ᐅ Floor Plan of a Single-Family Home with a Secondary Suite
Created on: 22 May 2017 10:40
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Hello everyone,
We are in the process of building a house and, after much deliberation, have decided on the floor plans. I’d like to share the plans with you and look forward to your objective opinions.
Please do not comment on the kitchen layout. We are currently in the middle of kitchen planning, and the kitchen as shown on the plan will almost certainly not be implemented as is.
The plot has a steep slope from north to south (there is an 8-meter (26 feet) difference between the street and the lower boundary of the property) and a slight slope from east to west (this is the street side, with a 2-meter (6.5 feet) difference). Only the tenant of the basement apartment has access to the garden. Since the house turned out quite large, we decided to include a basement apartment to rent out. It has a separate entrance.
It was important for us to separate the living room from the kitchen and dining area because we have three cats, and I want to buy a nice sofa without worrying about destructive cat claws. Upstairs, we wanted a large hallway as a second living room. I’m not a fan of having TVs or computers in the children’s rooms.
There is no building permit/planning permission for the site. The garage will be built directly on the property boundary.
Building plan/restrictions
Plot size: 630 sqm (6,780 sq ft); plot width: 18 m (59 feet)
Slope: yes, steep south-facing slope
Building envelope, building line, and boundary:
Number of floors: basement/souterrain, two full floors, attic
Floor height: 2.80 m (9.2 feet)
Roof type: 25-degree hip roof
Architectural style: Swedish house (timber frame construction)
Orientation: south
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults and two children (not yet born)
Office: home office
Open or closed architecture: modern, but rather closed architecture
Open kitchen, kitchen island: large open kitchen with island; living room separate
Fireplace: planned
Balcony, roof terrace: large balcony with garden access and a small balcony on the bedroom
Garage: double garage
I hope I’ve covered all the important points upfront.
Best regards from the galaxy!
We are in the process of building a house and, after much deliberation, have decided on the floor plans. I’d like to share the plans with you and look forward to your objective opinions.
Please do not comment on the kitchen layout. We are currently in the middle of kitchen planning, and the kitchen as shown on the plan will almost certainly not be implemented as is.
The plot has a steep slope from north to south (there is an 8-meter (26 feet) difference between the street and the lower boundary of the property) and a slight slope from east to west (this is the street side, with a 2-meter (6.5 feet) difference). Only the tenant of the basement apartment has access to the garden. Since the house turned out quite large, we decided to include a basement apartment to rent out. It has a separate entrance.
It was important for us to separate the living room from the kitchen and dining area because we have three cats, and I want to buy a nice sofa without worrying about destructive cat claws. Upstairs, we wanted a large hallway as a second living room. I’m not a fan of having TVs or computers in the children’s rooms.
There is no building permit/planning permission for the site. The garage will be built directly on the property boundary.
Building plan/restrictions
Plot size: 630 sqm (6,780 sq ft); plot width: 18 m (59 feet)
Slope: yes, steep south-facing slope
Building envelope, building line, and boundary:
Number of floors: basement/souterrain, two full floors, attic
Floor height: 2.80 m (9.2 feet)
Roof type: 25-degree hip roof
Architectural style: Swedish house (timber frame construction)
Orientation: south
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults and two children (not yet born)
Office: home office
Open or closed architecture: modern, but rather closed architecture
Open kitchen, kitchen island: large open kitchen with island; living room separate
Fireplace: planned
Balcony, roof terrace: large balcony with garden access and a small balcony on the bedroom
Garage: double garage
I hope I’ve covered all the important points upfront.
Best regards from the galaxy!
Climbee schrieb:
You want a house for a PLANNED 4 people, without knowing if the hoped-for children will actually arrive.
And what if the last child in the family turns out to be twins? Then the room layout won’t fit again…
Well, this applies to many here and every time I get a bit uneasy about it.
I also don’t understand this statement. You have to plan living space for the planned children, even if (which is rather unlikely) the hoped-for children might not arrive. You can’t plan a house without considering the children you plan to have, otherwise you could only build after all children are already born.
Best regards,
Sabine
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zwei&vierzig24 May 2017 19:55RobsonMKK schrieb:
Made my day!
There has been little openness to ideas here so far.... I was simply trying to share the thoughts we had during the planning process. So far, no idea has come up where I thought: THIS is really cool.
I do not want to share my upper floor with tenants. I do not want to live on three levels, and I also do not want to move my bedroom to the basement.
The basement could have been extended toward the front. The first architect said back then that this wasn’t possible because it would add half a storey. My husband still finds the idea interesting. The criticism about the bedroom and the too small children's bathroom is certainly valid.
The house has a concept. But obviously, it doesn’t appeal to you.
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zwei&vierzig24 May 2017 19:56Curly schrieb:
I don’t understand that statement either. You have to plan living space for the children you expect, even if (which is rather unlikely) the children might not actually come. You can’t design a house without considering the planned children; otherwise, you could only build after all the children are already born.
Best regards,
SabineThat’s what I thought too. Especially since that would mean all young people would have to build a three-room house.
I also find the argument about children nonsense, especially since many people plan houses even though children are not yet (fully) part of the picture. There is no need to create worst-case scenarios, even though infertility is a hot topic nowadays, it still affects only a minority.
That doesn’t really improve the floor plan, though. I also find it hard to see a clear concept in this monstrosity. If I were going to spend 700,000–800,000 euros (approx. 740,000–850,000 USD) on building—or better yet, could afford to—I wouldn’t want anyone else living under my roof. Especially not a stranger.
That doesn’t really improve the floor plan, though. I also find it hard to see a clear concept in this monstrosity. If I were going to spend 700,000–800,000 euros (approx. 740,000–850,000 USD) on building—or better yet, could afford to—I wouldn’t want anyone else living under my roof. Especially not a stranger.
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zwei&vierzig24 May 2017 21:09Alex85 schrieb:
That doesn’t really improve the floor plan, though. I also find it hard to see any clear concept in this monstrosity. If I were planning to spend 700,000–800,000 euros (about $750,000–860,000) on construction—or rather could afford to—I wouldn’t want to have anyone else in the house either. Especially not a stranger. Living space for the family on the lower level and private retreat upstairs? What exactly is wrong with that concept?
You are building a huge house that could offer all the possibilities one would expect. A house that would truly deserve the name villa.
By refusing to properly integrate the basement, you end up with a regular house upstairs that has disadvantages.
Laundry tourism: from the upper floor to the basement and back through the ground floor to the upper floor.
No direct access to the garden.
A tenant – I assume you are not dependent on the rental income – to whom you have to accommodate.
That is what is meant here.
With the space and the many rooms you need or want, you would have had the opportunity to zone the house flexibly. Needs change over time.
By refusing to properly integrate the basement, you end up with a regular house upstairs that has disadvantages.
Laundry tourism: from the upper floor to the basement and back through the ground floor to the upper floor.
No direct access to the garden.
A tenant – I assume you are not dependent on the rental income – to whom you have to accommodate.
That is what is meant here.
With the space and the many rooms you need or want, you would have had the opportunity to zone the house flexibly. Needs change over time.
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