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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Tx-25
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^^.
11ant schrieb:
I would first allocate the rooms and then plan aesthetic elements, not the other way around by declaring "a third gable is a must" and then trying to find a meaningful use for it.Oh no. If everyone on the street has a third gable, you’d practically be naked without one.
Tx-25 schrieb:
(Ground floor plan) Ah yes. Although somewhat awkward regarding the dimensions of the staircase and door openings, the builder’s intent is clear. Here you can see a door next to the garage door, probably to avoid having to open the garage door just to pass through; and there is not yet a bay window for the third gable. Could the "utility room extension" be intended as a substitute for the basement storage room?
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Yes, definitely a door should be installed in the garage. The gable was added later during the discussions. We rotated the house by 45 degrees so that the entrance now faces the street. The appearance was intended to be improved somewhat.
The extension of the utility room was designed to create more space on the ground floor. We already knew that there would be space issues downstairs.
here is also the upper floor.
The extension of the utility room was designed to create more space on the ground floor. We already knew that there would be space issues downstairs.
Tx-25 schrieb:
The gable only came up during the course of the discussions. How did that happen, and who suggested adding the gable?
Tx-25 schrieb:
We rotated the house another 45 degrees. This means the entrance now faces the street. That makes us even more curious about the plot.
Tx-25 schrieb:
The appearance was meant to be improved a bit. By rotating it?
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But you do realize that, in relation to the staircase, doors, and windows, you have designed 130m² (1400 sq ft) large children's rooms?
This should make you reconsider whether you can match the expertise of a trained architect, who can eliminate most mistakes already in a sketch.
Your current design is not one to hold onto. Start over, and a professional can implement your ideas in words more effectively right from the start.
Otherwise, it won’t work. You are getting stuck on a poorly thought-out drawing.
If you plan the doors from the beginning, you also gain more usable space.
This should make you reconsider whether you can match the expertise of a trained architect, who can eliminate most mistakes already in a sketch.
Your current design is not one to hold onto. Start over, and a professional can implement your ideas in words more effectively right from the start.
Otherwise, it won’t work. You are getting stuck on a poorly thought-out drawing.
If you plan the doors from the beginning, you also gain more usable space.
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