ᐅ Floor plan, requesting tips and suggestions, single-family house approximately 160 m²
Created on: 8 Dec 2014 19:13
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scr00ge
Hello fellow home builders,
We are about to make our dream home a reality!
After comparing many floor plans from prefabricated house providers, including some from this forum, we submitted our desired floor plan to our builder.
It will be a prefabricated house using wood frame construction.
The builder has adopted it exactly as submitted and has since adapted it with us to fit our needs.
Our requirements are: one office on the ground floor, a walk-in closet, a fireplace in the living/dining room, and preferably the kitchen and living/dining area combined into one long space.
South is at the top of the floor plan! The middle door in the dining room is the terrace door, and there is another terrace door in the living room to the west.
The knee wall (short wall under the roof slope) is 160cm (63 inches) high.
In front of the stairs, a long, narrow window will be installed in the north wall to provide light to the hallway and upper floor.
What we are still wondering is whether we might have overlooked something or could improve anything.
Once built, changes will no longer be possible.
One big question is whether it would be better to attach the garage to the house and create a separate entrance through the utility room. The window could remain in that room.
Do you think the kitchen is too large or extends too far into the room?
Since it’s easy to get lost in the details and lose perspective, we wanted to share our floor plan with you! We have read a lot in the forum and you have already given many useful tips or identified real planning mistakes.
So here is our floor plan:
P.S.: The dining table has shifted slightly in our planner’s drawing! Of course, it belongs further to the east.
Additional info:
We don’t have a basement, but there is a large attic and an additional room in the garage.
Thank you very much and best regards
We are about to make our dream home a reality!
After comparing many floor plans from prefabricated house providers, including some from this forum, we submitted our desired floor plan to our builder.
It will be a prefabricated house using wood frame construction.
The builder has adopted it exactly as submitted and has since adapted it with us to fit our needs.
Our requirements are: one office on the ground floor, a walk-in closet, a fireplace in the living/dining room, and preferably the kitchen and living/dining area combined into one long space.
South is at the top of the floor plan! The middle door in the dining room is the terrace door, and there is another terrace door in the living room to the west.
The knee wall (short wall under the roof slope) is 160cm (63 inches) high.
In front of the stairs, a long, narrow window will be installed in the north wall to provide light to the hallway and upper floor.
What we are still wondering is whether we might have overlooked something or could improve anything.
Once built, changes will no longer be possible.
One big question is whether it would be better to attach the garage to the house and create a separate entrance through the utility room. The window could remain in that room.
Do you think the kitchen is too large or extends too far into the room?
Since it’s easy to get lost in the details and lose perspective, we wanted to share our floor plan with you! We have read a lot in the forum and you have already given many useful tips or identified real planning mistakes.
So here is our floor plan:
P.S.: The dining table has shifted slightly in our planner’s drawing! Of course, it belongs further to the east.
Additional info:
We don’t have a basement, but there is a large attic and an additional room in the garage.
Thank you very much and best regards
The utility room will definitely be too small. Once you have all the technical equipment, the washing machine, and the dryer in there, there won’t be any space left for a cabinet for food storage, an iron, toilet paper, laundry baskets, an ironing board, brooms, beverage crates, raclette set, fondue set, vacuum cleaner – these are items you don’t want to have to go to the garage or attic for every time. Have you seen the house in person? The utility room is tiny. Our utility room is 12m2 (130 sq ft) and doesn’t even contain any technical equipment or clutter – those are stored in the attic. You could also place the coat rack in front of the stairs – on the wall of the storage room. That’s even more practical because you won’t keep bumping your head. Under the stairs, a small chest of drawers and a shoe rack will fit. The space under the first steps just collects dirt – especially if you don’t have risers.
In the living room, I meant the patio door where the dining table will be, not the couch. Put the table in the right position, and you’ll see what I mean.
Is such a small couch enough for you, or might you get a second couch or even a corner sofa? Then you’d be blocking the other patio door as well.
Do you already have children?
In the living room, I meant the patio door where the dining table will be, not the couch. Put the table in the right position, and you’ll see what I mean.
Is such a small couch enough for you, or might you get a second couch or even a corner sofa? Then you’d be blocking the other patio door as well.
Do you already have children?
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Wanderdüne8 Dec 2014 22:07scr00ge schrieb:
...stairs ... in the dirt area, but for us, it couldn't be done differently.You don't really need to worry about that. Just tell your designer which stair shape you want and where the bottom step should be. Changing the stairs can affect everything, but that’s not a problem.
scr00ge schrieb:
I don't understand the issue with the walk-in closet! Who else would want to go in there besides my wife ;PWalk-in closets can be planned so that the person sleeping is not disturbed when the other is changing.
scr00ge schrieb:
What do you mean by "introverted living room without indoor-outdoor connection"? Introverted means facing inward; anyone sitting on your sofa can only look inside at the TV. A better layout allows for both home theater / TV viewing and a view to the outside. Combining this with sightlines—planning the garden and windows to align with the living space—also improves the sense of space inside.
scr00ge schrieb:
Why shouldn't the doors be in the corners of the rooms? It takes up space for furniture like cabinets.
