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stefannwm25 Aug 2014 22:42Hello,
we are about to have our planning meeting soon, and I wanted to take a close look at a floor plan beforehand so I can express precise wishes and hopefully speed up the process.
To be built: Single-family house with a captain’s gable, approximately 140 m² (1507 sq ft)
Plot size: 750 m² (8073 sq ft)
Here is my first attempt at designing a floor plan. I would appreciate your opinions and critiques to help optimize the plot in advance. I want to know if it even makes sense to further refine this floor plan or if it’s fundamentally flawed. The architect and draftsman will later get the best out of it anyway.
My wife places great importance on a half-turn staircase and a corner bathtub with a hexagonal shape.
Tomorrow, I will try to create a sketch showing the position of the house on the plot.
If you need any further information, please let me know.
we are about to have our planning meeting soon, and I wanted to take a close look at a floor plan beforehand so I can express precise wishes and hopefully speed up the process.
To be built: Single-family house with a captain’s gable, approximately 140 m² (1507 sq ft)
Plot size: 750 m² (8073 sq ft)
Here is my first attempt at designing a floor plan. I would appreciate your opinions and critiques to help optimize the plot in advance. I want to know if it even makes sense to further refine this floor plan or if it’s fundamentally flawed. The architect and draftsman will later get the best out of it anyway.
My wife places great importance on a half-turn staircase and a corner bathtub with a hexagonal shape.
Tomorrow, I will try to create a sketch showing the position of the house on the plot.
If you need any further information, please let me know.
Write down your requests for the architect: for example, your half-turn staircase and the bathtub. Also, the utility room, whether to include a laundry area, a walk-in closet or not, two children’s bedrooms, etc. Think about what you want.
The trained architect will create a nice design for you – from your house planner example, it’s clear that you don’t want any special features.
The trained architect will create a nice design for you – from your house planner example, it’s clear that you don’t want any special features.
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Doc.Schnaggls26 Aug 2014 08:34Hello stefannwm,
Overall, I think your planned floor plan looks good—especially the walls and doors set at a 45° angle in the attic, which I find very stylish.
I do have a few comments, though:
- Guest / Study Room: At over 14 m² (150 sq ft), I find it quite large relative to the rest of the house. If I were you, I would move the wall between the living room and the guest room inward a bit to give the gained space to the living room.
- Kitchen: It feels quite narrow to me. At 2.48 m (8 ft) wide, you only have about 1.28 m (4 ft) of space between the two kitchen units. Cooking together will be difficult. How do you plan to separate the kitchen from the living / dining area? A wall might be too thin along that line. Perhaps you could consider an open kitchen design with the cabinets facing the living/dining area only as base units, effectively creating a work island?
- Bathroom in the Attic: In my opinion, this layout won’t work. The toilet is positioned very prominently right opposite the door. Its right edge is directly next to the knee wall, which is just over 1 m (3 ft) high, making it impossible to sit comfortably on the toilet. Also, the shower seems too small given the bathroom size. Would it be an option to rotate the shower 90 degrees and install it along the entire wall adjacent to Room 2, with a side, doorless entry at the corner leading to the hallway? The double sink could then be mounted on the wall between the shower and the bathroom. The window would have to be shifted for this, but you’d benefit from ideal natural light at the sink. On the ground floor, the door from the utility room to the garden could be placed directly below for a symmetrical arrangement.
Best regards,
Dirk
Overall, I think your planned floor plan looks good—especially the walls and doors set at a 45° angle in the attic, which I find very stylish.
I do have a few comments, though:
- Guest / Study Room: At over 14 m² (150 sq ft), I find it quite large relative to the rest of the house. If I were you, I would move the wall between the living room and the guest room inward a bit to give the gained space to the living room.
- Kitchen: It feels quite narrow to me. At 2.48 m (8 ft) wide, you only have about 1.28 m (4 ft) of space between the two kitchen units. Cooking together will be difficult. How do you plan to separate the kitchen from the living / dining area? A wall might be too thin along that line. Perhaps you could consider an open kitchen design with the cabinets facing the living/dining area only as base units, effectively creating a work island?
- Bathroom in the Attic: In my opinion, this layout won’t work. The toilet is positioned very prominently right opposite the door. Its right edge is directly next to the knee wall, which is just over 1 m (3 ft) high, making it impossible to sit comfortably on the toilet. Also, the shower seems too small given the bathroom size. Would it be an option to rotate the shower 90 degrees and install it along the entire wall adjacent to Room 2, with a side, doorless entry at the corner leading to the hallway? The double sink could then be mounted on the wall between the shower and the bathroom. The window would have to be shifted for this, but you’d benefit from ideal natural light at the sink. On the ground floor, the door from the utility room to the garden could be placed directly below for a symmetrical arrangement.
