Hello dear forum members,
I would like to ask you to review the floor plan. The elevations are not included yet because we want to first confirm with the builder that the design is heading in the right direction. We quite like the floor plan so far. We want a large open living and dining area. The kitchen could be a bit narrow and it might be difficult to arrange kitchen units like tall cabinets. Therefore, the entrance to the pantry should be moved.
The current house design is quite solid: no dormer, and a floor plan of 9m x 11m (30ft x 36ft). The knee wall is 1.40m (4.6ft) high with a gable roof pitched at 45 degrees. Possibly, in the upper floor, a space-saving staircase will be installed instead of a pull-down attic ladder.
The roof ridge runs from southwest to northeast. The floor plan is oriented to the northeast. We are planning a terrace facing southwest and a balcony at the back measuring 5m x 3m (16ft x 10ft) on stilts with a wide view over the fields.
In the basement, a utility room, two additional living rooms, and a toilet are planned. Due to the sloped site, the basement will have two large windows facing northeast. The layout of the basement rooms is not yet final. It will be a living basement including underfloor heating.
We would like to mirror the floor plan horizontally. We think orienting the living/dining area toward the south or southwest would be better than the current orientation to southwest/northwest.
The garage is still in the planning stage. Currently, a double garage is shown, but it may be reduced to a single garage.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 650 m² (7,000 sq ft)
Slope: yes, running from southwest to northeast
Site coverage ratio (floor space index): 0.3
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries
No adjoining development at the property edges
Number of parking spaces: 1–2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Style: standard
Roof ridge orientation: southwest to northeast
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement: yes, living basement
Number of occupants: 2–4
Space needs: Ground floor living and dining, upper floor sleeping, basement guest rooms + other rooms
Open kitchen separated by sliding door
Seating for 6–8 people
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: terrace to the northeast
Garage, carport: planned later
Other wishes/special features/daily routine: front terrace facing southwest
House design
Planner: planner from a construction company
What we like: large living/dining area, also quite wide
What we don’t like: kitchen and pantry too narrow, difficult to furnish
We look forward to your suggestions and feedback.
I would like to ask you to review the floor plan. The elevations are not included yet because we want to first confirm with the builder that the design is heading in the right direction. We quite like the floor plan so far. We want a large open living and dining area. The kitchen could be a bit narrow and it might be difficult to arrange kitchen units like tall cabinets. Therefore, the entrance to the pantry should be moved.
The current house design is quite solid: no dormer, and a floor plan of 9m x 11m (30ft x 36ft). The knee wall is 1.40m (4.6ft) high with a gable roof pitched at 45 degrees. Possibly, in the upper floor, a space-saving staircase will be installed instead of a pull-down attic ladder.
The roof ridge runs from southwest to northeast. The floor plan is oriented to the northeast. We are planning a terrace facing southwest and a balcony at the back measuring 5m x 3m (16ft x 10ft) on stilts with a wide view over the fields.
In the basement, a utility room, two additional living rooms, and a toilet are planned. Due to the sloped site, the basement will have two large windows facing northeast. The layout of the basement rooms is not yet final. It will be a living basement including underfloor heating.
We would like to mirror the floor plan horizontally. We think orienting the living/dining area toward the south or southwest would be better than the current orientation to southwest/northwest.
The garage is still in the planning stage. Currently, a double garage is shown, but it may be reduced to a single garage.
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 650 m² (7,000 sq ft)
Slope: yes, running from southwest to northeast
Site coverage ratio (floor space index): 0.3
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries
No adjoining development at the property edges
Number of parking spaces: 1–2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Style: standard
Roof ridge orientation: southwest to northeast
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement: yes, living basement
Number of occupants: 2–4
Space needs: Ground floor living and dining, upper floor sleeping, basement guest rooms + other rooms
Open kitchen separated by sliding door
Seating for 6–8 people
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: terrace to the northeast
Garage, carport: planned later
Other wishes/special features/daily routine: front terrace facing southwest
House design
Planner: planner from a construction company
What we like: large living/dining area, also quite wide
What we don’t like: kitchen and pantry too narrow, difficult to furnish
We look forward to your suggestions and feedback.
In the kitchen, I would prefer to leave out the pantry. Instead, consider where items like a vacuum cleaner and cleaning supplies could be stored on the ground floor. Maybe in a closet in the cloakroom?
Otherwise, I really like the ground floor. Sure, the shower combined with the bathroom is quite small, but you probably intended to have no shower there anyway.
