Hello,
we would like to share our floor plan with you and kindly ask for an honest opinion or ideas on how it could be improved.
Basic information:
approx. 170–180 sqm (1830–1937 sq ft) with a gable roof.
Ground floor: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) ceiling height.
Upper floor: 1.60–1.80 m (5 ft 3 in–5 ft 11 in) knee wall height.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t edit the plan directly, so I modified it using Paint. I hope you understand what I mean.
As you can see, we want to have a shower in the guest restroom, mainly for our dog, because we don’t want to bathe him upstairs after being outside in fields or woods. The kitchen should have a corner window, with no door or window that can be opened. One of the garden doors in the living/dining area (the upper one) will be removed, and the lower one moved further up. We don’t have a TV; everything runs through a projector, so we don’t need power outlets on the wall facing the office.
The staircase will look like this (to make it easier to understand):
That’s it for the ground floor for now. Now to the upper floor.
The bathroom fixtures will be rearranged since we don’t like the current layout suggested by our advisor, but that’s not a big issue. The walk-in closet will be separated from the bedroom by a sliding element.
The office room will be open; I have a picture showing how we want it to look.
Now I kindly ask for your honest feedback and would appreciate any ideas you might have.
Best regards
we would like to share our floor plan with you and kindly ask for an honest opinion or ideas on how it could be improved.
Basic information:
approx. 170–180 sqm (1830–1937 sq ft) with a gable roof.
Ground floor: 2.80 m (9 ft 2 in) ceiling height.
Upper floor: 1.60–1.80 m (5 ft 3 in–5 ft 11 in) knee wall height.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t edit the plan directly, so I modified it using Paint. I hope you understand what I mean.
As you can see, we want to have a shower in the guest restroom, mainly for our dog, because we don’t want to bathe him upstairs after being outside in fields or woods. The kitchen should have a corner window, with no door or window that can be opened. One of the garden doors in the living/dining area (the upper one) will be removed, and the lower one moved further up. We don’t have a TV; everything runs through a projector, so we don’t need power outlets on the wall facing the office.
The staircase will look like this (to make it easier to understand):
That’s it for the ground floor for now. Now to the upper floor.
The bathroom fixtures will be rearranged since we don’t like the current layout suggested by our advisor, but that’s not a big issue. The walk-in closet will be separated from the bedroom by a sliding element.
The office room will be open; I have a picture showing how we want it to look.
Now I kindly ask for your honest feedback and would appreciate any ideas you might have.
Best regards
If you install a shower in the downstairs restroom, it will no longer have a toilet... alternatively, you can omit the sink instead.
I don’t understand the office at the end of the living room – what is it supposed to be used for?
Poor child gets a small room in the mansion... assuming it’s really a child.
Is there a basement? Otherwise, the utility room is too small.
Also useful: where is north? What does the plot look like?
I don’t understand the office at the end of the living room – what is it supposed to be used for?
Poor child gets a small room in the mansion... assuming it’s really a child.
Is there a basement? Otherwise, the utility room is too small.
Also useful: where is north? What does the plot look like?
Hello,
Thank you for your reply. We don’t have children and are not planning to have any; we only have a dog. The "children’s room" is currently planned more as a storage room. If we were to have a child, the plan is to extend the wall separating it from the bedroom upwards, so both rooms would be about 15 sqm (161 sq ft). If we have two children, a wall will be added in the "upstairs office," as is already planned; until then, it will remain open. None of these walls are load-bearing, so it’s not a problem to do all of this with drywall construction.
Regarding the guest toilet – the toilet would then be positioned under the window where visible, or am I misunderstanding this?
The downstairs office – this will likely be used for the dog, with its bed, toys, etc., along with a bookshelf and a reading chair.
We don’t have a basement; the utility room can easily be made larger, the guest toilet moved slightly to the left, and the wall in the downstairs office shifted slightly to the right. That should work, right?
As for north, the issue is that you have to imagine the plan is completely flipped. The kitchen will be where the hallway currently is, and so on. However, north is in the direction of the front door.
PS:
Plot:
The size is approximately 552 sqm (5,942 sq ft). The built-up area is 180 sqm (1,938 sq ft), with only 50% of the yard, terrace, and other secondary covered areas counted (site coverage ratio 0.4). The dimensions of the plot are about 18.4 m x 30 m (60.4 ft x 98.4 ft).