Best regards,
Dirk
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Bauherren201426 Aug 2014 08:56What I notice in addition to the comments already made:
Does the bathroom have a door? :-)
Probably where the 45-degree corners are.
I find the master bedroom layout very inconvenient. When you open the door, you almost bump into the bed. The person sleeping against the exterior wall must not gain weight in order to still have enough space to reach the head of the bed. This might work in a tight living situation, but considering that the rest of the bedroom is rather spacious, this would be a deal-breaker for me. And then you have a dark annex where something should go? A dresser? And what else? In my opinion, that is wasted space.
However, this is certainly due to the hallway and staircase layout. At least on the upper floor, I find the staircase is located in a very unfavorable spot. Does it really have to be a half-turn staircase?
Is the utility room sufficient for your needs? It looks like you don’t have a basement. So where will you store the items that would normally go in the basement? Bicycles, possibly a stroller, etc….
Overall, this cannot really be evaluated without knowing the plot (site plan) or the orientation of the house (cardinal directions).
Does the bathroom have a door? :-)
Probably where the 45-degree corners are.
I find the master bedroom layout very inconvenient. When you open the door, you almost bump into the bed. The person sleeping against the exterior wall must not gain weight in order to still have enough space to reach the head of the bed. This might work in a tight living situation, but considering that the rest of the bedroom is rather spacious, this would be a deal-breaker for me. And then you have a dark annex where something should go? A dresser? And what else? In my opinion, that is wasted space.
However, this is certainly due to the hallway and staircase layout. At least on the upper floor, I find the staircase is located in a very unfavorable spot. Does it really have to be a half-turn staircase?
Is the utility room sufficient for your needs? It looks like you don’t have a basement. So where will you store the items that would normally go in the basement? Bicycles, possibly a stroller, etc….
Overall, this cannot really be evaluated without knowing the plot (site plan) or the orientation of the house (cardinal directions).
Just very briefly:
- I’m missing a few windows
- There will be a lack of storage space in the kitchen
- All the corners on the upper floor are driving me crazy, why also the toilet?!
- Do you have a bathtub now? I had one once, and I don’t want to have one again. All the stuff that ends up in the corner—you can’t reach it without getting into the tub, because you’ll hit your head on the ceiling...
- I’m missing a few windows
- There will be a lack of storage space in the kitchen
- All the corners on the upper floor are driving me crazy, why also the toilet?!
- Do you have a bathtub now? I had one once, and I don’t want to have one again. All the stuff that ends up in the corner—you can’t reach it without getting into the tub, because you’ll hit your head on the ceiling...
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stefannwm26 Aug 2014 13:25Thank you for the honest feedback.
A brief comment on the points mentioned:
- Of course, there will be a door in the bathroom; I probably forgot to include it, right on the slanted wall.
- The kitchen layout was taken from our current kitchen, although I just realized it is missing 20cm (8 inches). With that added, the passage would be about 1.50m (5 feet) wide, as we have now.
- We plan to install a counter facing the living room on the base kitchen cabinets. There might also be an additional base cabinet, but I'll need to check if there is still enough space for the passage.
- We will also reduce the size of the guest room a bit; I noticed that just this morning.
- I’m still not completely satisfied with the bedroom layout, but I haven’t thought of a better solution yet.
- The bathroom design is really not finalized yet, and I have to admit, I’m not sure what’s possible.
- I had also considered placing the shower on the wall adjacent to room 2, which I would like.
- The current combination of bathtub and toilet is due to the fact that we want to fit two tall cabinets in the bathroom, each about 1.95m (6 feet 5 inches) high and 0.40m (16 inches) wide. I will also look into an option with a standard built-in bathtub.
Later, I will try to make a sketch of the house on the plot so you can get a better idea.
A brief comment on the points mentioned:
- Of course, there will be a door in the bathroom; I probably forgot to include it, right on the slanted wall.
- The kitchen layout was taken from our current kitchen, although I just realized it is missing 20cm (8 inches). With that added, the passage would be about 1.50m (5 feet) wide, as we have now.
- We plan to install a counter facing the living room on the base kitchen cabinets. There might also be an additional base cabinet, but I'll need to check if there is still enough space for the passage.
- We will also reduce the size of the guest room a bit; I noticed that just this morning.
- I’m still not completely satisfied with the bedroom layout, but I haven’t thought of a better solution yet.
- The bathroom design is really not finalized yet, and I have to admit, I’m not sure what’s possible.
- I had also considered placing the shower on the wall adjacent to room 2, which I would like.
- The current combination of bathtub and toilet is due to the fact that we want to fit two tall cabinets in the bathroom, each about 1.95m (6 feet 5 inches) high and 0.40m (16 inches) wide. I will also look into an option with a standard built-in bathtub.
Later, I will try to make a sketch of the house on the plot so you can get a better idea.
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