ᐅ Floor Plan Proposals – What Works and What Doesn’t?

Created on: 11 May 2017 20:04
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Ev-Marie86
Hello everyone...

After our first floor plan attempt failed completely, we worked with the architect to develop two more ground floor versions and one for the upper floor. I would like to know which ones you find good or bad, and what you generally like or dislike about the floor plans?! Also, the pantry door is drawn a bit oddly; it won’t actually look like that...

Development plan/restrictions
Plot size approximately 480 square meters (5167 square feet)
Slope: No
Floor area ratio: No
Building coverage ratio: No
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 19 meters (62 feet)
Edge development: No
Number of parking spaces:
Number of floors: 1.5
Roof shape: gable roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: terrace to the west, bay window to the south
Maximum heights/limits:
Additional specifications:

Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof shape, building type:
Basement, floors: no basement
Number of occupants, ages: 2
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office?
Occasional guests per year: family occasionally
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern building method:
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining seats:
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace:
Garage, carport:
Utility garden, greenhouse:
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included

House design
Who created the plan:
- Planner from a construction company
- Architect: yes
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like and why?
What do you not like and why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating system:
Heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details or extensions:
- can you do without
- cannot do without:
Open kitchen, guest room, window in every room

Attic plan: hallway, bathroom, bedroom, two children’s rooms, storage room, stairs


Floor plan of an apartment: living/dining room, kitchen, guest room, hallway, toilet, utility room, wardrobe, pantry.
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Ev-Marie86
11 May 2017 21:39
Regarding the open kitchen... we will create a kind of counter/bar as a separation.
For breakfast... the floor-to-ceiling windows are intentional... lots of brightness..
RobsonMKK11 May 2017 21:53
What should fit in the pantry? I find it far too small, almost a waste.
Overall, I think the entire kitchen/dining area is much too tight. If I’m reading it correctly, it’s 2.5 meters (8 feet 2 inches), minus the plaster.

Somehow, I just don’t like the whole thing.
If I’m correct, it’s almost 95 sqm (1023 sq ft) of floor space plus a bay window, and yet it still feels really cramped.
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Ev-Marie86
11 May 2017 22:06
I think 11 sq m (118 sq ft) for the kitchen is sufficient, and almost 30 sq m (323 sq ft) for the living room is also enough... all of that needs to be maintained and cleaned... and if that’s no longer enough... then nothing will be... But okay... thanks for the assessment...
RobsonMKK11 May 2017 22:08
It’s not about the area, but 2.5 m (8 feet) width minus plaster, that’s tight.

And what do you plan to put in the pantry?
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Ev-Marie86
11 May 2017 22:19
The pantry will be expanded a bit... to store supplies that simply need to go into the pantry... water crates... canned goods... that sort of thing... But this is not 100% decided yet... if you can suggest an alternative that isn’t called a utility room... let me know... I just don’t like the idea of keeping food near the heating system and so on...
RobsonMKK11 May 2017 22:22
Do you really believe this chamber will stay cool? The alternative is simple: omit it and use tall cabinets instead. Currently, the room is 98 cm (39 inches) wide with plaster on the wall. With a shelf inside, it is barely passable.