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PeterLustig499 Oct 2013 00:09Hello everyone,
We now have the first draft of our floor plan.
North is to the left.
Building envelope 10 x 12 m (33 x 39 ft)
The garage may only be placed where the cars are drawn.
No basement. I imagine a passage from the utility room to the garage and use the garage as a basement replacement (probably cheaper, but I will get quotes for both options).
I would prefer the kitchen and dining area to be on the east side (morning sun for breakfast), but that is difficult to implement if the garage is built there. We are also unsure whether to separate the kitchen and/or dining area from the living room.
Further information:
Low-energy house, lots of insulation, controlled mechanical ventilation, and geothermal heating.
Solid construction – free from an architect.
Please feel free to share suggestions, ideas, and improvements.
This is only a very first draft.
Thanks and best regards,
Peter
We now have the first draft of our floor plan.
North is to the left.
Building envelope 10 x 12 m (33 x 39 ft)
The garage may only be placed where the cars are drawn.
No basement. I imagine a passage from the utility room to the garage and use the garage as a basement replacement (probably cheaper, but I will get quotes for both options).
I would prefer the kitchen and dining area to be on the east side (morning sun for breakfast), but that is difficult to implement if the garage is built there. We are also unsure whether to separate the kitchen and/or dining area from the living room.
Further information:
Low-energy house, lots of insulation, controlled mechanical ventilation, and geothermal heating.
Solid construction – free from an architect.
Please feel free to share suggestions, ideas, and improvements.
This is only a very first draft.
Thanks and best regards,
Peter
Hi, it’s a nice design and, as you already mentioned, you’re considering whether to separate the kitchen.
Do it—the whole place will smell all day like whatever you (or your partner) cooked, but not like fresh food.
I know this from my old apartment.
If possible, at least close off the kitchen with a room divider that has, for example, doors for a pass-through window. That way, you can sit at the counter for breakfast and otherwise close it off.
Regards
Stephan
Do it—the whole place will smell all day like whatever you (or your partner) cooked, but not like fresh food.
I know this from my old apartment.
If possible, at least close off the kitchen with a room divider that has, for example, doors for a pass-through window. That way, you can sit at the counter for breakfast and otherwise close it off.
Regards
Stephan
The open kitchen connected to the living area is really nice. What would personally bother me is the open staircase area on the ground floor. You can see from the front door all the way to the garden. Noise travels directly from the ground floor up to the upper floor. You might consider closing off the hallway (perhaps with sliding doors?).
If you build without a basement, this floor plan won’t work as is. I don’t see a utility room. Where will you hide all the technical equipment? Ventilation system (if central), geothermal heat pump, water heater, electrical panel, etc. — all of that needs a designated space. Also, think about where you plan to dry your laundry.
The bathroom upstairs is too small. Will drying racks then have to be placed in the bedroom? Or perhaps in the living room? Otherwise, I think the floor plan is very well designed. Nice layout, minimal hallway space, great southwest orientation.
Are you retired? Otherwise, it’s quite rare to have breakfast in the morning with a nice eastern exposure; it might be nicer to enjoy the evening sun at dinner time instead.
If you build without a basement, this floor plan won’t work as is. I don’t see a utility room. Where will you hide all the technical equipment? Ventilation system (if central), geothermal heat pump, water heater, electrical panel, etc. — all of that needs a designated space. Also, think about where you plan to dry your laundry.
The bathroom upstairs is too small. Will drying racks then have to be placed in the bedroom? Or perhaps in the living room? Otherwise, I think the floor plan is very well designed. Nice layout, minimal hallway space, great southwest orientation.
Are you retired? Otherwise, it’s quite rare to have breakfast in the morning with a nice eastern exposure; it might be nicer to enjoy the evening sun at dinner time instead.
PeterLustig49 schrieb:
No basement. I’m imagining a passage from the utility room to the garage and using the garage as a basement substitute (probably cheaper, but I will get quotes for both options).The utility room is way too small at 3.25m² (35 sq ft). If you want to add a passageway, it will become completely unusable.
On the other hand, the living room is huge. The 10m² (108 sq ft) area behind the sofa is completely unused.
Personally, I would try to move the guest toilet to the kitchen side and add the space freed up by the old guest toilet to the utility room. This way, the utility room would be at least around 6m² (65 sq ft). Since you plan to have the washer and dryer in the attic, that should be acceptable.
If needed, you could potentially add a pantry next to the new guest toilet on the kitchen side.
Hello,
as others have already mentioned, the utility room is much too small. We planned ours with 12 m² (130 sq ft), but we also did not plan to use the garage as a storage room. The room should be at least around 7 m² (75 sq ft).
I don’t find the layout of the rooms on the upper floor very successful. One child’s bedroom is much larger than the other. Maybe swapping the parents’ bedroom with child 1’s room would help, so the sizes are at least almost equal. Otherwise, there is always trouble between the kids 😉
I don’t really think the bathroom is too small. Ours is a similar size, but there are no sloped ceilings in our bathroom. Maybe that makes it feel a bit more spacious.
You can’t build any higher, right? Otherwise, I would consider raising the knee wall.
as others have already mentioned, the utility room is much too small. We planned ours with 12 m² (130 sq ft), but we also did not plan to use the garage as a storage room. The room should be at least around 7 m² (75 sq ft).
I don’t find the layout of the rooms on the upper floor very successful. One child’s bedroom is much larger than the other. Maybe swapping the parents’ bedroom with child 1’s room would help, so the sizes are at least almost equal. Otherwise, there is always trouble between the kids 😉
I don’t really think the bathroom is too small. Ours is a similar size, but there are no sloped ceilings in our bathroom. Maybe that makes it feel a bit more spacious.
You can’t build any higher, right? Otherwise, I would consider raising the knee wall.
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