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.
ypg schrieb:
The shower is 1.80 meters (5 ft 11 in) long and 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) wide... and to get in, you have to climb over the toilet first. When you come out, you stomp around with wet feet in front of the toilet looking for your towel, where? No, sorry. I found the other design much better by far.M
motorradsilke18 Jun 2024 07:49K a t j a schrieb:
... and to get in, you first have to climb over the toilet. When you come out, you end up standing with wet feet in front of the toilet, looking for your towel where? No, sorry. I found the other design much better by far.I had only planned the shower to be 1.50 meters (5 feet) long. That leaves enough space between the shower and the toilet. By the way, I dry myself inside the shower, so I don’t go out with wet feet. Still, there is a bath mat in front of the shower. If you come out with wet feet, in the other design you’d be right in the middle of the room. The towels hang at the end of the shower on the right side on the wall. That actually works with a 1.50-meter (5-foot) shower, and there is still enough space between the shower and the toilet.
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hanghaus202318 Jun 2024 09:10The partition wall for the shower extends 1.4 m (4.6 ft) if it is open at the front.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
The partition wall for the shower extends 1.4 m (4.6 ft) if it is open towards the front.Fortunately, we have 2 meters (6.6 ft), and my husband is definitely making full use of it.I prefer my first suggestion, meaning the small wall section.
But in the end, the original poster still wants an inspiring idea from the architect, haha.
motorradsilke schrieb:
By the way, I dry myself INSIDE the shower, so I don’t step out with wet feet at all. I wouldn’t use your personal preferences as a basis for planning the bathroom of the original poster.
motorradsilke schrieb:
There is still a bath mat in front of the shower, though. Which then touches the toilet and absorbs various "droplets" there. Mmm, lovely.
In my opinion, an open shower next to the toilet is always a design mistake.
Thank you for the suggestions, ideas, and drawings. Regarding the toilet in front of the open shower, I tend to agree more with @K a t j a. That would be at most a compromise solution.
I quite like the right side of your proposal, @ypg, with the shower and toilet. However, I’m still not satisfied with the other side. We want a straight bathtub (we don’t like the one in the sketch, even though it’s practical), and the washbasin and bathtub are placed very close together in your layout.
We’ll see if the planner’s proposal brings new inspiration. Fortunately, we still have some time for the final bathroom planning.
I quite like the right side of your proposal, @ypg, with the shower and toilet. However, I’m still not satisfied with the other side. We want a straight bathtub (we don’t like the one in the sketch, even though it’s practical), and the washbasin and bathtub are placed very close together in your layout.
We’ll see if the planner’s proposal brings new inspiration. Fortunately, we still have some time for the final bathroom planning.
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