Will the children’s rooms on the north side get enough natural light? You know your plot well—how are the lighting conditions? Is it still possible to do homework there, or might it already be quite dark in winter with windows only on one side?
The upper floor is also quite nice, with clean lines and a good room layout. However, I’m not sure if the walk-in closet will actually provide you with enough storage space. It looks rather small, with three wardrobes and then the sloping ceiling. I would suggest furnishing it first and considering if everything will fit there.
Also, I’m not too happy with the location of the shower in the bathroom, but with the window, there aren’t many other options. Is the bathroom window floor-to-ceiling?
Otherwise, I really like the ground floor. Sure, the shower combined with the bathroom is quite small, but you probably intended to have no shower there anyway.
Will the children’s rooms on the north side get enough natural light? You know your plot well—how are the lighting conditions? Is it still possible to do homework there, or might it already be quite dark in winter with windows only on one side?
The upper floor is also quite nice, with clean lines and a good room layout. However, I’m not sure if the walk-in closet will actually provide you with enough storage space. It looks rather small, with three wardrobes and then the sloping ceiling. I would suggest furnishing it first and considering if everything will fit there.
Also, I’m not too happy with the location of the shower in the bathroom, but with the window, there aren’t many other options. Is the bathroom window floor-to-ceiling?
kbt09 schrieb:
Yvonne, the balcony is accessible from both the kitchen and the dining room. It seems to be a house built on a slope.Yvonne must be either hitting her forehead with her hand or banging her head against the wall 😕
Yes, yes, I understand 🙂
However, as you also mentioned, the children's rooms should be oriented to the southwest. Because here, too, the noise effect from the balcony to the floor above applies.
Watcher78 schrieb:
Standard floor plans are usually like that when you don’t work with an architect. That’s why the question is what should be changed so we can pass that on.With three levels and a slope, I would suggest reviewing whether it makes more sense to organize the floors differently.
This is possible even with a standard builder’s design. It definitely improves quality of life if you can easily go outside to the garden on nice days and back in. I keep going back and forth between the kitchen and the garden beds. The stairs would be rather inconvenient for that.
But that really depends on your personal habits.
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Watcher7814 Aug 2015 16:00Thanks, the point about the walk-in closet is a good one and definitely worth reconsidering. Do you have any ideas regarding the bathroom layout? Sometimes you see partition walls separating the bathroom or toilet areas.
We quite like the current layout, and it was our initial plan. So, for example, the guest room and office are in the basement, and all the bedrooms are entirely on the upper floor.
We quite like the current layout, and it was our initial plan. So, for example, the guest room and office are in the basement, and all the bedrooms are entirely on the upper floor.
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Watcher7817 Aug 2015 16:38We are a bit uncertain about the layout of the rooms on the ground floor. At the moment, we are planning the living room at the front of the house, facing the street towards the southwest. The beautiful, expansive view is to the northeast, where the balcony is planned. So the question is whether to swap the kitchen and living room as currently drawn or leave it as is, so that the living room always gets nice light from the south.
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Watcher784 Sep 2015 09:23Hello everyone, we have made some changes to the floor plan. We have now positioned the house perpendicular to the street to achieve a nicer view from the balcony in the garden. A balcony on stilts on the gable side looks a bit odd.
New to the floor plan is a landing staircase. We quite like the ground floor, but the door leading to the garage doesn’t fit well, which leaves too little space in the room. This room is intended for the vacuum cleaner, cleaning supplies, etc.
We are still not fully satisfied with the upper floor; I find the rooms a bit narrow, or is that just my impression? The bedroom and dressing room are also not optimal. Possibly, I would swap the bathroom with child’s room 2.
A downside of this floor plan is that the children’s rooms only have windows facing northeast and northwest. Maybe it would be possible to add a roof window in each child’s room facing southwest?
New to the floor plan is a landing staircase. We quite like the ground floor, but the door leading to the garage doesn’t fit well, which leaves too little space in the room. This room is intended for the vacuum cleaner, cleaning supplies, etc.
We are still not fully satisfied with the upper floor; I find the rooms a bit narrow, or is that just my impression? The bedroom and dressing room are also not optimal. Possibly, I would swap the bathroom with child’s room 2.
A downside of this floor plan is that the children’s rooms only have windows facing northeast and northwest. Maybe it would be possible to add a roof window in each child’s room facing southwest?
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Bauexperte4 Sep 2015 09:59Watcher78 schrieb:
Now we have positioned the house perpendicular to the street...Are you allowed to change the roof ridge orientation at all, or isn’t it specified by the building permit / planning permission?Regards, Bauexperte
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