ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 150 sqm Townhouse with Gable Roof, 6 Rooms
Created on: 28 May 2024 22:14
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LeFy2023
Dear forum members,
We have completed a preliminary design for our house together with a company and are now at the beginning of the detailed planning stage. Therefore, we would greatly appreciate any suggestions for improvement, critical feedback, and additional ideas or tips regarding the floor plan.
Unfortunately, we do not yet have a site plan, but we do have the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor at a scale of 1:100, as well as drawings of the house.
Thanks in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 700 sqm (7,534 sq ft)
Development according to §34 of the Building Code; the neighborhood features a wide variety of house types, sizes, number of floors, roof styles, etc. A positive preliminary building inquiry exists for a two-story townhouse up to 200 sqm (2,153 sq ft).
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: shallow pitched gable roof, townhouse
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 child (1 year old), possibly a second child planned
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office for both adults about 3 days per week on average
Occasional overnight guests per year: parents-in-law visit several times a year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island if possible
Number of dining seats: 4–8
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes, one parking space including a shed
Utility garden, greenhouse: possibly
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included:
- Larger guest room on the ground floor with space for a double bed as the parents-in-law visit frequently
- Guest room on ground floor must also be usable as an office
- Bright rooms / mezzanine
- Open entrance area with open rooms and a view of the garden (a clear sightline)
- Straight concrete staircase to upper floor for dogs and parking space underneath (built-in cupboards)
- Office on upper floor should also serve as a utility/laundry room
- Façade in stone gray with wood cladding elements
House Design
Designer: planner from a construction company
What is liked most? Why?
- Very practical room layout and good room sizes
- Barrier-free access to the guest shower on the ground floor
- Additional storage space in the roof as a storage binder
- Lots of light through large windows
- Laundry room on upper floor close to the bedrooms/children’s rooms
What is disliked? Why?
- Kitchen might be too small / cramped
- Question whether a passage to the kitchen is necessary
- Main entrance is not barrier-free (terrace exit also not)
- The gray elements in the façade are to be replaced by wood cladding to give the house a more distinctive exterior appearance.
Preferred heating system: heat pump
If you had to do without, which details/features?
- Can do without: second washbasin in upper floor bathroom, round window in dressing room (can have a different shape), kitchen island if it doesn’t fit
- Cannot do without: straight concrete staircase, windows, large lift-and-slide door, larger guest room, mezzanine, guest shower on ground floor, walk-in showers, laundry room on upper floor
Why does the design look as it does now? For example,
This is the initial individual draft without adjustments from us so far. A mezzanine, a larger guest room on the ground floor, storage space in the roof, and laundry room on the upper floor were explicitly requested and implemented accordingly.
We have completed a preliminary design for our house together with a company and are now at the beginning of the detailed planning stage. Therefore, we would greatly appreciate any suggestions for improvement, critical feedback, and additional ideas or tips regarding the floor plan.
Unfortunately, we do not yet have a site plan, but we do have the floor plans for the ground floor and upper floor at a scale of 1:100, as well as drawings of the house.
Thanks in advance!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 700 sqm (7,534 sq ft)
Development according to §34 of the Building Code; the neighborhood features a wide variety of house types, sizes, number of floors, roof styles, etc. A positive preliminary building inquiry exists for a two-story townhouse up to 200 sqm (2,153 sq ft).
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: shallow pitched gable roof, townhouse
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 1 child (1 year old), possibly a second child planned
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office for both adults about 3 days per week on average
Occasional overnight guests per year: parents-in-law visit several times a year
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with island if possible
Number of dining seats: 4–8
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: yes, one parking space including a shed
Utility garden, greenhouse: possibly
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, also reasons why something should or should not be included:
- Larger guest room on the ground floor with space for a double bed as the parents-in-law visit frequently
- Guest room on ground floor must also be usable as an office
- Bright rooms / mezzanine
- Open entrance area with open rooms and a view of the garden (a clear sightline)
- Straight concrete staircase to upper floor for dogs and parking space underneath (built-in cupboards)
- Office on upper floor should also serve as a utility/laundry room
- Façade in stone gray with wood cladding elements
House Design
Designer: planner from a construction company
What is liked most? Why?
