Hello everyone,
I have a quick question regarding my floor plan. The image is attached.
The issue, if I may call it that:
The room in front of the staircase (on the ground floor) feels a bit too large to me. From the first step to the exterior wall, it measures 1.57m (5.1 feet). My idea is to move the lower exterior wall slightly upward towards the stairs, but only the wall. Everything else should remain as is. I am aware of the consequences regarding the sizes of the other rooms. The utility room to the left can be smaller. The guest WC can also be made a bit narrower. The shower could be recessed upward into the guest room, possibly halfway—meaning half of the shower would be a niche within the guest room. This way, the guest WC becomes narrower.
Is it possible to move the exterior wall about 50cm (20 inches) upward? I think the main challenge might be the door opening. But wouldn’t 1.07m (3.5 feet) be enough to open the door? The door to the guest WC could also be shifted a few centimeters upward towards the guest room. I have seen floor plans with dimensions where there was only 1.00m (3.3 feet) between the exterior wall and the start of the stairs.
The house has 163m² (1,755 sq ft), and we want to downsize a bit. We see potential for savings here.
Note:
Of course, the upper floor will be slightly affected as well. The rooms there will just be a bit smaller and the walls shifted, but that is not a problem and has been taken into account.
What do you think?
I have a quick question regarding my floor plan. The image is attached.
The issue, if I may call it that:
The room in front of the staircase (on the ground floor) feels a bit too large to me. From the first step to the exterior wall, it measures 1.57m (5.1 feet). My idea is to move the lower exterior wall slightly upward towards the stairs, but only the wall. Everything else should remain as is. I am aware of the consequences regarding the sizes of the other rooms. The utility room to the left can be smaller. The guest WC can also be made a bit narrower. The shower could be recessed upward into the guest room, possibly halfway—meaning half of the shower would be a niche within the guest room. This way, the guest WC becomes narrower.
Is it possible to move the exterior wall about 50cm (20 inches) upward? I think the main challenge might be the door opening. But wouldn’t 1.07m (3.5 feet) be enough to open the door? The door to the guest WC could also be shifted a few centimeters upward towards the guest room. I have seen floor plans with dimensions where there was only 1.00m (3.3 feet) between the exterior wall and the start of the stairs.
The house has 163m² (1,755 sq ft), and we want to downsize a bit. We see potential for savings here.
Note:
Of course, the upper floor will be slightly affected as well. The rooms there will just be a bit smaller and the walls shifted, but that is not a problem and has been taken into account.
What do you think?
Well... it’s one option to just put up a few walls and then furnish the space as best as possible. However, that might not always be ideal. In the case of @sauerpeter, there are almost 16 sqm (172 sq ft) of kitchen space, which you can reasonably furnish with no more than about 5 to 6 meters (16 to 20 feet) of kitchen cabinets. You could fit that amount of cabinetry into a 6 sqm (65 sq ft) kitchen if the room is WELL planned. You don’t need 15 sqm (161 sq ft) for that. It’s important to develop this awareness. And there are certainly concrete examples that show this.
If I had to save money on building a house, I would rather do without expensive features like a 200 cm (79 inch) sliding door than lose a few square meters of floor space.
If I had to save money on building a house, I would rather do without expensive features like a 200 cm (79 inch) sliding door than lose a few square meters of floor space.
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sauerpeter5 Sep 2016 10:57How would you design the kitchen then? Smaller? Longer? Shorter? Remove the sliding door?
Thanks for your input; it helps us reconsider everything.
A quick note about the kitchen unit:
Everyone has their own ideas about the kitchen, which is completely understandable. Currently, our kitchen unit is against one wall and about 4 meters (13 feet) long. I can tell you, it includes everything you need! The only thing we find a bit lacking is storage space, but we have a pantry for that.
In the current floor plan, we actually have even more space.
I don’t have the exact measurements of our current kitchen in mind right now, but I know it’s smaller. Still, we’ve comfortably eaten there with six people! I’ll measure our kitchen this evening.
Thanks anyway! Please don’t take my responses as disagreement! I’m seeking opinions and appreciate your participation. Without you, I probably never would have questioned the staircase. I really thought the architect had considered that, but apparently not. Now the house shortening is almost off the table because the staircase has to be bigger.
What do you consider good, straightforward dimensions for a staircase? Width of 1 meter (3.3 feet)? Or wider? And what about the dimensions 19/27?
Thanks for your input; it helps us reconsider everything.
A quick note about the kitchen unit:
Everyone has their own ideas about the kitchen, which is completely understandable. Currently, our kitchen unit is against one wall and about 4 meters (13 feet) long. I can tell you, it includes everything you need! The only thing we find a bit lacking is storage space, but we have a pantry for that.
In the current floor plan, we actually have even more space.
I don’t have the exact measurements of our current kitchen in mind right now, but I know it’s smaller. Still, we’ve comfortably eaten there with six people! I’ll measure our kitchen this evening.
Thanks anyway! Please don’t take my responses as disagreement! I’m seeking opinions and appreciate your participation. Without you, I probably never would have questioned the staircase. I really thought the architect had considered that, but apparently not. Now the house shortening is almost off the table because the staircase has to be bigger.
What do you consider good, straightforward dimensions for a staircase? Width of 1 meter (3.3 feet)? Or wider? And what about the dimensions 19/27?
There are other experts here regarding the kitchen.
As for the staircase, as already mentioned, we are very satisfied.
A 27cm (11 inches) tread and 18cm (7 inches) rise resulted in 15 steps (16 rises) for us. The stairwell is 4.10m (13 ft 5 in) long and 1.10m (3 ft 7 in) wide (structural dimensions). The individual steps are 86cm (34 inches) wide. The railing runs alongside the steps, which is why the stairwell is wider than the actual steps. Due to the relatively open staircase and the adjacent railing, the steps are also wide enough. With a closed design, I probably would have opted for wider steps. But of course, that is a matter of personal taste.
As for the staircase, as already mentioned, we are very satisfied.
A 27cm (11 inches) tread and 18cm (7 inches) rise resulted in 15 steps (16 rises) for us. The stairwell is 4.10m (13 ft 5 in) long and 1.10m (3 ft 7 in) wide (structural dimensions). The individual steps are 86cm (34 inches) wide. The railing runs alongside the steps, which is why the stairwell is wider than the actual steps. Due to the relatively open staircase and the adjacent railing, the steps are also wide enough. With a closed design, I probably would have opted for wider steps. But of course, that is a matter of personal taste.
J
j.bautsch5 Sep 2016 11:14So far, I have cooked in a kitchen that also had a 4m (13 feet) countertop run, and I was quite happy with it for 4 years.
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