would be combined. The hallway would be extended slightly to the right so that there is access from the utility room to the hallway and, if desired, directly into the kitchen.
Later in life, a wall could be added to reduce the size of the living room and create a bedroom between the bathroom and the living room.
What do you think about this?
The main goal for the room on the ground floor is to have the option to live entirely on the lower level in the future.
Of course, having a study would also be useful if there are actually two children and all the bedrooms are occupied.
The idea would be as follows if the study is omitted:
Behind the left side of the main entrance, slightly set back, the bathroom. In front of it, space for a cloakroom.
The living room would be extended around the corner up to the bathroom. The bathroom from the plan and the utility room would be combined. The hallway would be extended slightly to the right so that there is access from the utility room to the hallway and, if desired, directly into the kitchen.
Later in life, a wall could be added to reduce the size of the living room and create a bedroom between the bathroom and the living room.
What do you think about this?
Forget about the idea of moving downstairs as you get older.
Keep the familiar bedroom upstairs, and the large bathroom; downstairs everything would be much smaller. The nursing service or anyone else won’t be able to assist you properly in the downstairs bathroom.
Separating the living room. Reducing the kitchen and dining areas—where would the grandchildren go? Is the investment amount feasible?
With a stairlift, accessing the upper floor is relatively easy.
There is space and everything stays as usual.
There are even stairlifts that can be installed on the outside of the house. By the time we are old and gray, many things will be better and more affordable.
Keep the familiar bedroom upstairs, and the large bathroom; downstairs everything would be much smaller. The nursing service or anyone else won’t be able to assist you properly in the downstairs bathroom.
Separating the living room. Reducing the kitchen and dining areas—where would the grandchildren go? Is the investment amount feasible?
With a stairlift, accessing the upper floor is relatively easy.
There is space and everything stays as usual.
There are even stairlifts that can be installed on the outside of the house. By the time we are old and gray, many things will be better and more affordable.
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