ᐅ Is it possible to install a utility room in a garage?

OT:
Do you have a large family, or will this be a conference room next to the office?

We absolutely need a large open-plan living and dining area. Our family is very big, and whenever there is a birthday, we always have to celebrate somewhere else. This is one of our primary goals for the house.

bortel schrieb:

To give you an idea, here is a first draft.
Do the paths seem much longer to you? I like that the utility room is not inside the main house.

Okay, it took me a while to get my head around all the corridors.
How long it takes for hot water to reach the shower depends not only on the location of the utility room but also on the position of the shower and the pipe routing. Therefore, it’s not possible to judge this based on the draft you posted (only one floor). Basically, the longer the pipe, the longer it takes for hot water to arrive.

Regarding the floor plan itself: I find the corridors and the staircase somewhat confusing. Also, there are quite a lot of doors. How do you get from the garage to the storage room after shopping?

I actually didn’t want to share a design yet (it’s still just a preliminary sketch due to other unresolved issues).

Considering the slope of our lot, it will probably be a split-level solution. The garage and stairwell at the front are on the same level, allowing for ground-level access from the street into the house. Then, the basement is stepped down by about 8-9 steps from the stairwell, and the upper floor is about 8-9 steps up from the stairwell. We want direct access to the garden at ground level, so this was a suggestion from the architect that we quite like (somewhere we have to have stairs anyway).

Regarding the route from the garage to the kitchen, I agree with you, but please see the image only as a first draft, nothing more.

I didn’t want to start a discussion about the floor plan here either.
With your explanation, I now understand it.

But still, a suggestion regarding the floor plan: I would omit the narrow hallway and move the door to the utility room to the back of the garage. This way, you can either make the garage or the entrance area larger or save unnecessary space. To be honest, I don’t think the hallway provides you with any real advantage.

Are you referring to the narrow corridor next to the garage (outside) or the interior staircase to the kitchen? The utility room should also be located at basement level, meaning lower than the garage, so that in summer laundry can be placed upstairs in the laundry room (washing machine and dryer). That was at least the original idea so far.