ᐅ Floor Plan of a Single-Family Home with a Secondary Suite
Created on: 22 May 2017 10:40
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zwei&vierzig
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!
I see the access to the right side of the bed as much more problematic.
If I’m reading it correctly, the bedroom has a room depth of 2.68 meters (8 ft 9 in).
Subtracting the plaster, that leaves 2.65 meters (8 ft 8 in). With a bed depth of 2.10 meters (6 ft 11 in) — which is the size of a standard double bed, not some unusual dimension — there’s only about 55 cm (22 inches) of clearance for walking around.
Personally, I believe the ideal is to have about 100 cm (39 inches) of clearance all around. We couldn’t manage that in our own home, so we have 80 cm (31 inches). For me, 55 cm (22 inches) would be a no-go.
If I’m reading it correctly, the bedroom has a room depth of 2.68 meters (8 ft 9 in).
Subtracting the plaster, that leaves 2.65 meters (8 ft 8 in). With a bed depth of 2.10 meters (6 ft 11 in) — which is the size of a standard double bed, not some unusual dimension — there’s only about 55 cm (22 inches) of clearance for walking around.
Personally, I believe the ideal is to have about 100 cm (39 inches) of clearance all around. We couldn’t manage that in our own home, so we have 80 cm (31 inches). For me, 55 cm (22 inches) would be a no-go.
The discussion reads to me like one about an architect's plan. However, the design itself seems quite different: more like an amateur plan that a draftsman has simply "neatly" visualized.
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zwei&vierzig22 May 2017 12:45matte1987 schrieb:
I see the access to the right side of the bed as much more problematic.
If I’m reading it correctly, the bedroom has a built-in depth of 2.68 meters (8 ft 10 in).
After subtracting the plaster, that leaves 2.65 meters (8 ft 8 in). With a bed depth of 2.10 meters (6 ft 11 in) — which is the size of a standard double bed, so not a fantasy measurement — that only leaves about 55 cm (22 inches) of clearance for walking.
I believe that ideally there should be 100 cm (39 inches) of clearance all around. In our case, it wasn’t possible, so we have 80 cm (31 inches). For me, 55 cm (22 inches) would be a no-go.We hadn’t really noticed that so far. Thanks for pointing it out.
I’m currently thinking about turning the bed. In its current position, I can’t even look outside. Our bed is 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) wide right now, so it really does get tight somehow.
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zwei&vierzig22 May 2017 12:51matte1987 schrieb:
Well, rotating the bed by 90 degrees actually just makes the problem worse:
That leaves only 32cm (12.5 inches) per side of the bed ((2.65m (8.7 feet) - 2.00m (6.6 feet)) / 2 sides).
The room is simply not suitable for a bedroom with a double bed.Then I guess we'll just move into the basement after all.
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