ᐅ Single-family home floor plan, 3 children’s bedrooms, goal: reduce square meters
Created on: 20 Sep 2020 21:19
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Tessa22
Hello dear readers,
I hope to find some suggestions from you regarding our attached floor plan.
We have purchased a plot of land over 900 sqm (about 9687 sq ft), flat, without a zoning plan (so no specific regulations, only the usual 3-meter (10 feet) distance to the neighboring property).
The plot is 24 meters (79 feet) wide towards the street and 38 meters (125 feet) deep.
So actually plenty of space.
All our wishes were perfectly implemented.
But unfortunately, we are now over 215 sqm (2316 sq ft)... our target was 190-195 sqm (2045-2099 sq ft).
Now we are significantly above that, but I can't find a proper solution...
The vestibule could be smaller.
The upstairs office doesn’t need to be 19 sqm (204 sq ft), but the problem is that you can’t just reduce 5 sqm (54 sq ft) randomly... The ground floor and upper floor have to fit together again...
We could manage with a 10 sqm (108 sq ft) bathroom.
The office and each children’s room are fine at 15 sqm (161 sq ft), and the double hallway upstairs is not important to us.
The vestibule at 8 sqm (86 sq ft) is also sufficient.
So mathematically I can spot the errors, but in practice... help...
By now, I am stuck in a building bubble, and everything revolves just around the floor plan... And my phone is full of screenshots with furnishing ideas... The more ideas, the more complicated it somehow becomes. Does anyone else feel the same?
I hope to find some suggestions from you regarding our attached floor plan.
We have purchased a plot of land over 900 sqm (about 9687 sq ft), flat, without a zoning plan (so no specific regulations, only the usual 3-meter (10 feet) distance to the neighboring property).
The plot is 24 meters (79 feet) wide towards the street and 38 meters (125 feet) deep.
So actually plenty of space.
All our wishes were perfectly implemented.
But unfortunately, we are now over 215 sqm (2316 sq ft)... our target was 190-195 sqm (2045-2099 sq ft).
Now we are significantly above that, but I can't find a proper solution...
The vestibule could be smaller.
The upstairs office doesn’t need to be 19 sqm (204 sq ft), but the problem is that you can’t just reduce 5 sqm (54 sq ft) randomly... The ground floor and upper floor have to fit together again...
We could manage with a 10 sqm (108 sq ft) bathroom.
The office and each children’s room are fine at 15 sqm (161 sq ft), and the double hallway upstairs is not important to us.
The vestibule at 8 sqm (86 sq ft) is also sufficient.
So mathematically I can spot the errors, but in practice... help...
By now, I am stuck in a building bubble, and everything revolves just around the floor plan... And my phone is full of screenshots with furnishing ideas... The more ideas, the more complicated it somehow becomes. Does anyone else feel the same?
Nice-Nofret schrieb:
I also like the floor plan, so I understand why you are attached to it; but if it’s not financially feasible, that doesn’t help much.
If you do stick with this design: position doors so that there is at least enough space behind them for a bookshelf (40cm (16 inches), or Ikea shelves are often already 40, so 45cm (18 inches)) or wardrobes and kitchen cabinets, then 65cm (26 inches).
Eliminate the unnecessary open space — it’s pointless and only complicates the layout of the upper floor. Thanks for your input.
Yes, the open space will be removed.
It might look nice, but it’s just too expensive.
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Nice-Nofret21 Sep 2020 14:05... no, it’s not even nice; it’s actually too small for that.
Tessa22 schrieb:
So a fresh start with some good elements from the old plan. Am I understanding this correctly? Not exactly. It’s a new start incorporating strong points from the previous brief, along with new suggestions, and open to similarities with the proposed draft—but without using that draft as a basis. Only good aspects from the discussed draft should be included in the brief, not directly transferred into the new drawings!
Designing a house is like cultivating a yogurt culture: you shouldn’t use a moldy batch as a starter for a new one.
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Alessandro schrieb:
Well, I don’t see it as a big issue. You can install a doormat outside the front door to protect against mud, water, and snow. Then just a regular mat inside. It actually works perfectly, even now while we still have gravel outside. If the mud and snow are really deep and slushy, the mat won’t help, even if you stomp properly. In my opinion, shoes should stay in the entrance area.
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Nice-Nofret21 Sep 2020 16:24.. Slushy snow? For us, not even more than a week per year...
But you can always hope for proper winters again.
But you can always hope for proper winters again.
I actually think the floor plan is quite good.
A lot of space could be saved by removing the second hallway upstairs, which I marked in purple. That part could basically be cut out.
This means for the upper floor:
- The open space would need to have a floor to provide access to the bathroom
- The storage room and utility room would need to be combined, so only one door from the gallery is necessary
- The bedroom would then be very small; therefore, I would take a few square meters from the office to compensate
Otherwise, you could rearrange other rooms, for example swapping the utility/storage room with the bathroom, as it would be more accessible.
For the basement, this means:
- The office would have to go
- The restroom would move to the other side (at the same time, this creates a larger entrance area)
- The pantry would become a bit smaller
- The living room as well, but I don’t think this matters much because of the open floor plan connecting it to the dining area.
Overall, the house itself is pretty cool!
A lot of space could be saved by removing the second hallway upstairs, which I marked in purple. That part could basically be cut out.
This means for the upper floor:
- The open space would need to have a floor to provide access to the bathroom
- The storage room and utility room would need to be combined, so only one door from the gallery is necessary
- The bedroom would then be very small; therefore, I would take a few square meters from the office to compensate
Otherwise, you could rearrange other rooms, for example swapping the utility/storage room with the bathroom, as it would be more accessible.
For the basement, this means:
- The office would have to go
- The restroom would move to the other side (at the same time, this creates a larger entrance area)
- The pantry would become a bit smaller
- The living room as well, but I don’t think this matters much because of the open floor plan connecting it to the dining area.
Overall, the house itself is pretty cool!
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