ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home of Approximately 160 m²
Created on: 25 Jun 2018 14:32
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nadori
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We have reserved a plot of land and are now planning together with our preferred building company. We have not signed anything yet, but the planning is already quite advanced, as are the discussions with the bank regarding financing. Since a further phase will follow after the initial plan and signing, during which detailed planning will take place together with an architect from the company, I would appreciate any feedback that we could still take into account.
Thank you very much.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Client Requirements
House Design
If you have to make sacrifices, on which details/extensions
Why does the design look the way it does now?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Additional important information
We have reserved a plot of land and are now planning together with our preferred building company. We have not signed anything yet, but the planning is already quite advanced, as are the discussions with the bank regarding financing. Since a further phase will follow after the initial plan and signing, during which detailed planning will take place together with an architect from the company, I would appreciate any feedback that we could still take into account.
Thank you very much.
Development Plan / Restrictions
- Plot size: 649m² (6980 sq ft)
- Slope: none
- Setbacks: 5m (16.5 ft) to the street on the north side, otherwise the usual 3m (10 ft)
- Number of floors allowed: 2 full storeys
- Roof type: no flat roof allowed
- Architectural style: open
Client Requirements
- Style, roof type, building type: Solid construction house with a single-storey "extension"; gable roof
- Basement, floors: no basement, 1.5 storeys (although the drawing still shows 2 full storeys)
- Number of people, ages: 2 adults (36 and 34) and 1 child (2 years). Another child is planned.
- Ground floor requirements: living/dining area, kitchen, pantry, office/guest room, guest WC, utility room
- Upper floor requirements: 2 children's bedrooms, bathroom, master bedroom
- Office use: 90% family use, 10% home office
- Overnight guests per year: not frequently, but regularly
- Open or closed architecture: mostly open, but also some closed sections depending on use
- Conservative or modern construction: conservative with modern elements
- Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes, yes
- Number of dining seats: none in the kitchen, but a large table in the living/dining area (8+ seats)
- Fireplace: no
- Music/stereo wall: no
- Balcony, roof terrace: no
- Garage, carport: carport planned for later
- Utility garden, greenhouse: no
- Other wishes/special features: only part of the upper floor will have an attic, the rest of the rooms have an open gable
House Design
- Who designed it: planner from a building company. After signing, detailed planning will follow with an architect from the same firm.
- What do you like most?
- The division of the house into a spacious living/dining/kitchen area and a separate area with guest room, WC, and utility room
- Extension with many windows and adjacent terrace
- Lots of space on the upper floor
- What do you not like?
- Concern that there may be too little space for the living room (couch, etc.)
- Price estimate according to architect/planner: 300,000 EUR
- Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 350,000 EUR
- Preferred heating system: gas
If you have to make sacrifices, on which details/extensions
- You could live without:
- Living area could possibly be smaller
- Upper floor as a full storey
- You could not live without:
- Extension
- Open area for kitchen/dining/living
Why does the design look the way it does now?
- Many requirements from us, coming from pictures, examples, and other plans
- But also a standard house from the building company covers a lot
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
- Is the dining/living area sufficient for a large dining table (in front of the windows) and a couch, etc. in the niche on the right by the hallway wall?
- General feedback on the room layout
- Can the staircase be better positioned, or would a different staircase be more suitable?
Additional important information
- Positioning of shower, etc. in the upper floor bathroom will not remain as shown
- The floor plan shown with the house location on the plot is no longer the current one, but is similar in size and position to the current plan.
Just a suggestion: forget about drying clothes in the utility room. There simply isn’t enough space for that. With the gas boiler, electrical panel, ventilation system (?), and the washer (with dryer), the room is already quite full. Maybe also a shoe rack and a small cabinet for the vacuum cleaner, cleaning supplies, and tools you occasionally need around the house.
Whether you really need a separate room for drying clothes is up to you. We definitely don’t. We use a dryer in the winter and a clothesline outside in summer.
I would use the entire attic as storage. You will need the space! Especially with two children, a lot of stuff accumulates, even if you regularly declutter.
Whether you really need a separate room for drying clothes is up to you. We definitely don’t. We use a dryer in the winter and a clothesline outside in summer.
I would use the entire attic as storage. You will need the space! Especially with two children, a lot of stuff accumulates, even if you regularly declutter.
Evolith schrieb:
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I would use the entire attic as storage. You will definitely need the space! Especially with two children, a lot of stuff accumulates, even if you regularly declutter.Yes, as storage, if you actually need it.
But please don’t expect the attic to be used for everyday items like tools, cleaning supplies, sports equipment, or similar things. Anyone familiar with an attic accessed by a loft ladder will want to move out of this house or will use the office as a storage room.
Also, you can’t just carry laundry up a temporary ladder that easily.
11ant schrieb:
...do you mean the probably purlin layers shown with dashed lines?Oh, those are the purlins? Well, what would I want them for in a floor plan? The roofer surely has a separate plan.One more thing I noticed: I would move the exterior door of the utility room down as shown in the plan. The walls in this room are needed for lots of installations. There will definitely be a cabinet, shelf, or connection point behind the door. There also need to be clear spaces in front of and next to the boiler that must not be blocked. If a door opens into these clear spaces, it’s not a big deal. But if the door makes the wall area unusable, you’ll end up frustrated.
ypg schrieb:
Yes, as storage, for those who need it. But please don’t expect the storage space to be suitable for everyday items like tools, cleaning supplies, sports equipment, or similar things. Anyone familiar with an attic ladder in this context either wants to move out of the house or uses the office as a storage room. Also, you don’t just carry laundry up a temporary staircase.Definitely. Our camping gear has been sitting in the hallway for a week because no one feels like hauling it upstairs. Everyday items belong in a storage room or basement.
Even with a standard staircase, you have to think about what you carry upstairs. It’s the same with a basement. But with children, you accumulate a lot—clothes, baby bathtub, playpen, and so on. Everything is waiting for child number two. There needs to be enough storage space for everyday items in the living area, from cleaning supplies to hammers. I’m in favor of a regular staircase to the attic. Boxes with Christmas decorations, empty suitcases, camping gear, etc., are terrible to handle with attic ladders. I think attic ladders are fine if someone only needs to go up there occasionally for maintenance.
We even set up the trampoline in the attic during winter.
We even set up the trampoline in the attic during winter.
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