ᐅ Single-family house floor plan in L-shape with double garage – Your opinion
Created on: 14 Aug 2013 13:44
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stefanh
A friendly "Servus" from Bavaria!
I have now created a first draft of our single-family house for the preliminary building notification and would like to hear your opinions!
Notes:
Since we are already thinking about it, the staircase is also a point of consideration. Both the direction shown in the floor plan and a version rotated by 180 degrees have their advantages. What do you think?
I hope the attached screenshots give a good impression...
Many thanks and best regards,
Stefan H.
I have now created a first draft of our single-family house for the preliminary building notification and would like to hear your opinions!
Notes:
- The arrangement of doors and windows is not final.
- The dashed line in the kitchen/dining area is only for separation.
- The suggested divider in the living area is intended to become a panoramic fireplace later (for coziness).
Since we are already thinking about it, the staircase is also a point of consideration. Both the direction shown in the floor plan and a version rotated by 180 degrees have their advantages. What do you think?
I hope the attached screenshots give a good impression...
Many thanks and best regards,
Stefan H.
I agree with the previous speaker, Curly: the panoramic fireplace here only serves to divide the living space into two parts. Who would sit on one side and who on the other? You don’t really have the conditions to visually separate two areas with a panoramic fireplace, as is commonly done between the dining and living areas.
I also don’t find the open-plan kitchen combined with the pantry very practical. On one hand, the pantry severely limits reasonable kitchen furnishing, and on the other, the wall up to the kitchen door feels too far from the entrance. This wall could be moved forward, and the pantry could be omitted entirely.
I really like L-shaped houses because they create a nice inner courtyard. However, a complete separation from the living area wouldn’t be my preference either. Maybe experiment with the kitchen wing by shifting it slightly, thereby reducing the courtyard a bit so that a connection to the living area emerges, and create an eastern terrace strip in front of the kitchen.
I would also consider trying a 180-degree rotation of the staircase.
I also don’t find the open-plan kitchen combined with the pantry very practical. On one hand, the pantry severely limits reasonable kitchen furnishing, and on the other, the wall up to the kitchen door feels too far from the entrance. This wall could be moved forward, and the pantry could be omitted entirely.
I really like L-shaped houses because they create a nice inner courtyard. However, a complete separation from the living area wouldn’t be my preference either. Maybe experiment with the kitchen wing by shifting it slightly, thereby reducing the courtyard a bit so that a connection to the living area emerges, and create an eastern terrace strip in front of the kitchen.
I would also consider trying a 180-degree rotation of the staircase.
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Shadowblues15 Aug 2013 10:34So I would swap the two wings on the upper floor (larger children's bedrooms) and do the same on the ground floor. A large kitchen and dining room facing south, and the living room as a smaller annex facing west? Where do you spend more time?
Hello,
the children's rooms are definitely too small, but you already know that. Try furnishing the rooms with a bed, wardrobe, desk, and enough shelves for books and toys to see how much space is left for playing (children’s rooms are not always tidy – the smaller they are, the harder it is to move around). If the guest room on the upper floor is intended as a playroom, I would consider leaving it open. Playing in an open play area is more enjoyable. When the kids are older, you could turn it into a computer corner and have a better idea of what they are doing online. Since you have a shower/toilet downstairs, I would combine the guest room downstairs with the office using a sofa bed.
On the ground floor, I would also connect the living area with the dining area. This creates a more open, brighter, and inviting space. The kitchen is already large enough, but the arrangement of the kitchen furniture is a bit awkward. You have to walk past the kitchen counter and island to get to the table, especially as a guest. How about creating a pantry in the entry area and moving the door between the kitchen and dining room closer to the front door? Then you could arrange the kitchen so that the dining table is positioned near the terrace (and as mentioned, having a passage to the living room would be ideal).
In summer, you can connect the spaces via the terrace, but consider insects and sunlight/heat if the doors are open for half the day.
The basic concept is great, though. We would have loved to build an L-shaped house as well, but unfortunately, our building plot does not allow it.
Good luck!
the children's rooms are definitely too small, but you already know that. Try furnishing the rooms with a bed, wardrobe, desk, and enough shelves for books and toys to see how much space is left for playing (children’s rooms are not always tidy – the smaller they are, the harder it is to move around). If the guest room on the upper floor is intended as a playroom, I would consider leaving it open. Playing in an open play area is more enjoyable. When the kids are older, you could turn it into a computer corner and have a better idea of what they are doing online. Since you have a shower/toilet downstairs, I would combine the guest room downstairs with the office using a sofa bed.
On the ground floor, I would also connect the living area with the dining area. This creates a more open, brighter, and inviting space. The kitchen is already large enough, but the arrangement of the kitchen furniture is a bit awkward. You have to walk past the kitchen counter and island to get to the table, especially as a guest. How about creating a pantry in the entry area and moving the door between the kitchen and dining room closer to the front door? Then you could arrange the kitchen so that the dining table is positioned near the terrace (and as mentioned, having a passage to the living room would be ideal).
In summer, you can connect the spaces via the terrace, but consider insects and sunlight/heat if the doors are open for half the day.
The basic concept is great, though. We would have loved to build an L-shaped house as well, but unfortunately, our building plot does not allow it.
Good luck!
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