- Very practical room layout and good room sizes
- Barrier-free access to the guest shower on the ground floor
- Additional storage space in the roof as a storage binder
- Lots of light through large windows
- Laundry room on upper floor close to the bedrooms/children’s rooms
What is disliked? Why?
- Kitchen might be too small / cramped
- Question whether a passage to the kitchen is necessary
- Main entrance is not barrier-free (terrace exit also not)
- The gray elements in the façade are to be replaced by wood cladding to give the house a more distinctive exterior appearance.
Preferred heating system: heat pump
If you had to do without, which details/features?
- Can do without: second washbasin in upper floor bathroom, round window in dressing room (can have a different shape), kitchen island if it doesn’t fit
- Cannot do without: straight concrete staircase, windows, large lift-and-slide door, larger guest room, mezzanine, guest shower on ground floor, walk-in showers, laundry room on upper floor
Why does the design look as it does now? For example,
This is the initial individual draft without adjustments from us so far. A mezzanine, a larger guest room on the ground floor, storage space in the roof, and laundry room on the upper floor were explicitly requested and implemented accordingly.
Nice floor plan, but it doesn’t really meet your requirements.
The ground floor is not wheelchair accessible.
In the home office, a double bed won’t fit, let alone enough space to work.
The stairs to the upper floor are very steep—it’s more like a ladder. Our stairs are 4 m (13 ft) long and steep, one step is missing, and we don’t have higher ceiling heights on the ground floor.
You can’t fit a wardrobe for 4–6 people under the stairs.
Try drawing all the furniture you want to scale.
A bed under the window is convenient for cleaning and ventilation.
The terrace and entrance can be made accessible; the planner just needs to coordinate with the builder.
The ground floor is not wheelchair accessible.
In the home office, a double bed won’t fit, let alone enough space to work.
The stairs to the upper floor are very steep—it’s more like a ladder. Our stairs are 4 m (13 ft) long and steep, one step is missing, and we don’t have higher ceiling heights on the ground floor.
You can’t fit a wardrobe for 4–6 people under the stairs.
Try drawing all the furniture you want to scale.
A bed under the window is convenient for cleaning and ventilation.
The terrace and entrance can be made accessible; the planner just needs to coordinate with the builder.
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hanghaus202329 May 2024 09:40Floor plans without basics?? 34er says, show the surroundings. At least 100 m (330 feet) radius. A site plan with house placement should be created first. Is there a slope? If yes, elevation data is required. Where is north?
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
34er says show the surroundings. At least 100 m (330 feet) radius.LeFy2023 schrieb:
Preliminary positive building inquiry for a two-story urban villa up to 200 sqm (2,150 sq ft) is available.With a positive preliminary building inquiry, the surroundings don’t really matter for the 34er. Of course, the location on the plot does.
The original poster was speechless anyway – they noticed many excellent details that some here criticize.
I always recommend reading through other floor plan discussions. Often, prospective builders aren’t even aware that you need a coat closet near the entrance, that barrier-free doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a bathroom on the ground floor, no matter how small, and that space for a double bed is not just 160 cm x 200 cm (63 inches x 79 inches) in a separate room, but you also need room to walk around it.
We can continue here once the site plan of the property is available.
Good evening everyone,
Attached is an initial sketch of the site plan with a rough placement of the house, carport, and shed. The plot is flat. North is marked @hanghaus2023 @ypg.
Also included is the document showing a cross-section of the house with floor heights, as well as a sketch of the attic @hanse987.
Today, independently from your comments, I received an updated floor plan from the designer with only minor changes. Apparently, one or two small details were already noted (e.g., wardrobe depth in Children's Room 1, width of the upstairs bathroom regarding the distance between bathtub and washbasin, utility room instead of office on the upper floor).
I also had the stair dimensions added: 374/15/90/26 without coverings.
The following issues are still open, having been mentioned here or no longer fitting with the updated floor plan:
@ypg What exactly do you like about the exterior views, besides the color accents? Where do you see the confusing arrangement?
We don’t need two offices, especially since there is still a second children’s room, and it’s currently unclear whether a second child is expected.
Generally, it is conceivable to expand the house to the north and/or east to address the issues you mentioned, or alternatively try to resolve them with shifting walls and some compromises.
Have a great evening, everyone!
Attached is an initial sketch of the site plan with a rough placement of the house, carport, and shed. The plot is flat. North is marked @hanghaus2023 @ypg.
