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!
Z
zwei&vierzig22 May 2017 12:58I thought we had considered everything, but it was only here in the house building forum that I realized our bedroom doesn’t have enough space for a double bed. That’s really frustrating me right now.
Z
zwei&vierzig22 May 2017 13:56Yes, very good indeed.
You can also use the space in other ways. The mother-in-law could move in, or the granny flat could become my husband's office or be used as a space for breeding cats. Just because I plan to use that part as a granny flat today doesn’t mean it will always be like that. In this case, we simply have more space than we need.
You can also use the space in other ways. The mother-in-law could move in, or the granny flat could become my husband's office or be used as a space for breeding cats. Just because I plan to use that part as a granny flat today doesn’t mean it will always be like that. In this case, we simply have more space than we need.
zwei&vierzig schrieb:
What exactly do you find complicated about the upper floor?Yes, I would say it like this:
- Child 1: 6 corners
- Child 2: 6 corners
- Guest room: 6 corners
- Entrance hall: 8 corners (without bay window) and very large, covering 20% of the floor area
- Walk-in closet used as a passage room without windows. The walkway between the wardrobes is only 1 meter (3.3 feet), so only sliding doors are possible
- Kids’ bathroom: passage in front of the toilet is only 0.5 meter (1.6 feet) to the shower
From my understanding, you tried to fit too many functions on one floor (walk-in closet, living entrance area, 3 children’s rooms, 1 master bedroom, 1 large bathroom, and 1 small bathroom). As a result, you have to compromise in every room and lose a lot of usable space.
Please also have the structural integrity checked; the west-east wall in the middle is likely a load-bearing wall. You don’t want to end up with a column in the middle of the kitchen and garage or more steel than concrete in the ceilings. This wall also does not run continuously in the basement.
Tentakel schrieb:
You don’t want to end up with a column right in the middle of the kitchen or garage and/or more steel than concrete in the ceilings.That would be rare in a “timber frame house.”
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