Hmm, the first few stair steps will definitely collect a lot of dirt...
And a chest of drawers under the stairs might actually be more practical. That’s why we’re still in the planning phase.
Regarding the utility room, I can’t imagine it being too small.
We will have a direct heat pump, which only requires a water tank and a control box in the utility room. This will be installed on the north wall (bottom). The dryer and washing machine will also be placed there. So the north wall will be fully occupied. That should be enough, right?
Also, something else to mention: the office is quite large, even though we don’t really need it that big. So we’re planning to add some cabinets there to store items we use about once a year, like fondue and raclette sets.
We don’t have children yet but plan to have two.
We will get married in May.
And a chest of drawers under the stairs might actually be more practical. That’s why we’re still in the planning phase.
Regarding the utility room, I can’t imagine it being too small.
We will have a direct heat pump, which only requires a water tank and a control box in the utility room. This will be installed on the north wall (bottom). The dryer and washing machine will also be placed there. So the north wall will be fully occupied. That should be enough, right?
Also, something else to mention: the office is quite large, even though we don’t really need it that big. So we’re planning to add some cabinets there to store items we use about once a year, like fondue and raclette sets.
We don’t have children yet but plan to have two.
We will get married in May.
@Wanderdüne: Yes, the issue with the doors is true, but in the office and the children’s room there’s no other way.
Hmm… do I really want to look outside? I can’t really imagine that at the moment, because either I go outside or I don’t… We still have a swivel armchair that allows us to look outside. So you’re suggesting a bigger window facing a couch? Did I understand that correctly?
We’ll think about it!
Okay, now I understand what you mean about the walk-in closet, but it’s not a problem for us. Since I always get up much earlier, I lay out my clothes in the bathroom every evening. So my partner can sleep undisturbed.
We will reconsider the living room layout and recalculate if everything fits in the utility room.
Also regarding the risk of falling at the staircase on the top floor.
What we will definitely change is the terrace door on the west side next to the living room! That way, it’s impossible to place a larger couch. It should be enough to move it further north (down).
Has anything else caught your attention, or does the rest look good?
Hmm… do I really want to look outside? I can’t really imagine that at the moment, because either I go outside or I don’t… We still have a swivel armchair that allows us to look outside. So you’re suggesting a bigger window facing a couch? Did I understand that correctly?
We’ll think about it!
Okay, now I understand what you mean about the walk-in closet, but it’s not a problem for us. Since I always get up much earlier, I lay out my clothes in the bathroom every evening. So my partner can sleep undisturbed.
We will reconsider the living room layout and recalculate if everything fits in the utility room.
Also regarding the risk of falling at the staircase on the top floor.
What we will definitely change is the terrace door on the west side next to the living room! That way, it’s impossible to place a larger couch. It should be enough to move it further north (down).
Has anything else caught your attention, or does the rest look good?
scr00ge schrieb:
@Yvonne: What I uploaded is the developer’s plan.
Our plan (so far unedited) is this one: [see attachment]
But the door swings and exact door positions are not fixed yet! In your mentioned #5, I see a copy from Hanse Haus’s website, where at least there are proper corners behind the doors that can accommodate cabinets.
In the draft you supposedly attached from the developer, I see randomly placed doors and an entrance door that opens towards the stair landing, plus a design made with software handled by an amateur (this is obvious, for example, from the furniture not being aligned to the walls and a kitchen layout that no architect would do).
I feel a bit taken advantage of by you.
You have enough other opinions on the house itself, so mine is no longer needed.
Joking around?!
What is the accusation about?
In post 1, I attached the plans from the developer. In post 5, those from Hanse Haus.
There is no deception involved.
Yes, it’s true that the front door orientation is still reversed and, as already mentioned, the doors are not finalized yet.
Nothing is absolutely set in stone since we are still in the planning phase.
The kitchen design was done by my wife, who is a kitchen designer.
Maybe there was a misunderstanding, but our developer (Schwabenhaus) hasn’t included the furniture precisely yet because we haven’t provided them with exact measurements.
As mentioned, we are still sorting out the basic details of the floor plan.
What is the accusation about?
In post 1, I attached the plans from the developer. In post 5, those from Hanse Haus.
There is no deception involved.
Yes, it’s true that the front door orientation is still reversed and, as already mentioned, the doors are not finalized yet.
Nothing is absolutely set in stone since we are still in the planning phase.
The kitchen design was done by my wife, who is a kitchen designer.
Maybe there was a misunderstanding, but our developer (Schwabenhaus) hasn’t included the furniture precisely yet because we haven’t provided them with exact measurements.
As mentioned, we are still sorting out the basic details of the floor plan.
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