Also included is the document showing a cross-section of the house with floor heights, as well as a sketch of the attic @hanse987.
Today, independently from your comments, I received an updated floor plan from the designer with only minor changes. Apparently, one or two small details were already noted (e.g., wardrobe depth in Children's Room 1, width of the upstairs bathroom regarding the distance between bathtub and washbasin, utility room instead of office on the upper floor).
I also had the stair dimensions added: 374/15/90/26 without coverings.
The following issues are still open, having been mentioned here or no longer fitting with the updated floor plan:
- The narrow bathroom on the ground floor is not suitable as an accessible bathroom. I liked the suggestion from @ypg:
ypg schrieb:
ypg schrieb:
Regarding the toilet, I wonder why a rectangular layout wasn’t planned (the guest room would benefit), and the shower placed at the back with the window facing north.
- Guest bed situation on the ground floor (could improve by modifying the ground floor bathroom).
- The kitchen currently has a clear width (RMB) of 2.92 m (9.6 ft), which doesn’t make sense. 3 m (10 ft) is already tight and needs to be adjusted again at least to that extent. We still need to consider how to handle the 3 m (10 ft). Maybe slightly widen the house towards the east to gain space, or arrange the living/dining area differently and integrate the kitchen more into the dining area.
- A coat area is missing directly next to the door. One idea would be to move the utility room wall slightly inward to create space for a small coat area.
- A coat area on the upper floor (as currently planned) is not needed and will be adjusted.
- Wardrobe planning in the upstairs bedroom or walk-in closet to place the bed with enough space. It could be considered to reduce the size of the children’s rooms in favor of a larger bedroom and expand the upstairs bathroom on the other side.
@ypg What exactly do you like about the exterior views, besides the color accents? Where do you see the confusing arrangement?
We don’t need two offices, especially since there is still a second children’s room, and it’s currently unclear whether a second child is expected.
Generally, it is conceivable to expand the house to the north and/or east to address the issues you mentioned, or alternatively try to resolve them with shifting walls and some compromises.
Have a great evening, everyone!
Ok.. the stair riser height is 19 cm (7.5 inches), which is relatively high. Try to find a staircase like this to test it out. It is drawn with a width of 90 cm (35 inches).. how should the railing be designed?
One challenge with all the rooms on the upper floor is that the doors are positioned so that the wall the door swings against cannot be efficiently used for cabinets.
Ideally, a door should start about 70 cm (28 inches) away from the wall. This way, the entire wall can be used for cabinets, and you won’t walk into a cabinet when entering.
Basically, these were cosmetic adjustments. In the living area, the sliding door panel that opens should be the one near the dining table, not the one where the sofa or armchair is partially in front of it.
One challenge with all the rooms on the upper floor is that the doors are positioned so that the wall the door swings against cannot be efficiently used for cabinets.
Ideally, a door should start about 70 cm (28 inches) away from the wall. This way, the entire wall can be used for cabinets, and you won’t walk into a cabinet when entering.
Basically, these were cosmetic adjustments. In the living area, the sliding door panel that opens should be the one near the dining table, not the one where the sofa or armchair is partially in front of it.
One of my favorite floor plans with a straight staircase... positioned across the house rather than along its length. And rotated to fit your plot.
A dedicated technical room, admittedly quite compact.
Guest room/office on the ground floor could also have a patio door. Bathroom conveniently located near the guest room/office.
Pantry storage under the stairs, not in the technical room.
Laundry and additional storage on the upper floor in front of the bathroom, which does not have a T-shaped layout. Could be worth trying.
Master bedroom with a genuine walk-in closet and a dedicated sleeping area as a quiet zone, plus extra storage space in the hallway.
This floor plan does not claim to fully meet your needs; it is intended to provide ideas on what might be possible with a different approach.
A dedicated technical room, admittedly quite compact.
Guest room/office on the ground floor could also have a patio door. Bathroom conveniently located near the guest room/office.
Pantry storage under the stairs, not in the technical room.
Laundry and additional storage on the upper floor in front of the bathroom, which does not have a T-shaped layout. Could be worth trying.
Master bedroom with a genuine walk-in closet and a dedicated sleeping area as a quiet zone, plus extra storage space in the hallway.
This floor plan does not claim to fully meet your needs; it is intended to provide ideas on what might be possible with a different approach.
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