ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house without a basement, with bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor
Created on: 15 Aug 2020 12:55
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TaniHoney90
Hello everyone,
I would like to share our ideas and plans with you. Please take a moment to read through so you can understand our situation.
My husband and I already have a 2-year-old son, and we are planning for another child. We currently live in a large apartment above my husband’s parents on their property, which we would like to divide, reconfigure, and build our dream house on.
At the moment, the rooms feel generally too large for us, but we only have one child's bedroom and a very small office.
The biggest challenge in our planning is that it is important for us to have the master bedroom and the master bathroom on the ground floor. Two years ago, I had a cesarean section, and at that time my husband had a broken leg with several complications. So, the situation in our attic apartment was far from ideal.
Additionally, I am used to children having their own floor from my childhood home. Both parents and children always appreciated that arrangement, and I want to continue it.
We also keep in mind that later on, a child with a family or possibly a tenant might live upstairs.
Building Regulations/Restrictions
Plot size 700 sqm - 750 sqm (7,535 sq ft - 8,073 sq ft)
Slope none
Site coverage ratio ?
Floor area ratio ?
Building envelope, building line and boundary not yet known
Edge development
Number of parking spaces 4
Number of floors 2
Roof type gable roof
Architectural style Swedish country house
Orientation south
Maximum heights/limits not yet known
Additional requirements
Builder’s Requirements
Style, roof type, building type red Swedish house with gray gable roof and south dormer
Basement, number of floors 2 floors, no basement
Number and age of occupants 2 adults, 1 toddler, 1 more child planned
Space requirement ground floor/upper floor total 160 sqm - 170 sqm (1,722 sq ft - 1,830 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? both
Guest bedrooms per year almost none
Open or closed living area open
Conservative or modern construction conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats 6 - 8
Fireplace yes, in the living room
Music/stereo wall -
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport carport for the parents’ cars, 2 parking spaces in front for future children’s cars
Vegetable garden, greenhouse vegetable garden planned, no specific ideas yet
Other wishes covered south-facing terrace in the style of a veranda, covered entrance
House Design
Who planned it: my husband and me
What do you like most? Why? the open living area
What do you dislike? Why? so far we are satisfied
Estimated cost by architect/planner: -
Personal budget for house, including fixtures: approx. €450,000
Preferred heating technology: heat pump (underfloor heating) combined with Swedish wood stove, possibly water-heated
If you have to give something up
- can give up: -
- cannot give up: veranda, wood stove, master bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Since we want to limit the space, I would like to know whether you consider this realistic.
For the ground floor, I have two variants:
Variant A was our original plan. The bathroom features a kind of wet room inspired by Pinterest.
Variant D is the plan after much consideration on how best to utilize the space.
The upper floor remains unchanged.
The coat closet is planned to fit under the stairs as a built-in wardrobe.
I would like to share our ideas and plans with you. Please take a moment to read through so you can understand our situation.
My husband and I already have a 2-year-old son, and we are planning for another child. We currently live in a large apartment above my husband’s parents on their property, which we would like to divide, reconfigure, and build our dream house on.
At the moment, the rooms feel generally too large for us, but we only have one child's bedroom and a very small office.
The biggest challenge in our planning is that it is important for us to have the master bedroom and the master bathroom on the ground floor. Two years ago, I had a cesarean section, and at that time my husband had a broken leg with several complications. So, the situation in our attic apartment was far from ideal.
Additionally, I am used to children having their own floor from my childhood home. Both parents and children always appreciated that arrangement, and I want to continue it.
We also keep in mind that later on, a child with a family or possibly a tenant might live upstairs.
Building Regulations/Restrictions
Plot size 700 sqm - 750 sqm (7,535 sq ft - 8,073 sq ft)
Slope none
Site coverage ratio ?
Floor area ratio ?
Building envelope, building line and boundary not yet known
Edge development
Number of parking spaces 4
Number of floors 2
Roof type gable roof
Architectural style Swedish country house
Orientation south
Maximum heights/limits not yet known
Additional requirements
Builder’s Requirements
Style, roof type, building type red Swedish house with gray gable roof and south dormer
Basement, number of floors 2 floors, no basement
Number and age of occupants 2 adults, 1 toddler, 1 more child planned
Space requirement ground floor/upper floor total 160 sqm - 170 sqm (1,722 sq ft - 1,830 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? both
Guest bedrooms per year almost none
Open or closed living area open
Conservative or modern construction conservative
Open kitchen, kitchen island yes
Number of dining seats 6 - 8
Fireplace yes, in the living room
Music/stereo wall -
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport carport for the parents’ cars, 2 parking spaces in front for future children’s cars
Vegetable garden, greenhouse vegetable garden planned, no specific ideas yet
Other wishes covered south-facing terrace in the style of a veranda, covered entrance
House Design
Who planned it: my husband and me
What do you like most? Why? the open living area
What do you dislike? Why? so far we are satisfied
Estimated cost by architect/planner: -
Personal budget for house, including fixtures: approx. €450,000
Preferred heating technology: heat pump (underfloor heating) combined with Swedish wood stove, possibly water-heated
If you have to give something up
- can give up: -
- cannot give up: veranda, wood stove, master bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
Since we want to limit the space, I would like to know whether you consider this realistic.
For the ground floor, I have two variants:
Variant A was our original plan. The bathroom features a kind of wet room inspired by Pinterest.
Variant D is the plan after much consideration on how best to utilize the space.
The upper floor remains unchanged.
The coat closet is planned to fit under the stairs as a built-in wardrobe.
I also think the rooms downstairs are too small. For average users, definitely, and even more so for people with mobility restrictions. Is it possible to rearrange the rooms, for example, by moving the technical installations upstairs? Do they always have to be on the ground floor?
Well, nobody here probably knows you. That’s why, for example, I asked about the reason behind the room layout on the upper floor. If you’re more like “people who prefer shade,” that’s perfectly fine.
On the other hand, your acquaintances might pay more attention to the arrangement of the rooms but less to the distribution of the windows. Or they might notice that the pantry is very small and that the bed is placed directly next to the living room’s TV. I personally find the functional aspects very helpful.
On the other hand, your acquaintances might pay more attention to the arrangement of the rooms but less to the distribution of the windows. Or they might notice that the pantry is very small and that the bed is placed directly next to the living room’s TV. I personally find the functional aspects very helpful.
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Alessandro17 Aug 2020 08:42I would actually skip the bathtub in the master bathroom. It just takes up unnecessary space and can easily be placed on the upper floor.