ᐅ Looking for Ideas and Experiences for the Upper Floor

Hello everyone,

we are currently working on the second floor plan for the upper floor and are struggling to find a good solution.
We have planned an L-shaped house with a gallery. We currently have two versions for the upper floor, but neither fully convinces us. Maybe someone here has a good idea.

Requirements:

• The staircase and gallery should remain in their current positions.
• The bathroom can be either at the top (north) or in the middle right (east).
• A dormer is not planned; roof windows will be added where necessary in the next step.
• Windows are not shown in the plan but will be placed at the top (north) and bottom (south).
• The gable roof is open at both top and bottom, so the roof surfaces face east and west.

In Version 1 we like:

• Sufficiently large children’s rooms
• Bathroom is acceptable

We don’t like:

• Master bedroom and walk-in closet are too large
• Gallery space is reduced

In Version 2 we like:

• Master bedroom and walk-in closet are well sized
• Very little wasted space

We don’t like:

• Layout of the children’s rooms (!!)
• Bathroom is too large

Do you have any tips, ideas, or suggestions for improvements?

Better not to change the 7m2 (75 sq ft) walk-in closet.

The lower children's room is very narrow.

The layout is, well...

Hello Mike.

I prefer the layout of option 1, although it can still be further developed.
Since the bathroom should only face north or east, you don’t have many alternatives (or at least you limit yourself — probably intentionally...).

As Tom already mentioned, the children’s room in option 2 is very narrow, with a width of 2.88 meters (9.4 feet)!!

You say the bathroom in option 1 is fine and in option 2 it’s too large… (yet the difference between the two is only 0.5 square meters (5.4 square feet) 🙂 )

Good luck

To put it mildly, I don’t like either option. I can’t understand why you insist on having a gallery and a dressing room.
What does the ground floor look like? Are there any elevations available?
Otherwise, it’s best to look at example floor plans online or hire someone who earns their living from designing 😉

The ground floor will be built as soon as I have the plan for it.
Regarding the connections on the ground floor, it would be most cost-effective to place the bathroom on the north or east side.
There is a toilet and kitchen directly below. However, maybe the cost difference doesn’t matter anymore?

We don’t really like either option, but we have no idea how to improve it. 🤨

Usually, the ground floor and the upper floor are designed together because there are dependencies between them. Therefore, it is somewhat pointless to consider only the upper floor on its own.