Regards
Thank you for your reply. We don’t have children and are not planning to have any; we only have a dog. The "children’s room" is currently planned more as a storage room. If we were to have a child, the plan is to extend the wall separating it from the bedroom upwards, so both rooms would be about 15 sqm (161 sq ft). If we have two children, a wall will be added in the "upstairs office," as is already planned; until then, it will remain open. None of these walls are load-bearing, so it’s not a problem to do all of this with drywall construction.
Regarding the guest toilet – the toilet would then be positioned under the window where visible, or am I misunderstanding this?
The downstairs office – this will likely be used for the dog, with its bed, toys, etc., along with a bookshelf and a reading chair.
We don’t have a basement; the utility room can easily be made larger, the guest toilet moved slightly to the left, and the wall in the downstairs office shifted slightly to the right. That should work, right?
As for north, the issue is that you have to imagine the plan is completely flipped. The kitchen will be where the hallway currently is, and so on. However, north is in the direction of the front door.
PS:
Plot:
The size is approximately 552 sqm (5,942 sq ft). The built-up area is 180 sqm (1,938 sq ft), with only 50% of the yard, terrace, and other secondary covered areas counted (site coverage ratio 0.4). The dimensions of the plot are about 18.4 m x 30 m (60.4 ft x 98.4 ft).
Regards
Then just assemble everything so that all parts are where they are supposed to be and place it on a sheet of paper showing which way is north and how the layout fits on the plot. You expect people to figure out your floor plan from just three pictures and a few lines of text ... I won’t do that.
Removing the patio door in the kitchen area ... but then you should reconsider the next patio door. If the table is placed directly in front of it, the route between the terrace and kitchen, and vice versa, becomes quite a zigzag.
And, regardless of whether you watch TV via projector or something else, I would never plan a section of wall without an electrical outlet, especially if the wall stands in the middle of the room. You can’t even discreetly power something with an extension cord from another outlet.
Regarding the guest bathroom, I agree with @BeHaElJa ... rotate the toilet and install the service wall behind it, otherwise the pathway to the shower is blocked and sitting on the toilet means your knees are almost touching the opposite wall.
Removing the patio door in the kitchen area ... but then you should reconsider the next patio door. If the table is placed directly in front of it, the route between the terrace and kitchen, and vice versa, becomes quite a zigzag.
And, regardless of whether you watch TV via projector or something else, I would never plan a section of wall without an electrical outlet, especially if the wall stands in the middle of the room. You can’t even discreetly power something with an extension cord from another outlet.
Regarding the guest bathroom, I agree with @BeHaElJa ... rotate the toilet and install the service wall behind it, otherwise the pathway to the shower is blocked and sitting on the toilet means your knees are almost touching the opposite wall.
BKS07 schrieb:
In the kitchen, there will be a corner window and no door or window that can be opened.Why?
BKS07 schrieb:
One of the garden doors in the living/dining area will be removed (the upper one), and the lower one will be moved further up.Why?
BKS07 schrieb:
Everything is done via a projector.How should I imagine that? Do you watch the news with the projector, or only movies or Sky?
BKS07 schrieb:
The staircase will look like this (for easier explanation)No, the staircase in your house will be quite dark. Where there is a window in the picture, you have a wall. You go upstairs and directly face a wall. Do you want that?
BKS07 schrieb:
We don’t have a basement, the utility room can easily be made larger, the guest toilet shifted slightly to the left, the wall in the office at the bottom moved a bit to the right, then it should fit, right?You won’t gain much space this way, but if you’re using your rooms as storage, it might make a significant difference.
Otherwise, I won’t bother working out the mirrored layout of the house that I have to imagine now. ops:
Best regards, Yvonne
The toilet works in its basic form... just think it through: you open the door, then what? You squeeze between the wall and the sink and rotate the door past your back, hoping you’re not too big because otherwise, it will scratch your back... and the same when you get out.
Yes, imagine that. If you don’t have kids, okay – but keep in mind, you’d have to move quite a lot around... and depending on the flooring, heating, and installations, it’s not something you can fix in just an hour. I’d seriously consider it beforehand.
Yes, imagine that. If you don’t have kids, okay – but keep in mind, you’d have to move quite a lot around... and depending on the flooring, heating, and installations, it’s not something you can fix in just an hour. I’d seriously consider it beforehand.
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