ᐅ Optimize the upper floor of the townhouse. Install floor-to-ceiling windows.
Created on: 5 May 2020 18:37
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Coletrickle_7808
Hi, attached is a floor plan for a townhouse (142sqm (1,527 sq ft)).
What can be improved here? How can the upper floor be optimized in relation to Child 2’s room?
All windows on the upper floor are floor-to-ceiling and located in the same positions as on the ground floor.
On the ground floor, for example, I would create an opening from the kitchen to the hallway opposite the floor-to-ceiling window.
1. This would save having to go through the living room.
2. It would allow natural light into the hallway through that window.
Additionally, I might consider moving the fireplace closer to the living room.
- This would make the walk-in closet more usable; it would probably not disturb Child 1’s room.
Regarding Child 2’s room, the only idea I have is to incorporate the hallway space. Child 2 would then have the wide floor-to-ceiling window, but the hallway would lose its window entirely...
I’m really at a loss here.
What can be improved here? How can the upper floor be optimized in relation to Child 2’s room?
All windows on the upper floor are floor-to-ceiling and located in the same positions as on the ground floor.
On the ground floor, for example, I would create an opening from the kitchen to the hallway opposite the floor-to-ceiling window.
1. This would save having to go through the living room.
2. It would allow natural light into the hallway through that window.
Additionally, I might consider moving the fireplace closer to the living room.
- This would make the walk-in closet more usable; it would probably not disturb Child 1’s room.
Regarding Child 2’s room, the only idea I have is to incorporate the hallway space. Child 2 would then have the wide floor-to-ceiling window, but the hallway would lose its window entirely...
I’m really at a loss here.
C
Coletrickle_78085 May 2020 19:48Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 600-700 sqm (20x30 m or 23x30 m)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: unknown
Building setback: 3 m (10 feet) from property boundary
Garage/Carport: Double garage 6x9 m (20x30 feet) with storage room
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: Hip roof or pyramid roof
Architectural style: Urban villa
Orientation: Backyard facing south
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements: 10 m (33 feet) height
Wishes / Requirements:
2 adults (34 and 31 years) + 2 children (3 years and unborn)
Ground floor: Large living/dining area, full bathroom with shower, utility room, pantry (optional), staircase with storage space
Upper floor: Bedroom with walk-in closet and ideally a half wall in the room for the TV, 2 children’s rooms, dressing room, bathroom with bathtub and shower (bathtub enclosed)
Kitchen: Open plan, definitely with cooking island or peninsula
Fireplace: Yes
House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a construction company: Yes
What do you particularly like? Why?
Walk-in closet and the partition wall in the bedroom
What do you not like? Why?
Children’s room 2 and the size of the hallway on the upper floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
270,000 €
If you have to give up, which details/features
- can you do without: no idea, none
- can you not do without:
Why was the design made the way it is now? For example:
Standard design by the planner?
Due to the staircase, we do not want a straight staircase
Which requests were implemented by the architect?
Walk-in closet, partition wall, enclosed bathtub, showers, spiral staircase
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
What is the most important/basic question about the layout in 130 characters?
How can the floor plan of about 130-140 sqm be optimized?
Plot size: 600-700 sqm (20x30 m or 23x30 m)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: unknown
Building setback: 3 m (10 feet) from property boundary
Garage/Carport: Double garage 6x9 m (20x30 feet) with storage room
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: Hip roof or pyramid roof
Architectural style: Urban villa
Orientation: Backyard facing south
Maximum heights / limits
Additional requirements: 10 m (33 feet) height
Wishes / Requirements:
2 adults (34 and 31 years) + 2 children (3 years and unborn)
Ground floor: Large living/dining area, full bathroom with shower, utility room, pantry (optional), staircase with storage space
Upper floor: Bedroom with walk-in closet and ideally a half wall in the room for the TV, 2 children’s rooms, dressing room, bathroom with bathtub and shower (bathtub enclosed)
Kitchen: Open plan, definitely with cooking island or peninsula
Fireplace: Yes
House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a construction company: Yes
What do you particularly like? Why?
Walk-in closet and the partition wall in the bedroom
What do you not like? Why?
Children’s room 2 and the size of the hallway on the upper floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
270,000 €
If you have to give up, which details/features
- can you do without: no idea, none
- can you not do without:
Why was the design made the way it is now? For example:
Standard design by the planner?
Due to the staircase, we do not want a straight staircase
Which requests were implemented by the architect?
Walk-in closet, partition wall, enclosed bathtub, showers, spiral staircase
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
What is the most important/basic question about the layout in 130 characters?
How can the floor plan of about 130-140 sqm be optimized?
The kitchen layout doesn’t work like this. The distance between the island and the countertop run is too large. Also, the island should be deeper. I recommend moving the kitchen window so that the distance between the countertop run and the island can be 1m to 1.20m (3.3 ft to 4 ft). However, the chimney would then be in the way... It’s best to simply omit it, as it is unnecessary in new builds anyway. An additional door between the kitchen and the hallway makes furnishing the kitchen even more difficult.
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Coletrickle_78085 May 2020 20:00A fireplace isn’t necessary, but we would like to have one. Ideally, I want to move it closer to the living room anyway.
The kitchen door can be moved toward the countertop. We don’t want a U-shaped layout anyway, just a single run or an L-shape. That way the island would be closer. However, then the window wouldn’t align properly with the dressing room window.
The kitchen door can be moved toward the countertop. We don’t want a U-shaped layout anyway, just a single run or an L-shape. That way the island would be closer. However, then the window wouldn’t align properly with the dressing room window.
As mentioned: with the current window position, you won’t be able to have a practical kitchen layout with both a countertop run and an island. I would also reconsider the walk-in closet, as it is more practical to access the bedroom through the closet rather than the way you have it planned.
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Coletrickle_78085 May 2020 20:10Okay... regarding the staircase and a child, any ideas?
If you want two children’s rooms, I would forget this design and start over with a different staircase or position. The second children’s room is a joke, especially compared to the other one. There are countless standard floor plans online with two nice children’s rooms; I would start by looking at those.
Best regards,
Sabine
Best regards,
Sabine
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