ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house with a pitched roof

Hello,

here is attempt number 2 for your opinions on our planning.


Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 1500 m² (16146 sq ft)
Slope: minimal
Roof type: gable roof


Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Swedish house, gable roof, timber frame construction, passive house, 122 m² (1313 sq ft) living area
Basement, floors: crawl space, 1.5
Number of occupants, ages: 3 (35, 34, and 5 years)
Fireplace: 1 (in the living room)


House design
Planning by: engineering firm


One more note on orientation / building technology: A 10 kWp photovoltaic system will be installed on the south-facing roof side to provide hot water and heating.


Thank you in advance for your feedback


Thanks for your responses

- Why are you building a small, square house on a large plot? I think a rectangle suits a gable roof better.
- I would try to create symmetry in the windows on the east side.
- Isn't the upper floor a bit dark without skylights?

Hello,

we already owned the plot, and we cannot afford a larger house. The house is not perfectly square (10.15m (33.3 ft) x 8.70m (28.5 ft)). The symmetry on the east side is not very important to us because after 5 meters (16.4 ft) there is the property boundary, and another house stands 10 meters (32.8 ft) behind it, so we hardly see this side. We decided to forgo the roof windows due to cost and energy reasons.

Best regards,
Christian

I don’t understand the slant on the ground floor. If you extend the corner outward, you could create excellent storage space there (vacuum cleaner, etc.), a coat area, and so on.

The staircase seems relatively steep to me.

Try furnishing the dining/kitchen area; that doesn’t seem very straightforward.

The fireplace location is very inconvenient on the upper floor. The bedroom then only allows for about 270 cm (106 inches) as a wardrobe niche.

The 2-meter (6.5 feet) line in the attic is quite far into the room... maybe a slightly steeper roof pitch would help. What knee wall height and roof pitch are currently planned?

Knee wall 1m (3 ft 3 in) with a roof pitch of 38° due to the photovoltaic system

The slope on the ground floor is to create more space and storage area in the kitchen.
There is still enough storage space under the stairs.
I agree with you about the fireplace on the upper floor, but where else could it go?

Attached is a picture with a possible furniture layout

Reading and writing desk in the kitchen? I imagine that would be uncomfortable. Also, cooking noises would distract me while working and reading.
Living room without access to the terrace? Why???